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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1973
Page
1
Acting Atty. Gen. Robert Bork said he will consult with the White House on a special Watergate prosecutor while insisting no one at the White House will dictate names. He left open sharing the choice for congressional judgment amid Capitol Hill support for a court appointed prosecutor.
Russell LeRoy Taylor 25 a Cedar Rapids native and Vietnam veteran was found dead at his Denver residence. Police call it a homicide investigation as the coroner determines the cause of death. A suspect is being questioned in Denver with no charges filed yet.
Arab production cuts now over 4 million barrels a day, 20 percent of output, trigger higher prices as Venezuela plans a 56 percent tax increase on exported oil. Utilities report pressure from reduced high sulfur fuel access, with some seeking waivers and rotating power outages.
Vice President designate Gerald Ford told New York Times that President Nixon, after his televised news conference, probably wishes he had not attacked the news media so vigorously. Ford defended Nixon, saying he remains loyal and that the President is strong and capable despite irritation over domestic events.
The United Nations Security Council voted 14 to 0 to back a six month 30 million dollar peace force in the Middle East. The plan envisions 7,000 troops for six months to monitor ceasefire and provide stability as U N Emergency Force contingents reach Suez. China abstained, saying it would not fund the operation, while U S and Soviet positions showed diplomatic wrangling over wording and command appointment details.
Egypt and Israel agreed to a meeting between their military representatives to discuss implementing the U N sponsored Middle East cease fire. U N peacekeepers began arriving near the front as talks were announced from Washington Tel Aviv and Cairo. The meeting aims to arrange cease fire steps and supply transfers to the Egyptian Third Army on the east bank of the Suez Canal.
TEL AVIV AP The Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban sketched a peace scenario for immediate talks with Egypt contingent on a full prisoners exchange. The plan envisages Israel withdrawing from the west bank of the Suez and Egypt from the east, then farther back to reopen the canal with Sharm El Sheikh under new demarcation and a full peace accord. Syria would likely not join. Dayan had suggested returning the east bank earlier, arguing inland advance could be checked at Sinai passes.
A playful quip notes that today’s pollution of jokes is so thick that an arrow shot into the air might never come down, joking about a stubborn air of humor and the timeless hunt for lighter news.
The 1973 UCS United Way drive in Cedar Rapids reached 50 percent of its $1,103,000 goal with $551,650. Chairman Thomas Parks announced the closing date shift to November 15 to allow more groups to use the campaign film The Turning Point. Many unit reports show varied progress with several firms and employees listed among outstanding reports and last year comparisons.
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