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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1972
Page
16
Des Moines AP reports wet weather and soft fields slow harvest across Iowa. About 30 percent of corn is complete, below the 1966-70 average, while soybeans are about 80 percent done. Grain sorghum and popcorn progress lag, top soil moisture on Oct 37 shows 56 percent adequate and 44 percent surplus.
ABC TV’s Wednesday Movie of the Week presents That Certain Summer a drama about a divorced man whose secret life with a male partner upends family life. Paul Holbrook plays the father with Martin Sheen as his friend Hope Lange as the ex wife. The story unfolds with restrained performances and a quiet, impactful script by Richard Levinson and William Link.
Fragmentary OCR text lists times and names in a sports or schedule context. It mentions games, fore taes, hosta fiera, Peyton, and other garbled items. No coherent event, teams, or dates are readable to identify a definite headline or summary.
Chamber of Commerce members receive ballots for nine directors on three year terms. Nominees include Harold Becker James Davidson William Fletcher Gregory Hapgood Horace Hedges Vyrl Justice Robert Sipple Ted Welch and Myron Wilson. Write ins allowed. Ballots due November 14 with new directors taking office January 1. Retiring directors listed.
Berlin report that 25 people died and 70 were wounded in a fog bound collision of two East German passenger trains near Karl Marx Stadt. ADN said 54 were hospitalized, some in serious condition.
The Town Wildlife Federation an affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation will hold an all day meeting Saturday at the Roosevelt hotel to finalize plans for its state convention January 12 to 14 at the same hotel An environmental film festival and a panel on land use planning for Town are on the agenda The Cedar Rapids Wildlife Outdoor Club will host both meetings All interested persons are invited The Saturday meeting starts at 10 am
The North Carolina Republican Party proposed contributing 5000 to George McGovern on the condition he align with Bowles as governor candidate Galifianakis for U S senator and Hunt for lieutenant governor. The GOP noted all Democratic hopefuls have kept campaigns distant from the presidential candidate amid party diverging lines.
Doctors all over the country dispense over 60 million Anacin tablets yearly for pain relief. The claim emphasizes Anacin as the leading nonprescription option with fast headache and dental relief, hours of arthritis relief, and minimal stomach upset, urging readers to follow doctors’ practice and take Anacin.
An agricultural consulting firm Doane Downe Doane Agricultural Services based in St Louis reported in October that in a 12 state area Nixon 16.0 percent, McGovern 17.6 percent undecided 12.8 percent other 3.6 percent among 2 785 returned surveys. Projected nationwide Nixon leads 549 074 farmers to 16 725 for McGovern.
The Small Business Administration asks for a writ of replevin in a Cedar Rapids case against Dwayne L. Ampey. A hearing is set for Nov 6 in federal court as the SBA seeks 822,907 in principal and 724 in interest on a loan made to Ampey’s former All Any's Lounge. The writ would grant immediate possession of Ampey's property pending the action.
Senator Jack Miller announced that six Iowa counties will share 70 000 in disaster assistance from the U S Department of Agriculture. Dobique Delaware Jones and Lithcalistles will receive 90 000 and two western counties Madison and Wallarae will get 20 000. Funds will be administered by the Iowa Agriculture Stabilization Conservation State Committee to aid farmers in restoring cropland damaged by flooding and other natural disasters during the summer.
Trans Volpe visited New York Garment District for a traffic study after trucks blocked streets for 15 minutes. The federal government will finance two thirds of a $2100000 study to improve traffic flow, with the city covering the remaining share.
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