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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1971

Page

7

Firebombings flare in Hue after youth slaying

Anger over the killing of a Vietnamese youth by an American soldier prompts firebombs against U S vehicles in Hue. A navy petty officer is burned outside Saigon headquarters. Five firebombs hit military police trucks and civilian contractors. Demonstrations occur in Hue and Saigon with calls to end the occupation. No American injuries reported.

Saigon AVP U.S Hue U. S. Navy Navy U. S Catholics For Peace Vietnam Hue University Bao Dung Pham Nhat Quang Tri

Tropical storms Heidi Edith and Ginger roam Atlantic routes

Weather dispatch notes Heidi skirted Cape Cod and aimed for Nova Scotia while Edith stalled off the Mexican coast near Brownsville. Ginger moved northeast toward European shipping lanes as a low mood threatens flash floods in the Windward Islands. Another low pressure system in the eastern Atlantic shows no strengthening.

Heidi Cape Cod Nova Scotia Edith Mexican Brownsville Texas Ginger New York Europe U.S. Weather Service Caribbean Sea North Atlantic Mexico, Texas Atlantic Cape Verde Islands

High School Dropout Returns to Finish Education at 22

North Reading Massachusetts, AP reports Jimmy Palmer, a 22 year old former dropout, re-enrolled as a ninth grader at North Reading High School. He left school years ago after traveling the world and a period of uncertainty, and now aims to complete his schooling in his hometown.

North Reading, Mass Jimmy Palmer North’ Reading High School Palmer High Sears Aca Bosawo North Reading

New Water Treatment System Could Cut City Costs

Two chemists reported a new water treatment method using Magnesium carbonate instead of alum to soften and clarify water. The process, tested in over a dozen cities with a two year Montgomery demonstration, may lower costs and ease sludge disposal for large and small plants.

Washington A. P. Black University of Florida C. G. Thompson Montgomery Ala American Chemical Society Black Dayton Ohio City Water Engineers I Black Thompson

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