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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1975
Page
2
Monterey California reports that Veterans Day will return to November 11 on federal holiday calendars starting 1978 after 1968 shifts to the fourth Monday in October caused protests. President Ford signed legislation to restore the original date. Armistice Day marks the 1918 cease fire and honors veterans of all wars.
A reader asks about double dummy play in bridge and its meaning when all cards' locations are known. The column explains the concept, using a South play example, then notes a 30 year old item about Gov Dewey and Pearl Harbor code knowledge in 1944 with patriotic restraint.
Graduating class of 75, once seen as least job ready since the Great Depression era, now report better prospects. Northwestern and Georgia Tech note increased offers, while Michigan State sees 12 percent still seeking work. Underemployment concerns persist, with engineers and math majors faring best and liberal arts graduates facing tougher odds.
In a rare press audience the 74 year old emperor said he received military reports only after decisions were made and denied any role in planning Pearl Harbor. He defended wartime actions as constitutional and rejected abdication, stressing his symbol status and Japan’s democratic reforms.
Frederick Maryland AP report says Albert Nickel and colleagues at Fort Detrick died of diseases linked to the now defunct Biological Warfare laboratory. The army confirmed anthrax as the cause for William Boyles and Joel Willard, while nickel’s wife had learned of Bolivian hemorrhagic fever years later.
Rep. Les Aspin cites Navy inspection findings that only about 6 percent of the 500 ships are fully combat prepared. Analyzing 82 inspections from 1966 to 1974, he notes just five ships met readiness, urging funding to fix existing ships rather than build new ones. He cites crew shortages, underfunding maintenance, yard issues, and construction problems as key causes.
Jonathan Sewell, the King’s Attorney General of Massachusetts, arrives in London with his family and sharply denounces Admiral Graves. He calls for the admiral’s execution to set an example to other ineffective military leaders.
Former California governor Ronald Reagan will be co-chairman of a Salute to President Ford fund raising dinner on Oct 29 in Los Angeles. The move signals party unity, not a withdrawal from a 1976 presidential bid, and comes as California GOP leaders host a Ford Reagan intra party clash at the state convention.
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