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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1971
Page
5
West German Chancellor Willy Brandt was slapped by a 23 year old man named Viktor Gislo outside the Olympic organizing committee HQ in Munich. The attacker shouted political phrases as Brandt was hailed by police and continued his visit to the Olympic site amid security.
Parents of Lt Col James Carter say a Hanoi letter from Defense Minister Giap confirms no record of their son. The Pentagon lists Carter as missing in action since his C 127 was shot down near the DMZ on February 3, 1986.
State Supreme Court Justice Mitchell Schweizer was suspended Friday while investigators examine charges of misconduct. He allegedly conspired to arrange prison release for a gangland figure and faced criticism over his ties to the late Nathan Voloshen, a confessed influence peddler. The panel said Schweizer allowed Voloshen to entertain him publicly for years and knew of Voloshen's activities.
Burglars broke into Carfrae Meat Co on Sixty sixth avenue SW by roof vent and stole checks totaling 13 338 21 and cash 504 62. The Coca Cola Bottling Co on Sixty sixth avenue SW was entered by a rear wall breach, top of safe torn off, with 2391 71 in change and checks taken.
Washington AP report cites an AAC study predicting about 200 colleges will run out of cash within a year and up to 383 could go broke in a decade. AAC head William Jerlema disclosed the 507 colleges showed an average deficit of 131000, with 316 reporting losses from 2000 to 1 million dollars, forcing curtailment of operations and threatening bankruptcy.
Manchester Chamber of Commerce plans an all day celebration on October 3 for the new hard-surfaced runway at Manchester Municipal Airport three miles west of town on highway 20. Air show demonstrations, door prizes, an air show, and a 750-chicken barbecue will accompany a 10 am to 6 pm community art fair at Denton Park with free admission.
In London, SDLP chief Gerry Fitt praised a concession by Ulster opposition as a potential step away from civil strife. He urged Britain to press for negotiations and for internment policy to end, while deaths in a Belfast explosion spurred calls for a broader peace effort.
Vice President Agnew compared the positions of George McGovern Edmund Muskie Edward Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey with Gus Hall of the Communist party USA. He warned that their calls for defense spending cuts and a U S withdrawal from Vietnam would force a broad political realignment and jeopardize national security.
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