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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1973

Page

24

Wisconsin couple recounts Chilean prison ordeal

Mr and Mrs Adam Garrett-Schesch graduate students at the University of Wisconsin speak to newsmen at Miami International Airport after flying from Santiago Chile They say they were held prisoner in Chile and witnessed the execution of 400 to 500 prisoners following the September 1 coup

Adam Garrett-Schesch University of Wisconsin Miami International Airport Santiago Chile

McCall Bans Decorative Use of Electricity Statewide

Governor Tom McCall signed an executive order to halt use of electricity for decorative displays and commercial showcases across Oregon due to a power shortage. He spoke at the Western Governors Conference in Gleneden, noting the energy crisis as the conference’s main topic.

Oregon Tom McCall McCall Gleneden

End of the Football Blackout Ends American Status Symbol

Art Buchwald laments the demise of the TV blackout that kept home Redskins games exclusive to 50,000 season ticket holders. He notes the social rank once tied to tickets, the pride and privileges it conferred, and mocks the shift as socialism arriving in America.

Washington America Washington, D.C Redskins Congress United States Tom, Dick Harry

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