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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1972
Page
3
Senate hearings probe televised content but critic questions whether constant narration dulls kids' ability to interpret visuals. Dick West argues the real issue is whether youths lose the ability to believe their own eyes without instant verbal confirmation.
Britain and Malta signed a seven year pact allowing continued British bases on Malta and keeping a garrison of about 3100. The agreement, backed by NATO allies, sets annual payments totaling 36.4 million dollars with Britain paying 13.65 million and includes a one time 6.6 million payment from Italy and expert aid from the United States. The deal followed brinkmanship after nine months of talks led by Malta Prime Minister Mintoff and British Defense Secretary Carrington.
Moscow reports Venus exploration mission begins with the unmanned Sputnik satellite carrying a soft lander to probe the Venusian surface in July. Tass notes Venus 7 previously soft landed instruments in 1998, surviving 23 minutes amid extreme heat and pressure before failure.
Thunderstorms rolled through Chicago as a spring storm dumped two inches of snow in an hour and four inches over six hours. Power failures affected about 40 000 people in Mason City and nearby towns, with emergency power used by two hospitals. Snow also hit South Bend and other areas, while Texas faced dust storms and hail in Dallas suburbs. Cold air followed, with freeze warnings from Utah to Colorado and temperatures ranging from Evanston Wyoming to Hobart Oklahoma.
A Beechcraft Bonanza crashed in a farm field near Storm Lake killing pilot Dr. Fred Louis Faine and three passengers Dr. William Clawson Ralph Harvey and Dawn Arena. Witness described a flame engulfing the craft after it went straight up and plummeted in poor weather.
Hartke withdraws from the Democratic presidential race and backs Humphrey in Milwaukee. Humphrey tours Duluth and Wisconsin as Muskie McGovern and Wallace press for early support in Madison Green Bay. Twelve candidates remain on the ballot with Wisconsin delegates split uncommitted to the rest.
The state opens its case in San Jose listing Angela Davis as a key participant in a plot to kidnap hostages and cause murder. Prosecutor Albert W. Harris Jr. outlines circumstantial evidence including gun purchases and involvement in the Soledad Brothers case while Davis’s defense labels the trial political and seeks to cast doubt on the charges. Davis, a former UCLA philosophy assistant professor, is described as a black Communist with international attention and ties to the Soviet bloc.
In Milwaukee UPI reports Musk ie positions as underdog in the Wisconsin primary against Humphrey and McGovern. Endorsements and withdrawals shifted the race while Muskie vows to do as well as third, with McGovern and Humphrey campaigning at Madison and Milwaukee events drawing student crowds and political reactions.
Washington reports the State Department recommended U S diplomatic recognition of Bangladesh, but the White House plans to delay. Herbert D Spivack’s positive report from Dacca followed his post as chief U S diplomat there after the Indo Pakistan war. By then 46 nations had recognized Bangladesh including Britain France and the Soviet Union. The administration already uses the new name in official statements.
The text states engineer E S Votey conceived and completed the first player piano in the United States in 1997.
A seven pound fourteen ounce daughter was born March 23 at Boone County Hospital to Mr and Mrs Robert Leslie of Spalding.
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