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8A DES MOINES REGISTER Fit, Jan. 6, 1978 AAY By Jack Tippit 11 JUDGE PERMITS NUDE DANCING AT 2 LOUNGES "Flowers ore the easiest things to draw. They don't have fingers and toes and stuff like that." Vietnam forces reportedly closing in on Phnom Penh Plea to vets to help keep home running By MARGARET ENGEL RtvteMa Staff WfNtf MARSHALLTOWN, IA. Vic Preisser helped dedicate the new $12.6 million care facility at the Iowa Veteran Home here Uu.h.m.iA Thursday by asking Iowa veterans to wO'Nts help keep it running. TTfw "Where is the money going to come from to operate this wing?" Preisser, the new director of the State Depart ment of Social Services, asked the crowd of veterans, their supporters, state officials and legislators.

"Just help me out with our future appro priations. Preisser looked at the assembled guests, then asked the crowd to give John Brunow, chairman of the Iowa House subcommittee on appropriations for social services, applause that Preisser calculated was worth "at least $100,000." The facility is the next to last step in a $24 million capital improvement plan for the campus. Bids will be opened on a 180-bed, $9.5 million nursing home Jaa 25. The 360-bed facility is named after Harry Malloy, a tireless worker for the veterans home. Malloy gave tearful thanks for the honor.

Preisser, who described himself as "the saddest veteran you ever saw" because of his dull Army stint, emphasized bow much the building cost. "At $35,000 a bed, this isn't Howard Johnson 'a we put up here," be said. The home, opened in 1887 primarily to house poor veterans, now cares for elderly Iowa veterans, both men and women. The state paid an average of $11,103 per resident of the home last year. State Auditor Lloyd Smith told the audience.

The average population of the home was 429 veterans. Malloy Hall will add 236 jobs, officials have said, bringing the campus total to 598. The new facility is necessary, said Ralph Goldman, assistant chief medical director for extended care at the Veterans Administration in Washington, D.C., because Iowa and other states must brace themselves for the crush of World War II veteran who will need services in the 1980s. "Beginning in 1985, the 12 million World War II veterans are going to need these beds," he said. Representative Charles Grassley Ia.) said he originally opposed the home expansion plans until he visited the home and was persuaded otherwise.

"It was better stated by Gerald Ford: 'A veteran is a person, not Just a digit in a computer Grassley said. EB3S By JAMES NEY Pottwawattamie County District Court Judge Jerry L. Larson Thursday Issued temporary injunc tions permitting nude dancers to continue to perform at two Council Bluffs lounges for at least DE5 MOtNt? Council Bluffy the next month. A hearing will be held Feb. 7 in district court, to determine whether the county attorney should be permanently enjoined from enforcing the law against nude dancing in lounges contained In the new Iowa Criminal Code which went into effect Sunday.

James Pratt, attorney for the Bittersweet and Foxy Lady also known as the Lusty Lady lounges here, said he filed a petition to prohibit prosecution before any charges were filed. The lounges had featured nude entertainment before the new statute became effective, but stopped until the temporary restraining order was issued, he said. Under the new code, a lounge's liquor license could be revoked if a charge were filed, he said, so the injunction before charges was sought to avoid the risk of the loss of the lounges' licenses, be said. Pratt contends in the petition for injunction that the prohibition of nude dancing in liquor establishments is unconstitutional. Pratt's petition argues that the law against nude dancing violates the first amendment of the Constitution, which guarantees the right to "freedom of speech and expression." Pratt said he is "fairly optimistic" the two lounges can obtain permanent injunctions on constitutional grounds.

"The same type of case has been won in other states," he said. The suit seeks to have the section of the criminal code banning nude dancing in nightclubs declared unconstitutional, Pratt said. Liquor license holders of the Bittersweet and Foxy Lady are Three K. C. Corp.

and Ron Bergeron and the Two-R Corp. and Bergeron, Pratt said. Band director award to Linn-Mar teacher Tut amtMCt tw Nwi tank MARION, IA. Steve Colton, director of bands at Linn-Mar High School here, has been named the 1977 state winner of the third annual Stanbury Award given by the American School Band Directors' As sociation. Colton taught at Turkey Valley and Sumner schools before coming to Marion.

The award recognizes band directors throughout the country who have made exceptional contributions to their schools and Base Price More Than Cutlass Supreme TOLL FREE 1-800-532-1186 PONTIAC PEUGEOT SUBARU 4th A Keo Open Weeknltei 282-0461 Fair Dealing Since 1946 the conflict Dec. 31, when the government said it was breaking diplomatic ties with Vietnam. Thai sources say Vietnam has elements of eight divisions in the Parrots Beak area, totaling between 50,000 and 60,000 men. They say Cambodian forces may have numbered as high as 25,000 at the beginning of the Vietnamese operation but have since been vastly reduced. Vietnam has called on Cambodia to negotiate a settlement.

Cambodia refused, saying it would talk only when all Vietnamese troops withdrew from the country. Both sides have sought world support for their efforts. Vietnam claims to have the support of Cuba, East Germany, Poland and Yugoslavia. The Vietnam news agency said Thursday the French Communist Party also has taken its side. The Kremlin has indicated it favors Vietnam but China a key backer of both combatants has refrained from official comment.

The Russians and Chinese appear to be withholding any direct arms aid or other tangible support for the rival forces. They said there Is no evidence of any significant arms shipments going to either of the warring Southeast Asian countries and no evidence of any Soviet or Chinese advisers involved. Navy begins search for freed Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) The U.S. Navy has begun a search for three Americans who were released along with their yacht by Vietnamese authorities in Saigon after being held captive for almost three months, the State Department said Thursday.

Vietnam Informed the State De partment the Americans were released at the south port city of Vung Tau aboard their yacht, the Brillig, and were escorted by the Vietnamese ships to a point off the coast. Legendary Eleeanre For Only stunner BANGKOK, THAILAND (AP) -Vietnamese forces may be within 35 miles of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, reliable Thai intelligence sources said Thursday. The informants believe Vietnam hopes to pressure the capital into accepting a negotiated settlement of border disputes. They say Vietnam also may seek a change of leadership in Cambodia. Vietnamese forces reportedly are close to or may have already captured the Mekong River town of Neak Luong and other units are moving north into the low, marshy areas east of Phnom Penh.

Vietnamese units have crushed Cambodian resistance in key border areas in eastern Cambodia and are in command of the Parrots Beak, the disputed rice-rich zone jutting 30 miles into Vietnam's Tay Nay province, the sources said. The sector, 35 miles northwest of Saigon and 60 miles southeast of Phnom Penh, was the site of the American Invasion of Cambodia in 1970. Sporatlc fighting is continuing in the border area between Vietnamese forces and small Cambodian army units. There have been several uncon firmed reports that Cambodian rebels, opponents of the radical communist government in Phnom Penh, have teamed with Vietnamese forces. According to official Cambodian reports, Vietnam launched a major cross-border operation in November.

Thai sources say Vietnamese forces, vastly outnumbering those of their former communist ally, and backed by tanks, artillery and aircraft, cut off the Parrots Beak in a pincer movement. Radio Phnom Penh first reported went out of fashion for a time, then regained favor as a masterwork from an era past Flickering television tubes after World War II foreshadowed a change in entertainment habits, but It was not until the late 1960s that the Music Hall finally felt the effects of TV and other trends that already had killed many lesser theaters. Attendance, which had averaged 5 million annually through 1967, slipped to less than 2 million last year. Marshall said the theater cost $176,000 a week to run and had suffered heavy losses for the past several years. For 1978, he said, the projected loss was more than $3.5 million.

By cutting back staff and performers, shutting the theater for 14 weeks a year at slow times, booking rock concerts and other means, the Music Hall has kept operating. The 1978 Iowa Business and Farm Outlook Section A special supplement to The Des Moines Sunday Register, January 8,1978 Radio City Music Hall to close doors this spring Featuring: A comprehensive look at the status of Iowa's overall business and industrial economy. A similar look at Iowa's farm economy, including information on price trends, this year's harvest, changes in soil conditions, and more. Regional roundups on significant economic trends and developments in Des Moines, Mason City, Waterloo, Iowa City, Sioux City, Cedar Rapids; Dubuque, the Quad Cities, Burlington and surrounding areas. An examination of recent legal and judicial decisions affecting Iowa business ana farming.

A summary of key economic indicators for 1977. Commodities roundups on corn, cattle, soybeans, and hogs. Status reports on trucking, railroads, airlines, insurance, banking, and utilities in Iowa. A look at organized and unorganized labor, strikes, unemployment, and union issues. An inventory of upcoming legislation affecting business and farming in Iowa.

An Iowa Poll surveying attitudes of the state's businessmen. Features about unusual Iowa products and services. Plus: articles on new Iowa businesses, the state's biggest employers, business morale, farmland, urbanland, the work environment, weather, Iowa stocks, farm machinery, the Iowa Development Commission, and more. Watch for this special supplement January 8,1978 YOU DONT HAVE TO BE A MISSISSIPPI RIVEIk BOAT GAMBLER NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP) Radio City Music Hall, that lavish holdout from the vaudeville era that showcased the high-kicking Rockettes and the family film, will bow to changing times and tastes this spring and shut its doors.

The theater has threatened to close before, but economy measures always managed to save it for one more season. Alton Marshall, president of the parent Rockefeller Center said Thursday that the action was forced by falling attendance and a projected $3.5 million deficit in 1978. Patrons waiting on line for the early show at the landmark in Rockefeller Center lamented the move. Mayor Edward Koch promised to "do everything we can to see how we can keep it open." But Koch later talked to Marshall and emerged saying that Marshall "had no suggestions at the moment" on how the city could help keep the stage lit. 'Koch said Marshall "was very pessimistic." Marshall told a news conference it had become increasingly difficult to find movies suitable for family viewing the staple fare at a theater.

The theater features both a stage show with the Rockettes and a first-run movie. Ticket prices range from $3.25 to $5. "It's the only theater in New York City that's really good," said Mary Kerich of Astoria, Queens, who was waiting for tickets with relatives from Yugoslavia. "It's a stage show you can't see anyplace." "It is part of the tradition of New York, and America does not have a lot of traditions like Europe does," said Jody Reese of Haddonfield, N. J.

"I think it would be a shame to close it." The Musk Hall, erected as part of Rockefeller Center, was conceived by S. L. "Rosy" Rothafel as a counterpart to the great European music halls. It opened Dec. 27, 1932, with the world's biggest stage 144 feet wide, 67 feet deep and 60 feet high.

Headliners for the first show Included Martha Graham, Ray Bolger, Jan Peerce, the Wallendas, Weber and Fields, Gertrude Nielson, 108 ballerinas and 48 dancing "Roxyettes." When other variety theaters failed, the Music Hall somehow survived. Movies were added to the format, the Roxyettes became the Rockettes, and women throughout the country kept seeking auditions. Attendance over the years passed TO SPECULATE IN COMMODITY i 7 I iff mlj lo OPTIONS Mention commodity options to some people and they look at you crossways and say. "why that's a form of speculation isn't it?" They then go on in the same breath and talk about the stock market like it was pure Investment Truth of the matter is that both cases there is a certain amount of speculation Take coffee for instance. There's more people drinking it than ever, and there's less people growing It.

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