U S Deploys Drone Recon Over North Vietnam
The United States resumes unmanned drone reconnaissance over North Vietnam with camera equipped radio controlled aircraft. The move follows a warning to Hanoi that withdrawal from Cambodia could trigger a positive U S response while signals hint at renewed minesweeping operations if peace terms are met. Meanwhile air strikes hit positions near Phnom Penh as Cambodian and North Vietnamese forces press an offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Charles Bray
State Department
U. S. Navy
Hanoi
Paris
Defense Department
Jerry Friedheim
U. S
Pentagon
Elliot Richardson
Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Mekong River
Phnom Penh
Tried To Veto Watergate Bugging
Former U S Atty Gen John Mitchell testified before a federal grand jury probing Watergate saying he tried to veto plans to bug the Nixon committee. His lawyer said Mitchell would testify he stopped the operation and did not ratify any conspiracy. Mitchell also accused Magruder and Liddy of proposing bugging.
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Washington
U. S. Atty
John Mitchell Friday
William Hundley
Hundley
Mitchell
Jeb Magruder
G. Gordon Liddy
Magruder
John Dean
Liddy
ABC Radio
Nixon Committee
Georgetown
H. R. Haldeman
ABC
Frank Tomlinson
Haldeman
Dean
Newsmen
New York Times
Times
Nixon
Florida
Washington Post
White House
Ronald Ziegler
E. Howard Hunt
Herbert W. Kalmbach
Richard Kleindienst
Six Killed in Plane Crash near Davenport Airport
Six persons died when a twin engine commuter plane crashed in a farm field near Davenport five miles from the municipal airport. Identified victims were pilot Charles Nixon 37 copilot Guy Colpo 27 both Muscatine and passengers William Hodgson 43 Rodger Waters 51 Robert Heyman 29 and Paul Andrews unknown residence. Hodgson director of Bandag Inc. in Muscatine had been returning to Chicago after a board meeting. Witnesses said the right wing folded during approach. Rescue workers reached the wreckage scattered across a gully about 400 feet from a house. The crash occurred Thursday afternoon and authorities moved the bodies to a local morgue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Here
Charles Nixon
Guy R. Colpo
Muscatine
William Hodgson
Air Iowa
Wayne Dietz
Dietz
Gary
Old-timer says blue jeans workers once toiled
An elderly reminiscence notes that people in blue jeans once did hard work. The comment hints at changing labor customs and the cultural shift tied to denim workers.
Food price surge hits record as March costs soar
Washington officials report March food prices rose to all time highs, with meats and poultry leading a 3.2 percent grocery jump. The cost of living increased 0.9 percent, the sharpest since 1951, while year over year food costs rose significantly. Federal economists note signs of easing soon, though meat ceilings and supply boosts may influence future prices.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Herbert Stein
Nixon
Commerce Department
U S likely to veto UN Lebanon resolution
U S diplomats indicated it was likely but not certain the United States would veto a Security Council measure condemning Israel's attacks on Lebanon. The draft by Britain and France urged Israel to cease strikes and warned of further steps, while seeking condemnation of Arab raids as well.
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U.S
Israel
U. S
Lebanon
Munich
Yosef Tekoah
HEW Proposes Sweeping Welfare Rule Changes
Washington officials unveiled major welfare reform proposals aimed at stopping ineligible payments and reducing overpayments. The plan would extend application decisions to 45 days, require signed written applications, allow third party verifications, curb information limits, create local hearings, and permit recovery of overpayments from current checks. Critics warn of hardship for the poor while public comment runs 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Welfare Rights Organization
NWRO
Robert Carleson
Catherine Jermany
Welfare Rights Organization
Carleson
City Faces $1 Million Bill for I 380 Service Roads
Cedar Rapids must cover about $1.05 million to build service roads as part of the I 380 project. The FHWA will fund 90 percent of approved interstate construction, with the state paying the rest. Costs include major relocation of Glass road and multiple road adjustments between Coldstream and Collins road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar River
First Street
6 Avenue NW
Eighth Street
Avenue
Ellis Lane
Twenty-seventh Street
Teresa Drive
Cedar Rapids
Ken McLaughlin
Iowa Highway Commission
Federal Highway Administration
FHWA
McLaughlin
Collins Road
Avenue NE
Hiawatha
West Beltway
Milwaukee Road
Edgewood Road
Twin Pines
Coldstream
Glass Road
Glass
Forty-second Street
Negotiations End In Ozark Strike After 13 Months
Ozark Air lines operations halted Thursday night as 560 members of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Assn strike after 13 months of talks in Washington and St Louis. The walkout cripples 62 cities in 15 states from the East Coast to Colorado, affecting 250 to 300 daily passengers from Cedar Rapids. The union seeks a top wage of 6.82 per hour plus 15 and 30 cent raises for licensed mechanics. Ozark offered 6.82 with dispute over premium pay. No new bargaining sessions are scheduled.
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Ozark Air Lines
Ozark
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Senate
Associated Press
Justice Department
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Manston, Ill
Rodger Waters
Oak Brook
Robert Heyman
Royal Oak
Mich
Paul Andrews
Montgomery, Ala
Bandag Director
Hodgson
Bandag, Inc
Chicago
Iowa National Guard
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