Children Help Plant 5000 Scotch Pine Seedlings
Kerry Sherlock and Rick Lee, both Iowa City youths, joined about 500 volunteers at F.W. Kent Park to plant 5000 Scotch pine seedlings in pre-dug holes. The Johnson County Conservation Board has planted roughly 26,000 trees in Johnson County since 1970, with participants later offered hot dogs and soft drinks.
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Kerry Sherlock
Rick Lee
Iowa City
Johnson County Conservation Board
F.W. Kent Park
Tiffin
Johnson County
Hostages Freed After D C Jail Takeover Negotiations
Inmates seized control of the District of Columbia jail maximum security block holding 11 employees for 161% hours. Hostages were released after negotiations and examined in the infirmary, all reportedly in excellent condition.
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Washington
District of Columbia
D.C
Delbert Jackson
Corn Sweeteners Expansion To Make World’s Largest Wet-Corn Plant
Cedar Rapids based Corn Sweeteners plans a 31 million expansion to become the world’s largest wet corn milling plant by mid 1976. The facility will produce Corn Sweet syrup marketed to soft drink makers and food processors, purchasing up to 165000 bushels of corn daily and moving 160 rail cars in and out. The project seeks to meet rising costs of sugar by expanding a cost effective corn based sweetener market.
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Cedar Rapids
Corn Sweeteners, Inc
Argo
Ill
Martin L. Andreas
Curb Service Mail Shifts for New Homes Draws Fire
The postal service cuts door delivery for new housing, moving to curbside or central box locations to save costs. Critics call unequal access and lawmakers pledge action, while the service points to lower annual costs and maintained door service for existing residences.
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Washington
James Broughton
Olin Teague
D-Tex
Grover City
Calif
James Rademacher
National Association of Letter Carriers
Rademacher
Postal Service
Braughton
Three U.S. Carriers Sail as Evacuations Escalate
As Saigon eyelets echoed with retreat, three U.S. aircraft carriers sailed from Subic Bay and Singapore while evacuees streamed toward Clark Air Base. The Enterprise and Coral Sea joined Midway Okinawa and Hancock with two more carriers nearby as U.S. officials reported over 1,300 evacuated since April 5 and about 3,000 Americans remaining. Cambodian refugees said Khmer Rouge executions followed new control of a provincial town and Phnom Penh leaders faced heavy losses.
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Saigon
U.S
Pacific
Khmer Rouge Radio
Phnom Penh
Long An
Mekong
Bien Hoa
Xuan Loc
U.S. Defense Department
Vietnam
Midway
Okinawa
Subic Bay
Philippines
Hancock
Singapore
Enterprise
Coral Sea
Western Pacific
Clark Air Base
Gust Spanos
Detroit
Mich
Spanos
Clark
Washington
Ford urges unity as 1775 battles marked at Concord and Lexington
President Ford faced jeers from thousands while saluting supporters at Concord's North Bridge and Lexington during ceremonies marking the 200th anniversary of the first battles of the American Revolution. Police estimated about 175,000 at the sites as Ford reiterated calls for national unity amid a two-day New England trip.
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Concord
Mass
UPI
Ford
National Unity
North Bridge
Lexington
New England
America
Ray voices concern over slow Iowa legislature in 1975 session
Gov. Robert Ray told the Iowa Broadcast News Assn. he is concerned by the legislature's slow pace after more than three months with no priority bills enacted. He cited debate-heavy houses and rising school aid costs while warning about future funding and rail loan prospects.
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Ames
Robert Ray
Ray
House
Senate
IRS lipstick on tax forms joke lands as a punchline
A lighthearted note jokes about the IRS altering tax forms with lipstick to imply a kiss goodbye to money. The quip frames the tax process with humor aimed at readers familiar with filing.
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IRS
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Rock Island
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