Crest Record at St. Louis
The Mississippi River continued to rise after breaking through flooded dikes, affecting thousands from Missouri to the delta. The death toll reached at least eight as Elsberry, Missouri, faced evacuations and flood damage neared $40 million regionally, with St. Louis bracing for a possible 43.5 foot crest, the highest since 1764.
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Mississippi River
Missouri
Mississippi Delta
Army Corps of Engineers
Elsberry
American Red Cross
Mississippi
Illinois
Meramec
Charles C. Noble
Mississippi River Commission
Noble
Office of Emergency Preparedness
St. Louis
Engineers Corps
Iowa House OKs 28 Million Vietnam Bonus Bill
The Iowa House approved a 28 million dollar Vietnam era bonus bill by a 93 to 0 vote, sending it to the Senate. The measure prioritizes combat zone veterans, granting 12.50 monthly up to 500, while excluding those outside combat zones. One Republican, Rep. Philip Hill, cast the lone no vote.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
House
Southeast Asia
Philip Hill
Hill
Laverne Harvey
R-Bettendorf
Brunow
High Court Disbars Former Cedar Rapids Lawyer
The Iowa Supreme Court disbars Paul H. Kinion for professional misconduct after a nine-count ethics complaint. The May 1972 grievance hearing produced a 370-page transcript and 35 exhibits. Kinion withdrew his appeal and surrendered his license following findings of misappropriation, improper fee collection, and misleading clients and commissions.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids
Paul H. Kinion
Kinion
Towa Bar Assa
Towa
Grievance Commission of the Supreme Court
17 000 Theft At KCRG TV Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids police report a weekend theft at KCRG TV studios with 17000 dollars of equipment taken. Items stolen include a 16 millimeter camera two light meters microphones earphones power cords and two portable power packs. No forced entry reported.
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Cedar Rapids
KCRG
First Street
Indian Dies in Wounded Knee Siege First Death
Rapid City, S D. An Indian wounded last week in exchange of gunfire with federal officers at Wounded Knee died. It is the first death since militants seized the reservation village 58 days ago. Frank Clearwater, 47, died in a Rapid City hospital of a head wound suffered last Tuesday. Eleven people have been wounded, including two federal marshals, since followers of the American Indian Movement occupied the town. Negotiators weighed reopening talks as Dick Wilson led a peaceful one hour roadblock near an FBI checkpoint urging an end to the 58 day stand off.
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Rapid City
S. D
Wounded Knee
Frank Clearwater
Dick Wilson
U. S
Wilson
American Indian Movement
AIM
Chuckle Caption on Middle Age Weight Lifting
Humorous line notes that reaching middle age means weight lifting is simply standing up. It pithily frames aging with a light, everyday image and a clean joke punch.
White House officials fed on wiretap reports in 1972 campaign
Investigators say White House aides received selectively edited summaries of overheard conversations from the Nixon committee on the 1972 campaign. Haldeman Colson and Clawson supervised or related operations, with reports detailing Democratic planning and delegate selection. The documents circulated amid ongoing Watergate inquiries.
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Washington
White House
Democratic National
Clawson
Colson
Haldeman
Miami Beach
Nixon
John Wilson
John
Ehrlichman
Proposed Drug Policy for Iowa City School Controversy
Iowa City Public Safety Director Dave Epstein objected to a part of the proposed district drug policy. He cited concerns over undercover searches and spies in schools while supporting open learning. The policy emerged from community meetings and was prepared for school board review and comments.
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Iowa City
Epstein
McGregor Woman Perishes in Fire
Dorothy Byers, owner of the Byers tavern with her husband Loren, died of smoke inhalation in an early morning apartment fire above the tavern in McGregor. Firefighters and lay witnesses reported the blaze began after 2 a.m. when patrons had left.
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McGregor
Mecgregor
Byers
Dorothy Byers
Loren
Lon Nol Forms Ruling Council to Unite Cambodia
Phnom Penh reports Lon Nol forming a four man ruling high political council with Gen. Sirik Matak In Tam and Cheung Heng to unify Cambodia and push for peace. The move comes as U S air raids intensify near Phnom Penh and Sihanouk forces reject negotiations with Lon Nol.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Lon Nol
Cambodia
U.S
Mekong River
Norodom Sihanouk
National Assembly
High Political Council
Sirik Matak
Sihanouk
Tam
Cheung Heng
Lon Non
Washington
Kissinger and Tho to discuss Paris peace accords in Paris
White House sources say Henry Kissinger and Hanoi's Le Duc Tho will meet in Paris mid May to review implementation of the Paris accords. Assistant Secretary Sullivan will meet Nguyen Co Thach in Paris to pursue adherence and end fighting in Indochina.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Paris
White House
Ronald Ziegler
Asst
William Sullivan
Sullivan
Nguyen Co Thach
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Ziegler
Indo- China
Iowa Crime Unit Faces Fire on Three Fronts
Iowa lawmakers denounce the Crime Commission for routing federal funds to localities without legislative input. Nine police chiefs threaten local funding over restrictive by laws. A federal audit orders return of 32937 dollars for unallowable expenses, jeopardizing Gov. Ray’s 750000 dollar plan to expand the law enforcement academy at Camp Dodge.
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Crime Commission
ICC
Robert Ray
Law Enforcement
Camp Dodge
Norman Jesse
Des Moines
House
Senate
Appropriations
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Associated Press
St. Louis Braces
By Frank Nye
Gulf of Tonkin
John Brunow
Centerville
Europe
Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Commission Claims
Greiner
Commis
Kcrg-Tv
Cedar Rapids News
FBI
Seymour Hersh
New York Times
Alfred Baldwin
Watergate
Howard Johnson
Democratic
Baldwin
By Ford Clark
Today's Index
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East Bank
Mekong
Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Hieu
Iowa Crime Commission
Clifton Lamborn
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