Cedar Rapids Hatchery Fire Destroys Building
A Cedar Rapids hatchery at 608 Second Avenue SE was destroyed by a late Thursday night blaze. Firefighters arrived at 11 09 p m and fought flames through the night, with the roof collapsing about 45 minutes after arrival. The owner, R E Troup, was away on vacation, and no adjacent structure was damaged.
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X Gazette
John Mciver
Elite Chicks
Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids Fire Department
Hunter
R. E. Troup
Fear Unrest at Iowa U in Fall
Iowa City officials warn of possible fall demonstrations at the University of Iowa potentially more severe than May disturbances. Police cite informants predicting a concentrated effort to close the university within two weeks of fall registration.
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Iowa U
Iowa City
University of Iowa
The
Coalition
Iowa City Police
Patrick McCarney
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Iowa State Highway Patrol
Lyle Dickerson
McCarney
Ronald Evans
William Cook
Donald Hogan
Robert Vevera
Formants
Evans
BCI
SDS
Chuckle on Paying On The Go
Light humor note about people preferring to pay as they go, if only past debts could be settled. Witty observation on catching up payments and lingering obligations.
Marengo Airman Killed in Vietnam
S. Sgt. Russel Klein 31 from Marengo died from injuries after his aircraft was shot down near Dak Seang South Vietnam He had been missing in action before confirmation and had served since 1957 with 11 months in Vietnam He is survived by his wife four sons and his parents and siblings Services are pending at Valentine funeral home Marengo
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Marengo
Air Force
Russel Klein
Vietnam
Klein
Dak Seang
South Vietnam
McCord Afb
Wash
Betty
Arizona
Roy L. Klein
Floyd Hawkins
Homestead
Lester
Max
Cedar Rapids
Valentine Funeral Home
Jobless Rate Again 5 Percent
The July unemployment rate rose to five percent the highest in over five years. Unemployment totaled 4.5 million, with 80.2 million employed. White workers led the rise, manufacturing and white collar groups up, earnings edged up one cent an hour and $1.02 weekly while inflation eroded gains.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Shifts Vietnam Strategy as Saigon Expands Local Roles
U S forces may be cut beyond Nixon's 150000 by next June as South Vietnamese troops assume blocking and patrolling along Cambodia and Laos borders. Saigon units have taken over border regions, enabling more withdrawals. Cambodian Mekong Delta battalions trained by U S Special Forces join fighting near Skoun, Phnom Penh, as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces press the area.
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Saigon
U. S
Nixon
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Cambodian
Skoun
Phnom Penh
Nixon Sends Borman to Seek Release of POWs Worldwide
President Nixon announced a global mission for former astronaut Frank Borman to pursue release and humane treatment of prisoners of war. He stated the issue must be separate from Vietnam politics and tied to Geneva obligations, with negotiations to begin in Paris and through other channels. Borman, a colonel and eight year space veteran, will travel to garner third party support starting Monday.
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Washington
Nixon
Frank Borman
U.S
Paris
Borman
Air Force
Mansfield calls for abolishing the ICC to curb industry bias
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield urged dissolving the Interstate Commerce Commission saying it favors rail giants over public interest. He proposed folding some functions into a transportation department and ending practices like boxcar shortages and high freight rates that hurt Western states and shippers.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
Montanan
ICC
Department of Transportation
Mansfield
Montana
Stantly
Tupamaros Seize Second U.S Adviser In Uruguay Kidnapping
The Tupamaros claim they have kidnapped Claude Fly a 65 year old American adviser to the Uruguayan government and hold him with Dan Mitrione an AID official and Brazilian Consul Aloysio Dias Gomide seized a week earlier. They demand the release of about 150 political prisoners by midnight.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Claude Fly
U.S
Ft. Collins
Colo
Ministry of Livestock and Agriculture
U.S. Agency For International Development
Dan Mitrione
Aloysio Dias Gomide
Mitrione
Dias Gomide
Jorge Pacheco Are
Israelis and Egypt Agree To U S Standstill Cease Fire
State department announced that Israel and Egypt accepted the U S proposal for a standstill cease fire to start at 5 p m Iowa time. The move aims for a 90 day halt to hostilities to allow talks on a peace settlement under UN mediation by Gunnar Jarring.
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Washington
State Department
Israel
Egypt
U. S
Iowa
Robert McCloskey
United Arab Republic
Middle East
U.N
Gunnar Jarring
Jarring
Mid-East
New York
Rock festival clashes swirl across the nation
Gov Dewey Bartlett moved state troopers to padlock Turner Falls grounds near Sulphur Oklahoma after injunctions and a 300 guardsmen mobilization. Promoter Max Sulcer faced police evictions at Goose Lake Michigan site as promoters seek a 10 hour Philadelphia event amid court battles and border crackdowns. Canada reports border rejections as Strawberry Fields festival plans linger near Toronto.
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Dewey Bartlett
Sulphur
Okla
Max Sulcer
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Jackson
Michigan
Goose Lake Park
U.S
Raymond Shafer
Peace, Inc
Ramsey Clark
Oklahoma
Bob Howell
Bartlett
Turner Falls
Middlefield
Conn
Powder Ridge
Sulcer
Golden Freak Enterprises, Inc
Chicago
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