Harpers Ferry campaign flotilla planned by Luster
Democratic candidate Bill Luster of Harpers Ferry will kick off his bid for Iowa 17th district representative with a Mississippi River flotilla from New Albin to Guttenberg. Aug 19 to Aug 20 will see stops in Lansing MacGregor Marquette Clayton and Guttenberg as he seeks ecological insights and voter contact.
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Harpers Ferry
Bill Luster
Mississippi
New Albin
Guttenberg
Luster
Iowa
New Albia
Lansing
MacGregor-Marquette
Clayton
John C. Mendenhall
Patchett Attacks Opponent Over Tax Stance in 25th District
North Liberty Democrat Patchett, running for state representative in the 25th district, accuses Cedar Rapids Republican Ivor Stanley of a deliberate distortion over taxation. He reiterates tax reform as his priority, proposing a progressive income tax, elderly property tax relief, a three factor corporate tax, and sales tax credits for the low income.
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John E. Patchett
North Liberty
Cedar Rapids
Ivor Stanley
Patchett
Stanley
Freedom of Press Not Campaign Issue
The White House said President Nixon believes the free press should not be an issue in the campaign. Press secretary Ziegler noted no White House plan to turn the press into a campaign target and cited Nixon’s stance on halting public criticism of the media during the election.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
New York Times
Ziegler
Times
Patrick J. Buchanan
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Portland
Ore
National Newspaper Association
Dog’s Top Treat Leg of Mailman In West New York
Buffalo AP reports 113 dog attacks on Western New York letter carriers in fiscal 1972 causing 10,819 in medical expenses. The year ending June 30 logged 327 work days lost and seven carriers had to take time off after bites in the Sedita district.
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Buffalo
New York State
Joseph D. Sedita
Sedita
Cedar Rapids Council Backed Waterworks Crew for Service Lines
A study on feasibility approved by Cedar Rapids City Council to let waterworks crewmen install water service lines from the main to the curb box instead of relying on plumbers. The decision signals a shift in who performs the installation work and could affect scheduling and costs.
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Cedar Rapids
Speed Sues Iowa For 3.5 Million Over Blindness
Former University of Iowa basketball player James Speed seeks 3.5 million dollars in damages from the state alleging negligence in diagnosis and treatment during illness between November 27 and December 2, 1970. He became blind from meningitis after surgery and later returned to college. The state will investigate and forward the claim to the appeals board within six months.
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DES Moines
UPI
University of Iowa
State of Iowa
James Speed
Hawkeyes
Iowa City
State Appeal Board
Speed
U. of I
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Appeals Board
Two Arrested in Juvenile Marijuana Case
Two 17 year olds were arrested after a police call about a man exposing himself to a woman on First Avenue East led officers to detect marijuana odor and find a suspected marijuana substance. One youth faced possession and unlawful use of a driver license charges. the other was arrested for intoxication and resisting officers. Both will be processed by the youth bureau and referred to the probation office.
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First Avenue East
Youth Bureau
Probation Office
Graduate DuWayne M. Wilson Receives MA Degree
DuWayne M. Wilson earned a master of arts degree in secondary school administration on Friday from Northeast Missouri State College in Kirksville. His parents reside at 1837 Mt Vernon Road SE.
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DuWayne M. Wilson
Mt. Vernon
Road SE
Northeast Missouri State College
Kirksville
Churchill granddaughter Ara bella weds Scottish teacher
London AP reports Ara bella Churchill, 22, married James Barton, a 23 year old Scottish schoolmaster. The couple tied the knot in a ceremony noted by the press.
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London
Winston Churchill
Arabella Churchill
James Barton
No Indication Of Foul Play In Cedar Rapids Fire
A Sunday fire in Cedar Rapids killed Carl Stern at 821 Fourteenth Street NE. Fire Chief Edsel McMickle said the blaze started in an overstuffed chair and smoldered before autopsy and lab results confirm the cause. Initial findings show Stern was alive and likely died of asphyxiation with no current indication of foul play.
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C.R. Fire
Cedar Rapids
Edsel McMickle
Carl Stern
Fourteenth Street
Stern
McMickle
City Briefs and Local Ads Highlight Crime and Events
City Briefs note a Tuesday 7 30 p m meeting of the Human Rights Commission in council chambers. Several ads advertise thieves and stolen items including a TV and antenna worth 170 dollars from 1563 Second Ave SE and a mower from 1452 Fifth Ave SE. Also listed are rummage sales, a basement sale, a paint store ad, a bowling practice event, and a rail of miscellaneous items in Oak dining room suite and a possible false pretenses report.
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Human Rights Commission
Council
Larceny and Unauthorized Rental Reported in City Notices
A series of brief items notes a $70 rental from Hogan Rental using false ID with a mower not returned, a medical patient at St. Luke's Hospital in hospital ward, a Cat Club Garage sale at 1311 11th St NW, and a theft from Andrew Shifflett's Street-Treat vehicle at 300 block alley between First and Second Avenues SE, with $3 and a Drumstick taken.
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Hogan Rental
First Avenue
Cat Club
11Th St. NW
Andrew Shifflett
Walker Street
First
Second Avenues
Courthouse Former Linn Dumps Won't Be Closed
Linn county towns operating former county health dumps can continue, as state guidance treats town takeovers as operating existing sites. The only certified disposal method remains the county sanitary landfill west of the county home, which local officials deem costly at $3 per capita.
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Linn County
County Health Department
State Attorney General
State Health Department
Health Department
the Gazette
Vietnam War Costs Hit 5.8 Billion in Fiscal Year
The Pentagon estimates the Vietnam war cost 5.8 billion dollars in the fiscal year starting July 1, with total yearly costs projected at 7.1 billion including 1.3 billion of recurring spending. The peak year was 1969 with 21.5 billion incremental and 28.8 billion total. From 1965 through mid-1973 the incremental cost is about 107.8 billion and total about 135.5 billion.
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Washington
UPI
Pentagon
United States
Dole Attacks Clark Remark
Republican national chairman Bob Dole condemned Ramsey Clark's Hanoi trip as a mouthpiece for communists and pressed Democratic nominee George McGovern to approve or denounce Clark. He criticized McGovern's silence over Clark’s visit and cabinet remarks attributed to McGovern.
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Washington
Bob Dole
Atty
Ramsey Clark
North Vietnam
George McGovern
Clark
Hanoi
Dole
Sen
Marines Hold Ground in Solomon Islands Landing Thirty Years Ago
Thirty years ago the United States reported that marines who had landed in the Solomon Islands were holding their positions. The report noted continued allied presence and terrain challenges as they fortified coastal areas and prepared for further operations in the island chain.
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U.S
Solomon Islands
Suspension of Cedar Rapids Fireman Upheld
The Cedar Rapids civil service commission affirms the suspension of Fire Lt. Fred J. Madison for alleged misconduct at the Danish Book World on May 17, 1972. Officers found over $100 in quarters in his pockets and $96 in his car, with lock picking tools on him. He faces municipal court on August 31 for grand larceny charges.
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Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission
Fred J. Madison
Soutter Avenue
Sixth Street
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Madison
Danish Book World
Cedar Rapids
Civil Service Rolls
Cedar Rapids Fire Department
Ridgeway Cheese Firm Faces Two Pollution Actions
Ridgeway Cheese and Butter Co faces two district court actions over anti pollution compliance. A state criminal charge alleges failure to install a state approved waste disposal system. A contempt hearing follows an injunction by the Iowa water pollution control commission, with the company accused of not installing the planned system. Plant manager Clifford Johnson will appear at the August 29 hearings.
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Decorah
Ridgeway Cheese and Butter Co
State Department of Health
Iowa Water Pollution Control Commission
Ridgeway
Walnut Creek
Clifford Johnson
Itwo
Panthers in Trouble in Algiers Over Delta Hijack Cash
In Paris sources say Algerian security police questioned Eldridge Cleaver and Panthers about pressuring President Boumedienne after a $1 million ransom from Delta Air Lines hijackers. The move followed a past ransom return to Western Airlines and included Cleaver publicizing a letter to the Algerian leader.
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Paris
Panther
Algiers
Western Airlines
Boumedienne
Delta
Cleaver
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Kirkwood
Kirkwood Community College
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George Kurth
Oakland Road
Second Avenue SE
Linden Dr
Don Ellis
Falbrook Drive
City Market
Roundhouse Riverside Park
Adv
Joseph Barnes
Fifth Avenue SE
Mays City Lanes
Edwina Johnson
Carolina Dr. N.E
Sam Cren- Shaw
Third Street
Loren Horn
H Avenue NW
St. Luke’s Hospital
Pfitvzer
Greenfield Dandelion & Broadleaf
Garden Hose Scotts
Hays
Globe Arborvitae
Pfitzer
Cash & Carry
Ty & Garden
Center Pt. Road
C.R
Ridgeway Cheese Firm
Panthers
Algeria
Rand Acme Dingos
Hush Puppies
Thorogood Florsheim Wolverine
Wayne Williams
Thirty-fifth Street
Shoe Horn
Seventh Avenue
Williams
Baker's Shoes
Corene
RED Goose Youngdale Reds
7Th Ave
Marion
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