Group Pushes School Board District Voting Plan
Cedar Rapids officials face a petition seeking district based school board elections for Sept ballot. The Concerned Citizens Committee claims district voting ensures fairer representation, while board members debate feasibility and legality. Petition supporters allege broad benefit. opponents say districts not proven workable and location should not affect governance.
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Kénids Wews
Cedar Stapids Community School Board
Oto Wiedersberg
Linn Enunty
Wiedersberg
Ecownly Commissioner of Elections
Citizens Committee
Gary Leach
Concerned Citizens Committee
Cedar Rapids
Tyler Secnory
Wietersberg
Craig Currie
Baad
Robert Barber
United States under pressure at U N on Israel air incident
At the United Nations Security Council, the United States faced heavy pressure to condemn Israel over an air piracy incident involving a failed attempt to capture Palestinian guerrilla leaders. The meeting, requested by Lebanon, followed U S vetoes and ongoing tensions from the 1967 war aftermath.
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United Nations
W. Y. AP
United States
U. N. Security Council
Velo
Israel
U.S
John Seali
Council
Lebanon
Seali
U. S
U.N
Isaack
Four Contractors Accuse Agnew of Bribe Payments
Washington reports that four contractors alleged they paid cash to former governor and vice president Spiro Agnew amid seeking favorable treatment in awarding state contracts. The Star-News cites unidentified officials and sources. timing and specifics remain contested as prosecutors review potential cases.
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Washington (We
Agnew
Marylin Conseelers
Washington Star-News
Réliable
Baltimore
Leslee Mary
Alan
Wolff
Male
Star-News
Wail
Obscenity Law Declared Illegal in Linn Case
Iowa judge Lynne E Brady ruled provisions defining obscene literature unconstitutional and unenforceable. Charges against five Cedar Rapids residents for sale of obscene material were dismissed as she applied Miller v California guidelines and urged need for new state law. The ruling emphasizes local community standards over statewide norms and cautions broader prosecutions under obscenity statutes.
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Roger Green
Iowa
Lon Distelel
Lynne E. Trady
Brady
Cedar Rapidlans
Supreme
Inti
Miller
California
Supreme Court
Wdge Brady
Aneler
Sule
Neady
Police in Houston Unearth 25th Body
A fragmented Houston police report says officers dug up the 25th body as part of a yearslong homicide inquiry connected to a suspect network linked to a Kane County firma. The chaotic text ties multiple names, places, and violent crimes into a single disturbing thread with unclear chronology.
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Houston
Stievist
Inga
Wind
Kane
Cosh Kenett
At Engineering Vane
Mata
Mary
Galifornia
Hanitions
Masa
Nixon Signs Highway Bill
President Nixon signed a compromise 22.4 billion highway bill that opens the Highway Trust Fund for mass transit improvements. The measure channels trust fund money to bus purchases in the first year and to bus aid rail improvements in later years, marking a significant shift toward urban transit funding.
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Washington
Nixon
Jalrows Trust Fund
Phase 4 rules replace freeze under Nixon plan
Washington reports Phase 4 wage price regulations took effect with small and mid sized firms allowed to raise prices to cover costs since 1972 while large firms must give 10 days notice. Exemptions apply to small employers and certain industries, with gasoline beef price freezes extended and insurance health sector rules set. Commerce Secretary Dent says Phase 4 will end eventually though no date set.
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Washington
Nixon
Ihe
Commerce
Frederick Dent
Rebels Strike Five Miles Outside Phnom Penh
Khmer Rouge insurgents attacked a government position five miles west of Phnom Penh airport and captured Skaun, a road junction 45 miles northeast of the capital. Paratroopers at Skaun faced heavy attacks as U.S. bombers pounded the city, while Information Minister Sam Chhum urged peace with honor and said combat would continue to defend the country. The article notes claims of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong support for the Khmer Rouge.
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Skane
Skaun
Phnom Penh Ale
Sam Chhum
Pance
Ted
Kher Rouge
U.S
Stocks Drop As Inflation Worries Persist
New York prices and the stock exchange faced a sharp session Monday with the Dow Jones average of 30 industrials tumbling. The market showed more losers than gainers as inflation fears and rising rates weighed on sentiment amid light trading and thin leadership.
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New York
Cvadling
Wheat Shortages Push Up Prices Across Nation
Record crops prove insufficient as U S wheat prices top the 2 dollar per bushel mark last week. Domestic and international grain strains forecast ongoing shortages and rising food costs for households as governments face a swollen bill for combatting inflation and export restrictions. The Soyulin Union purchase drives demand, while prices for bread, corn, and eggs climb amid scarce grain supplies.
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Wallington
Russia
Allie Alghe
Ouster Request Aimed at Lon Nol and Sihano uk Restor ation
Cambodian government figures urge the Nixon administration to remove Lon Nol and restore exiled Prince Norodom Sihanouk with US help. Kissinger would present the plan in Beijing if approved, with Mansfield contacted for any conditions. The report notes uncertainty and unknowns about communications and next steps.
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UPI
Nixon
Lon Nol
Noradom Sihanouk
Simday
Henry Kissinger
Peking
Sihenouk
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Sylvana Moa
United States
Sais
Kissinger
Sihanouk
Mensfield
Senate Democratic
Mansfield
Ome
Kissinger Cnleli
N. Bt
Att
Polar
Tas
Martin Vigil
New Mexico
Nixon asked to reveal tapes in grand jury case
Special prosecutor Archibald Cox argued in U.S. district court that President Nixon has an enforceable duty not to withhold material evidence from a grand jury. He said the court has power to enforce subpoenas and that executive immunity from court orders is inconsistent with constitutional tradition.
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Watergulf
Archibald Cox
Nixon
Isven
Cox
U.S. District Court
White House
Grand Jury
Ural
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