Ambulance Offer by Hospitals In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids hospitals propose a public ambulance system operated by hospital staff at cost, with city and county governments paying half the price. If approved, the plan could end weeks of ambulance crisis, though implementation would take months and require federal funds for four ambulances. Leasing options and interim service are under study by the city council.
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Jerry Ebes
Sia
Cedar Rapids
Cannell
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Hospital Council
Morey
St. Luke's Hospitals
Iowa Department of Health
Donald Canney
John Obertisen
B. T. Howell
Howell
Linn County Welfare Department
Fire in Rest Home Claims Seven Lives in TAPT California
A fire swept a small wooden rest home for the retarded in Tapte, Calif., killing seven patients as attendants Jack and Mrs. Armstrong evacuated others and rescued a youth named Billy Goode. The blaze started in the south wing around 1 a.m. and spread quickly, with investigators noting the building lacked a sprinkler system and had inoperable durants after a recent city inquiry. Roberta Behertz, 26, daughter of the owners, was among the victims.
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Tapt
Calif
Jack Armstrong
Billy Goode
Roberta Behertz
Chick Eugene Mickey
Pocket-Picking Ring Smashed in Mecca Pilgrim Ring
BEIRUT AP Police said they smashed a ring that recruited Egyptian women and sent them with false Lebanese passports to pick pockets of Muslim pilgrims in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The crackdown followed arrests and ongoing investigations into the crime network.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Me¢ra
Burl Arabia
Arson Attempts Target Three Soviet Vehicles
Three cars registered to Soviet diplomats were targeted in Maryland suburbs in a blitz of arson attempts. A car remained aflame in Silver Spring while two others were set afire in Hyattsville, with witnesses and alarm details cited.
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Washington
UFI
Maryland
Silver Spring
Testimony of Psychiatrist Thrown Out
In Fort Benning Georgia the court struck from the record the testimony of Dr Albert LaVerne in the William Calley My Lai murder trial. The judge cautioned the jury to disregard the psychiatrist’s claim Calley acted like a robot and had no free will. LaVerne acknowledged much information came from media. The defense questioned the witness for rogs-examination.
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Fort Benning, Ga
William Calley
Reid Kennedy Caut
Albert LaVerne
Calley
My Lai
Laverne
New York City
Bellevue Hospital
Kennedy
My Lai Rald
George Lamer
Aes
Senate Stands Firm On Cigarette Tax Hike In Iowa
DES MOINES AP says the Iowa senate refused to back down on a four cent per pack cigarette tax raise. A motion to reconsider the raise was defeated 24 to 22 after Sen. John Walsh argued the plan would boost bootlegging near borders and push Iowa taxed cigarettes out of the market.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Senate
John Walsh
Dubuque
Clifton Lamborn
Manuoketa
Two Deputy Slayers Nabbed in Dallas Raid
In a dawn operation officers arrested Rene Guzman and Leonardo Ramos Lopez in a Dallas apartment bathroom after a tense chase tied to the murder of three deputies on a Trinity River levee. A man and a woman were wounded as officers moved in. two suspects faced strong bond requests while two women were charged as accessories.
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UPS
Law
Rene Adolfo Guzman
Leonardo Ramos Lopez
Trinity River
Algo
Angie Hernandez
Mary Alice Rosales
Miss Hernandez
Miss Rosales
Clarenes Jones
Cal
Living Cost Rise Is Smallest in 4 Years
Washington AP reports the cost of living rose 0.1 percent in January, the smallest monthly gain in four years, with adjustments showing the index up 1.5 percent for the 12 months ending January, while overall prices compared with 1967 base totaled 136.60 for the same $100 basket.
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Washington
Bureau
Rcepurl
White House
Ranald L
Ziegler
Grovery
Jael Popkin
Earm
Missioner
Bureau of Labor Statis
Blizzard Likely as Icy Storm Hits Towa and Surrounding Areas
A severe winter storm moves from southeast Nebraska toward Towa with heavy rain turning to freezing rain and snow. Thunderstorms affected Cedar Rapids and other north central areas, while rainfall totals exceeded two inches in parts of eastern Towa with strong winds and plummeting temperatures expected tonight.
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Towa
Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Dubuque
Fayette
Decorah
Noth
Iowa
Mason City
Grinnell
Ollumway
Cedar Rapids
Java
Jaws
Teporter
Helicopter Toll Soars as Saigon Reports Heavy Attacks
North Vietnamese forces surged into Soul area driving off rescue helicopters and damaging U.S. aircraft. A relief unit battled along Highway 9 near a firebase while Laotian and Cambodian fronts showed intensified fighting. U.S. helicopters suffered heavy losses with seven shot down and 17 destroyed in the week, amid mounting casualties and the first American fatality on Cambodian soil since June.
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Saigon
Soul
Lans
Highway 9
Vientiane
Sepone
U.S
U. S. Command
Sisouk
U. S
Laos
Associated Press
Michael Putzel
Khe Sanh
Putzel
Cambodia
Frrom
Phnom Penh
Byan
Suspended Term for Eugene Brown in Tax Case
Eugene M. Brown, convicted January 29 of evading 37511 dollars in federal income taxes, received a suspended prison term and a 20000 dollar fine from U S Judge Edward J McManus. Brown, 44, former Tama Packing Co organizer, faced up to five years and 10000 dollars per count. Sentencing gave three six month terms suspended and three month pay deadline set for May 19 with ten day appeal window.
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Seder
Eugene M. Brown
U. S
Edward J. McManus
Brown
Tama Packing Co
Pauls
Uusual
McManus
Edward White
Carroll
Eastern Iowa Flood Outlook Analyzed
The National Weather Service warns of possible snowmelt floods in Cedar Rapids Sigourney Independence Anamosa as March and April bring normal snow melt with normal precipitation. Regions across upper Midwest including the Dakotas Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Missouri Illinois face varying flood risk with 1 to 6 inches of water content in snow cover.
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Cedar Rapids
Sigourney
Independence
Anamosa
National Weather Service
Upper Midwest
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Missouri
Illinois
Japanese Donation Funds 1078‑Bed Saigon Hospital
The Japanese government announced a $12.5 million donation to build a 1,078‑bed hospital in Saigon. The project aims to expand medical capacity and support local health services in the city.
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Saigon
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