Youth Sought in Cedar Rapids Shotgun Killing
A warrant charges 18 year old Lacey La Verne Kelley of Cedar Rapids with first degree murder in the shotgun slaying of Thomas John Notthe at Trax service station 80 Third Street SE. Police, led by Chief George Matias, searched Kelley’s apartment then obtained an arrest warrant. a cigar box marked SRAX was found along with a missing check and various bills.
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Rapids Now
Deitef
Lacey LaVerne Kelley
Cedar Rap
Cedar Rapids
Ceorge Matias
Kelley
Thomas John Noethe
Trax
Third Street
Notthe
Eighth Street
Fifth Street
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Powers
Ames
Linn District Court
SRAX
Wiliam Bods
Auditor criticizes University of Iowa travel costs
Iowa State Auditor Lloyd Stith criticized the University of Iowa travel expenditures totaling 1.6 million dollars for the year ending June 30. The report cites irregularities in travel vouchers over three months, including preferred air class, broad auto expense interpretations, wide mileage variations among cities, and lax advance practices. Recommendations include a U.S. per diem schedule, stricter advance controls, and standardized mileage and intra city charges.
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Harrison Weberlowe
Daily Press Assn
Des Moines
Lloyd ‘Stith
University of Iowa
Smith
Theniversity
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Davenport
U. S
Charge 2 More In My Lai Case
The army charged two more soldiers with murder in the My Lai case. Charles Hutto of Tallulah, 21, faces premeditated murder rape and assault with intent to kill while Pvt Gerald Smith, 22, of Chicago is charged with premeditated murder and indecent assault on a Vietnamese female. Both are stationed at Fort locations and the charges bring the total to four.
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Washington
My Lai
Charles Hutto
Tallulah
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Hutto
Gerald Smith
Chicago
Smith
Fort Riley
Kaw
Inquest into Kopechne death ends in Massachusetts
Edgartown mass inquest into Mary Jo Kopechne death concludes after four days of testimony. Two witnesses challenged Kennedy's timeline of the car accident. District Judge James Boyle will decide on possible criminal prosecution, likely weeks away.
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Kopechne
Edgartown
Mass
UPI
Mary Jo Kopechne
Sen. Edward
Kennedy
James Boyle
Dukes County
Edmund Dinis
Waterloo Hoste Story To Be Delayed
Completion of the study of six alternate routes for Interstate 380 between Cedar Rapids and Waterloo will be delayed three months. Highway Commission Planning Director Carl Schach said he is now aiming for an April 1 completion time for the interstate routing study. Original plans had penciled in January 1 as the finish date.
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Smith
Houston
UPI
Ade
Staunch
James Lovell
Thomas Mattingly
Fred Haise
Space Agency
AMES
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Highway Commission
Car
Schach
Hanoi and Paris clash over secret talks amid Vietnam toll
In Saigon and Paris, Vietnam war news dominates as Hanoi rebuffs U.S. bid for private talks while casualties climb. The U.S. toll past 140,000 dead since 1961 and wounded surpass 263,000 as negotiators spar over session format and conditions.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U. S
U. S. Command
Pattern of enemy activity and casualties in Vietnam
Pattern of monthly spikes in Viet Nam fighting noted by U S command spokesman. In Mekong delta ten American infantrymen operate as total weekly U S deaths reach six. South Vietnamese and allied reports cite clashes yielding eighty enemy deaths while new year cease fires left unclear casualty impact. Tet offensive doubt looms as Hanoi may pause fighting amid severe cold in Iowa and Dubuque weather tests.
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da Nang
Army court martial for GI newscaster in Vietnam
SAIGON AP reports Army charges Thursday against Robert Lawrence 27 of Atlanta one of two GI broadcasters in Vietnam for alleged censorship dispute The case centers on his Dec 23 refusal to drive soldiers to quarters and the Dec 29 broadcast alleging suppression of unfavorable news Lawrence and Marine Cpl Thomas Sinkavitz 21 of Harrisburg Pa faced suspensions and potential legal action The article notes accusations of censorship and conflict with Sgt MacArthur commander of the network staff and references prolonged legal actions continuing on page 3 col 6.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Robert Lawrence
Atlanta
Lawrence
Armed Forces Vietnam Network
U. S. Command
Cpl
Thomas Sinkavitz
Harrisburg
Sgt. MacArthur
MacArthur
Long Binh
U. S
MacaArthu
Robert MacArthur
Bell
Ingham, Wash
Ibentamet
Threats reported against Yablonski associates in union case
Investigators say no close allies of Joseph Yablonski have received threatening calls since the murders of the UMW reformer his wife and daughter. Marion Pellegrini of UMW Districts Canonsburg and Elmer Brown, Yablonski running mate, reported calls to authorities. Pellegrini described a 3:15 PM call saying Youre next, and patrols remain in the area. Brown said a call warned him to mind his own business. (Continued: Page 3)
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Clarksville
Joseph
Jock
Yablonski
United Mine
Workers Union
Marion Pellegrini
UMW
Canonsburg
Elmer Brown
Delbarton
W. Va
FBI
I Pellegrini
Joseph Snyder
Pellegrini
Brown
Sub Zero Weather Expected to Linger in Iowa
Subzero temperatures may end by Friday as forecast by the weather bureau. Readers see subzero readings across Iowa with cars stalled and frigid winds driving the chill to its worst levels of the week. In Cedar Rapids the thermometer dived to 15 below as the state endures a continuing cold spell since Monday.
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Habib
U.S
Republic of Vietnam
Nixon
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Gas record set for Cedar Rapids usage in 24 hours
Gas usage in Cedar Rapids hit 97.9 million cubic feet in the 24 hours ending noon on Thursday, with a mean temperature of 11 degrees. The prior record was 87.6 million cubic feet on December 31, 1968, when the mean temperature was minus eight.
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Cedar Rapids
Town-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Farmer mocks tomato book ad in letter to publisher
A farmer who ordered a tomato growing book criticized the advertising, writing to the publisher that the ad writer should have written the book. The quip suggests frustrations with misaligned guidance and aiming for practical advice.
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Look
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Paris
Northetnam
Philip Habib
Viet Cong
Henry Cuba Lodge
Xuan Thuy
WPI
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