Cynics Warned by Iowa Leaders at Opening Legislature
Iowa leaders warned against efforts to destroy the democratic system as the 1971-72 legislature opened. Lt. Gov. Roger Jepsen and Speaker William Harbor urged bi partisan unity to tackle redistricting, efficiency, pollution, inflation and aging, while promising firm action against cynics who doubt representative democracy.
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Frank Nye Garetté
Batter Dies
Lowa House
Senate
Roger Jepsen
Day- Cupart
William Harbor
Henderson
Harbor
Fter
Sern
Jepsen
Floyd Millen
Farmington
Tax Break Seen on Depreciation Plan
SAN CLEMENTE AP An announcement awaited from the Western White House on Monday would ease business tax burdens by allowing larger depreciation writeoffs for new plant and equipment. Treasury officials prepared regulations expected to cut government receipts by about 1.4 billion dollars in year one and 2.7 billion in year two as the plan aims to spur modernization and faster production.
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San Clemente
White House
New York
Treasury
Washington
U.S. protests Moscow incidents escalate in Moscow
UPI reports U.S. embassy protest to Soviet foreign office over harassment of Americans in Moscow amid tit-for-tat exchanges. Soviet officers warned Americans to protect Soviet diplomats in the U.S., while incidents included threats, vandalism of American cars, and intimidation outside the Kremlin area and Gorky street.
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Moscow
UPI
Thompson Buchanan
America
Konstantin Fedoseyev
Foreign Office
Pedaseyev
Sime
United States
Fene Corning
U.S
Lenin Luils
Kosygin
Gorky Street
Fifth Avenue
Kremlin
Joseph Markaroff
Paul American Airways
Tarr Estimates Draft Lottery Limit Will Reach 195
Draft Director Curtis Tarr said the 1971 lottery numbers will reach about 195, similar to 1970, with lower calls but a shrinking draft pool. He urged Congress to end student deferments and adopt a uniform national call, noting progress in de-escalation and board disruptions. An estimated 113,10 men face possible induction into early 1971, with about 25,000 potentially drafted.
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Tarr
Washington
Curtis Tarr
Draf
Tony
Tarralgo
Congress
House
Senate
Taft
Light turnouts mark 22nd senatorial district vote
A sample across 27 voting places in the 22nd senatorial district shows a light turnout in the special election between Democrat Cloyd Robinson and Republican Jesse Hunter. Polls stay open until 8 pm with mid afternoon reports from Ellis YMCA precinct 21 and several Franklin and Pet precincts.
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Kedar Rapids News
Cloyd Robinson
Jesse Hunter
Ellis Ymca
Franklin Township
Histone Brary
Long School
Taylor
Page
Cal
Coquillette, Retired Banker, Dies in Cedar Rapids
S E Coquillette 80 longtime Merchants National Bank leader and Cedar Rapids director died Sunday afternoon at a local hospital after a short illness. He lived at 845 First Avenue SE and had remained active in business, serving as director of several firms and trustee of local institutions. He was born April 4, 1891 and married Berice Grout in 1913. Surviving are his wife a son James J Coquillette current Merchants National president a daughter Mrs Robert Wray and several grandchildren. Services at Turner Chapel East noon Tuesday with Mt Hermon Lodge AF and AM. Burial Oak Hill cemetery. Donations may go to Westminster Presbyterian memorial fund.
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Cedar Rapids News
S. E. Coquillette
Merchants National Bank
Cedar Rapids
Coquillette
First Avenue SE
MNB
Bank
Towa National Mutual Insurance Co
Towa Electric Light and Power Co
Towa Manufacturing Co
Welch-Conk-Beals Co
City Naional Bank and Banks of
Town
Cornwell Village
St. Luke's Hospital
Berbice Grout
James J. Coquillette
Merchants National
Robert §. Wray
Turner
Chapel East
John P. Woods
Rand Mt. Hermon Lodge
AF & AM
Oak Hill Cemetery
Turner's
Mt. Hermon Lodge
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Mt. Norman Lodge
Offic Elks Club
Nixon era troop withdrawals cited in Laird briefing
Laird said Vietnamization is ahead of schedule and withdrawals will continue this year. He noted morale concerns among troops in Vietnam and that Nixon would set the next target in April. The U S command reported troop strength at 332,500, the lowest in years.
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Felery Laird
U. S
Cambodia
Vietnam
Laird
Washington
Nixon
Defense Department
Isdrawal
Ines
Viel
Nam
Paris
Saigon
Chuckle Truth on Cleaner, Ton Camyriaht
A quirky line about truth and cleanliness, featuring a playful misprint that adds whimsy to a modern joke. The odd phrasing hints at a humorous shift in language as a standup style quip. The piece reads like a light, tongue in cheek observation.
Supreme Court Denies Hoffa Appeal and Rules on Clay Case
The Supreme Court denied James Hoffa's appeal on his pension fund fraud conviction and agreed to hear Cassius Clay now Muhammad Ali on his conscientious objector claim. Hoffa remains eight years into a nine-year term. Clay Ali faces a draft case with later proceedings and a March title fight setup.
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Supreme Court
James Hoffa
Teamsters Union
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Hoffa
Federal
Lewisburg
Byron White
Thurgood Marshall
Hoffe
Clay
de Vnse
Muhammad Ali
Voult
I Pveseat
Ida Prazier
Fifth U8
Cireuit Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
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