High Court Spurns No Fault Appeal In Auto Insurance Case
The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to no fault auto insurance laws, upholding Connecticut 1972 enactment and noting other states have similar laws with mixed results. Opponents argued loss of right to sue while insurers praised predictable medical and income coverage. The court also agreed to review other issues including 3.2 beer age for women, environmental disclosures, and school desegregation education funding.
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Washington
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Connecticut Supreme Court
Supreme Courts of
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Kansas
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York Court of Appeals
Illinois
Oklahoma
Great Plains
California
Gasoline Sold For 20 Cents A Gallon In Oak Park
A Freeway service station in Oak Park Illinois offers gas at 20 cents a gallon but only when customers pay with pre 1965 silver coins. Attendant Sylvester Farris shows several coins while owner Len Augustine notes he has collected $1 000 to $1 500 in silver coins to hold as an investment.
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Oak Park
Ill
Sylvester Farris
Len Augustine
Common Cause Leader Criticizes Iowa Democrats at Campaign Event
David Cohen, president of Common Cause, accused the Iowa Democratic Party of failing to provide public Q and A sessions with presidential candidates Morris Udall and Sargent Shriver. He urged more voter access and questioned fundraising as the party’s focus during caucus season.
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Common Cause
Citizen Lobby
Iowa
Democratic Party
David Cohen
People’s Unitarian Church
Morris Udall
Arizona
Sargent Shriver
Cohen
Dubuque
Iowa Democratic Party
Zambian Leader Blames OAU for Angola Deadlock
President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia said Africa failed to solve the Angola problem at the Addis Ababa peace summit. He warned the OAU lacks power and that superpowers control Africa's fate while delegates argued over neutrality versus MPLA endorsement amid Cold War tensions.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Kenneth Kaunda
Africa
Angola
Organization of African Unity
OAU
Kaunda
South Africa
United States
Soviet Union
Popular Movement
MPLA
The
National Union
UNITA
National Front
FNLA
Uganda
Moscow
Washington
China
Murder Warrant Issued in Hiawatha Tavern Shooting
Donald Kness 36 of Moore's trailer court is charged with murder in the Saturday early morning shooting of David Pettit 45 at the Play Mar lounge on Center Point road. A warrant with armed and dangerous warnings was issued Monday. Pettit was hit in the chest at 12 37 a.m. Police said the incident stemmed from a barroom dispute.
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Donald Kness
Moore's
David J. Pettit
Hiawatha
Kness
Pettit
Play-Mar
Center Point Road
Linn
Walter Grant
Agatha Christie Dies at 85 Queen of Mystery
British author Agatha Christie, creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, died at age 85 at her Wallingford home. She wrote 85 novels and the play The Mousetrap, survived by her husband Sir Max Mallowan and a daughter. Dame of the British Empire, she founded a refined style avoiding graphic brutality.
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London
Agatha Christie
Miss Christie
Wallingford
Max Mallowan
Hercule Poirot
Iowa 1975 76 Legislature Opens in Slow Session
Des Moines reports the Iowa legislature reconvened for the 1975 76 session with focus on property tax relief, budget issues, and transportation funding. Lt. Gov. Neu and Gov. Ray urged bipartisanship while noting partisan tensions as leaders resumed work.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Arthur Neu
Senate
House
Dale Cochran
Eagle Grove
Robert Ray
Glenn Brockett
Marshalltown
Bert Fullerton
Correctionville
Clay Spear
Burlington
Gov. Ray
Neu
Reemers Charged with Murder in Iowa City Slaying
Michael D. Reemers 29 of Iowa City faces murder charges in the shooting death of Kaye Mesner 31 of Iowa City. He is scheduled for Johnson County District Court on January 21 with bond set at 100000 and held in the county jail. Mesner’s body was found at 427 Clark Street after a shooting at that residence.
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Iowa City
Michael D. Reemers
Johnson County
University of Iowa
Reemers
Kaye Mesner
Coralville
Iowa City Police
BCI
River Street
Mesner
Refocus
Japan
Iowa Assn. of Women Artists
Scott
Kili
Three Pipe Bombs Found At United Nations
At the U N a ramp outside the library the security found a package containing three pipe bombs timed for 3 p m. EST. Police evacuated the area and the bomb squad disarmed the device before a Security Council debate on the Middle East. No group claimed responsibility.
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United Nations
UPI
U.N
Security Council
Middle East
Dag Hammaraskjold Memorial Library
Bronx
Hen exchange about eggs sparks a mirrored thought
A brief quip imagines two hens debating production and numbers to humorously reflect on their shared egg laying. The playful line hints at abundance and curiosity among fowl without assigning a larger event.
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