Russell Dies Dean of Senate Richard Russell Dies in Washington
Georgia Democrat Richard Brevard Russell longtime senator and president pro tempore died in Walter Reed Army Medical Center after respiratory failure. He was a prominent Southern voice on civil rights and a former governor and speaker in Georgia politics.
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Johnson
Johmson
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Army Hospital
State Assembly
Air Action Violates Amendment Says Mansfield
Washington UPI Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield charged Thursday the Nixon administration was exceeding Congress intent with expanded air operations in Cambodia. Sen. John Sherman Cooper co author with Sen. Frank Church of legislation led to the criticism and debate.
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Southeast Asia
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Senate
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U. S. Cambodia
Vietnam War casualties and Cambodian actions prompt political clash
U S command reports 47 Americans killed in action last week with 212 wounded and 29 dying from non hostile causes as Congress debates Cooper Church amendment limits on ground troops in Cambodia. Mansfield and Cooper clash over intent while Laird defends air power role. debate signals U S policy and troop withdrawals amid ongoing Vietnam involvement.
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Laos
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Rogers
Church
Congress
Nixon
Truman In Good Condition After Hospital Admission
Former President Harry S Truman, 86, was rushed to a Kansas City hospital with severe abdominal pain. Doctors described him as conscious and in good condition, resting quietly as tests were planned.
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UPI
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Independence
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Grandview
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Breeves
Dreeves
Six Marines Die in Da Nang Helicopter Crash
A U S marine helicopter crashed 22 miles southwest of Da Nang killing six Marines and injuring 16. The cause was not immediately known.
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DA Nang
Group of Iowans to visit Swedish Foreign Ministry
A six member Iowa group concerned about POW fate in North Vietnam plans a Friday morning meeting with Swedish foreign ministry officials in Stockholm. The original 12 members split after a Paris visit, with six choosing Sweden and six going to Switzerland. The Swedish leg includes Dwain Hopkins and others.
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Stockholm
Paris
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Switzerland
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Charles Brown
Marshalltown
Walter Hyiik
Villisea
John Norton
Des Moines
Jeleen Borgloff
Shelll
Towns Must Decide by April 1 on Dump Plan
Towns and cities must choose by April 1 whether to contract with the county health board for garbage disposal. State law requires sanitary disposal facilities by 1978, with plans due within 22 months. The board aims to establish a sanitary landfill serving residents outside cities and towns.
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Roland Krekeler
Gaiatte
Stan Wiiter
Linn
Codaly
County Health Board
Alfred Ahern
Health, Board
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Mnust
Ahern
Wham
Oulside
Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Health Board
Pair Hunting Son Lost 12 Hours in Drain Maze
Alhambra California report details James Delgado 27 and wife who left their car on Long Beach Freeway after a treacherous drain discovery. Their 2 year old son Anthony wandered into a storm drain, later found asleep in the car. Rescue crews evacuated the family and continued search.
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Iowa House approves sweeping drug bill 98 to 1
The Iowa House passed a major drug abuse bill 98 to 1, sending it to the Senate for further changes. Key provisions tighten penalties for pushers, aid users, and address festivals like the Wadena rock event. Amendments by Pelton and Jesse altered trials and sponsor penalties.
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Des Moines
API
House
Senate
Willard Hansen
Cedar Falls
Towa
Hansen
Wadena
Charles Pelton
R-Clinton
Jesse
Welfare family housed at Waldorf Astoria sparks city unrest
Welfare workers walk out at a Brooklyn center to protest Mayor Lindsay suspension of three city employees who placed a welfare mother Cleola Hainsworth and her four children in the Waldorf Astoria hotel. Lindsay calls for a full investigation. union threatens citywide action. The Hainsworths later moved to a friend’s apartment after one night.
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Waldorf-Astoria
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Cleola Hainsworth
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Hainsworth
Kennedy Ousted as Senate Democratic Whip in Surprise Vote
Washington reported Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia defeated Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts to become the new Senate Democratic whip before the session began. The vote shifted power with Byrd replacing Kennedy, Moss elected party conference secretary, and Scott retaining GOP leadership.
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UPI
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Senate
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West Virginia
Congress
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Pennsylvania
G.O.P
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Scohaven
Baker
Frank Moss
Utah
Mile Mansfield
Montana
Kennedy
Russell i Long
Louisiana
Meinen Dies in Cedar Rapids Traffic Crash
William Frenk Meinen aged 12 of 409 Ta Salle Drive SW was killed when his southbound car on Edgewood Road SW collided with a trailer on a highway 30 transport. Police report injuries to another occupant and an autopsy was ordered. investigation continues.
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William Frenk Meinen
Ta Salle Drive
R Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Offi Meinen
Meinen
Edgewood Road
Highway 30
Harald &. Burdock
Coralville
Ttonald K. Claypool
Newhall
Cedar Rapids
Two Charged in Scaffold Mishap in Iowa City
In Iowa City two people face charges following a fatal construction accident on December 17. Lucian J. Todd, 63, of Albert Lea, Minnesota, is charged as supervisor for Harry Hendley and Sons Construction Co. with failing to protect workers and hindering the state labor bureau’s investigation.
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Gorella Coorewnangen
Iowa City
State Bureau of Labor
Johnson County
Iown City
Lucian J. Todd
Albert, Lea, Minn
Harry Hendley and Sons Construction Co
Hendley
Neumann Brin. Construction Co
Dex Moines
Tord Way
Willy “Tall Tre
Remembering When Twenty Years Felt Longer Than Now
A light note on how time's passage reshapes memory about two decades ago. The quip contrasts nostalgia with present perspective, suggesting that bygone eras sometimes seem richer or more distant in hindsight.
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