All-Iowa fair schedule and weather dampen attendance
Morning rain and hot humid afternoon sunshine kept crowds down at the All-Iowa fair on Saturday. Officials remained optimistic, citing upcoming grandstand attractions and the Century 21 midway as potential weekend attendance boosters. Demonstrations, showings, and performances filled the afternoon and evening, including livestock judging, wood turning, pottery, and the Showboat Marionettes, with fireworks slated for 10 pm.
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Zacchini Cannon
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Home Service Department
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Plan Meetings On Food Costs
Washington AP Secretary of the Treasury George P. Shultz announced cabinet officials will meet Wednesday with major food chains and Thursday with farm industry leaders at the Treasury Department. The discussions aim to inform a July 10 report on rising food prices ordered by President Nixon. About 25 chain officials are slated for Wednesday while a larger farmer group is invited for Thursday.
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Secretary of the Treasury
George P. Shultz
Cost of Living Council
Treasury Department
Tough Second Half for Congress
Congress ends six months of 1972 with a sparse record and faces a heavy post recess workload. Sen. Byrd warns of long sessions six days a week as July 17 returns bring stormy weather signals and possible political overtones if Nixon ally wins Democratic nomination. The $5 billion revenue sharing bill seems the best chance. welfare reform prospects fade amid a 20 percent Social Security boost and opposition from Nixon aides.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Senate
Suspect's Wife Reveals New Link in Bugging Plot
Mrs. Clara Barker said her husband Bernard Barker and E. Howard Hunt once ran ventures in Central America including Nicaragua. Hunt, a former CIA officer, acted as chief operative during the Bay of Pigs era. Barker aided with funds and disbursements. both linked to meetings in Washington and Miami before the Democratic committee raid. Hunt’s whereabouts are unknown and Barker remains in a Washington jail.
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E. Howard Hunt, Jr
White House
Bernard L. Barker
Miami
Democratic National Committee
Barker
Clara Barker
Hunt
Central America
Nicaragua
Cuba
Central Intelligence Agency
C.I.A
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Democratic
Watergate
Chuckle on living standards and affordability
A humorous line notes we boast the world’s highest standard of living yet laments the cost. The quip underlines irony in prosperity and expense.
Turner's Office: City Can Levy Airport Tax
Cedar Rapids may assess a user fee on airport passengers to fund runway improvements under Iowa code 330.12. Assistant Attorney General Larry Blumberg said a per ticket charge is constitutional if not discriminatory, with revenue from the fees or from the improvements financing the project.
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Turner
Cedar Rapids
Tom Riley
Riley
Iowa
Larry M. Blumberg
Evansville
Ind
Blumberg
McGovern plans changes to income redistribution proposal
Senator George S. McGovern prepares to unveil major changes this week to his income redistribution plan. The shift from a universal $1,000 per year to tax credits aims to curb loopholes while keeping the plan from raising upper tax rates. Meanwhile Chicago Mayor Daley and 58 delegates win a legal skirmish in Illinois to bolster their bid as legitimate state Democrats.
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UPI
George S. McGovern
Democratic Party
McGovern
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Supreme Court
William H. Rehnquist
Cook County
Ill
Daley
Credentials Committee
Rockefeller to shift NY GOP delegate seats to minorities and women
Gov Nelson Rockefeller and top New York Republicans will relinquish their at large Republican national convention delegate seats to women youths Negroes and Puerto Ricans to boost minority representation. The move mirrors Democratic gains and aims to blunt fall charges that Republicans overlook these groups.
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New York Times Service
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
G.O.P
Black Pickets End Protests at Logan Plaza
In Waterloo, a month long picket line at Logan Plaza ended after negotiations between the center’s attorney Lewis Beecher and Black protesters. The agreement, not fully disclosed, commits to hiring blacks at the center as openings arise, reflecting standard local practices.
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Waterloo
UPI
Logan Plaza
Lewis Beecher
Beecher
Olean Fourth of July Postponed to September 4
In flood ravaged Olean New York the city postpones Independence Day events for two months. The police department Dempsey club will present fireworks and entertainment on September 4 continuing the celebration.
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Olean
N.Y
UPI
Dempsey Club
Pentagon Papers Anger British By Arthur L. Garshon
British anger grows as leaked Pentagon papers reveal London bugged Soviet premier Kosygin during his 1967 visit. Officials note security lapses and the US role in exposing sensitive intelligence. Wilson’s Vietnam peace efforts are framed in the papers with Kosygin’s acceptance of proposals.
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Alexei N. Kosygin
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Moscow
Communist Party
Washington
Pentagon
Kosygin
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ho Chi Minh
Johnson
Wilson
Nixon Expects No Early Break at Paris Talks
Washington sources say President Nixon and advisers foresee no quick settlement despite Hanoi proposing July 13 resumption. Officials note U S leverage from intensified bombing and mining, Hanoi's hard line, and North Vietnam's stalled offensive, with date set by Hanoi.
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Nixon
Paris
Hanoi
North Vietnam
United States
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