Two Appointed To Coordinate Patchett Campaign
John E Patchett Democratic candidate for state representative from the new 25th district southern Linn and northern Johnson counties has named Pauline McAreavy Oxford and Keith Jensen Mr Vernon to coordinate his campaign Mrs McAreavy will coordinate in Johnson county and is a nurse for Clear Creek Community schools Jensen an employee of the Iowa State Education Assn will handle Linn county efforts The campaign centers on tax reform preservation of the family farm adequate public education and protection of wage earners rights.
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John E. Patchett
Linn
Johnson Counties
Pauline McAreavy
Oxford
Keith Jensen
Vernon
Patchett
Clear Creek
Linn County
Jensen
Iowa State Education Assn
Connally Sees Mrs Gandhi in New Delhi Talks
John B. Connally met with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in Simla and said US aid to India did not come up. He noted no military aid or equipment sales to Pakistan since 1965, and described the discussion as frank while addressing relations at a low point.
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New Delhi
API
John B. Connally
Nixon
Indira Gandhi
U.S
India
Pakistan
Connally
Joint Installation Set By Legion and Auxiliary
American Legion Hanford post and its auxiliary plan a joint officer installation on Friday. Post commander John T. Roy and auxiliary president Mrs Edward Soppe will be installed, with David E. Weichman officiating. A potluck dinner precedes the 8 p.m. ceremony at the Hanford post home.
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Legion and Auxiliary
American Legion
Hanford
John T. Roy
A Avenue NW
Edward Soppe
Pawnee Drive
David E. Weichman
Newhall
Iowa
Clinton Farrington
Owen G. Thomas
Frank Roscoe
Second District
Unit Auxiliary
George , Pisarik
Theodore Trefney
John V. Vokolek
Margaret Petrus
Allen Henschel
Youth Fiddlers Shine at Smithsonian Folk Life Festival
Walt Koken won first prize as best old-time fiddler at the Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife. The annual event drew fiddlers from across the country, many in their 20s and 30s, jamming on a muddy mall. Koken also claimed a prize for the most unusual tune, “Sail Away, Lady,” and earned $150 total. The festival also featured a reenactment of the 1909 Waist-Makers strike by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, including the chant “Hail the Waist-Makers of 1909.”
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Washington
Walt Koken
Smithsonian Institution
Koken
Walt
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
America
Patrolman killed by shot meant for crippled horse in Los Angeles
A rookie highway patrolman, Dana Paladini, 25, died after a bullet meant for a crippled horse ricocheted and struck him. Deputy James Johnson fired at the injured horse after it was struck by a car driven by Ruth Lawson. The horse, owned by Willie Booker, was with Booker's daughter when the incident occurred in Compton. both riders were uninjured.
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Los Angeles
Dana Paladini
Sacramento
James Johnson
Paladini
Johnson
Willie Booker
Compton
Ruth Lawson
Booker
Circus star Gunther Gebel-Williams injured in practice
Gunther Gebel-Williams, 36, described as the highest paid circus performer, was clawed on the leg during a Ringling Bros. practice in Houston. He was performing in a cage with two tigers, two horses, and an elephant when the incident occurred.
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Houston
UPI
Gunther Gebel-Williams
Gebel-Williams
Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus
Private British schools see 5 percent rise in a decade
London reports that the number of students in privately operated British schools has grown by five percent in ten years and by forty six percent over the past twenty five years, reflecting shifting demand in private education.
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London
Prague reports 242 highway deaths in early 1972
AP dispatch from Prague notes 242 highway deaths in January through March 1972, up 27 from the same period in 1971, signaling a rising road toll.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Vehicles Pile Up on I 76 Injuring Seven
A rain slick pileup on Interstate 76 near Pittsburgh involved two buses and at least six cars, injuring seven. A small foreign car lost control in front of a Port Authority Transit bus triggering the crash. The PAT bus and the car caught fire but the bus passengers were evacuated. One person aboard the bus was seriously burned. Traffic stalled for miles as responders cleared the scene and reopened a lane after about an hour.
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Pittsburgh
Terstate
Port Authority
Neem Abe
PAT
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