Iowa City Drug Center Supposed Hub of Trade Says Chief
Iowa City Police Chief Patrick McCarney told the Kiwanis Club that Iowa City is a national drug distribution center with supplies reaching Berkeley and San Francisco. He cited a Burlington girl sent for treatment after associating with Iowa City youths and noted 1968 drug charges. arrests are hard when juveniles possess only ingredients or are not in actual possession.
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Chicago
Crops Die as Mississippi Flood Worsens Midwest Losses
Flood crest 120 miles along Illinois and Missouri shores triggers $154 million in crop damage in Iowa Missouri and beyond. A Menard State Penitentiary farm reports 100 percent losses while 8 000 acres of soybeans near Miller City are wiped out by a levee break. Severe heat and tornadoes compound the disaster as President Nixon declares major disaster areas.
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St. Louis
Miller City
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Kansas
Ohio
Nixon
Flood Threat Grows in Southeast Iowa Rivers
Iowa flood watchers focus on the Cedar and Iowa rivers in the southeast as swollen waters threaten communities. The Cedar and Iowa rivers continue sending record volumes toward the Coralville reservoir area, raising alert levels across the region.
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Apollo 11 Launch Delayed by 724 Milliseconds
CAPE KENNEDY AP reports Launch Director Rocco Petrone said Apollo 11 was late by 724 milliseconds at liftoff. He noted the mission began eight years ago and defined a millisecond as one thousandth of a second.
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El Salvador Forces Push Deeper Into Honduras
El Salvador ignores OAS cease fire call and invades Honduras, with diplomats reporting Salvadorean troops penetrating up to 20 miles inside Honduran territory. Honduran forces defend and counterattack as a seven nation OAS peace keeping committee arrives seeking a halt.
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Honduras
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Church Leaders Ask Prayers for Apollo Moon Mission
New York AP The National Council of Churches urged nationwide prayer for Apollo 11 to be used for God’s purposes and for the astronauts to return safely. The appeal praised human achievement while urging humility and repentance and asking God to bless the mission and protect the crew.
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National Council of Churches
Israel
Jesus Christ
Cape Kennedy Hosts Historic Big Crowd Night Rush
CAPE KENNEDY AP On a muggy July night Cape Kennedy drew its largest crowd yet as excitement built for a potential moon mission. Estimates surpassed one million as the Chamber of Commerce predicted a massive turnout. Restaurants and hotels buzzed while a travel agency offered reservations for future trips to the moon in a hotel lobby. Three thousand correspondents lined the space agency press center, needing badges for entry as highway traffic swelled along beachfront corridors.
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Hooded trio raid prison frees 19 inmates in NC
Three hooded men attacked the McDowell county prison inmate dormitory, beating two night guards and freeing 19 felons. The escapees, armed and in three cars, fled as guards were tied with sheets. authorities issued a broad alert as the group split up.
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Marion
N.C
UPI
McDowell County
J. B. Condry
Condry
Apollo 11 Lifts Off Toward Moon Landing Mission
Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong Aldrin and Collins launched from Cape Kennedy aboard the Saturn 5 rocket at 11 16 a m and reached 193 miles altitude after a 5 47 burn. They prepared to separate the lunar lander and head for the manned moon landing ahead.
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Grocer 73 Repels Knife Assault in Cedar Rapids Burglary Attempt
A 73 year old grocer chased off a teenage robber at a southwest Cedar Rapids grocery Tuesday night. The 16 year old fled with a knife and was caught with a 15 year old lookout. Both youths were returned to state custody after questioning.
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Aleck Sheronick
E Avenue NW
Toledo
Eldora
Fate binds trio to historic moon mission
Howard Benedict profiles Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins the Apollo 11 crew chosen for the first lunar landing. Armst rong Aldrin and Collins bring long spaceflight experience combat missions MIT training and extensive lunar geology prep while recounting fate chance and shared resolve that brought them to this historic mission.
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Today's Chuckle There’s one good thing about the new dances
A light humor item notes that with the new dances nobody knows when you make a mistake. Copyright.
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