Mother's Not Mad Crunch Tree Hits Auto
Four Marion teenagers escaped injury when a heavy rainstorm toppled a tree onto the car they rode in at Fifth avenue and Seventh street. Driver Mark Thomas 17 said rain blocked visibility as limbs crushed the hood windshield and top of the 1966 station wagon. His mother Mrs. Owen Thomas arrived unangry and thanked luck the crash occurred in her car while passengers Roxanne 15 Rick Von Behren 17 and Theresa Fett 15 rode with him.
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Marion
Mark Thomas
Owen Thomas
Grand Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Ible
Mark
Roxanne
Rick von Behren
John von Behren
Theresa Fett
George E. Fett
D Avenue
Gazette
Larry Tanner
South Marion
Jack Bowdish
Sixth Avenue
Bowdish
Eighth Avenue
Seventh
Ninth Streets
Tenth Avenue
Highway 151
Thirty-fifth Street
Legion Memorial
Indian Creek
City launches Wreck Clamation to clear junked cars
City Manager Robert M. L. Johnson announces a joint venture with First National and Farmers State banks Linn County Savings and Loan Katz Salvage and the city council to remove abandoned vehicles. Over 100 junkers are in the city and removal will be at no cost to property owners with title or a released form. Public action aims to finish the cleanup in days with citizen cooperation.
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Robert M. L. Johnson
Johnson
First National
Farmers State Banks
Linn County Savings and Loan
Katz Salvage
Public Services Department
Gregory C. Hapgood
Council
Financial Institutions
Katz Salvage Firm
Nixon China trip signals possible end to Vietnam war troops
U S Senator Hugh Scott said Nixon's planned China visit suggests no combat troops will remain in Vietnam by May 1 1972 and possibly no U S forces at all except to fulfill any agreements. Other leaders pressed for withdrawal timing and peace prospects amid Paris talks and regional alignments.
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Washington
Senate
Hugh Scott
Nixon
China
U. S
Vietnam
Pennsylvanian
Peking
South Vietnam
Scott
ABC
Paul McCloskey
Calif
Paris
Thieu
McCloskey
NBC
Senate-House
Two Men Die After Hitting Power Cable In Texas
In Elsa Texas two men using a power auger to bore a hole struck an underground high voltage cable and were electrocuted authorities said the incident occurred Sunday with no further details available.
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Elsa
Texas
UPI
Home Economist Jane Pass More Appears on TV Morning Show
Iowa State Extension Service Home Economist Jane Pass More joins host George Patrick on TV 9 MORNING SHOW to discuss noise pollution at home. The program airs Tuesday at 9 35 in color.
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Iowa State Extension Service
Jane Passmore
George Patrick
TV 9
U S Official Optimistic on SALT Talks Prospects
United States official says optimism about meaningful agreements with the Soviet Union and East European allies on security and nuclear arms limits. Undersecretary John Irwin cites progress at Helsinki talks and broader East West issues during the American Bar Association session. Irwin notes Nixon China visit aims to improve relations without threatening the USSR.
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London
UPI
State Department
U. S
Soviet Union
John Irwin
American Bar Association
Helsinki
Nixon
China
Irwin
Peking
Europe
Association
William Rogers
Washington
Pentagon weighs over 2000 dollar re enlistment bonuses for guard reserve
The Pentagon plans to test congressional sentiment on offering re enlistment bonuses possibly exceeding 2000 dollars for the national guard or reserve. Asst. Sec retary Roger T Kelly arranged a secret session with a House subcommittee to discuss proposals for the next defense budget.
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Washington
Pentagon
National Guard
Guard
Asst
Secretary of Defense
Roger T. Kelley
House Armed Services Subcommittee
Laird
Reserve
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Mobile homes urged to be secured against tornadoes
Kansas City AP. Allen Pearson, head of the national severe storms forecast center, warns mobile homes are highly vulnerable to tornadoes unless properly anchored. He outlines low cost anchoring methods, urges trailer courts to install safeguards, and recommends storm shelters with concrete roofs to protect residents.
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Kansas City
U. S
Allen Pearson
National
Pearson
National Weather Service Agency
Preparation H Promises Quick Relief from Hemorrhoid Symptoms
An advertisement touts Preparation H as a safe nonprescription treatment that shrinks inflamed hemorrhoidal tissues and provides hours of relief from pain and itching. Claims come from doctors’ tests across major cities and medical centers, noting similar results for many patients.
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New York
Washington
D.C
Formosan Resolution Urges Nixon to Cancel China Visit
Taiwan Nationalist parliament adopted a resolution urging President Nixon to halt plans for his trip to the Chinese mainland. The statement requests Nixon suspend the visit and avoid proceeding with the trip.
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Taipei
Taiwan
UPI
China
Nixon
Beer Bottles Shattered on French Highway Crash
Twelve thousand beer bottles toppled from a brewery truck on a bumpy bend near Chalon sur Saone France. The incident occurred Sunday causing spills and traffic disruption.
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Chalon - Sur - Saone
France
UPI
Shoe Polisher Triggers Alarm At McCormick Place
A ticking sound at Chicago's McCormick Place alarmed a security guard and prompted dispatch of bomb and arson investigators. The device turned out to be a battery powered shoe polisher left running, later disarmed by switching off.
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Chicago
UPI
McCormick Place
Lakefront Exhibition Center
Limb harms son of USC president during storm cleanup
Jeff Paul, 15, son of Aldrich Paul president of Upper Iowa College, was injured Sunday when a tree limb fell on him while clearing storm debris. He was listed in good condition Monday at West Union hospital.
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Fayette
Jeff Paul
Upper Iowa College
Aldrich Paul
Paul
West Union Hospital
Billboard bandits strike again in Michigan
Port Huron report says highway orange A 10 by 14 foot billboard valued at 600 to 800 dollars was chopped down during the night on U.S. 25 about 20 miles north of here. Authorities note the bandits have been active in southeastern Michigan since spring cutting signs to curb visual pollution.
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Port Huron, Mich
UPI
U.S. 25
Here
Michigan
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Twentieth Street
Bert Walters
Cedar Rapids
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Central City
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White House
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
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Italy
Paul VI
Draper
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Witwer Insurance
Henry Witwer
Walter Fry
1St Ave
16Th Ave
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Kolosso
Quiside
U.S
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Tom McDonough
Bob Brooks
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Men's Suedene Casuals
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