Jury selection begins in Richard P. Lawrence murder trial
In Linn county district court on Monday jury selection started for the murder case of Richard P. Lawrence, 37, of 3017 Sidney Street SE. The state seeks first degree murder with life imprisonment and plans to call about 20 witnesses. defense seeks insanity. Kaiser, 49, was shot at a Marion supermarket construction site and died en route to a Cedar Rapids hospital. Lawrence surrendered to Marion police later the same day. Judge William Reads presides.
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Richard P. Lawrence
Linn County
Lawrence
Sidney Street
Clark Kaiser
Fifth Avenue, SE
William Faches
Faches
Robert Nelson
Robert Fassler
Kaiser
Marion
Copper Construction Co
Cedar Rapids
James Copper
Marion Police
Tom Horan
William Reads
Troy Ruffin Denies False Check Charge
Troy Ruffin, 25, of Swisher pled innocent before Judge Warren J. Rees to a charge of false uttering a check. He is accused of passing a bad check March 25 to the Eagle Food center at May's City West Side shopping center.
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Troy Ruffin
Swisher
Warren J. Rees
Eagle Food Center
May
City West Side
Delays Hit Move to Arm U S Troops With New Rifle
A Senate Preparedness Subcommittee report criticizes the Defense Department and Army for uncertainty and opinion conflicts slowing adoption of the M 16, contrasting with the M 14 post World War II standard. The Army placed the M 16 for ground forces under Gen Westmoreland in Vietnam.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
U.S
Senate
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Sen. Stennis
William Westmoreland
JAS
Vietnam
Escalation Opposed by JFK Said by Ex State Official
Roger Hilsman former assistant secretary of state for Far Eastern affairs says he quit the Johnson administration over its military push in Vietnam, arguing President Kennedy would have avoided such a course. He also asserts Johnson ordered regular bombing of North Vietnam before Hanoi sent large forces southward, despite public claims of retaliation.
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Washington
State Department
Johnson Administration
Vietnam
Kennedy
Roger Hilsman
Johnson
Ford Administration Playing Enemy's Rules Says Hilsman
POMONA California UPI Gerald Ford House minority leader Hilsman said the bombing was aimed at forcing Hanoi to yield and that the administration is playing the enemy’s game. He appeared on Face the Nation discussing his book To Move a Nation and skepticism about escalation and air strikes in Vietnam.
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Pomona
Calif
UPI
Rep
Cawan
Gerald Ford
House
Hilsman
John
Hanoi
Kennedy
Vietnam
North Vietnam
CBS
Drake student among two found dead after house fire
Bodies were found in a house after a fire started early morning at 4:30 am and fully controlled by 9:15 am. The deceased include a Drake University freshman returning home recently. his mother was active in the local Presbyterian church. The bodies were taken to Chapman funeral home in Clarence.
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Jay
Drake University
Des Moines
Presbyterian Church
Tipton
Chapman Funeral Home
Clarence
Fatal Fire Continues From Page One In Stanwood
Mrs. Davidson called the Stanwood fire department from a dresser area, awakening Jay as debris collapsed atop her body. The girl was found in a bedroom while the house was packed with papers, magazines, and clothing, leaving only narrow aisles. Firefighters rescued the EMIS AAR reapaananen.
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Barden
Stanwood
Mechanicsville
Soviet Charge US Britain Incited Israeli Strike on Egypt
The Soviet Union on Monday accused the United States and Britain of inciting Israeli extremists to attack Egypt. The charge framed the action as Western provocation in a broader Middle East crisis.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
U.S
Britain
Egypt
Two Arrests Highlight Weekend Police Action
Woman 20 was arrested for resisting an officer after allegedly attempting to knife a man during a scuffle on Fourth Avenue SE. Police reported she used force to resist and required restraints. she served two days in municipal jail. Two cadet nominees to West Point were announced by Congressman Culver, William Pfeffer Jr. and Gregory Schrubbe, with callouts to their high schools and hometowns.
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Vicki Turner
Fourth Avenue SE
John C. Culver
Secretary of the Army
United States Military Academy
West Point
William J. Pfeffer, Jr
William J. Pfeffer
Lewellen Drive
Gregory D. Schrubbe
William Clifford Schrubbe
Decorah
Pfeffer
Jefferson High School
Schrubbe
DeSales High School
Ossian
Culver
Thomas Belcave
Fourth Aventique SE
Sam Troy
Loren M. Hullinger, Jr
Shell Blast
RAT PA
Mu- Trol
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JFK
Nam
Ford
Administration
Emis Aar Reapaananen
Michigan
U.N
C.R
Spraight’s
Montrose-Hofman Hotel
House of
Interior Design Dept
MG Ng Vi
Frigidaire
General Motors
Ilten & Taegeive
2Nd Ave
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