Wounded Knee Three Guilty No Surprise
Three AIM leaders Holder Camp and Crow Dog were found guilty of interference with and robbery of postal inspectors in a Cedar Rapids federal court after a swift, largely uncontested trial. Defense denounced the court as biased while prosecutors praised the fair process leading to the verdict. Sentencing set for June 27 with bail remains.
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Wounded Knee
Cedar Rapids
Stanley Holder
Carter Camp
U.S
Edward J. McManus
America
Holder, Camp
Leonard Crow Dog
Defense Lawoyers
Holder
Time Magazine
5.D
Russell Means
Dennis Banks
St. Paul
Fred Nichol
Means
Banks
McManus
South Dakota
AIM
Hurd
Joe Beeler
Miami
McMannus
CIA Report May Be Kept Secret
President Ford received the Rockefeller Commission report on the CIA but the White House indicated it may stay secret. Press secretary Ron Nessen said the President will read it and decide if it becomes public, while Church committee members suggested CIA plots may have touched murders, with evidence and documents cited by a Minneapolis Tribune report.
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Washington
Ford
Rockefeller Commission
Central Intelligence Agency
White House
Commission
U.S
Ron Nessen
Nessen
CIA
Frank Church
Senate Intelligence Committee
Ngo Dinh Diem
Trujillo
Diers
Kirkwood Heads Grant Driven Community College Consortium
Kirkwood Community College will lead a quartet of colleges in a nationwide ACCTION program. The $1 million federal grant funds one year starting July, with Kirkwood receiving about 367 474 dollars. The effort targets 120 colleges offering advisory aid in community service resource development and student services.
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Hardwool Community College
Kirkwood
Kirkwoo
Mike Crawford
ACC
TION
Washington, D.C
Tri-County Technical College
Pendleton
D.C
Brevard Community College
Cocoa
Fla
Hesston Junior College
Hesston
Kan
Coffee Nations Demand Price Increase of 62.4 Percent
Coffee producers and exporters from six Latin American nations urged a minimum world price of 65 dollars per 100 pound bag, a 62.4 percent rise from the 40 dollar current level, at a four day meeting in San Salvador. The group, including Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and El Salvador, warned of possible export halts if not met. The conference traduced the plan. it was dismissed by the London world coffee conference in July.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
London
Mexico
Honduras
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Salvador
United States
Helmet Law Sent to Governor
DES MOINES AP A bill requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets when riding was sent to Gov Robert Ray after final legislative approval. The senate 27 20 concurred with the house bill and rejected adding headlights on at all times. The law aims to cut head injuries in motorcycle crashes and excludes helmet use during licensed parades sponsored by cities towns or organizations.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Senate
House
May unemployment hits postwar peak while jobs rise
Washington AP reports the unemployment rate reached 9.2 percent in May, a postwar high, yet total employment grew by 320000 to 84.4 million as more people joined the labor force. The diffusion index showed 64 percent of industries added jobs, with gains mainly in agriculture and adult males. Average hourly earnings rose to 34.47, weekly earnings to 160.47, amid broader employment improvements.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Departments
Iowa Jobless Rate Up 6.2 Percent May Iowa jobs rise
DES MOINES AP Iowa's seasonally adjusted jobless rate for May was projected at 6.2 percent with about 93 400 people jobless, up from April's 5.9 percent. The unadjusted May rate was 2.2 percent, down from April's 6 percent, reflecting construction and outside activity resuming. The commission will release final figures in days, noting little variation from preliminary estimates.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Jerry Shroyer
Hijacked helicopter abducts inmate from Michigan prison
A privately owned helicopter with painted-out numbers flew over the Jackson facility, seized inmate Dale Remling 46 of Sidney, Mich, and fled after landing briefly near a plant where license plates are made. Authorities pursued with ground gunfire reported. two men remained at large.
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Jackson, Mich
UPI
Amerits
State Corrections Department
Perry Johnson
Southern Michigan
Dale Remling
Sidney
Mich
Remling
California
Nebraska
Mexico City
Charles Bronson
Johnson
Tir Sway
Jackson
Railroads Win 5 Percent Freight Rate Increase
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission approved a nationwide 5 percent freight rate rise set to start after June 20. The move offsets a 10 percent wage boost from January and a 20 percent health benefit hike this month, with no exceptions. The ICC considers a further 2.5 percent request for October 1.
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Washington
UPI
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
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