Symington seeks 200 million cap on Laos war spending
Senate braces for clash over U S aid to Laos forces as Senator Symington proposes a ceiling of 200 million dollars a year on spending there. He accuses various Thai irregulars and mercenaries of contravening law, while Fulbright cites higher air raid costs and Case notes at least 250 million yearly outside southern operations. The closed session followed a trip by staff to Laos to review a still classified report.
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Harris Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder in Cedar Rapids
A Linn district court jury of seven women and five men found Perry H Harris guilty of murder in the second degree after deliberating from afternoon until about 10 p m They found Harris 23 acted in a fake dispute with Ernest Jordan 37 at a southeast Cedar Rapids residence February 13 The defense claimed the shooting was accidental and not murder, with malice lacking Judge Harold Vieler scheduled sentencing for July 9 at 2 30 p m The case centered on whether the quarrel was real or staged and Harris testified the shooting was accidental during a supposed dispute with Jordan Both residents of Cedar Rapids were involved in the incident
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Dudge Harold Vieler
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Argumést
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Vaccine Airlift Stymied in New Delhi Amid Ref refugee delays
A U S Air Force C 130 airlift to move vaccines and refugees faced delays due to equipment shortages and refrigeration problems. Four engine C 130s and support planes from the Soviet Union were also announced. An embassy official said the aircraft lacked adequate cooling gear to transport medicines, while officials evaluate eastern Tripura airfields for handling the large planes.
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Space lab Salute in higher orbit as Soviets test stay
Soviet cosmonauts aboard Salute raised the space station to a higher orbit to extend its stay. Tass reported the maneuver aimed to keep the craft aloft while Moscow seeks a peaceful moon treaty.
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New York Strike Woes Worsen Across City
AP reports a major New York walkout by 6,000 municipal workers disrupting transit, sewage plants, incinerators, and landfills. Two thousand sewage workers plus bridges and water systems faced shutdowns, forcing untreated discharge into rivers and traffic snarls. Police and city officials debated for days, with 90 percent of essential operations at risk and no national guard deployment.
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Lind- Teparite
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D Rue
Instrument Landing System Lacking Cited in Fatal Plane Crash
New Haven officials link absence of an instrument landing system at Tweed New Haven airport to a Convair 580 crash that killed 28 of 31 aboard. Fog and low ceilings cited. airport equipment tracks only lateral distance. Survivors describe a low approach, escape via left wing exit.
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Edgar Schoonmaker
Schoonmaker
Schoonmé
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Newport News
Norman ‘Kelly
Waterford
Conn
Morrison Is Named Sixth District Judge
Ira Morrison 46 an Washington attorney was appointed by Gov Robert Ray to serve as judge in Iowa sixth judicial district beginning July 1 He will replace R G Yoder of Sigourney who is resigning Morrison a Washington High School and University of Iowa graduate is a former Washington county attorney and past president of the Iowa County Attorneys Assn He served in the Army 1942 45 and was FBI special agent 1950 57 The district includes Washington Keokuk Mahaska Poweshiek and Jasper counties The annual salary for a district judge is 21000.
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Ira Morrison
Washington
Robert Ray" Tursday
Sixth
R. G. Yoder
Sigourney
Morrison
Washington High School
University of Iowa
Washington County
Iowa County Attorneys Assn
FBI
Keokuk
Mahaska
Poweshiek
Jasper
U Iowa staffers press pension plea against cuts
A five member delegation from the University of Iowa staff urged senators to reject state pension cuts tied to the austerity budget for five Regents institutions. They argued fringe benefits matter, salaries lag private sector, and higher taxes would shrink pay further.
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Ton-Academic
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Iowa
Tonholing
Senator Day
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Jean Kerndall
Mitchell Warns Securities Theft Threatens Confidence
Attorney General Mitchell told the Senate subcommittee that spiraling theft of securities by organized crime has a profound effect on the financial community and could impair public confidence in securities. He cited $400 million in unrecovered losses for 1969–70 and described how counterfeit and stolen securities travel from airport mail pouches to markets nationwide.
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Sen
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Parson
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Kennedy International Airport
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Anchorage
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