Vietnamese Family of 16 to Williamsburg
Sixteen Vietnamese family members will relocate to Williamsburg within a week under St. Pauls Lutheran Church sponsorship. The group will stay on Gerald Maas farm near Conroy and men will work on the farm until permanent jobs are found. They are currently detained at Ft Chaffee Arkansas and will be flown to Cedar Rapids for welcome and transport by church bus.
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Mary Wallbaum
Williamsburg
Christian Service Committee
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Leonard Auben
St. Paul's
Gerald Maas
Conroy
Maas
Ft. Chaffee
Arkansas
Mc. Aurich
Cedar Rapids
Church
United States
Pham Quoc Thai
Kirkwood Community College
Pham Quoc Hung
Washington High School
Hong
Spon
New Warranties Guidelines Take Effect July 4
The FTC issued guidelines under the Magnuson Moss Act, defining full warranties as free repair or replacement within a reasonable time and forbidding unwritten exclusions. Applies to products manufactured after July 4. pre July 4 items face no change.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Supermarket Checkout Girls Hand Customers Their Checks
A playful note describes checkout girls at upscale eateries and supermarkets discreetly handing customers their checks, echoing the discreet service style of posh restaurants.
Cleanup Begins After Rack Island Freight Derailment
Rack Island Railroad crews moved in immediately Monday afternoon to clear debris from a derailment that collapsed 24 cars on the south side of highways 218 in Coralville. Workmen were on site near the crash as they paused for lunch during the response.
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Rack Island Railroad
Highways & and 218
Coralville
Natural gas firms face subpoenas over reserve data
A congressional panel has subpoenaed confidential natural gas reserve records from seven major producers after blocking by the Federal Trade Commission. The probe seeks to determine if industry reserves were understated to influence price approvals. Subpoenas target CEOs of American Gas Assn, Standard Oil of California, Exxon, Mobil, Shell, Standard Oil of Indiana, Texaco, and Texaco Inc.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
U.S
Federal Power Commission
The
Trade Commission
John Moss D
Mortday
James Collins
Texas
American Gas Aasn
Standard Oil of
California
Exxon
Mobil Corp
Shell Oil Co
Standard Oil of Indiana
Tenasco
Texaco, Inc
FTC
Believe Money Behind Killing 11 of Family
James Ruppert schemed a murder for money plan to wipe out his family on Easter Sunday and steal a $300,000 inheritance. Prosecutor John Holcomb said Ruppert killed his mother, brother, sister-in-law, and eight nieces and nephews after failing to seize a savings account. He allegedly planned to plead not guilty and insane, then be confined and released with the inheritance.
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Hamilton
Ohio
James Ruppert
Butler County
John Holcomb
Holcomb
Common Pleas Court
Ruppert
Charity
Leonard
Fairfield
Lima State Hospital
Holcomb Gaid
Turkey pushes U S to end arms embargo and talks on bases
Ankara demands within 30 days start negotiations on status of U S bases in Turkey. If talks do not begin, 20 U S military installations face a new situation. Turkish NSC offers measures targeting U S interests amid Cyprus tensions and base assessments.
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Ankara
Turkey
U.S
Tukey
National Security Council
Suleyman Demirel
Security Council
Incirlik
Washington
House of Representatives
Cyprus
Simon Optimistic But Output Still Showing Decline
Washington AP President Ford told businessmen the worst recession since the 1930s is ending and the economy will rise, while Treasury Secretary Simon warned recovery lags. Federal Reserve said industrial production fell 0.3 percent in May the eighth straight decline, with a 10 percent drop in steel output. Production of consumer goods rose as auto assemblies climbed 5 percent. The May index stood at 19.2 percent of the 1967 average. Simon said recovery is ahead of schedule and the downturn is nearing its end.
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Washington
Foed
Treasury
WilliamSimon
Federal Reserve Board
Ford
National Federation of Independent Business
Federation
Simon
German Chief Equates Detente Reunification
West German President Walter Scheel told a joint session of Congress that detente could ease East West division and aid reunification of Germany while insisting Germany’s unity remains a political goal. He cautioned that peaceable coexistence does not erase ideological conflict and said U.S. backed allies remain united despite recent regional upheavals.
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Washington
Walter Scheel
West Germany
Germany
Scheel
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S
Scheer
Grain Division Failings Prompted IG Report Findings
The Agriculture Department inspector general’s 102 page inquiry two years ago found the grain division failed to meet core duties. Shortcomings included withholding information on contaminated grain and possible cozy ties with a major exporter association. Administrator Ervin Peterson said corrective actions are underway as leadership was shuffled.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Grain Division
United States
Office of the Inspector General
Office of Investigation
Office of Audits
Ervin Peterson
Agriculture Marketing Service
New York Times
Peterson
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K. R. Fiscella
Iowa City
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Kirkwood
Hung
Thai
Pham Thi Duong
Saigon
Wider
Thailand
Maria Fiscella
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