All-Iowa Fair Opens With Delays and Busy Schedule
The All-Iowa fair opened Friday afternoon after a near hour delay caused by carnival game operators failing to meet new state law requirements. Signs must show full game rules and the operator’s permanent address, but many booths posted improvised notices while awaiting compliant signs. Attendance exceeded prior years, with 14,830 visitors on opening day. Dawn, featuring Tony Orlando, headlines Saturday at the Grandstand, while exhibits and performances fill the midways and buildings.
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Iowa
Kenneth Vanous
Vanous
Ehrlichman counterattacks Dean in Watergate probe
Washington AP Ehrlichman says he has evidence to trip up John Deans sworn testimony and claims Deans aim is to implicate Nixon to shield himself. He asserts records show Deans frequent office visits were overstated and accuses Deans leverage in the cover up case while distancing the White House from planning the Ellsberg psychiatrist office burglary.
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Washington
John D. Ehrlichman
White House
John Dean
Ehrlichman
Dean
Nixon
Daniel Ellsberg
Pentagon Papers
Dean Ehrlichman and the cover up in Watergate
Senate testimonies reveal Ehrlichman claiming Dean acted under orders from Haldeman and himself while Dean says he never investigated Watergate involvement or wiretaps. Ehrlichman cites Strachan as the only other link, with Magruder confirming reports on the intelligence plan behind the break-in.
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Jeb Magruder
Strachan
C R Woman First In Judicial Role
Lynne Brady 26 assistant Cedar Rapids city attorney of 3031 Sixth Street SW was named Cedar Rapids municipal judge by Gov. Robert Ray, believed first woman named to a full time judicial post. Under the new court reorganization law she will also become the first woman district court associate judge at $19,500 yearly, as municipal judges are phased into district roles. The move is part of Gov. Ray and district changes in the Sixth judicial district to avoid vacancies. (Continued on Page 2)
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Cedar Rapids
Lynne Brady
Sixth Street
Robert Ray
Brady
Justice of the Peace
Agreement on Aug 15 End to Indo China Hostilities
Congress and President Nixon reach a compromise to halt all military action in Indo China by August 15. The pact, part of a 3.4 billion dollar supplemental appropriation, substitutes for a measure vetoed by the President and aims to avoid a funding lapse. Senate and House votes show strong support for the August 15 deadline amid debate over presidential authority and constitutional powers.
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Laos
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D-Ark
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Mansfield
D-Mont
Senator Church
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Global weather forecast project to involve 26 nations
The United States and the Soviet Union will lead a $40 million international effort involving 26 nations to improve weather forecasting. The Global Atmospheric Research Program aims to study the tropical belt from the Galapagos to Tanzania with 5,000 scientists, 34 ships, 11 aircraft, and 250 observation stations in 46 countries. The initial Aug. 1 joint voyage will meet east of the Virgin Islands, followed by a three month phase in 1974, with GATE focusing on energy transport through air layers.
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U. S
Soviet Union
National Science Foundation
Atlantic Ocean
Virgin Islands
Galapagos Islands
Global Atmospheric Research Program
GARP
GATE
Caribbean Sea
Barbados
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Commerce Department
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Space Agency
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Canada
Colombia
France
Germany
Mexico
Netherlands
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Guatemala
Honduras
Jamaica
Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda
Nicaragua
Niger
Panama
Peru
Senegal
Sudan
Upper Volta
Venezuela
Ozark Pact Ratified and Strike Ends
Ozark Air Lines and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association end a 71 day strike as 86 percent of Local 24 members approve a new contract in St. Louis and Chicago. The deal restores 85 percent of service to 62 cities in 15 states by July 5 with wage increases to 7.00 per hour by March 1 and removal of work area surveillance. The 27 month agreement runs retroactively to the old contract end and expires in July 1974.
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ST. Louis
Ozark Air Lines
Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Assn
Chicago
Sam Smith
Ozark
Smith
Insurgents Close on Kompong Speu as Timetable Warns
AP dispatch reports Communist led forces attacked Kompong Speu on Saturday and were within a mile of the town. Kompong Speu lies 30 miles east of Phnom Penh along Highway 4, the only open route from the capital. A Khmer Rouge defector cites a timetable for an assault on Kompong Speu followed by Phnom Penh.
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Phnom Penh
Kompong Speu
Here
Khmer Rouge
Conferees Back Rise In Benefits And Debt Extension
Congress approved a bill extending the 465 billion debt limit to November 30 and a 5.6 percent Social Security rise effective June 1 1974. The Senate passed 63 to 2 and the House 294 to 54 after conferees reconciled. Nixon expected to sign. without extension funds could run out within a week.
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Rep. Mills
D-Ark
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Shultz
Iowa
Culver
Mezvinsky
Smith
Chuckle Caption Sparks Gaffe in Literary Stanza
A playful quip about kissing leads to a humorous misprint in a cheeky column. The joke centers on two people who bind so closely they overlook flaws, provoking laughs and a lighthearted social moment.
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