Outdoor Ad Sought Mercenaries Sparks Rhodesian Recruit Probe
An outdoor tabloid ad in Shotgun News by Houston dealer Fred Rexer sought able-bodied fighting men for Rhodesian forces. FBI and Washington officials reviewed the Rhodeisan recruitment posting, noting U.S. law prohibits enlistment in foreign armies with fines and jail terms. Rexer and Snell Publishing denied government ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Neb
Houston
Texas
Rhodesian Information Service
Shotgun News
Fred Bexer
James Weaver
Snell Publishing Co
Bexer
Weaver
Rexer
FBI
Edward Krupinsky
Omaha
Justice Department
Washington
Krupinsky
Weather Outlook with Mild Temperatures
The forecast calls for sunny skies and a light chill. Daytime highs reach the upper 30s, with tonight’s lows around 10 to 15 degrees and Sunday near 40. Fair conditions continue tonight and through Sunday.
Notable Northeast Iowa Sights and Local Features
A 10 mile area in Northeast Iowa offers a fort built to protect Indians, one of the world’s smallest churches, and two clock museums. Also a round barn near Postville attracts many looks for its design, plus a feature on male chauvinism and a note on living on a small income with a secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Postville
College Students Big Market For Comic Book Superheroes
A feature by George Shirk explores the rising appeal of comic books among college students and dormitory newsstands at the University of Iowa and University of Northern Iowa. Industry insiders report steady growth, with television influences aiding popularity and college markets expanding sales beyond traditional children buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Brown
Iowa News Distributing Co., Inc
North Towne
Jane NE
University of Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
Coe College
Abortion and Budget Battles Shake Iowa Legislature
In Des Moines on March 5 1976 the Iowa legislature moved on abortion related issues and state funding limits. The senate approved a second reading of a conscience clause bill allowing medical personnel to refuse abortions and exemptions for private hospitals while the house killed a no fault insurance measure. A conference committee pressed a plan to cap city and county budgets to curb property taxes as the session pressed toward a final vote. Senator Minnette Doderer opposed the abortion language saying it intruded on a woman's right to control her body. The measure awaits Gov. Ray's action after a 40 to 5 senate vote. The emergency treatment provision was revised to permit abortions only to save a mother's life.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
House
Richard Turner
Minnette Doderer
Iowa City
James Redmond
Cedar Rapids
Ford Speech Signals Continuity in Grain Exports
President Ford told Illinois farmers that grain exports to the Soviet Union and other nations are unlikely to face new limits this year. He announced a reorganization of agricultural policy making and a cabinet level committee to oversee farm policy, aiming to reassure farm groups after last summer’s export curbs.
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Springfield
Ill
Ford
Soviet Union
Illinois
Earl Butz
State
Treasury
Commerce
Henry Kissinger
Butz
Agriculture Department
Midwest
Reagan
Witness Suggested Hearst Settlement Admitted by Doctor
In San Francisco a government psychiatric witness testified he advised Patty Hearst’s parents that a settlement with the prosecution might spare their daughter the agony of a public trial. Dr. Joel Fort said he felt a moral duty to counsel the Hearsts about risks to Hearst’s best interests amid what some called the trial of the century. He acknowledged talking with Randolph and Catherine Hearst about disposing of the case without a trial, while denying he tried to fix the case behind defense counsel’s back.
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San Francisco
UPS
Patty Hearst
Joel Farr
Miss Hearst
Fort
Randolph
Catherine Hearst
Bailey
Browning
U.S
James Browning
Wannta
Montauk Fund Delayed By Historical Department Merger
Administrative confusion in the state historical department stalls a Montauk mansion maintenance appropriation. The subcommittee chairs delay action on 547,738 needed to accept the Allen gift of the 102 year old Larrabee house in Clermont, pending the historical board’s resolution of merger and corporate validity issues involving the former Iowa Historical Society. Mrs. Allen is Gov. Larrabee's granddaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Historical Department
House Appropriations
Montauk
Larrabee
Clermont
House
State Departments
William Griffee
Nashua
A.W. Allen
Cedar Rapids
William Larrabee
Senate
Subcommittee
Historical Department
Old State Historical Society
Department of History and Archives
Historic Preservation Division
Historical Society
George “Lefty
Muls
Feneral
New Historical Board
Old Historical Society
Griffee
Malls
Allen
Allens
State Department
Historical Board
Alien
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Marion
Mark Duffy
Meadowlark Lane
Madame Medussa
Sentinels
Captain Marvel
Superman
Medussa
George Shirk
Batman
Plastic Man
Hulk
Capt. Marvel
Spider Man
Et al
Dustry
By Frank Nye
Robert Ray
Ronald Reagan
Hearst
Mrs. Hearst
Montauk Fund
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