Des Moines names Gray to highway commission
Gov Robert Ray appointed Cedar Rapids lawyer William C Gray to the Iowa highway commission and sent for Senate confirmation three more appointees Bernard Mercer Kenneth W Anderson and Jerry L Addy Mercer will also serve four years on the commission joining two holdovers Gray and Mercer will begin July 1 with an annual salary of 8500 The move shifts control of the commission to Republicans for the first time in six years and will require a new chairman as Harry Bradley Jr steps down from that role
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Frank Nye
Des Moines
Robert Ray
Cedar Rapids
William C. Gray
Iowa Highway Commission
Senate
Bernard Mercer
Des Moines Democrat
Preferred Risk Insurance Co
Highway Commission
Kenneth W. Anderson
Davenport
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Jerry L. Addy
Des Moines Industries Council
Gray and Mercer
Harry Bradley, Jr
U. S
John R. Hansen
Manning
Gray
Mercer
Howard Helscher
Helscher
Norman Erbe
Ray
Gray and
Commission
Harold Hughes
Derby Thompson
Burlington
Eoert Voorhees
Cedar Falls
Robert Barry
Danbury
Believer All On Russian Vessel Lost Off North Carolina
A Panamanian tanker and a Soviet fishing trawler collided about 31 miles off Oregon Inlet in pre dawn darkness. The Russian vessel Esso Honduras reportedly sank with all hands, 22 to 25 crew aboard, no survivors found. Coast guard aircraft and boats searched for hours but ceased ops as the apparent sinking was confirmed.
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Portsmouth
North Carolina
Coast Guard
J.g
Howard Copeland
Fifth Coast Guard District
Oregon Inlet
Esso Honduras
Copeland
Feaker Guilty of Ely Bank Robbery verdict
Federal court jury found Bery Feaker of Mt. Vernon guilty of robbing the Ely bank. The verdict was read at 6:08 p.m. Feaker is free on bond pending sentencing after probation background checks. Prosecution relied on bank manager Louis Buresh and an assistant for identification. defense noted Feaker drank in Cedar Rapids earlier that day.
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Bery D. Feaker
Mt. Vernon
Ely
Edward McManus
Feaker
Louis Buresh
Gladys Holets
Buresh
Cedar Rapids
Apollo 9 astronauts splash down near Guadalcanal
Apollo 9 crew James McDivitt David Scott and Russell Schweickart completed a 10 day flight with a precise Atlantic splashdown 300 miles north of Puerto Rico. Helicopters and frogmen secured the crew as they entered life rafts and were hoisted aboard the carrier Guadalcanal. Officials planned subsequent debriefings and medical exams before a Bahamas flight to Houston for review.
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Russell Schweickart
David Scott
James McDivitt
Carrier
Guadalcanal
James MecDivitt
Puerto Rico
U. S
Europe
McDivitt
Scott
Schweickart
Earth
Sick Bay
MacDivitt
Eleuthera Island
Bahamas
NASA
Cape Kennedy
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Million Grant Approved For Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids
Senator Jack Miller announced the approval of a 1 million Hill-Burton grant to Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids. The funds will support a 132 bed modernization, part of a total project cost of 9.92 million dollars for upgraded facilities and expanded public health services.
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Washington, D.C
Jack Miller
A-Iowa
Hill-Burton
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Public Health Services
Miller
Suez Battle on 103 Mile Front Reported on Radio
Beir ut reports from Cairo indicate a battle ongoing along the entire 103 mile Suez Canal front with Israelis and Egyptians firing rockets artillery mortars and light weapons. The struggle was described as underway on Thursday by Cairo radio and covered from Beirut.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Cairo
Suez Canal
Nixon invites Apollo 9 crew to White House dinner
President Nixon wired the Apollo 9 astronauts noting their flight as ten days that thrilled the world and invited them and their wives to a White House dinner on March 27 in Washington AP reports.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Czech public backs no normalization with Soviet Union
Prague AP reports a conservative communist party chief says Czech public opinion does not support normalizing relations with the Soviet Union. He spoke Wednesday, outlining public sentiment toward Moscow and ongoing Cold War tensions.
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Czech Opinion Prague
Soviet Union
Communist Party
No Easing of Deadlock in Paris Talks
At the eighth weekly session of the enlarged Paris peace talks the United States and South Vietnamese delegations attacked communist terror tactics in South Vietnam while the Viet Cong warned against any “appropriate response.” A new meeting was set for next Thursday as the deadlock persisted.
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Paris
U.S
South Vietnam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Pham Dang Lam
Southeast Asia
Tran Buu Kiem
National Liberation Front
Nixon
South
Vietnam
Kiem
789 Gls Killed In Two Weeks
Saigon reports 789 American troops killed in action in the first 14 days of the Viet Cong spring offensive, an average 56 deaths per day, with 336 killed in the week ending March 28 and 1,694 wounded. The Viet Cong attacked bases in the Mekong Delta. U.S. forces fought in the central highlands near Kontum City, with 23 enemy killed and 2 Americans dead in recent clashes.
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Saigon
U.S
U.S. Command
Vietnam
Mekong
Ban Me Thuot
Central Highlands
Delta
Ca Mau
Kontum City
U.S. Fourth Infantry Division
Wilson Plans Nigerian Peace Mission Visit
London AP reports Prime Minister Wilson will fly to Nigeria within two weeks on a personal peace mission at the invitation of the Nigerian government. The trip aims to ease relations and promote stability in the region.
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London
Wilson
Nigeria
Today's Chuckle Adolescent joke about memory and clothing
A lighthearted quip defines an adolescent as a youngster old enough to dress himself if only he could remember where he dropped his clothes. The caption nods to a playful observation on growing up and forgetfulness.
Apollo 9 Ends Globe-Circling Flight With Moon Landing Hints
Apollo 9 completes a 10 day mission circling Earth and qualifying the lunar module for future moon landings. Flight Director Kranz says all objectives were met and highlights include safer space suit testing, a new TV camera, a satellite tracking experiment, and a fuel saving navigation method. The mission paves the way for a May 17 flight and a mid July moon landing attempt with three astronauts.
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Kranz
Moon
Space Agency
Russell Schweickart
May Draft Quota Set at 27 600 Men Inducted
The Pentagon announced the May draft quota of 27 600, the smallest since January, with 25 600 to the army and 2 000 to the marine corps. In Des Moines, the May draft call lists 396 Iowans, the year's smallest so far, per state selective service headquarters.
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Washington
Pentagon
Armed Forces
Army
Marine Corps
DES Moines
State Selective Service
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