Mid East Peace Warning From Secretary Rogers
Secretary of State Rogers warned Tuesday that failure to advance Middle East peace could spark a dangerous global situation possibly leading to World War II in the near term. He said a settlement now would plant seeds of future war and urged political arrangements backed by UN peacekeeping forces. He described a potential written security contract but did not endorse a formal treaty, expressing confidence Congress would support any feasible agreement.
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Washington
Rogers
Mid-East
Bulfe
Gilda Meir
Israel Oise
U.N
U.S
Senate
House
Boggs
Congress
Mitchell
Iowa combines approves truck freight rate hikes and cuts
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa commerce commission authorized truck firms to adjust rates by up to 25 percent for 1 to 999 pound shipments and set 20 percent for 1,000 to 1,999 pounds. Higher bands allow 15 percent, 10 percent, then limits. The action aims to boost revenue for reliable statewide service amid a teacher funding dispute.
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Des Moines
Iowa Commerce Commission
Defense Latimer Says Calley Case Splits Army
Defense attorney George Latimer urged the six jurors to see the My Lai case as one that tears the army apart from within. He argued Calley did not act alone and questioned the accountability of other officers, while prosecutors pressed for first degree murder. Kinard faces potential probe amid broader allegations of mistreatment of prisoners in Vietnam.
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Harry F. Busenthal
Benning
William Calley
My Lai
George Latimer
Latimer
Cailey
Medina
Hutt Die
Cally
Aubrey Daniel
Calley
My Tai
Daniel
Iuiry
Fulir
Military Court of Appeals
U.S. Army
Court Furs
Maj
Walter Kinard
Reasoner
Tt. McPherson
Kinard
173Rd Airborne Company
Vietnam
Anthony Herbert
Walt
Army
Gray Asks Expediter for 1 380 in CLR
Ames Cedar Rapids area highway officials face delays on Interstate 380 within Cedar Rapids city limits. Commissioner William Gray proposes a fulltime expediter to push the project, citing halted work from H Avenue NE to Hiawatha. FHWA and local factors blamed. a special task force is suggested to accelerate the 1 380 job, with utility relocations and five-in-one Cedar River crossing among the major obstacles.
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Dale Kueter Garett
AMES
Willian, Gray
Cedar Rapids
Gray
H Avenue
Hiawatha
Blains Ferry Road
BR. H. Given
Towa
Jay Mertard
Iowa
Federal Highway Administration
FHWA
The
Highway Commission
Ime
Cedar River
Chuckle: A Chiseler Follows You Into Revolving Door
A light joke notes a chiseler who follows you into a revolving door and comes out first. The quip relies on wordplay about quick entry and a sly trick, typical of concise humorous vignettes in a humor column.
Bank Shortage Put at $6 Million in Chicago
AP reports Cosmopolitan National Bank faces a shortage exceeding 6 million amid embezzlement probes. A long-time bookkeeper and a customer are implicated as losses tally from checks written on a corporate account over about a year. FBI investigations continue. FDIC notes a prior record of 5 million as the largest embezzlement.
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Chicago
Acosmopolitan National Bank
FBI
Federal ‘Deposit “Insurance Corp
Banking. Bank
Donald Magerg
Magers
Hin
Leonard Lavezzorio
Cosmopolitan National
FDIC
Eatontown National Bank
Raithtown
WEP
Douklas Schulte
Cosmopolitan
Sneage
Near North Side
Excessive Nitrite Use in Food Draws Cancer Claims
Washington AP reports Dr. William Lijinsky of the University of Nebraska asserts nitrite preservatives in cured meats may pose cancer risk. He urges FDA to cut allowed nitrite levels to about one tenth, citing nitrosamine formation when nitrite combines with amines. He notes nitrite’s cosmetic role and urges stricter safety testing and limits.
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Washington
William Tijinsky
Eppley Research Institute
University of Nebraska
Omaha
Mercy
Lisinsky
Warren|povernmental Relations
Williams
Cicera
Marston
Nebraska Center
Nebraska
FDA
Leo. Friedman
House
Rural G R Man Dies in Route 18 Crash
A Cedar Rapids area man died instantly Monday night in a two car collision on Highway 13 near Mount Vernon Road. Robert Marston J6, of Rural Route 3, was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple injuries.
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G.R. Man
Cedar
Navy
Cedar Rapids
Livas
Highway 13
Mt Vernon
Robert Marston
Republican punches House Leader Boggs in Washington hotel
In a Washington hotel during the Washington Gridiron Club dinner an angry Republican Ed ward A. Mitchell punched House Democratic Leader Hale Boggs after critical remarks about the Nixon administration. Mitchell's wife said the blow followed heated words and a clash in the Statler Hilton hotel dining room. Boggs reportedly fell and did not get up.
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Washington
UPI
Hale Boggs
D-La
Edward A. Mitchell
Evansville, Ltd
Torener Congresseman
Mitchell
Boggs
Ctolin Mitchell
Jack Dempsey
CBS
Walter Cronkite
Roges
Cronkite
Messerly To Try Life on SU Campus
Sen Francis Messerly a leading critic of the state board of regents will visit Ames Bennet House dorm at State University to experience dorm life. He plans to stay overnight and hold discussions on campus governance and related Calpus issues with students.
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Messerly
Quintuplets Born Four Survive in Van Nuys
In suburban Van Nuys Mrs. Pau Kaplan gave birth to quintuplets with four girls surviving after one boy was stillborn. The premature infants weighed 1.5 to 2 pounds each and were in incubators while the mother was reported doing well.
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Los Angeles
Pau Kaplan
van Nuys
Kaplan
Congress rushes social security boost to Nixon approval
Washington AP reports Congress moved to raise social security benefits by 10 percent for 26 million Americans. The package also lifts the national debt ceiling from 31 billion to 430 billion, clearing Congress 76 to 0 in the Senate after the House passed it 358-3. The plan includes a 10 percent increase for standard recipients and a 5 percent bump for those 72 and older, with first big checks in early June. The payroll tax base will rise Jan 1 1972 from 7830 to 8000, costing about 3.4 billion annually. The conference trimmed extra Senate increases, leaving a $70.40 minimum and removing expanded earnings tests.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Umit
Senate
White House
House
John Ashibruwok
Ghie
Phi- Tip Chane
Stinvis
Schnails
California
senate-house center#85
Hiouse
South Viets Abandon Base in Laos Amid Withdrawals
South Vietnamese forces abandon Firebase Lala near Sepone in Laos under heavy North Vietnamese fire as U S Marines withdraw. About 1,500 men retreat from Sophia to Landing Zone Sepone after artillery pieces and armored assets are spiked. two American helicopters shot down and one crewman killed.
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Saigon
U.S
Lala
Sigone
Swnday
Sophia
Lolo
U.S. Command
Laos
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