Move to remove Fulton from Iowa Public Safety post
Des Moines Iowa Public Safety Commissioner Jack Fulton, in office until June 30 1971, faces possible removal if a senate state government committee backed bill passes. The panel sent the measure to the calendar then to a subcommittee for study, with strong indications of gubernatorial support from Gov Robert Ray. The governor cited the need for strong law enforcement and noted remaining highway funds totaling about 700000 of 900000 must be used by June 30 to avoid forfeiture.
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Iowa
Jack Fulton
Cedar Rapids
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Com
Robert Ray
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William Forst
Maurice Harmon
Public Safety Department
School Head Sees 18 Programs Cut At Area Ten College
Area Ten Community College in Cedar Rapids will cancel 18 planned programs next fall after state action restricting growth and disputes over aid. Superintendent Dr. Selby Ballantyne said the 18 programs had state approval but state aid disagreements doom them for now. The college will still offer about 40 vocational technical programs and liberal arts, enrolling roughly 3,000 full time students.
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Area Ten Community College
Cedar Rapids
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Washington on Money Hands and Face Change
A playful nostalgia note reflects on Washington appearing with his hands on the money, contrasting past and present imagery in a light cultural jab about currency design.
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Washington
Ray to Seek New Hearing in King's Murder Case
MEMPHIS AP James Earl Ray has written Judge Preston Battle from the state penitentiary saying he plans to seek a new hearing on his guilty plea for the Martin Luther King murder. Battle, who sentenced Ray to 99 years, confirmed receipt of the letter and said Ray claimed he fired his lawyer Percy Foreman.
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James Earl Ray
Preston Battle
State Penitentiary
Martin Luther King
Battle
Ray
Percy Foreman
March on Capitol for Migrant Workers Displays Rallied Support
Des Moines Iowa. About 1,000 to 1,500 labor union members students and clergy marched to the state capitol to back two bills on migrant farm workers. They urged Senate Republican Leader David Stanley to appear but he declined citing senate duties. Led by UAW official Edris Owens and several Democratic representatives the marchers pressed for housing safety and labor age compliance in farm labor hiring. Governor Ray and House leaders spoke to the demonstrators as opponents from Muscatine area expressed concern over farm labor practices.
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Senate
David Stanley
Stanley
Muscatine
H. J. Heinz Co
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Norman Jesse
Robert Newton
Davenport
Joseph Johnston
Iowa City
Michael Kennedy
New Hampton
Blouin
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Des Moines River Bridge
Capitol
Gov
Ray
GM Recalls 1 Million Vehicles Over Brakes
GM announced a recall of 1.1 million vehicles for braking system defects in four separate recalls, the second major recall in under a month after February 26. The actions cover 967,000 Pontiac cars from 1965 and 1966, 164,050 GM truck and coach chassis and medium duty trucks, and 2,040 1969 four wheel drive light duty trucks. linked to the recall is an Alabama bus crash last fall that killed one student and injured 24, with a master brake cylinder seal wear blamed for hydraulic pressure failure.
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General Motors Corp
Pontiac
Chevrolet
GMC
Alabama
National Highway Safety Bureau
Mitchell says he would not join Supreme Court
New York AP reports Attorney General Mitchell stated in a Tuesday interview that he has no intention of becoming a Supreme Court justice. He said he would turn down any offer if Nixon proposed an appointment.
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Pope Plans July Visit To Africa
Pope Paul VI announced a rapid July trip to East Africa to Kampala Uganda to consecrate a shrine honoring African martyrs and attend a bishops conference. It will be his seventh trip outside Italy and his second to Africa as pope.
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Lake Victoria
Laird Says No U.S. Troop Withdrawals Without Hanoi Exit
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird testified that U.S. commanders in Vietnam see no troop reductions possible until North Vietnamese forces leave South Vietnam. He warned of a dangerous economic outlook, urged more money to bolster South Vietnamese forces, and outlined spending cuts and targeted arms requests including B 52 missions and a satellite early warning system.
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UPI
Melvin Laird
U.S
Vietnam
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Laird
Senate Armed Services Committee
U.S. Vietnam
Robert Cushman
Two More American Boats Seized by Peru
Washington Rep. Pelly said two more American tuna boats were seized by Peru and forced into a Peruvian port. The San Juan and Cape Anne, owned by San Diego residents, were fishing 23 miles off Latin America. The San Juan had suffered $50,000 damage from machine gun fire on February 14 while fleeing a Peruvian gunboat.
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Washington
Pelly
R-Wash
Peru
Latin America
San Juan
Cape Anne
San Diego
John Irwin
Pacific
Laird Drops Extra Military Pay Rise Plan
Secretary of Defense Laird announced that plans for an additional 1.2 billion pay hike is being dropped this year. The existing 1.8 billion increase remains approved but future raises will be reconsidered due to budget pressures as the shift toward an all volunteer force begins.
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Washington
Laird
Congress
Nixon ‘Saaialireetion
Secretary Laird Cites Senate Panel Remarks on Defense
Secretary Laird testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, outlining defense strategy and policy directions. He highlighted force readiness, budget considerations, and structural adjustments facing the department amid evolving global threats.
Apollo 10 to orbit Moon as prelude to Apollo 11 landing
Space officials plan Apollo 10 to stay in lunar orbit for about 63 hours while two crewmembers test descent to within 10 miles of the Moon. The plan aims to gather data and build toward a July Apollo 11 moon landing with Stafford Cernan and Young aboard, pending success.
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Earth
Thomas Stafford
Stafford
Eugene Cernan
John Young
War Tempo Rising. Big Red Losses
Saigon fighting surged to a six month high as 471 communists were reported killed in fierce clashes. U S spokesmen said Viet Cong renewed attacks on Da Nang Hue and Saigon, with raids on 30 cities and bases. Two American GIs guarding a Saigon district watchtower helped thwart a rocket barrage aimed at the city, saving downtown Saigon from a direct hit.
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Vietnam
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Hue
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Phu Huu
James Wales
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Pfc
Eugene Griesing
Weatherly
Richard Donner
Alexander
Iowa
U.S
David Teberg
Crystal Lake
Ill
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