Peace festival swells from 2,000 to ten thousand at Lake Macbride
The May Day Coalition event at University of Iowa Lake Macbride field campus grew from about 2,000 attendees in the morning to an estimated 10,000 by evening. Traffic, crowd size, weather shifts, and a late grounds stay approval shaped a long day of music, speeches, and a peaceful gathering with a volunteer medical clinic treating 74 cases.
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Lake Macbride
University of Iowa
Lake Macbride Field
Coralville Lake
Engel
Dick Phillips
Coalition
the Gazette
Tony Colby
Iowa City
Frank Zappa
Sun Never Sets on Husbands Says Eskimo Complain
A humorous caption notes two Eskimos joking about a wife who always wants a cloth coat, highlighting the timeless quip about marital wishful thinking.
Viet Vets Stage Mock Invasion of West Branch
About 20 Vietnam veterans staged a symbolic mock search and destroy mission in West Branch Iowa near noon Saturday. They captured mock prisoners and killed them in the road to bring attention to the war in Indo China. Mayor Minard Thomas saw the event as a pointed statement about atrocities in Southeast Asia.
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West Branch
Iowa
Minard Thomas
Thomas
Southeast Asia
Rainfall Fails to Douse 15000 Acre Miami Brush Fire
Storms and cloud seeding fail to end Florida drought as 15 000 acre brush fire near Miami continues. Rainfall hits the Gold Coast but does not significantly alleviate drought per National Weather Service. Firefighters battle winds up to 25 mph amid smoky conditions downtown and along the Palmetto Expressway.
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Miami
South Florida
Joanne Simpson
Gold Coast
Boca Raton
Simpson
National Weather Service
Palmetto
Fort Lauderdale
117Th Avenue
Jim Keene
Florida Forestry Department
Everglades
Rain Dancer Spits Sparks Small Shower in Pompano Beach
Comanche Chief Watchetaker staged a rain dance at WGMA, spitting east, north, south and west as 1,500 spectators watched. A light shower followed, despite Miami Weather Bureau saying no rain was forecast. He described rain as faith and belief.
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Pompano Beach
Fila
George Watchetaker
Watchetaker
Texas
Weather Bureau
Miami
Bureau
Casey Jones
WGMA
Pentagon Alerts 10 000 Troops Over War Protests
In Washington the President warned of illegal conduct as the Pentagon prepared to move up to 10 000 troops at federal sites to quell planned protests against the Indo China war. Police and guards lined routes as 45 000 demonstrated at West Potomac Park.
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Washington
West Potomac Park
Nixon
White House
California
Congress
U.S. Park
Nixon Tax Plan Accused Of Violating Law By Muskie
Senator Edmund Muskie citing a private memo accused President Nixon of exceeding legal powers with a $3 billion annual tax break for industry. Nixon acknowledged some legal disagreement but called the plan vital to the economy as public hearings begin on the depreciation write offs.
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Washington
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Nixon
Muskie
White House
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Chicago New University Conference
David St. Clair
White Panthers
Des Moines
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Brown Sugar
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Pentagon
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Lincoln Memorial
Rennie Davis
People’s Coalition For Peace and Justice
John Nolan
Gandhi
Frank Nye
Marion
New York
Parade
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