Fortas Wolfson fee case looms over Warren talks
The AP reports Gen. John Mitchell told Chief Justice Earl Warren additional Fortas Wolfson fee details could strain White House court relations. Mitchell, acting as a friend of the court, expanded on Life magazine’s account of the 1966 fee from Louis Wolfson’s family. Fortas remains silent as he travels and speaks publicly about law and restraint.
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Blazing Barge Fire Near Quincy Causes Missing Crew
A barge carrying 847,000 gallons of gasoline caught fire beneath a railroad bridge in the Mississippi near Quincy. Four men were reported missing and presumed dead as flames threatened the bridge valued at about $90 million. A body was recovered, two other barges drifted eight miles, and four workers were injured. Coast guard foam jumpers were dispatched from St. Louis to battle the blaze.
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Apollo 10 Trio Pronounced Ready For Flight
The Apollo 10 astronauts were given final clearance for their mission after completion of postflight checks. A separate report notes a truck driver went missing after a refinery blast near a dock where barges were being unloaded, with winds pushing flames away from a nearby railroad bridge.
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Washington's Dilemma: Digging Out Without Widening the Hole
A witty quip notes the challenge facing Washington to lift the country from its economic pit without deepening the hole. It frames the debate as a balance between relief measures and potential long term costs.
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Canveinnt
Heavy toll as Reds blast Saigon and DMZ clashes spread
In heavy fighting around Da Nang and the Laotian frontier, U S forces report dozens of American dead and hundreds wounded. North Vietnamese attacks near the A Shau valley and in the DMZ mount pressure as Marine and paratrooper units endure close combat with limited air and artillery support. Casualties on both sides, with scattered enemy losses, mark a tense escalation in the Tonkin and surrounding regions.
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Norway Soldier Killed in Vietnam Death Report
Dwayne Robert Pickart 20, son of Theodell Pickarts of rural Norway, died in action last Thursday in Vietnam near the demilitarized zone. An Army private first class, he graduated from Norway Community High School in 1968 after entering service in May 1968 and serving in Vietnam since last November with the 502nd Infantry, First Battalion, 101st Airborne Division. Burial plans have not been completed.
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Draftee Dad May Escape Viet Duty
Harald Vennemann, 22, a Kansas City area draftee and father of four, may avoid overseas service as the Pentagon canceled his orders to report next week. He will report to Fort Leavenworth for processing of a hardship discharge while his case proceeds.
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Safety Cuts Rocky's Stay In Guatemala
UPI reports Governor Nelson Rockefeller will cut short his Latin American tour citing safety concerns. He spent about four hours in Guatemala City as guards feared rising violence from Castroite gunmen targeting U.S. officials. Rockefeller continues the mission to consult Latin leaders and prepare a report for President Nixon with aims to reshape U.S. policy on trade and the Americas.
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Two Escape From Anamosa Reform School
Two male inmates fled from farm No. 27 northeast of Anamosa around 1 1 on Tuesday. Missing are Semus Jay Toslin 22 Charles City and Charles Eugene Ferch 19 Charles City. They assaulted guard James Caswell and boarded a reformatory truck, sustaining minor injuries. Toslin measured 6 feet 1 inch and 167 pounds with brown hair and eyes. Ferch stood 6 feet 2 inches, 190 pounds with hazel eyes and light brown hair.
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Nixon urges random draft with 19 year olds first
President Nixon asked Congress to authorize a national random draft lottery to call 19 year olds first while reducing their maximum vulnerability to one year under the current seven year system. He favored an all volunteer force when world conditions permit and called for review of deferments and exemptions.
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Chief Executive Proposes Six Point Plan on Draft Eligibility
The plan urges a youngest-first draft order to reduce a young man's vulnerability as he ages. It suggests applying a random lottery to all vulnerable individuals for a given year rather than by birth date. The proposal notes peak vulnerability occurs around age 19 to 20 and mentions deferring undergraduate students.
Temperature Up More Rain Seen Across Iowa
Iowa experienced warmer temperatures overnight with a few showers and thundershowers moving from west central to southeast counties. Lows ranged from 42 in Dubuque to 55 in Des Moines, with notable rainfall in Grinnell Haverhill Brooklyn Lamont Burlington and Davenport Moline.
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Nixon Preview Says No Twilight Peace Breakthrough
The White House said President Nixon's Vienna peace speech will include new material but not announce a breakthrough. Ambassador Lodge will leave Paris to advise on how to proceed, with no expected troop withdrawal announcements.
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Kidnapped Iowa Girl Freed After $10000 Ransom Paid
The Waterloo father Richard T. Jenkins paid $10 000 to secure the release of his daughter Ann Katherine Jenkins who had been abducted Saturday. The girl was freed unharmed Tuesday morning in Baltimore after Jenkins delivered the money to a woman by cab following telephoned instructions. The case involved a single kidnapper or small group and the victim attended the University of Pennsylvania on Mondays and Tuesdays while working in the Baltimore welfare department.
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I 380 Iowa City Cedar Rapids Link Could Start This Fall
Ames report says work on the I 380 corridor between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City may begin in fall after federal approval. Land purchases should start in month or six weeks, with grading contracts set for October in Johnson County and March 1970 in Linn County. Completion expected by late 1971.
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Linn County
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