Iowa school aid bill advances to governor
The Iowa Senate approved HF558 by 44 to 4, sending a $378.5 million public school foundation aid bill to Gov. Robert Ray. The plan increases state aid, raises allowable growth in per pupil costs, adds small trims for IPERS and driver training, preserves district reimbursements for declining enrollments, and lets 368 districts retain $3.7 million for special education before new area education agencies take effect. The governor departs for Russia trip, delaying final action.
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Des Moines
Public School Foundation
Robert Ray
Iowa Senate
Ray
Iowa
IPERS
House
Senate
Sen
Laotian Students Threaten Americans Amid Hostage Crisis
In Savannakhet and Luang Prabang angry student demonstrators threaten to execute three American hostages unless officials accused of corruption are removed. The Americans Sanford Stone Daniel Ster and Charles Pearcy were detained at the governor's house. U S embassy says threats unlikely to be carried out and Laos apologizes while cutting staff amid anti American sentiment and Communist influence.
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Vientiane
Laos
U.S
Pathet Lao
Savannakhet
Laois
Sanford Stone
Cleveland
U.S. Agency For International Development
Daniel Ster
Columbus
Ind
Charles Pearcy
Salem
W. Va
Judge Refuses To Void Edelin Abortion Verdict
In Boston, Superior Court Judge James McGuire declined to overturn Dr. Kenneth Edelin's manslaughter conviction for the death of an aborted fetus, stating no change to the verdict. Edelin, 36, awaits appeal procedures with his attorney signaling steps toward the state supreme court.
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Boston
Kenneth Edelin
Superior Court
James McGuire
Edelin
William Homans
State Supreme Court
McGuire
Boston City Hospital
Chuckle The Easiest Way To Stay Awake During A Speech
The line suggests humor as a weapon to counter weariness after a meal. It frames delivering the speech as the best method to stay alert, implying confidence and stage control as key factors in audience engagement.
Milan Art Heist Strikes Again Stolen Impressionist Works
A gang of three to four masked thieves invaded the Milan Museum of Modern Art, entering via a second floor window after scaling the wall. They seized more than 30 paintings by Degas, Cézanne, Renoir, Van Gogh, Modigliani, and Corot, following February thefts. The February haul totaled 1.5 to 3 million dollars. those works were recovered April 6 from a Milan apartment.
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Milan
Italy
Milan Museum of
Cezanne
Renoir
van Gogh
Modigliani
Corot
Auditor Finds $1146 Short in Linn Clinic Funds
State Auditor Lloyd Smith reports a special audit showing at least 1146.80 dollars in Linn county psychiatric clinic funds may have been diverted to private use. Poor bookkeeping and weak internal controls enabled the shortage, with recommendations now under county action and possible grand jury consideration.
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Lloyd Smith
Linn County
Merle Kopel
Smith
Kopel
Iowa City Native Killed in Thailand
Iowa City native Sgt. Darrell Lee Hamlin died in a CH-53 helicopter crash near the Thai-Laotian border, part of a 23-person loss. The U S military said radar and radio contact was lost, and the Mayaguez incident was not linked to the crash. Delores Favourite expressed shock at the death of her son in the Air Force security division.
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Iowa City
Delores Favourite
Darrell Lee Hamlin
U.S
Air Force Security Division
Pentagon
Mayaguez
Hamlin
Air Force
Air
Grateful Crew Relatives Praise Action by Ford
Families of the Mayaguez crew hail the marines rescue as a justified decision. John Mullis of Wilmer Alabama, brother of James Jack Mullis, expresses thanks to President and Congress. Other relatives and lawmakers voice support, with some caution about using force and its wider implications.
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Ford
Congress
Cambodia
U.S
Koh Tang
House
Carl Albert
James Schlesinger
Pentagon
John Mullis
Wilmer
Ala
James Jack Mullis
Mayaguez
Clifford Myregard
van Nuys
Calif
Mike Blouin
the Gazette
Presi
Dick Clark
D-lown
United States
Weinberger Announces Social Security Boost
Secretary Caspar Weinberger announced an eight percent increase in Social Security and supplemental income benefits for about 35 million recipients. The higher payments start with July checks and will cost $5.7 billion in the new fiscal year, roughly $2.2 billion more than Ford’s proposed five percent cap.
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Washington
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Caspar Weinberger
Weinberger
Congress
Ford
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Elizabeth Shaw
Davenport
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Cedar Falls
James Gallagher
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