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Town lawmakers wrapped up a “progressive” session amid partisan praise and critique. Gov. Ray called it productive with major education funding, a new tuition grant plan, long-range university bonding, social service measures, reapportionment, housing improvements, higher fees, and tax changes. Pending 1970 aims include voting age 19, judicial reforms, stricter crime penalties, road reclassification, and an ambudeman office creation.
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Frank Nye
Gazette
Des Moines
Senate
David Stanley
Muscatine
Andrew Frommelt
Dubuque
House
Ralph McCartney
Charles City
Wiluaya Gannon
Mingo
Towa
Robert Ray
Iowa
Ambudeman
Guv
Roger Jepsen
Auto Rams Fuel Tanks Fatal Crash Near McGregor
A car plunged 20 feet into fuel tanks near McGregor injuring William Rose and killing Ronald Wold. The 22 year old victim was thrown from the car while 23 year old Rose was in serious condition. Fire crews controlled a marine gas leak and foam was planned to cap the spill. Traffic was halted and drivers warned against smoking as responders secured the area. The deceased’s body was taken to Schulte funeral home in Monona.
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Ronald Wold
Burdette Wold
William Rose
Monona
Prairie ‘du Chien
Towa Oil Co
Lawrence Lindemann
McGregor Fire Department
McGregor
Highway 18
Marquette
Schulte Funeral
US Pullout From Peru After Peruvian Demand
The United States plans to pull out its military missions from Lima after Peru demanded their withdrawal and canceled a visit by Gov. Nelson Rockefeller. State Department says Peru will not receive Rockefeller and will require the missions’ withdrawal, while the U.S. intends to pursue practical solutions in good faith despite the friction.
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Washington
U.S
Lima
Nelson Hockefeller
New York
Department of State
Rockefelter
Peru
Department
Slain Guard at Fairfield School Firefight with Escapees
Lancaster Ohio UPI reports unarmed guard Charles Marion 22 was shot in the back while grabbing escapee Stephen Patrick 15 of Marion as Roger Craft 16 of Marion was later captured nearby with a .22 rifle and shells. The school houses 1015 inmates with 1453 guards, none armed.
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Lancaster
Ohio
UPI
Fairfield School For
Highway Patrol
Charles Marion
Stephen Patrick
Marion
Roger Craft
Here
Patrick
Marien
Tell
Wiliam Balson
Former ISU football player slain by former student
Ames police report former Cyclone football back Willie Muldrew, 21, was shot in a married student housing unit on Iowa State campus and died at Mary Greeley hospital. Beth Aronoff, 20, a science student, was charged with murder after allegedly firing three times following a confrontation. Richard Landvall, a former ISU student and serviceman bound for Korea, was charged with carrying a concealed weapon. Aronoff’s arraignment was set for June 2. Landvall released on 1000 dollar bond.
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AMES
UPI
Cyclone
Willie Muldrew
Beth Aronoff
Iowa State
Muldrew
Iowa
Mary Greeley
Richard Landvall
Landvall
Korea
Nesta
Miss Aronoff
Samuel Aronoff
Plane wreck sighted near Mildenhall in Hercules search
UPI reports US Air Force and British vessels converged near Mildenhall England after a Hercules transport plane went missing. A wreckage wheel was sighted by a yacht while radar had lost track Friday morning, raising doubt about the sergeant believed to have stolen it survived.
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Mildenhall
England
UPI
Air Force
Usai F
Astronauts Haunted by Flying Junk Near Moon Orbit
Apollo 40 astronauts faced unease as a discarded Snoopy lander stage drifted in a near moon orbit about 70 miles above the surface. Mission control tracked the tumbling piece, noting a risky but unlikely collision while Captain Stafford and Eugene Cernan followed its unpredictable path.
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Stafford
Eugene Cernan
Brass Denies It Steps Up Viet Action
SAIGON AP reports the US command says no escalation in Vietnam offensive action, while detailing ongoing operations. B-52 strikes hit North Vietnam bases near Dak To as Saigon forces report heavy losses. Senate leader Mansfield challenges claims of no raised combat level, citing renewed bombing in Cambodia and search and destroy missions.
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Saigon
Vietnam
White Mouse
Ronald Ziegler
Nixon
Creighton Abrams
Abrams
U.S.I
Ibe
Dak To
U.S
Washington Senate
Mansfield Mont
Cambodia
North
Chuckle Caption About Gaffes on the Lawn Scene
A playful quip describes a shady character as a fellow who sits under a tree while his wife mows the lawn. The caption hints at a humorous misreading of copyright and a lighthearted domestic moment.
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Conyright ‘Seeeteean
Apollo 10 Ends Moon Orbit Mission and Heads Home
Apollo 10 crew Thomas Stafford John Young and Eugene Cernan fired the ascent engine to depart lunar orbit and begin the long return to Earth. The burn occurred behind the moon out of radio contact and was followed by a nine minute pause before mission control confirmed the trajectory and the craft neared Earth. The crew shared awe at the lunar view praised the burn and signaled their plans for future missions while noting the remarkable progress toward landing on the moon.
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Mission Control
Honstan
Snoop
Tom
Charlie Duke
Moon Lander
Rascal
Stafford
Snoopy
Howard Benedict
Houston
Earth
Cernan
Sea of Tran- Wilizy
Tife
Moon
Social Aide Fired After Pageant Incident at Monument
Lt. Joseph Caudle, a White House social aide and 1967 Air Force Academy graduate, was removed from the aides list on April 14 after interrupting a Cherry Blossom festival beauty pageant to criticize the lack of black contestants. He escorted a Colorado princess and said the event was inappropriate for Washington’s social scene.
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Washington (Ap
Air Force
Washington Monument
White House
Joseph Caudle
Cmdr
Charles Larson
Caudle
Larson
Colorado
Sylvan Theater
Monument Grounds
Washington
Walter Washington
Air Force Academy
Germany
Charles Robb
Lynda Bird Johnson
Johnson
Washington Post
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