Sappers Attack Kontum as Vietnam War Flares
North Vietnamese sappers backed by tanks attacked Kontum but by dusk most had been killed or driven off. U S sources said air strip control remained, while heavy shelling signaled a possible drive to seize Kontum’s province capital. Refugees fled An Loc area, and Vietnam war gains included destruction of power plants and a bridge near Hanoi Haiphong.
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Mier
Paul Seitz
Kapang
Miller seeks third Senate term in Iowa
U S Senator Jack Miller of Sioux City announced his bid for a third term. The Republican, a veteran tax lawyer and World War II veteran, filed nominating petitions with about 30 000 signatures and stressed responsible progress while signaling independence from any president. He has served on key Senate committees and emphasized paying for goals through taxpayer funding limits.
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Sioux City
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Senate Finance Committee
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Eight Americans Dead in Combat Last Week in Vietnam
Eight Americans were killed in combat last week in Vietnam and eight others wounded with seven missing. Most deaths occurred from air action over North Vietnam as rocket and mortar attacks hit U S bases and road mine incidents in South Vietnam. Disease and accidents added nine more deaths, including a helicopter crash that killed 32 outside Saigon two weeks earlier. American combat deaths now total 45 755 since January 1 1961 and non combat deaths total 10 179. wounded number 68 081 and missing 1 780. In Venezuela, ex-dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez returns from exile to cheers in Caracas.
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Trade out of chaos and a new world dawns
A brief, era-spanning line notes that civilization built from disorder with available materials, hinting at a transformative moment when trade and cooperation shape a fresh world order. The fragment emphasizes early world creation through exchange and governance emerging from chaos.
Leading Economic Indicators Point to Rapid Growth
Washington AP reports the government's composite index of leading indicators rose in April with a revised March gain of 1.9 percent. The March revision marks the sharpest monthly increase in a year, signaling a sharply expanding economy ahead.
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Commerce Department
Market Basket Food Costs Dip as Farmers and Middlemen Share Cut
The agriculture department said the April market basket cost for a typical family fell $8 from March with farmers absorbing $3 of the decline and middlemen $8. Annual cost stood at $1,283, 0.7 percent below March but 3.7 percent higher than April last year. Beef pork frying chickens and eggs drove declines while lettuce tomatoes cucumbers and peppers rose.
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Three Die in Crash On Highway 218
Three Cedar Rapids residents die in a two car crash near Swisher corner Wednesday afternoon. Mildred Grimm 47, passenger Josephine Atkins 53, and driver Coresh Daniel 24, all of Iowa locations, per highway patrol. Two Grimm passengers, JoAnn Chase 38 and Clara Carl 61, injured and listed in fair condition. Police note ongoing investigation and report on price policy era.
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Swisher Corner
Mildred R. Grimm
Eighteenth Avenue
Josephine Atkins
Ellis Boulevard
Coresh Daniel
Sierra Drive
St. Luke’s Hospital
JoAnn Chase
Seventh Street
Clara Carl
Belle Plaine
Race Blank Questioned on Marriage License Forms
Cedar Rapids officials question racial inquiry on marriage license applications. The Cedar Rapids Human Rights Commission director says the race question should be removed, noting it is not legally required and used only for statistics. A couple in Linn County declined to state race during license filing. Deputies consulted state vital statistics. they were told the race data is optional and not on the license. Cotton regards the race question as unnecessary and implies it fuels discrimination. The matter is not a formal complaint. The day’s other item reports Israel’s Dayan warning that without a peace deal Israel may hold occupied Arab land until 1980 or 1985.
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Highway Commission
Federal Highway Administration
William C. Gray
Cedar Rapids
Northeast Iowans push route for I 380 to aid tourism
A public hearing in Cedar Rapids drew 129 attendees as 34 speakers urged the Iowa highway commission to route I 380 north from Cedar Rapids via the Independence alternative to boost tourism and economic prospects. Several officials and residents warned of the impact on the Northeast Town and rail service, with decisions due after a Waterloo session and potential federal review extending into fall.
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City Hall
Hope Martin
Waterloo Recreation Center
Stephen Garst
Coon Rapids
Jules Busker
Sioux City
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
Harry Reed
Winterset
Bill Cownie
Turner bans gambling at Iowa State Fair amid warnings
Iowa officials including Turner threaten enforcement at Des Moines fair, warning that gambling devices and money will be seized and participants arrested. The move follows county notices urging curbs on gambling at fairs, with Turner proposing broad prohibitions on games involving entry fees or prizes of value beyond ribbons or small cash.
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Richard Turner
Des Moines
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Linn
William Fowkes
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines Fair
Nixon and Gorshoy Meet to Halt Naval Harassment
Adm Sergei Gorshoy pledged to stop harassing practices at sea as Nixon and Kremlin leaders wrap seventh session toward a strategic arms treaty. They aim to sign by Friday or weekend and focus on Vietnam issues. The pact bars harassment and defines high seas limits while allowing mutual surveillance.
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Alevel N. Kosygin
Andrei A. Gromyko
Accord Ends Naval Standoff on High Seas During Nixon Summit
The United States and Soviet Union concluded another agreement during Nixon's summit visit wherein both navies will cease provocative actions at sea. In the fifth treaty signed in three days, U.S. navy Secretary Joan Warner announced the halt to the dangerous game of chicken on the high seas.
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Boy Drowns in Wapsipinicon Near Waubeek
Chris Phelps of near Waubeek, age ten, drowned Friday in the Wapsipinicon river near Waubeek while swimming with two companions. Found by sheriffs deputies at 1 43 p.m. after initial rescue attempts failed. The boy was the son of Mr and Mrs William Phelps of Route two Central City.
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