Waste on Arms Billions Say Waste on Arms Is In Billions
A UPI report on a joint congressional subcommittee accusing the Pentagon of wasteful defense spending. It criticizes noncompetitive bids, contractor concentration, and incentive contracts seen as increasing costs. The panel urges reexamination of military versus civilian budgets and stronger cost controls.
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Tuition Hikes Approved by Iowa Regents
The Iowa state board of regents approved tuition increases at the University of Iowa University of Northern Iowa and Iowa State for the next year. Basic resident tuition will rise to 620 600 and 600 respectively with a 482 base plus a surcharge. Regent Tom Louden defended the move as emergency finance while opponents urged cost cuts and questioned long term impact on faculty.
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Edita
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Yew State
Tom Louden
Fairfield
Daily Chuckle: A boy, a dot, and a mother aid feeding
A lighthearted line notes that every boy should have a dot and a mother to ensure regular meals and care. Copyright remarks follow with a quirky flourish and a signature-like tag.
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Irrzaia
Apollo 10 crew home after moon mission
Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas Stafford Eugene Cernan and John Young returned to a hero's welcome at SPACE CENTER after eight days in space Their debriefings and reports will determine timing of the next moon landing mission The crew underwent medical checks and responses suggested possible delay to the July 16 Cape Kennedy launch date
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Coe College Disturbance Leads to Nine Arrests
Rapids News reports on a Coe College disturbance where about 240 students caused campus littering and street debris from 2 a.m. to 1 a.m. Nine were arrested including Jack B. Evans Gregory Aldridge Richard Ristine Douglas Loucks Keith Truesdell Thomas Read Larry Himmel and Sidney Schall. Evans Aldridge Ristine Loucks Truesdell Himmel Schall pled not guilty while Amundson and Read pled guilty and were fined with trial set for July 31.
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Nixon proposes a government owned but independent mail corporation
President Nixon urges Congress to abolish the Post Office Department and replace it with a government owned but independent corporation to run the nation’s mail. A nine member board would run the new Postal Service, with a separate panel to set rates and binding arbitration for disputes. The plan includes bonding for modernization, costing about 5 billion dollars, and preserves limited collective bargaining without strikes.
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U S Reports 300 North Viet Violations Since DMZ Halt
Saigon AP reports U S Command says North Vietnam has logged more than 300 DMZ violations since the November bombing halt. Marines 400 yards south of the DMZ faced five mortar rounds. eight Marines died and 24 wounded in the attack. US officials say DPRK-like DMZ activity remains steady with 5 014 indications of enemy presence inside the zone.
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Krist Gets Life Term For Kidnap
A jury convicted Gary Steven Krist of abducting Barbara Jane Mackle and sentenced him to life in prison with mercy, avoiding the death penalty. Mackle, 20, was buried in a buried box for 83 hours after the Decatur motel kidnapping, with food water and a ventilation system to keep her alive.
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Slovak Kin Toasts Apollo 10 Crews in Czechoslovakia
In Vysoka nad Kysucou Slovak cousins of Eugene Cernan toast Apollo 10 astronauts. They crowd around a TV showing the recovery, recalling family links and praying for the crew as the Princeton recovers the capsule. The town of 4400 residents, split by history and faith, celebrates a shared fame.
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