Gang of Robbers Nabbed in Iowa City Area
A multi jurisdiction roundup nabbed four armed robbery suspects near a North Liberty schoolhouse and a fifth in Cedar Rapids. Names include Kevin Morris, 18, Lakewood Colorado. Charles Ulibarri, 18, Denver. Donald Bennett, 26, Commerce City Colorado. William Arnold Moon, 19, Cedar Rapids. Mike Wink, 21, Denver. Moon arrested in Towas City. weapons found in van. Authorities credited Johnson County sheriff's officers and Iowa Patrol with the arrests.
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Lakewood
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Charles Ulibarri
Denver
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Commerce City
Colo
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Twelfth Street
Mike Wink
North Liberty
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Evans
Maynard Schneider
Moon
Towas
Edgartown Judge Delays Kopechne Inquest Over Autopsy
Edgartown District Court Judge James Boyle postponed the Mary Kopechne inquest until a Pennsylvania decision on exhuming her body for an autopsy. No date set, awaiting ruling.
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James Boyle
Mary Jn Kopechne
Pennsylvania
Miss Kopechne
Chuckle Notes on a Misfit Ad Writer
A light column laments a mismatch between the finance ad writer and the loan provider. The joke pings at marketing misdirection, noting the disconnect between what appears in ads and who actually processes loans, with a playful nudge at the era's business chatter.
Cedar Rapids Eyes 3.1 Million Police Fire Building Plan
A $3.12 million Cedar Rapids public safety complex study by SUA consulting recommends a two-building headquarters with a 1995 space plan, plus a vehicle maintenance unit and a covered lot. The plan anticipates federal aid to reduce bond needs and notes population and staffing growth through 1995.
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Gazalta
Gily Watt
Cedar Rapids
One Million Dollar Suit Over 1963 Jefferson High Shooting
August d Helmquist 21 files a $1 million negligence suit in district court for medical bills and pain and suffering from a Nov 5 1963 shooting in the Jefferson High School locker room. Randy Schultz named as defendant, Helmquist confined to a wheelchair with spinal injuries, paralyzed waist down after a swimming glass incident.
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Jefferson High
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Interstate Phone Rates Will Drop
The FCC announced AT&T will cut interstate long distance rates by about 190 million dollars per year. The reductions, submitted by AT&T, follow a Bell System review of operations and earnings, and complement an earlier 87 million dollar offset from increased revenues for program transmission and teletype water exchange services. The agency expects earnings to support capital needs amid rising traffic and costs.
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FCC
Bell System
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FCG
Lodge Offers Reds a Choice in Vietnam Talks
Paris diplomats hear Ambassador Lodge present two paths to end the war. He says Nixon could pursue Vietnamization and U.S. withdrawal if talks fail, while warning against concessions and noting rising American public support after the moratorium. Madame Binh counters that Vietnamization will fail.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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Lodge
U.S
Madame Nguyen
Tht Binh
Ualor Xuan Thuy
South Vietnam
83 Americans Lost Last Week
SAIGON UPT report shows American battle deaths under 109 for the fifth time in six weeks with 83 GIs killed and 724 wounded. South Vietnamese deaths reached 245, while 758 were wounded. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese deaths totaled 1,870, bringing their toll to 566,401. US totals: 39,282 killed and 257,509 wounded.
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Elite Viet Unit Suffers Sharp Loss in Mekong Delta Attacks
In the Mekong delta on Thursday Communist forces struck two American bases in the central highlands and besieged Duc Lap Green Beret camp near the Cambodian border. The assault, the sharpest in months, left one American dead and others wounded as supplies were cut off by road damage and air drops.
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Saigon
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Mekong Delta
Central Highlands
Duc Lap
U. S
UPI
Kent Poller
Wotmding
Lodge Staying As U S Ambassador Quietly Weighs Exit
Ambassador Herty Cabot Lodge entered the 41st session of the Paris peace talks Thursday and faced persistent reports he plans to quit as chief U S negotiator by year’s end.
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Herty Cabot Lodge
Paris
Senate approves $20.7 billion military bill amid critic backlash
Senate votes 59 to 9 to approve a $20.7 billion defense package containing funds for the Safeguard missile system and other Pentagon projects after hours of debate. Critics say the measure drops key safeguards and renews fights when the next appropriations bill arrives. Senator Schweiker reluctantly backs the bill, while Proxmire vows renewed critique and Fulbright condemns plans for a new fighter for Vietnam and Asia.
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White House
William Proxmire
Dwis
Len Fulbright
D+ Ark
Vietnam
Miller Opposes Haynsworth Justice Nomination
Iowa Senator Jack Miller publicly opposes Judge Clement Haynsworth’s confirmation to the Supreme Court citing ethics concerns. He says confirmation would delay public confidence restoration and notes appearances of a conflict of interest despite believing Haynsworth is honest. The dispute is expected to be raised in the Senate next week.
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Iowa
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Clement Haynsworth
Supreme Court
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Haynsworth
4Th U.S. Circuit
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