Driver, 27, Charged in Riverside Bicycle Deaths
Loren Patrick Walsh, 27, of rural Riverside, faces two counts of manslaughter and one of drunken driving after two Riverside girls, riding bicycles, were killed when struck by his car on a newly paved county road near Riverside. Preliminary hearings likely Monday afternoon, with no specific times set.
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Maynard Schneider
Iowa traffic toll climbs to 751 this year
Sixteen people died in Iowa traffic accidents last weekend, raising the year to date toll to 751. The Associated Press reports the state safety department tally reached 722 on Monday, with 797 on November 20, 1966, noting that private-road fatalities are excluded from that count.
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Heart Attack Claims Life of Cedar Rapids Attorney John Locher
John J. Locher Jr. 55, Cedar Rapids attorney, died at Mercy hospital after a heart attack. He led the law firm Barnes Wadsworth Elderkin Locher Pirnie and held multiple civic roles. Surviving are parents in Monticello, a widow Esther Yothers, a son at Notre Dame, a Cedar Rapids daughter, three brothers and a sister. Services pending.
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Struck By Two Cars Claims Cedar Rapids Boy
Kevin Wilson 12 son of Mr and Mrs Allen Wilson route three was dead on arrival at Mercy hospital Sunday after being knocked by an eastbound car into the path of a westbound car on Mt Vernon road two and a half miles east of Cedar Rapids. John D Offerman 42 of rural Ryan drove the first car and Mildred Nightingale 66 of 310 Thirty second street NE drove the second. Iowa highway patrol continued investigation.
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Paratroopers Surrounded Near Dak To in Vietnam
U.S. paratroopers of the 173rd airborne brigade were surrounded for 24 hours on a hill near the Cambodian border in the central highlands. Heavy ground fire and mortars caused mounting casualties before relief troops reached the scene at dusk.
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Snowfall Locks Eastern Iowa Highways Wet
Snow ranges up to four inches in Manchester with 2 inches in Elkader and Dubuque 2.5 inches at Waterloo and one inch at Oelwein while heavier travel routes northeast of a line through Lake Mills Grundy Center Belle Plaine and Clinton were wet and slushy at noon. The Iowa weather bureau projected end of snow tonight with temperatures in the 20s and Tuesday should bring partly cloudy skies and 30s. Sanders and salt trucks were active in northeast Iowa during the early morning hours.
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Drivers Must Be Licensed for Vehicle Type Says Council
Chicago based report notes the council of state governments urged strict license matching to vehicle class. The proposal aims to boost motorcycle safety by enforcing that operators hold licenses for the specific class of vehicle they drive. Brevard Crihfield, the executive director, contrasts two wheel and four wheel operation.
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Father Dead Mother Wounded Son 14 Held In Boone
A 14-year-old Boone county boy was held on an open murder charge after a shooting spree left Floyd Ray 45 dead and Betty Ray 34 seriously wounded. The incident occurred at a farm near Ogden around midnight.
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Overhaul urged for U.S. medical system
A White House advisory commission urged a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. medical system, saying the crisis is not solved by hiring more doctors and nurses alone. It urged relicensing periodic examinations and listed more than 50 recommendations to improve care amid rising costs.
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Wilson and Aides Plot Solvent Path After Pound Devaluation
Prime Minister Harold Wilson and top aides met at No 10 Downing Street on the first working day after Britain devalued the pound 14.3 percent to 2.40 dollars. They outlined plans to cut wages and prices, trim defense and welfare costs, boost exports, and tighten credit. Ministers booked tasks on European market access, defense cuts, export expansion, power costs, social welfare restraint, and unity backing for Callaghan’s fiscal drive.
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U S Moves To Protect The Dollar
The Federal Reserve raised its discount rate from 4 to 4.42 percent to shield the dollar after Britain's pound devaluation. Officials say the move aims to curb overseas dollar flows seeking higher returns and should not immediately affect U S consumer rates. The rate change mirrors a 1965 action and follows the pound’s cut in value to 2.40 dollars.
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Ray Gunther
Losses Cut In Rush for Bargains
New York shares steadied after an early Dow drop of 14.96 points as the pound devaluation and rate hikes rattled markets. Traders crowded the floor with volume surging to 10.23 million in four hours, while analysts like Eldon Grimm urged calm and avoided panic selling. Exchange leaders observed without comment.
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Robert Haack
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Gustave Levy
Board of Governors
Tax Bill Dead as Cooperation Lacks
Rep. John Byrnes says Johnson tax bill remains dead due to administration refusal to cooperate on expenditure reductions and controls. He notes the deadlock within the Ways and Means Committee and argues that a tax increase is not the sole solution amid ongoing fiscal problems.
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Armored Boot Aids Troops In Mine Rich Vietnam Terrain
The army will field test a blast protective tropical combat boot in Vietnam to reduce crippling injuries from mines and booby traps. About 800 pairs are headed to Army and Marine troops in South Vietnam, with 100 pairs to Korea for patrols along the DMZ area amid occasional clashes.
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