Ohio parolee seizes three hostages after kidnapping officers
James Edward Kelly 42, a paroled inmate with a lengthy criminal record, abducted two Akron police officers then three more hostages in eastern Ohio. He fled in their police cruiser after binding officers to a church sink. Officers say the heavily armed suspect, who had been released last month, abducted three hostages and abandoned a cruiser near Augusta. The hostages include Joseph Plott, 24, and Narissa Plott, 17, from near Minerva, and Connie El Tilt, 30, with details continuing on page 3.
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Lisbow
Ohio
Chin
James Edward Kelly
Kelly
Tle
Chillicothe Correctional Institute
Akron
Akron Area
Yalrd
R. E. Klaes
Augusta
Carroll County
Joseph Plott
Narissa Plott
Minerva
Connie el Tilt
Brooklyn Heights
Ronald Baratz
Bernez
Two Iowans Die In Two-Car Crash
Two Iowans were killed in a head on collision on highway 92 near Sigourney Thursday morning. Michael Moriarty 25 of Cedar Rapids and Arden Heisdorffer 38 of Keota died in the wreck after Moriarty attempted to pass a tractor, the highway patrol said. Moriarty was a Dut and Bradstreet Co. supervisor in Cedar Rapids. Surviving are his wife and daughter, plus relatives out of state. He was to be buried in Chicago after funeral services there. Heisdorffer, born near Keota in 1982, farmed with his parents and was active in VFW and Knights of Columbus.
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Gazette Keota
Highway 92
Sigourney
Michael Moriarty
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids
Arden Eo Heisdorffer
Keota
Highway Patrol
Moriarty
Es Moriarty
Branch Nailager
Dut and Bradstreet Co
Nancy
Heather
Marie
Larry Moriarty
Artington Heights
Ill
Powell Funeral Home
Keota Ta Mal
Chicago
St. Bartholomew's Church
Mt. Olive Cemetery
Arden Heisdorffer
Keota High School
VFW
Knights of Columbus
Soviet Union
Jacop Malik
Peking
U.N
Lin Chieh
Saudi Arabia
Liu
Chuckle Thera: slim margin between chin up and neck out
A playful line notes the fine line between keeping morale high and risking overreach, with a quirky closing phrase suggesting a lighthearted miscue by Sonyright young.
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Thera
Sonyright Young
Interest on City Bonds Under 4 Percent
Cedar Rapids sold 2.95 million in tax exempt general obligation bonds for bridge work and other improvements as bids came in at 3.41 to 5.70 percent. Finance Commissioner Shank called rates excellent, noting short maturities aided the low bids. Successful bidders included Northern Trust Co. and First National City Bank among others, with maturities ranging from three to seven years.
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Jerry Elsen
Cedar Rapids City Counscil
Biewart Shank
Shank
Cedar Rapids
Success Fix
Northern Trust Co
Chicago
First National City Bank of New York
Mercantile Trust Co
Louis
Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Bank of America of
San Francisco
Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids
Carlton Re Investment Securities of
Des Moines
First National Bank of Chicago
Halsey
Stuart and Co. of Chicago
First National City
Viet Duty Scheme Ends in Tragedy Near Oceanside
In Oceanside California private Jerome Quinn 23 of Los Angeles and private Eldridge Chappell Jr 20 of New York were involved in a plan to avoid Vietnam service. A gunfight occurred near Camp Pendleton leaving Chappell dead and Quinn fatally wounded with investigators finding a .22 pistol in the car trunk and Quinn later admitting the scheme.
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Oceanside
Calif
Quinn
Robert Haddix
Chappell
Vietnam
Haddix
Camp Pendleton
Oveansidle
Chap
Pelt
Farm Bill Passes Senate Amid Subsidy Caps
The Senate approved a three year farm bill sending it to President Mixon. It imposes a 365 000 per crop annual subsidy ceiling, extends price support for cotton wheat and feed grains, and introduces a flexible set aside land retirement plan. Opponents warn of disaster for cotton regions and potential price declines.
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Ellender
Mininwa
Wold
Waukon Soldier Killed in Vietnam
Mr and Mrs J Riley of Waukon were notified by army representatives that their son Pieron James Riley 18 was killed in action in Vietnam on Monday He served in Company Bravo B First Battalion 20th Infantry 23rd Infantry Division Americal He had married Alice A Folsom of Waukon and is survived by his parents wife five sisters and two brothers Funeral arrangements are pending arrival of the body.
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Waukon
Riley
Waterlon
Pie
James Riley
Vietnam
Army
20Th Infantry
23Rd Infantry Division
Americal
Alice A. Folsom
Jane
Patty
Mary Jo
Cindy
Jennie
Jack
Michiel
Setback for Welfare Bill in Senate Finance Committee
The Senate Finance Committee voted 10 to 6 to kill President Nixon's welfare reform bill. It approved only a limited one year test of the administration proposal along with five other approaches. The House had passed a plan in April guaranteeing $1,600 a year to every poor family, regardless of employment.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Finanee Commmittee
Nixon
House
Bunker Returns to Saigon After Month of Travel
U S Ambassador Blisworth Bunker arrived in Saigon on Friday after spending over a month in the United States for consultations and vacation. He resumed duties amid ongoing talks and a tense regional backdrop.
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Saigon
U.S
Blisworth Bunker
Medals for Dogs Hoax Reported by Pentagon
St Louis area dispatch says the Pentagon revoked a general order listing 21 Bronze Star recipients for meritorious service in Vietnam after a Post-Dispatch report claimed two names, Canine Griffin and Smokey Griffin, referred to dogs. Army authorities say no such individuals exist and the hoax is under review.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Pentagon
Vietnam
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Richard Dudman
Washington
Griffn M. Canine
Smokey M. Griffin
Smoey
Canine
Griffin
Ih Fd
25Th Infantry
Divn
Smokey
13Th
Fld Arty
25Th Infantry Divn
Cupcake Sale Goals Funds for Student Group
The State University at Binghamton chapter of the Radical Students for a Democratic Society plans a cupcake sale on campus Friday to raise money for its activities. The event aims to support the group’s campus activism and outreach efforts.
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Binghamton, N.Y
UPI
State University At Binghamton
The
Tadical Students For A Democratic Society
Peking Wins First Majority In U N Seat Vote
The United Nations General Assembly voted 51 to 49 with 25 abstentions to seat the Peking government, the first majority for Red China though an earlier “important question” resolution required a two thirds majority. Australia Canada Chile Equatorial Guinea and Italy backed Beijing while Cambodia and Mauritius shifted away.
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United Nations
China
General Assembly
Peking
Austria
Canada
Chile
Equatorial Guinea
Italy
Cambodia
Mauritius
Peru
Bolivia
Malaysia
Luxembourg
Ireland
Botswana
Cameroon
Pocenes African Republic
Senegal
Red China
World Organization
Norodom Sihanouk
Tax Study Unit in County Merger Bid
Des Moines report states a tax study committee ordered drafting of legislation to freeze county jail and courthouse construction until a consolidation study is completed. It also ordered a proposal to allow residents to vote on a proposed county merger. The aim is to cut rising operating costs, especially in rural Iowa counties under 10,000 population.
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Des Moines
UPI
Tax Study Committee
Legislative Research Bureau
County Boards of Supervisors
Iowa
Pauling Promotes Vitamin C Cure For Colds
Nobel laureate Linus Pauling told a Stanford press conference that vitamin C can cure colds if used properly. He urged daily doses of ascorbic acid and recommended high hourly intake at onset, arguing the medical field undervalues nutrition while citing a $5 yearly cost for a year’s supply. He noted vaccines and remedies often fail and said vitamin C has helped him for five years.
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Stanford
Calif
Lings Pauling
Tere
Nec
Pauling
U S Hints Policy Shift on U N Membership for Red China
The State Department cited a new situation on United Nations membership for Red China and said it will study implications with allies. The department reaffirmed opposition to depriving Nationalist China on Formosa of U N membership while open to considering Red China if Formosan representation continues.
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Washington
State Department
U. N
U. S
Wee
Department
Republic of China
John King
U.S
Red China
Nationalist China
Formosa
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