Time Too Short on Moon Apollo Team Complains
Apollo 12 commander Charles Conrad said they had insufficient time to photograph and document the moon as they returned to Earth. Crewmates Richard Gordon and Alan Bean answered questions on lunar geology and two moonwalks while awaiting splashdown in the Pacific.
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Crash Kills Baby and Injures Six in Family
A Coon Rapids baby died and six family members were injured when their mother’s car rear ended a stalled truck on U S 71 north of Audubon. Seven month old Judy King died. twins Jody and Ronnie and Randy were in critical condition after transfer to an Omaha hospital. Janice and Douglas were in fair condition. Mrs King, 34, was hospitalized in Carroll undergoing surgery.
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Douglas
Carroll Hospital
Chuckle Says Fat Man Joke Riddled With Wordplay
A humorous line warns against laughing at a heavy man by noting he is a grown man who fears becoming a waistline joke. The quip plays on words with a pun about waist and waste.
Harvard team isolates a single gene in bacteria
Harvard researchers say they have isolated a single gene for the first time using Escherichia coli and a virus to separate one gene from others. Critics warn the advance could threaten human traits, while noting future ethical and safety concerns.
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Beckwith
Rita Arditte
William Reznikoff
Ronald Macgililivray
Pacific Tidal Wave Warning Canceled
A Pacific tidal wave warning issued after a strong 7.5 quake near Kamchatka was canceled as no significant wave developed. Coast Guard said Alaska tides could rise up to three feet but no serious trouble was expected. National Earthquake Information Center reported the 7.5 magnitude quake.
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Marengo Bound Escapee Robs Cedar Rapids Couple
Retired farmer William Tiede man and his wife and brother faced an armed intruder at their Cedar Rapids home on highway 212 west of Marengo. Allen Stevens 32 of Rockford Illinois escaped from the Marengo county jail and tied the trio after stealing about 50 dollars and car keys before fleeing. Stevens was among four arrested November 4 after robbing a navy sailor at a rest stop on Interstate 80 near Victor and later caught in Story county.
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Marengo
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Story County
Escape thief Stevens cited in Iowa jail break case
Russell Johnson 21 of Abingdon and Daniel D. Johnson 28 of Macomb are jailed in Poweshiek county Montezuma as Stevens fled in a 1964 blue Oldsmobile after escaping from the Tiedeman home. Paulette Johnson 21, wife of Russell, is in Linn county jail. Stevens used a sink pipe to batter bricks from a second floor wall and jump to the ground. Sheriffs searched Marengo and cooperated with highway patrolmen as the manhunt continued. Stevens is described as five six.
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Linn County
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Iowa County Sheriff's Office
Marengo
William Spurrier
Iowa County
Spurrier
Jim Walters
Danny Sellers
Salmonella outbreak tied to PEO convention in Des Moines
Public Health Service probes nationwide salmonellosis linked to a Des Moines convention of the PEO women’s group held Sept 29 to Oct 2. About 25 percent of 1900 lunch attendees got ill. catered turkey and deviled eggs suspected. 22 cases confirmed in six states. 11 Iowa cases, one hospitalization.
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Matthew Loewenstein
Salmonellosis Unit
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Sky
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Mezvinsky
Loewenstein
Iowa
Laird Pledges Fast Action On Draft Lottery
Secretary of Defense Laird announced a revised January draft call of 12 500 and immediate steps to implement the new random lottery system. He cited progress of Vietnamization and said the armed forces would trim basic training by closing centers and disbanding companies. The move follows Nixon admin rollbacks of earlier draft quotas and signals broader eligibility changes under the lottery plan.
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