Ray declines 1974 bid for U S Senate in Iowa
In a statement marking his 45th birthday Governor Ray says he will not seek the United States Senate in 1974. He cites the difference in duties between governor and senator and notes the political year ahead requires a decision affecting his family staff and Iowa citizens. He points to potential successors including Milligan Stanley Murray and Donald Johnson as likely GOP contenders.
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Washington
Ray
Randi
LuAnn
Vicki
Plato
Iowa
United States Senate
Republican Party
Senate
Milligan
Stanley
Murray
Donald Johnson
West Branch
U.S
Road Builder's Delays Aired By State Unit
AMES Iowa highway commission postponed hitting Mor gan Construction Co with more than 20000 dollars in liquidated damages for late highway work Keith Morgan owner plans a two week meeting with the commission to explain delays The Guthrie county job produced 10250 dollars in penalties while projects in Howard and Winneshiek counties faced damages Weather strikes and plant problems delayed roads including Highway 52 north of Decorah per day penalties were set at 150 dollars reflecting contract size and urgency
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Ames
Iowa Highway Commission
Fort Dodge
Keith Morgan
Morgan Construction Co
Commission
R. H. McIntire
Morgan
Guthrie
McIintire
Guthrie County
Howard
Winneshiek
Decorah
McIntire
Lung Association Walkathon Planned for Oct 27 in Cedar Rapids
More than 1,000 Cedar Rapids residents are expected to take part in a walkathon on October 27 for the American Lung Association of Iowa. Coordinator Frances Palmer says a 20 mile city hike will start at Kingston Stadium at 8 a.m. and end there at 5 p.m. The goal is $10,000 as participants seek sponsors per mile. The event is planned as an annual effort starting this year.
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Cedar Rapids
American Lung Assn
Iowa
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Assn
Frances Palmer
Kingston Stadium
Waukon Highway Agreement Signed for Route 9 Upgrade
AMES The local highway commission approved signing a pre designed project agreement with Waukon for reconstructing highway 9. The plan calls for resurfacing 18 miles from Waukon to Lansing and to pave through Waukon. Right of way acquisition is scheduled for 1976 with grading in 1977 and paving in 1978. The Waukon council approved the agreement on Aug 2.
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AMES
Lowal Highway Commission
Waukon
Lansing
Waukon Council
Boys Accused in McGrath Break-In
Two 17-year-olds and a 16-year-old were arrested on breaking and entering charges for a Sept. 23 burglary at Johanna McGrath's residence at 1800 Second Avenue SE. Four wall clocks and other items valued around $800 were stolen and recovered. The youths were processed by the juvenile bureau and released.
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Johanna McGrath
Second Avenue SE
Juvenile Bureau
First Soviet diplomats arrive in Spain since Civil War
The first Soviet diplomats sent to Spain since the civil war arrived Tuesday and were greeted by Spanish officials. They are part of the Soviet trade mission established under a trade agreement signed in Paris a year earlier.
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Spain
Madrid
UPI
Paris
Magistrate Court Finds Renard Brandt Guilty of Drug Possession
Renard Brandt of 5817 Underwood Avenue NW pled guilty in magistrate court to possession of a controlled substance. Sentencing deferred for one year and he is placed on probation after being charged with having marijuana on August 28.
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Renard Brandt
Underwood Avenue
Assault Battery Charge Dropped
The magistrate's court dismissed a charge of assault and battery against James Irey of 1926 Eastern Drive SW. He had been accused of assaulting Kathleen Irey on July 15.
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James Irey
Eastern Drive
Kathleen Irey
Sentencing Delayed on Drunk Driving Charge
Cleo Dehart from Fort Dodge pled guilty in magistrate court to drunk driving. Sentencing was deferred for one year. He was arrested March 10.
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Cleo Dehart
Fort Dodge
Found Innocent in Assault and Battery Case
Rick Lacey of 407 Twenty-eighth Avenue SW was found innocent Monday in magistrate court on a charge of assault and battery for an incident involving Wanda Bell on June 15.
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Rick Lacey
Twenty-eighth Avenue SW
Wanda Bell
Topics Project For C R Okayed
Cedar Rapids approves the TOPICS traffic program on Sixteenth Avenue SW to widen, channelize, and sign the corridor from Williams Boulevard to the west city limits. The Iowa Highway Commission approved with Cedar Rapids city council backing the consulting engineer plan. Project costs will be shared by the city and federal government.
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Ames
Cedar Rapids
Sixteenth Avenue
Iowa Highway Commission
Williams Boulevard
Reluctant witness recalls Agnew probe and immunity fight
William Muth, former Baltimore official and Agnew fundraiser,返 recalls being recalled by a 22 member grand jury probing Spiro Agnew. He refused to answer, demanded immunity, and called the probe un American while his records from 1960 to 1972 were sought. The session touched on a 1 000 a plate Agnew fundraiser dinner last fall.
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Agnew
William Muth
Baltimore
Muth
Segretti details sabotage tactics and congressional links
In testimony Segretti explains his $45,000 compensation for campaigns spanning several states. He admits orchestrating letters on Muskie stationery, stink bombs, and fake open houses to target Democratic candidates, while denying involvement in the Watergate break-in. He says Chapin recruited him in 1971 and he took full responsibility for acts harming Senators Jackson and Humphrey.
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Segretti
Chapin
White House
Gordon Strachan
Los Angeles
Florida
Citizens For Muskie
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Jackson
Muskie
Miami
Milwaukee
Humphrey
Miami Beach
McGovern
E. Howard Hunt
G. Gordon Liddy
Hunt
Doral
Democratic National Committee
Sen
Segretti names propose witnesses in Watergate probe
After an executive session, committee staff added Douglas Kelly and Robert Benz to the witness list with Benz and Kelly likely to testify Thursday. Michael McMinoway, tied to the Sedan Chair intelligence unit, is the third prospective witness.
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Segretti
Robert Benz
Tampa
Michael McMinoway
McMinoway
Humphrey
McGovern
Gas Dealers Push Legal Action and Planned Shutdowns
Gas dealers press legal action against Phase 4 price controls while promising coordinated shutdowns in Nevada and southern California. Some groups urge price increases despite ceiling rules, with exemptions sought from the Internal Revenue Service. Tennessee, Oregon, Washington, and Pennsylvania associations join in challenging or bypassing controls as others plan no mass closings.
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Nevada
California
Oregon
Washington State
Pennsylvania
William Victory
Washington Evergreen Service Station Assn
Internal Revenue Service
Pennsylvania Service Station Dealers Assn
Thomas Anderson
Tennessee Gasoline Dealers Assn
Cost of Living Council
11 Year Old Sets Pogo Stick Jump Record In New York
Timothy Lanighan an 11 year old from Lockport New York claims the title of world pogo stick jumping champion after leaping 21 273 times in three hours on a Saturday Police tracked the count and say the leap surpasses the prior mark of 17 323 jumps.
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Lockport
N.Y
UPI
Timothy Lanighan
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Indianapolis Gasoline Dealers Assn
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