Gag order limits reporting in Nebraska murder case
Erwin Simants, 29, faces six counts of first degree murder and sexual assault in the rifle slayings of Henery Kellie, his wife Marie, their son David and three grandchildren in Sutherland Nebraska. Judge Ronald Ruff binds over to district court and restricts press coverage while funeral services are held.
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North Platte
Neb
UPI
Erwin Charles Simants
Simants
Henery Kellie
Kellie
Sutherland
Lincoln County
Ronald Ruff
District Court
Ruff
Milton Larson
Sutherland High School
Marie
David
Florence
Deanne
Daniel
Larson
Nebraska
Amos
James Bogg
Boggs
Nebraska Bar-Press
Matlovich to press constitutional challenge on gay service ban
Leonard Matlovich, discharged as a career air force enlisted man, vows to keep fighting the military ban on homosexuals serving. Judge Gerhard Gesell agrees to hear the case, calling it a novel area of constitutional law and expects Supreme Court action. The air force was urged to allow Matlovich to stay on active duty but refused.
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Air Force Gay Washington
Leonard Matlovich
Air Force
U.S. District Court
Gerhard Gesell
Gesell
U.S. Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Matlovich
David F. Addlestone
Langley Air Force Base
Ray Leads Iowa Delegation to Israel on Two Week Visit
Gov. Robert D. Ray departs Des Moines with a Christian and Jewish delegation for a two week Israel tour. He plans to return Nov. 2 and join briefings by the Israeli government on domestic and foreign matters. The trip is sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Israel
Ray
Holy Land
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Richard Gilbert
Gilbert
First Christian Church of
Iowa
Magistrate Hears Five Linn County Cases
Five defendants appeared in Linn County magistrate court on varied charges. Warren Mundy pleaded guilty to assault and battery and received a suspended 30 day jail sentence. John Brown and Jerry Strong pled guilty to drunken driving and were fined 300 plus costs. Blaine Kielkopf pled guilty after a May charge, with the case amended to no valid license and a 75 plus costs fine. Doug Young pled guilty to operating with a suspended license and received two days in jail with credit for time served.
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Warren Mundy
Fourth Avenue
Marion
John Brown
Northview Drive
Jerry Strong
Cedar Rapids
Blaine Kielkopf
Samoa Drive
Hiawatha
Doug Young
Palo
Linn County
Melting Ice Futurism Warns of Energy Crisis
Marine scientist Dr. Howard Wilcox warns that rising energy use from fossil fuels and nuclear power could push global temperatures higher, melt polar ice sheets, and raise sea levels. He projects gradual warming and coastal flooding by 2095 to 2155, urging a shift to solar energy and Ocean Farm approaches.
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UPI
Howard Wilcox
U.S. Navy
Ocean Farm
California
Wilcox
Globe
Arctic Ocean
Greenland
Antarctica
House approves bill restricting gun safety rules
The House passed a controversial measure to bar the Consumer Product Safety Commission from ruling on firearm and tobacco product hazards. The bill, approved 313 to 86, would grant Congress a 30 day veto over any proposed rule, and would fund the agency at 193 million through 1978 while limiting its regulatory powers.
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Washington
UPI
House
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Senate
Congress
Commission
Caldwell Butler
R-Va
Justice Department
Iowa Rector Declines Texas University Presidency Offer
Willard L. Boyd president of the University of Iowa rejected a Texas A and M style bid to head the University of Texas in Austin. He cited strong ties to Iowa and his six years as U of Illinois president as influencing his decision.
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Iowa City
Willard L. Boyd
University of Iowa
Texas
University of Texas
Austin
Boyd
U. of IL
Iowa
Lorene I. Rogers
Rogers
The
U. of
Gulf Lowers Prices Across All Gasoline Grades
Gulf Oil Corp. reduced the price of all automotive gasolines by one cent per gallon effective immediately. Gulf cited competitive pressures in the marketplace. Shell Oil Co. had recently announced a similar cut.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Gulf Oil Corp
Gulf
Shell Oil Co
Houston
Kissinger Arrives in Moscow to Test Detente Spirit
On this date in 1974 Henry Kissinger, U.S. Secretary of State, arrived in Moscow to gauge the Soviet mood for détente under the Ford Administration.
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U.S
Henry Kissinger
Moscow
Chile Criticism Delayed Portugal Aid In 3 Part Series
The Boston Globe reports a covert aid effort to Portugal's moderates was delayed due to criticism of a similar Chile program. The piece says the aid totaled just over 1 million dollars and that officials feared empowering coalitions with Communists would hurt NATO and trigger political backlash. CIA and State Department figures resisted covert action to avoid stirring U.S. interference concerns.
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Boston
Portugal
Chile
Boston Globe
U.S
Globe
Henry Kisinger
Lisbon
Italy
Europe
Kissinger
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
CIA
William Colby
Congress
Portland Oregon Named After Portland Maine Coin Flip
Portland Oregon traced its name to Portland Maine after a coin toss by two early residents in 1851. The decision reflected local ties and confusion with Boston Massachusetts as the city’s origin.
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Portland, Ore
Portland
Maine
Boston
Mass
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