Chief raps how justice's son was treated in marijuana case
Dubuque Police Chief Robert O'Brien condemned the county attorney's handling of a marijuana case involving Douglas Becker, son of Iowa Supreme Court Justice Francis Becker. Becker received probation after pleading guilty to one possession charge. other charges were dismissed. The chief called the court action light handed and urged stricter enforcement. Local officers found 32 pounds of marijuana in a Dubuque apartment connected to Becker after a raid prompted by tips from postal authorities. The case also involves Cate Gibbons and Steven VanNest, who face conspiracy charges.
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Curiosity Shop preview signals mixed hopes for children’s TV
Television critic ponders ABC TV preview of Curiosity Shop as a weekend children’s program. He argues the show mainly serves as light entertainment rather than educational, noting uneven cohesion and a scattershot approach but praising its nonviolent tone and gentler pacing compared with Sesame Street.
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Orson Welles to miss Cavett show next week guest hosts
Orson Welles will be ill and absent from ABC TV’s Cavett program next week. Howard Cosell will substitute Monday as guest host, with Carl Telner taking over Tuesday and Wednesday as actor writer comedian replaces.
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Friday Night 6 00 Report Highlights Local High School Events
A fragmented schedule report lists Friday night events at local venues. It mentions Eston Jeter and Weames among participants, high school teams like the Pantrage family unit, and various listings across Davenport Rochester Des Moines and Dubuque stations. The document includes times and program identifiers with limited readable names and numbers.
Elderly Blacks Surpass Whites On Needy Level
Washington report from the Senate Special Committee on Aging reveals about 3 percent of elderly Black individuals live in poverty, versus 32 percent of White persons. The panel released a study noting aging Black Americans face multiple hazards and urged revival of oral programs to address their specific needs.
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Howard dean notes poverty among elderly blacks
Dr. Isabel Lindsay of Howard University reports high poverty rates among aged Negro women and men. About 47 percent of women and 25 percent of men have annual incomes below 1,000, with 42 and 37 percent earning 1,000 to 2,000. The poverty level is 1,652 for an individual and 2,328 for a couple. Three fifths of elderly blacks live in the South with rural poverty and health care and housing disabilities noted.
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NETCO plans employee stock buy for C and NW line
A ICC hearing examiner urged approval of Chicago and Northwestern leverage by NETCO to buy the line and sell stock to about 14,000 employees. Netco would assume 415 million in debts, offer minimum 500 dollar shares with caps, and seek financial guarantees from Northwestern Industries and the railroad parent.
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Community obituaries and labor dispute details near Iowa City
John and two sisters Mrs Harold Maher of Iowa City and Mrs Ray Marsh of Riverside are named in funeral details with services at St Marys church Saturday at 9 a.m. Meanwhile six companies shipping grain from Chicago faced pickets by Longshoremen in a wage dispute tied to the national price freeze. Union leader John McQuade states fringe benefits and working conditions are at issue along with wages, seeking a substantial one-year raise and improved safety, health, severance, and leave provisions.
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Oldsmobile Plans Smaller Car to Sell Below Cutlass
Oldsmobile, a GM division, will build a smaller car for 1973 with a 2 1/2 inch shorter wheelbase, sharing the Nova and Ventura 1 length, and priced above 2000 dollars. It will not be a minicar, will offer full model lines, and carry no chosen name yet.
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Rites set for retired Iowa City firefighter Ted Fay
Funeral services planned in Iowa City for Ted F Fay sr a longtime city firefighter born June 27 1909 in Johnson County He joined the department in 1937 rising to captain and retired in 1955 He ran a fire equipment sales firm part time after leaving the force Survived by his wife Beth Beem a son Ted and several brothers including Ray of Rock Island Illinois Funeral date and location announced by family.
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Mother Charged In Death Of Son In Rock Island
A mother, spry Ortiz, was charged with stabbing her 10-year-old son to death after baking a birthday cake and serving as hostess at his birth. She also slashed her 11-year-old daughter at their home Wednesday night. Barbara Ortiz was hospitalized in fair condition, and the mother remained in a Rock Island hospital psychiatric ward with no immediate explanation. Two younger children were unharmed.
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Soviets Far Ahead in Land-Based Missiles
The International Institute for Strategic Studies reports the Soviet Union leads in land based intercontinental missiles, with about 4 percent more than the United States and ongoing buildup while U S forces decline. It notes Warsaw Pact advantages in tanks and planes in Europe and rising Sino Soviet tensions along a 5,000 mile frontier.
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