Nixon Frames Welfare Ethic Debate On Labor Day
President Nixon cast himself as a champion of the work ethic while charging Democrat George McGovern with favoring a welfare ethic. In a Labor Day radio statement he urged voters to choose in November, defended his desegregation stance, touted record employment and inflation control, and attacked welfare redistribution as undermining American character.
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Six Nabbed in Two 1-80 Drug Incidents
Six people including three adults and three juveniles were arrested near Interstate 80 in two separate drug cases. In Tiffin a 22 year old, a 31 year old, and a 20 year old were charged with possession and arraigned in Iowa City. In another stop near Victor, three youths ages 15, 16 or 17 from Michigan were charged with possession with intent to deliver after deputies seized 78 pounds of suspected marijuana. All three youths were arraigned in Marengo and jailed in Johnson County facilities.
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Amtrak Derailment Near Inland Neb Wounds 24
A Chicago to Oakland Amtrak derailment near Inland Nebraska injured 24 passengers nine miles west of town. Two hospitalized with a broken arm and a displaced shoulder. Passengers, including a pregnant traveler and relatives, described fear and prayers as officials treated the injured.
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Bodies of Two Former Waukon Men Recovered
Anchorage Alaska AP The bodies of three men including two former Towans were recovered from the wreckage of a light plane that crashed about 110 miles southwest of Anchorage. The pilot Roger Gray of Anchorage and passengers Damon Ewing and David Ewing, both of Waukon Iowa, were killed.
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Helen Watson
Fatally Injured In Linn County Crash Near Lisbon Iowa
Gaylen Gracey, a 19 year old Springville resident, died from head injuries after a pickup truck crash on a Linn County blacktop near Lisbon. The driver, Gayle Ray Gracey, was thrown from the vehicle and died at St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids. Other injured were Chris Nelson Mark Eggert and John Lemon, all 19, with abrasions and lacerations.
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McGovern Opens Labor Day Campaign Across Ohio
George McGovern launched his full-time presidential bid echoing labor themes in Akron Canton area rallies. He criticized Nixon's administration as favoring big business and special interests while vowing to address jobs and taxes. About 2,000 supporters greeted him at Akron Canton airport as he abandoned Detroit for the Ohio events.
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Reds Overrun Ranger Base in Central Highlands
North Vietnamese assault overran a ranger base near Pleiku with an estimated 200 defenders, many Montagnard, leaving about 150 missing. The base faced artillery siege, a ground assault, and helicopter losses occurred in the central highlands.
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Pullouts Beat Nixon Deadline In Vietnam Drawdown
Saigon reports U S troop withdrawals beat Nixon's September 1 deadline. August reductions cut total U S forces to 37,100, 600 fewer men in the last week. The president had aimed for 89,000 at one point and set 27,000 as the December target. about 100,000 service members serve from Guam, Thailand, and offshore ships.
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International effort pressed to curb aircraft hijacking
Washington officials discuss a 17 nation ICAO conference to draft a binding charter against hijackers. Secretary Volpe cites wartime piracy lessons and urges universal sanctions with stronger enforcement. Airlines from 58 nations to follow U S security rules. pilots groups urge bans on hijacker harboring states.
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Stolen Rembrandt and 18 paintings Net $2.5 Million, Montreal
Thieves dropped through a skylight at the Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal early Monday and fled with 18 paintings and 38 pieces of jewelry and decorative art valued at about $2.5 million. A guard was shot at but not hurt. two guards were overpowered, and an alarm was triggered at a side door as the thieves escaped.
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Foday's Chuckle Monday Prompts Mixed Reactions
A fragmented item titled Foday's Chuckle Monday criticized as a poor use of time, suggesting the phrase evokes negative sentiment about one seventh of life. The text appears incomplete with cryptic ending Eoprinht.
Five ex prisoners of war recall brutal Japanese camps
Des Moines AP dispatch reports five former POWs of Japan recall the brutal camps in the Pacific theater. They survived Bataan and Corregidor and compare Japanese captivity to North Vietnamese camps, urging cautious U.S. diplomacy until all prisoners are repatriated. They join others at a Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor reunion planning for Kansas City next year.
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Thieu expands death penalty and trials overhaul
President Nguyen Van Thieu issued edicts expanding the death penalty to hijacking and several offenses and abolishing court trials for military personnel and civil servants charged with major crimes. The decrees, issued under a six month special powers grant, shift judging and sentencing to Thieu and his appointees as government forces faced the North Vietnamese offensive.
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Czech Olympic visitors evade border checks at Munich Games
Bavarian authorities say 13 Czechoslovak visitors attempted to cross to the West during the Munich Olympic event. A four seater bus carried the group. 30 members reportedly did not return, while others had earlier actions taken.
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Kitten Arrival Delays Express Train in Rome
A Rome express train halted for 25 minutes Sunday as a cat and its four kittens lay beneath the mail car between the tracks. The conductor spotted the kittens and alerted the engineer, who waited until the path was clear before departure.
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