Ancient bones found in cave under Nashville bank site
Construction workers clearing a Nashville bank site uncovered a cave with human bones and a saber-toothed tiger tusk, believed extinct 10,000 years. Archaeologists have studied similar finds. cave lies 20 feet beneath solid rock, per SE Indian Antiquities Survey president Robert Ferguson.
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Merry Sue Ruess Named West Liberty Fair Queen
West Liberty High School senior Merry Sue Ruess, 18, was named fair queen at the West Liberty Fair. First runner up Renna Rasmussen, second runner up Sondra Kaska, and third runner up Melody Brooks were named in ceremonies. A midwestern fair crowd enjoyed exhibits, 4-H and FFA demonstrations, livestock judging, and a quarter horse race marred by an accident.
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University Hospital
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U.S. expands air strikes near the DMZ in Vietnam war
U.S. warplanes tripled air attacks near the DMZ amid North Vietnamese shelling and ground assaults. B52 bombers and fighter-bombers conducted up to 200 strikes on four regiments as Marines defend Nui Ba Ho mountain. South Vietnamese losses include 200 NVA killed, 33 SA troops killed, and 13 SA and two U.S. advisers wounded.
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Seven arrests after third night of riots in Waterloo
WATERLOO IOWA AP seven people were arrested Sunday night during the citys third night of disturbances. Police said those involved were young blacks who complained they lacked jobs. In about 90 minutes of trouble before midnight windows broke at a grocery store a telephone booth overturned and a firebomb tossed into a nearby manufacturing plant. There were no injuries. Arrested individuals faced unlawful assembly charges.
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Nixon plan sparks cautious optimism and doubts
Washington AP reports President Nixon's economic package aims to stabilize prices and boost exports by suspending gold convertibility, imposing a temporary import surcharge, and pursuing a wage price freeze. Critics question job creation and reliance on Congress for tax credits while seeking to reduce inflation without widespread controls.
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