Tiny Tim plants trees in downtown Baltimore
In Baltimore, Tiny Tim planted three myrtle trees during rush hour. The scene prompted three rear end collisions as cars passed the event with Playboy bunnies nearby.
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Tiny Tim
Baltimore
San Diego
Calif
Okinawa
Endeavour
United States
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
North Island Naval Air Station
North American Rockwell
Downey
River and Weather: Lansing Dam Readings Rise and Fall
River stage readings show various changes with Lansing at 7.7 no change and Dam 912.2 unchanged. McGregor missing. Guttenberg rises 3.9 by .2. Dubuque up 7.2 by .2. Davenport 7.2 up .2. Muscatine 4.68 down .45. Keokuk 2.3 down .2. Forecast partly cloudy with a chance of thundershowers. nights in the 60s, days mid 80s, Wednesday mostly sunny and warm with a chance of thundershowers. Highs in the mid 80s for Wednesday.
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Lansing
McGregor
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
Keokuk
Iowa Teachers’ Vote Likely Unfavorable for Nixon
Walter Galvin of Des Moines head of the Iowa State Education Association says a 0 day wage freeze will almost ensure Nixon fails to gain teachers’ votes. He notes NEA seeks contract impact guidance as teacher contracts for the coming school year may lack cost of living raises.
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Associated Press
Nixon
Iowa
Iowa State Education Association
ISA
Walter Galvin
Des Moines
Galvin
ISEA
Ames
National Education Association
NEA
Illinois Education Association
IAEA
Teachers anger over pay increases in idle period
The Muscatine and Sioux City school districts seek state guidance on the President's wage freeze and its effect on teacher salaries. New hires may earn 7100 dollars under the last spring base, while built in annual increases spark questions about retroactive payments and implementation.
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Muscelline
State Department of Pubiic
Muscatine
Russell Ward
Pae Wiliam A. Anderson
Sioux City
Nixon
Army to release 43000 draftees early amid 1972 cuts
The Army says 43000 draftees will be sent home up to four months early as Congress weighs a 50000 man average strength reduction for fiscal 1972. Secretary Froehike cites post-Vietnam deployments and the need to meet the House bill’s target, with broader cuts possible if reenlistment standards rise or inductions fall.
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Washington
Army
Pentagon
Congress
U.S
Vietnam
Korea
R. Laird
Laird
Teachers face pay freeze impact amid national debate
The report notes how a pay freeze affects school districts and teachers, with Illinois educators and unions preparing meetings to assess retroactive pay and overall impact. It cites comments from Paul Holworth of Davenport West High School and mentions broader tensions linked to wartime and economic policies.
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Davenport West
Paul Holworth
Sioux City
Vietnam
Hue
RMK Construction Combine
U.S. Army
26Th General Support Group
University
Waterloo rocked by sniper fire and firebombings
Waterloo Iowa residents faced fourth straight night of unrest as firebombings and sniper fire caused light damage on the east side. Police reported no injuries amid ongoing clashes linked to job scarcity among Black residents. two firebombings struck a dwelling and a garage, with a mattress fire in a vacant house also noted.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Viet Cong Sink U S Freighter Near Qui Nhon Harbor
Viet Cong frogmen sank a 1,000 ton American freighter at Qui Nhon harbor while overnight shelling flared along the DMZ for a sixth day. U S B52 bombers conducted 26 plus strikes dropping over 600 tons of bombs on North Vietnamese targets in the DMZ area and along the frontier. The Green Bay rests on the harbor floor after a 500-60 pound blast ripped a hole in its hull, injuring four. A South Vietnamese soldier was wounded as DMZ forces faced mortar and small clash actions around Fire Base Sarge and Fire Base 6 near the tripoint of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
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Saigon
Qui Nhon
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S
Green Bay
U.S. Command
United States
Vietnam
Sarge
Ex-police chief Maher dies after heart attack
Joseph G. Maher 58, former Muscatine police chief and longtime VFW leader, died Monday after a heart attack at Montpelier public use area. He had lived in Buffalo Ja and previously in Muscatine, served in the Marine Corps, and held posts with American Legion and VFW Local 1565. Burial is in Rose Hill Cemetery with military rites.
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Joseph G. Maher
Muscatine
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Montpelier
Maher
Second St
Buffalo
Mr. Maher
Thomas and
Margaret (Bros- Sart) Maher
Lake Canada
Davenport
Wilma Odell
U.S. Marine Corps
American Legion
VFW
VEW National Council
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa State Police Chief's Association
Loyal Order of Moose
Disabled American Veterans
DAV
Thomas L. Maher
Fairmont Minn
Joseph G. ‘Maher ‘Jr
Culver City
Calif
William 2. Maher
Ralph
Frances) Christensen Buffalo
Leonard Maher
Riley
Moose Lodge
St. Mathias Church
Rosehill Cemetery
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Ontario
Canada
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Iowa Livestock and Crop Reporting Service
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House
Senate
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White House
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Stockton
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Yiel
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Laos
Cambodia
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