Study ranks Iowa education high but agriculture low
Des Moines Iowa based report from AP notes a Midwest Research Institute study placing Iowa first in general education but 32nd in agriculture. En-Chieh Lui a mainland China native calls the survey a statistical exercise with limited depth. Rural states perfom better, seven Midwest or Great Plains states in top ten for educational attainment. Iowa 22nd in overall quality of life and 42nd in individual equality.
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Major Des Moines Fraud Suit Filed Over Stock Purchase
A 25 million class action claims five Des Moines brokerage firms fraudulently sold stock in Industries International. The suit names Rt. G. Dickinson and Co., Jaffray and Hopwood, First Mid America, Lamson Bros. and Co., Loewi and Co., and identifies brokers John J. Hughes and Gary St. Perdue and several out-of-state parties.
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Saving of lives cited DES MOINES Iowa AP
An Iowa Highway Commission report says lower speeds and reduced gasoline sales may save lives by cutting traffic fatalities. Interstate travel fell by over a thousand vehicles on some days from last year. As of Dec 21 the death toll was 53 below 1972 levels. on June 21 it was 33 above.
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Iowa Highway Commission
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Five highway fatalities over Christmas weekend in Iowa
Five persons died in Iowa traffic accidents during the Christmas holiday weekend. Roger Lincoln, 18, Ogden, was killed Saturday night when his car collided on old U.S. Highway 30 near Ogden with Beverly Hendershott, 34, also of Ogden. Two Sioux Center residents, Glen Scheulling, 21, and Jerry Huisman, 17, died Friday night in a crash north of Orange City. Dean de Jong, 22, of Des Moines, died in a three car crash Friday night. Gary Benton, 22, of Perry, was struck by a car Friday night while walking along Iowa Highway 151 near Perry. he wore dark clothing and was not seen in time.
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Barges Stuck In Mississippi River Ice Near Keokuk
In southeast Iowa as many as 40 southbound barges were jammed by river ice between Burlington and Keokuk. Six towboats worked to free them. Some barges carried grain, others were empty. Two barges had passed through Lock 19 at Keokuk toward Canton Missouri but made slow progress. Lockmaster Donald Pullen reported no barge traffic north of Burlington.
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Mass Drug Arrests Tied to Davenport Area Ring
Davenport Rock Island and Burlington officers arrested 28 people in a weekend drug sweep ending Saturday night and Sunday. The two month investigation by the Davenport Police Department Organized Crime Unit led to seizures including about 50 pounds of marijuana at a Davenport home. Those detained hailed from Davenport Rock Island Muscatine and Burlington with two juveniles among the arrestees. Police say the operation will impact drug sales to youths and note three youths were hospitalized for overdoses recently.
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Christmas message from Gov Robert Ray in Des Moines
Iowa Governor Robert Ray delivers a Christmas message stressing that saving others shows service to all, kindness over hatred, and that Christmas is a state of mind and heart. He frames the holiday as a time for hope, spirit, peace, and love of people.
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Four Held in Rembrandt Theft Near Cincinnati
Police detain four persons after two stolen Rembrandts are recovered and most of a $100,000 ransom is found. Lt. Calol McLaughlin says charges will be filed today against some arrestees tied to the Foster area arrest.
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Unusual Christmas Amid Shortages Worldwide
Across the globe shoppers faced shortages of gasoline heating oil and electricity shaping a dimmer Christmas. Bethlehem saw smaller pilgrim crowds while Rockefeller Center and Copenhagen reduced holiday lights. Americans faced gas station closures and higher prices as charities reported mixed giving amid inflation and energy woes.
Bomb blast at Catholic bar in Newry kills four
Two men set off a bomb in a crowded Catholic owned bar in Newry killing themselves and two others and injuring 15, many seriously. Police said the casualty toll could rise as Northern Ireland's four year violence toll reaches 926. The strike is the worst since a June car bombing in Coleraine, with Newry described as a Catholic town near the Republic border and authorities suspect Protestant extremists.
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Waverly Uses River Power for Holiday Lights
In Waverly Iowa officials say three Cedar River hydro generators supply enough power to light Christmas displays for the season. The 50 year old plants provide about 2 percent of the citys peak load for a 7200 population, with a safety margin for energy. A separate incident section mentions an IRA attack threat and bartender John Lennan recounts a bar incident that occurred swiftly and violently.
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John Lennan
Kissinger Optimistic on Mideast Peace Talks Progress
Nixon spoke with Kissinger from Camp David as officials said the secretary of state was reasonably confident Israel and Egypt would reach a December disengagement agreement near the Suez. A further unity of talks could follow with re opening the canal and broader negotiations.
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Ismail Fahmy
Jordan
Weather Outlook for Iowa: Cloudy, Rain, and Cold
Cloudy and foggy tonight with rain and drizzle. Lows in the low to mid 20s. Tuesday mostly cloudy with light rain or drizzle likely. Highs in the mid to upper 30s. Winds southeasterly tonight at 10 to 20 mph. Sunday high 29, night low. Sunrise Tuesday 7:33, sunset 4:37.
State treasury exceeds its expectations in Iowa
Des Moines reports the state treasury collected 11.5 million more than forecast in the first five months of the fiscal year. Comptroller Marvin Seiden said revenues are running about 10.82 percent above last year, with total tax intake still well above predicted. Budget talks continue as Gov. Ray and lawmakers review January budget plans and potential adjustments.
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Selden
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Seldon
Fire kills eight in Michigan mobile home tragedy
LENNON Mich AP eight people died when a mobile home fire swept through early Christmas day. Authorities say victims not positively identified but neighbors believed to include a newly married couple, four children from a prior marriage, a 20-year-old live-in babysitter and her 2-year-old daughter. State fire marshal cites faulty heater as cause. Pedal power Santa uses bicycle to haul Christmas tree home in East Norriton Township near Philadelphia amid joking notes on reindeer feed.
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