Four Iowa teens drown in weekend accidents
Shaun Green fourteen Des Moines fell from a rubber raft at Gray's Lake and drowned after losing a paddle. Harry Burke sixteen Sioux City floated on an inner tube at Brown's Lake near Salix and slipped under. Jeff Livasy nineteen Fort Dodge died while scuba diving off Gull Point at West Okoboji Lake. Marc Allan Pals fifteen a reserver drowned while swimming at Goodell Lake Sunday. President Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev ended their summit with a communique and agreed on a nonbinding peace plan and renewed SALT efforts in Geneva.
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Deadly fire at Up Stairs Lounge in New Orleans
A flash blaze at The Up Stairs Lounge in New Orleans' French Quarter killed 29 people and injured 15 as burglar bars on three front windows hindered escape. Investigators probe the cause and possible arson amid a Sunday beer bust offering unlimited food and drink for $2.
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Skylab 1 Crew Reports Space Station In Good Shape
Space Center Houston AP report says Skylab 1 crew continues medical exams and plans 17 days of reporting on their four week mission. Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weltz arrived after meeting Nixon and Brezhnev in San Clemente. Mission commander Conrad says crew left orbiting station in good shape for Skylab 2 to launch July 27 under Alan Bean.
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Dollar steadies in Europe after Frankfurt drop
In London the dollar steadied in Europe as it recovers from a record low in Frankfurt. Gold was weekend with trading quiet as dealers awaited developments. Friday's plunge in Germany was blamed on New York selling and hedging for weekend uncertainties leaving dealers puzzled by the early drop.
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Toolesboro National Landmark Dedicated With Reenactment
National historic landmark status was dedicated at Toolesboro Iowa during opening events and a re reenactment of the Marquette and Joliet voyage. Attendees included Bill Dean and Dr Peter Harstad. The Mosier family land donation was honored with a memorial plaque.
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Marquette and Joliet Tri Centennial Event Draws Crowd
More than 1,000 people watched from River View Park as seven sun bronzed men paddled two canoes down the Mississippi toward Muscatine harbor. The re enactment crew retraced the 2900 mile voyage of Louis Joliet and Father Jacques Marquette from 300 years ago with Reid Lewis as Joliet and Rev Charles McEnery as Marquette. The party, led by Tom Royster in Indian Chief Red Cloud garb, passed a corridor of Girl Scouts and Indian Guides to a decorated trailer platform where Mayor I S Burns welcomed them.
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Iowa passes tight campaign spending bill awaiting governor
Des Moines Iowa AP Senate and House拳 moved toward adjournment approving amendments 45 to 35 on a bill to tighten campaign finance rules. The measure would require candidates and staff to report names and addresses of donors over 25 and recipients of expenditures above 25, and set spending limits for state, congressional and legislative races based on 30 cents times the last presidential vote in the district.
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Iowa Vietnam veterans to share 28 million in bonuses
Iowa lawmakers sent to Gov. Ray a new Vietnam era bonus plan. It pays 17.50 per month for any Vietnam day served with a 400 cap, and 12.40 monthly up to 300 for those who never served in Vietnam. The program retroactively covers 1958 and extends to the Gulf of Tonkin resolution period for those lacking Vietnam duty.
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Iowa Legislature ends long session with growth bets
Des Moines reports the 1973 Iowa Legislature adjourned after approving a budget about 50 million above the governor's proposal, totaling around 1.684 billion for the biennium. The plan expands property tax relief and aid to local governments and low income groups amid concerns about long term expenditures and potential tax hikes.
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