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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1973
Page
7
Cloudy conditions with fog likely tonight and lows near 37 to 43. Sunday remains mostly cloudy and mild with highs around the 50s. Precipitation chances are low at about 2 percent. Sunrise is at 6 35 and sunset at 5 57.
DES MOINES AP The National Weather Service warned several Iowa rivers would spill over their banks this weekend due to ice movement. The Little Sioux at Linn Grove is seen cresting 1 to 2 feet above flood stage late Saturday, the North Raccoon at Jefferson about a foot over flood stage, and the Shell Rock at Marble Rock roughly a foot over flood stage. Drake spring semester enrollment rises slightly to 5,522 in day program. total including adult and parttime reaches 6,944. Grinnell College expects $300,000 loss in federal funds under Nixon budget, forcing private fundraising. Former Grundy County Attorney Elis Willoughby, 64, jailed 31 years for embezzlement and defrauding clients. paroled for five years after restitution of nearly $39,000. A $3.5 million suit filed for James Speed, ex-U of Iowa basketball player blinded by dental surgery in 1970. suit against state seeks actual damages, no punitive. Golda Meir arrives in Miami Beach to launch $360 million 1973 Israeli bonds drive. 2,500 donors pledge at least $2,500 each.
Palestinian guerrillas held two Arab diplomats in the Saudi embassy in Khartoum threatening execution after fatally wounding two U.S. envoys and a Belgian envoy. Sudan rejected demands, evacuated the area, and prepared for a military operation to recover bodies and secure the released captives.
Staff writer notes that cooking is no longer seen as unmasculine and highlights Bud Kiene and three other Muscatine men who are skilled home cooks. Bud explains his early cooking in Dubuque and at a YMCA. the Kiene family residence is 609 Maple Ave with two daughters Jennifer and another child.
Iowa Democrats unveiled a property tax relief plan targeting the elderly renters, claiming it would aid 264,862 seniors versus 195,998 under Gov. Ray. They propose $1.8 million more annually, arguing renters face tax burdens similar to homeowners. Rep. Cochran urged pairing with Ray, noting renters’ needs. Rep. Rapp argued theirs offers a smoother aid curve and expands to renters.
Washington AP report notes the Internal Revenue Service faced an unprecedented surge in federal income tax returns last month causing processing delays for refunds to early filers. Backlog is easing. refunds are returning within six weeks, with some filers receiving sooner.
U S hospital planes will depart Clark Air Base Sunday around noon to pick up the latest group of American prisoners of war in Hanoi with a listed 106 U S POWs and two Thai prisoners to be released by North Vietnam. The Viet Cong says 27 American service members, three civilians, two German medical workers and two Filipino civilians will be freed in Hanoi Monday.
The press conference showcased Stratton’s gaunt stooped figure as a symbol of POW suffering. The latest releases bring the total repatriated since the Vietnam cease fire to 299. Communists freed 143 POWs on Feb 12 and 2 more on Feb 18 amid Kissinger’s Hanoi visit.
Three Chicago men Willie Lloyd Warnice Lloyd and Willie Lee Ellis in their 20s pleaded guilty in Louisa County District Court to second degree murder and robbery with aggravation in the December 1971 slaying of Davenport patrolman Michael Farnsworth. They had faced first degree murder charges after the Quality Motel killing. They were moved to Scott County jail after a venue change.
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