Moon rocks from Apollo 16 highlands aid study
AP reports astronauts Young Duke and Mattingly returned from an 11 day Apollo 16 mission with 245 pounds of lunar material. They collected samples in the Descartes highlands as scientists at SPACE CENTER Houston begin first looks at the rocks. Meanwhile Nixon era Vietnam and US diplomacy headlines continue.
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Foreign marches mark May Day observations worldwide
Millions of workers in East Europe and elsewhere joined traditional May Day demonstrations. Soviet displays in East Berlin drew Western condemnation as illegal, while Moscow condemned the United States by name in a Lenin’s Town speech. Japan saw 1.2 million participants demanding PM Sato’s resignation and better living conditions amid 648 rallies.
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Lightning disrupts power in Muscatine area
Lightning struck a Cedar Street sub station at 11 40 Sunday night causing outages for 20 minutes to 110 minutes. Four residential circuits tripped and service was restored to Houser Logan in about 50 minutes and Tipton Road Northwood Lane within 110 minutes. A separate transformer blow up near Hershey and Green caused a 20 minute outage in South Muscatine and along Highway 61.
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Fall of Quang Tri Signals Bold North Vietnamese Push
Saigon reports Quang Tri fell after five days of heavy assaults by four North Vietnamese divisions. The province, 27 miles south of Hue, abandoned by South Vietnamese forces, gives Hanoi a major victory and threatens northern provinces and key coastal regions. U.S. advisers evacuated, civilians fled, and Marine and ranger actions attempted to stall the drive. The campaign aims to split South Vietnam and influence Paris peace talks.
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Quang Tri Falls as U S Probes End Defense
Brig Gen Thomas Bowen said plans to defend Quang Tri were abandoned and 5000 South Vietnamese troops fled Hue reports. The city's fall marked the biggest Communist victory in the month long offensive as residents fled during five days of renewed shelling and attacks 19 miles from the DMZ.
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Weather outlook with showers and cooler air
Cloudy and cooler tonight with showers and thunder storms. Low in the low to mid 40s. Cloudy Tuesday and much cooler with showers likely. High in the lower 50s. Winds west to southwest 12 to 22 mph. Precipitation chances around tonight and 80 percent Tuesday. High Sunday 69, low 59, precipitation by 7:30 a.m. .20 inch. Sunrise Tuesday 5:58, sunset 8:4.
Seven die in Iowa traffic crashes weekend
The Associated Press reports seven people killed in Iowa traffic crashes over the weekend. Victims include Wilma Rab e of Dyersville, Steven Franck of Fairbank, Kathryn Roche of Cedar Rapids, Thomas Tierney of Des Moines, Lester Church of Argyle, Steven Wood of Town Falls, and others in incidents near Waverly, Oskaloosa, Argyle, ISU campus, and Perry. An apparent heart attack claimed a California man and a possible eighth fatality is under review.
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Parkersburg
Iowa State University
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Town Falls
ISU
Colleen Parr
Laverne
Lynn Yost
Emmons
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Rural man rescues 9 from Mississippi River
A Muscatine County man rescued nine Rock Island residents after their boat drifted for over five hours on the Mississippi River Saturday night. Mrs. Elvidge heard cries, joined by her husband, who located and towed the boat to shore. Deputies and the Muscatine Emergency Rescue Unit joined in the search before it was called off as evacuees reached safety.
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Laws urged to end secrecy mess in government
Rep. William S. Moorhead told the House subcommittee that new laws are needed to straighten out a secrecy mess created in the name of national defense. He cited over 2000 security leaks probes, 2500 reprimands for insufficient secrecy, and widespread use of top secret stamps by about 18,600 officials, with 63 secrecy terms in use.
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