Hughes Blasts At Iowa Solons in Des Moines
Governor Harold Hughes denounced the Republican legislature for trying to usurp powers and vowed to carry the fight to the people. He criticized the Interim Committee for seizing budget control and objected to a pending highway pay confirmation amendment. Hughes said he will seek Senate confirmation for seven judicial reform appointees and rejected claims of interim appointments.
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Spring Fever Triggers Student Riots at Yale and Brown
A spring mood sparked clashes at Yale in New Haven and Brown in Providence as 1,500 Yale students faced police with nightsticks, 17 arrests reported and one hospitalized. Providence police used motorcycles and clubs to disperse crowds amid campus unrest across New England, with incidents in Hartford and Waltham noted.
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Goldwater Wins Heavy Applause At GOP Dinner
Washington Sun reports Barry Goldwater drew the night's strongest ovation at a GOP dinner fundraising for $1000 per plate. Attendees praised him as top presidential contender, while some cited Michigan Governor George Romney as the better vote winner and discussed Tom Kuchel as possible vice president. Offstage, GOP leaders suggested Nelson Rockefeller's divorce could badly hurt his chances.
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License Snag Delays First Legal Drinks in Des Moines
Des Moines reports a pending liquor law roll out with the Tawh Liquor Commission open to approving a July 4 sale. Commissioner Homer Adcock cautions technical questions remain and bond and paperwork must align with new provisions. State enforcement will continue under the old law until the changeover.
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Birmingham Peace Hopes Brightened
In Birmingham hopes for a racial accord rise as a biracial committee moves toward resolving tensions. Reverends Walker and Young note progress on prisoner releases, while protesters fear renewed demonstrations if talks fail. Dates and specific names appear inconsistently in the fragment.
Seek New Span At Clinton Iowa
Washington four million arms legislation to authorize construction of new Mississippi River bridges in Iowa at Clinton and Dubuque was introduced Thursday by Rep. James E. Bromwell Retowa A TriState Bridge Commission in Dubuque would be created under one of two bills Bromwell sponsored
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Community Challenged to Press Ahead at Development Meeting
At the Muscatine Development Corporation's sixth annual winter meeting, leaders praised the 600 members but noted weak support from retail and professional sectors. President C. M. Stanley, signaling his Swan Song, urged the community to pursue ongoing industrial growth and better spirit for development.
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Hoffa Charged by U S Jurors With Bribery
James R Hoffa faces a one count indictment in Nashville Tennessee alleging efforts to bribe jurors in a deadlocked federal conspiracy trial. Prosecutors say a $10000 offer was made to a prospective juror and a similar sum to a juror's son. another promotion targeted a highway patrolman.
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Blasts Damage Four Kroger Stores in St Louis Area
Four Kroger Co stores in the St Louis area were damaged by blasts on Thursday night. The stores were closed and no one was seriously injured. Police said black powder damaged two supermarkets and a drug store within 13 minutes. Investigators did not name a suspect and noted ongoing contract talks between Mooger and other chains with the Local of the Meatcutters union. The blasts occurred about two months after similar damage to three Kroger stores nearby.
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Counterfeit U S Currency Seized in Montreal Raids
Canadian Mounties target a Montreal counterfeiting ring with possible international links after raids on Thursday. Police arrested two men and seized $140,000 in counterfeit US $100 and $50 notes, money making equipment, forged money orders, railway passes and social security cards.
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Heavy North Iowa Rains Wash Out Railroads
Torrential rains drenched northern Iowa with Charles City reporting 34 inches in hours. A tornado and hail struck the region, causing auto deaths and two freight derailments on Rock Island and Milwaukee Road systems. Bridges washed out, trains derailed, and two rail workers were injured.
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Kill Measure Seeks Appointing State Board Members
A House vote 57 46 defeated a measure to appoint all State Board of Public Instruction members by the governor. Rep. David Stanley R Muscatine said backers sought political control to influence appointments and the school reorganization plan would suffer.
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Cooper Spacecraft Set For 34 Hour Flight And Gear
Cape Canaveral Florida Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper plans a 34 hour space flight next Tuesday carrying an inflatable balloon four cameras an exercise device medical monitoring gear star charts Geiger counters an eight foot expandable antenna and a private satellite to be released on the third orbit If successful the mission would land in the Pacific Ocean southeast of Midway Island about 24 hours 19 minutes after liftoff Ground stations will track heart rate blood pressure temperature respiration and other parameters while Cooper uses a bungee cord device to exercise and a dehydration based menu includes spaghetti beef and gravy chicken or lobster He will rest eight hours from the ninth orbit onward with an automatic wakeup signal if he oversleeps
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Peace Prize Presented To Pontiff
Pope John XII received the Bal zan Peace Prize in Vatican City from Italian President Antonio Seni on behalf of the Swiss Italian Bale Ivan Foundation. The ceremony was small and subdued as the pontiff expressed gratitude to God and pledged to press for world peace.
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Control Board Appropriation Measure Passes
Des Moines Iowa Legislature completes action on a major appropriation bill totaling 22,520,250 dollars annually for operation of state boards, prisons, and mental institutes. House approval followed a brief dispute over Legislative Interim Committee powers. Funds allocated to Cherokee, Clare, Independence, Mount Pleasant mental health institutes and several state schools and reformatories with specific annual figures.
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Iowa Medical Aid Act Signed into Law
Gov Harold Hughes signs the Kerr Mills based act authorizing about four million dollars in matched funds to enable Iowa to participate in a federal state medical aid program for the aged under the Kerr Mills framework.
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