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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1973
Page
7
Partly cloudy and cooler with a chances of showers tonight. Low 34 to 39. Sunday partly sunny and a little cooler with highs in the upper 50s to around 60. Rain chances 20 percent. Friday high near 65 and low 48. Sunrise 5:45 and sunset 8:18. River stage today 19.52 feet, rise .8 feet.
VANCOUVER Wash AP Six blind students from the State School for the Blind in Vancouver aged 12 to 18 plan to climb Mount Hood's 14245 foot summit on Sunday to experience what a mountain is.
Dr William Rasmussen a 55 year old geologist and hydrologist for USAID contracted firm was killed when a Viet Cong mine detonated under his jeep 85 miles east of Saigon near Highway 1. Rasmussen a Chicago native and industry professional had spent a decade in Vietnam and led water supply site investigations. The incident marked the fifth American death since the cease fire began January 28.
Patrick Gray III told President Nixon 19 days after the Watergate arrests he was disturbed by White House aides shaping FBI inquiries. Accounts vary on Ehrlichman’s role, with claims he canceled meetings and inhibited the probe, while some say Gray believed Nixon was aware. Gray declined comment. Nixon asserted no administration involvement in his April 30 nationwide address.
Iowa House sent to Gov. Robert Ray a compromise bill to allow HMOs in Iowa by a 77 to 12 vote after brief debate. The Senate had passed a related measure 37 to 1. The session also saw appropriations for alcoholism centers and school lunch programs, plus moves on lobbying disclosure rules for next session.
Violent weather battered the central United States with thunder and strong winds from Texas to Arkansas Mississippi and Alabama. A Joplin Missouri tornado killed three and caused more than seven million dollars in damage across over 15 communities. Willard Ohio saw a separate tornado that night killing three and injuring 60 with 26 still hospitalized. damage there estimated at four million dollars.
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Skylab 1 astronauts Conrad Weitz and Kerwin declared ready after daylong medical exams at Johnson Space Center. They will travel to Cape Kennedy on Sunday and move into crew quarters five miles from the launch pads before a Tuesday lift to the Saturn rocket for a 270 mile orbit and docking with the Skylab station.
The piece describes kindergarten creations for mothers. Chris Whitlow presents a purple card with M O M letters to his mother Mrs. Shelby Whitlow, joined by siblings Mandy, Andy, Ellen, Todd, Molly, Jennifer and others. Brenda Ash also shares a card aided by teachers.
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