Improper Turn Causes Fatal Crash Near West Branch
An APR collision on Interstate 80 near West Branch killed a young man from Des Moines and a University of Iowa student from France. Charles Iowan Blythe Conn 24 was son of an Iowa official. Francoise Magnier 20 died with him. The truck driver Fred E Small 38 of North Platte Nebraska received a summons for an improper turn. The truck carried 20 tons of popcorn as it turned onto the interstate.
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Ast Branch
Interstate 80
West
Charles Iowan
C. Conn
Des Moines
Blythe Conn
Des Sports
Moines
Conn
Francoise Magnier
University of Iowa
France
Fred E. Small
North Platte
Neb
Cedar County
J. R. Barden
West Branch
Small
Miss Magnier
la Rochelle
George H. Allen
Des Maines
Pilot Hid Heart Condition in Fatal Ardmore Crash
Federal officials told the House Commerce Committee that Reed Pigman the pilot and president of American Flyers concealed a long standing heart ailment from the FAA before the April 22 crash near Ardmore Oklahoma which killed 3 personnel on the flight. A post mortem showed arteriosclerosis. The crash killed 77 soldiers and all six crew members with 15 aboard surviving.
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Washington
Ardmore
Okla
Federal Aviation Agency
House Commerce Committee
Reed Pigman
American Flyers
Pigman
FAA
Buddhist Monks Pressure Regime Over Promises in Saigon
In Saigon, Tri Quang, South Viet Nam’s leading Buddhist monk, warned the government to keep its promises or face popular backlash. He said the people will judge the regime and fear civil conflict if reforms, including elections and civilian rule, do not proceed within months.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Moline Bandits Seize $11 Thousand In Kroger Holdup
Two or three armed bandits robbed a Moline Kroger after an armored truck delivery, netting about $11,000. They herded manager Albert Galass and two workers into the cashier area to fill a bag with cash, then fled in a stolen car found abandoned on a Moline street.
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Moline
Kroger
Albert F. Galass
Joanne Fike
Ethel G. Derrick
Rock Island
Milan
Galass
S-Loet-Ll
Disputed Job Corps Center Being Moved
In St Petersburg Florida the Office of Economic Opportunity moves the first women Job Corps center out of the city citing hostility. Sargent Shriver says a hostile environment blocks the program. The 16 to 21 center opened last year in a downtown hotel amid noise and morality complaints. Relocation likely to occur in the middle Atlantic states.
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St, Petersburg
Fla
Office of Economic Opportunity
Sargent Shriver
Antipoverty Agency
Washington
Pinellas County
Middle Atlantic States
Shriver
Hope For Hemophiliacs Develops Blood Clotting Agent
Two researchers led by Dr Edward Shanbrom announce a commercially producible concentrate of anti hemophilic factors that could allow chronic bleeders to live normal lives. The concentrate helped Hemophiliac Dr G M Thelin recover from brain hemorrhage and later peptic ulcer bleeding. Dr Shelby Dietrich notes the new AHF concentrate improves outlook for all hemophiliacs.
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Ors
Edward Shanbrom
Murray Thelin
Los Angeles
Thelin
G. M. Thelin
Hyland Laboratories
Shanbrom
Shelby Dietrich
Orthopaedic Hospital
Tax on Churches Seeks Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court was asked to rule whether houses and buildings used for public worship should be taxable by state and local authorities. petitions from Madalyn E. Murray O’Hair and a Maryland couple argue the exemptions amount to public aid to religious institutions in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
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Burlington
Robert Maurice Yohe
Arthur D. Peterson
State
Coke
Washington
Supreme Court
Maryland Court of Appeals
Maryland
U.S
Madalyn E. Murray O'Hair
Mount Ranier
AFL-CIO Officials Urge Tax Shift to Avoid Slump
Nathaniel Goldfinger, AFL-CIO chief economist, urged Washington to end the 7 percent investment tax credit and raise the corporate profit tax rate to prevent a downturn in the economy. The call comes amid concerns over fiscal policy and growth prospects.
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Nathaniel Goldfinger
Afl-Cio
Washington
AP Photofax
243 U.S. Planes Lost In Bombings
The U.S. Command reports 243 American planes shot down over North Vietnam since bombing began north of the 17th parallel. An official says 14 U.S. planes have been lost to enemy action in South Vietnam since January 1981, with most North Vietnam losses from ground fire and only two shot down by MIGs. Also reports alleged marriage license irregularities in southern Minnesota. Bundled items include Pipestone County investigations, indictments of six officials over rush permits, and a Davenport barge incident with 57,000 bushels of corn. Partly cloudy to night and Sunday with possible rain north, scattered storms south. low 45-50, highs 52-60.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Atty
Robert Mattson
Pipestone
Mattson
Pipestone County
Robert A. Whitaker
Preston
Towans
Iowa
Muscatine
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Richard
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Owa
Ernie
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