Williams retrial set after Iowa Supreme Court ruling
Williams 33 faces new trial in Linn County District Court Cedar Rapids on the 1968 murder conviction of Pamela Powers. Iowa Supreme Court refused to delay proceedings. three judge panel says issues may be raised on appeal. In Davenport Miss Town pageant sees Kathy Keely and Colleen Schang win prelim talents. The pageant continues with more prelims Friday and coronation Saturday. investigation into a club fire near Southgate slated for today.
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Linn
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Supreme Court
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Pamela Powers
Urbandale
U.S. Supreme Court
Davenport
Miss Muscatine
Kathy Keely
Shamrock
Colleen Schang
Energy tax plan crippled by House committee votes
President Carter faces major defeats as the House Ways and Means Committee votes to scrap key elements of his energy tax package including a standby gasoline tax a tax on inefficient cars and a mileage based rebates program The administration hopes to reverse some decisions and still aims for a steep crude oil tax to remain on the table
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Washington
Carter
House
Ways and Means Committee
Gulf Oil seeks secrecy on documents in uranium price case
Gulf Oil Corp. asks House investigators to keep secret a nine inch stack of papers it says prove the firm’s central role in an international cartel. The group alleges price fixing pushed uranium from about 6 or 7 dollars per pound in 1972 to 41 dollars. A House subcommittee reviews Gulf’s secrecy request at a hearing today.
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Washington
Gulf Oil Corp
House
Gulf
Iowa moves toward Wilcox Wildlife Area motorcycle park
DES MOINES AP Iowa Conservation Commission approved a plan to develop a motorcycle park at the 600 acre Wilcox Wildlife Area near Knoxville. Development can start once a formal agreement between Marion County and the DOT is signed. The park will feature trails for all levels, hill climbs, parking, an office, picnic and playground areas, and a campground.
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Iowa
Iowa Conservation Commission
Wilcox
Knoxville
Chuck Sinclair
State Department of Transportation
DOT
Marion County
Carter's Promise on Women's Jobs Falls Short
Washington AP reports that 76 percent of the 265 top Carter administration posts are held by white men, despite President Carter's pledges to appoint women and minorities. A spokeswoman for the National Women's Political Caucus says he has not fulfilled those promises.
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Carter
National Women’s Political Caucus
Beverly Hills Club Fire Probe Finds No Violations
In Fort Mitchell Kentucky an AP report notes the latest inspection of the Beverly Hills Supper Club found no fire safety violations. Officials cite a four year gap in inspection records as unexplained and state police commissioner Kenneth Brandenburgh weighs the issue.
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Fort Mitchell
Beverly Hills
Kenneth Brandenburgh
Mediation Fails as Dutch Siege Enters Nineteenth Day
South Moluccan terrorists hold 55 hostages in northern Holland with 51 still aboard the besieged train after five hours of talks. Mediators Josina Soumakis and Hassan Tan made their second visit to press for a resolution while Premier Joop den Uyl and his cabinet consider next steps.
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Netherlands
Holland
Joop den Uyl
Josina Soumakis
Hassan Tan
Carter appears leaning toward limited B1 bomber production
President Carter left a meeting with critics signaling a possible shift toward backing at least part of the Air Force B1 bomber program. Several lawmakers described a leaning to approve limited production, while others urged caution and noted his obligation to review fresh information before finalizing a decision later this month.
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Carter
Robert Drinan
D-Mass
Ronald Dellums
D-Cal
Air Force
John Culver
D Lown
Teaning
Congressional
Drinan
Senate
House
Defense Harold Brown
Dellums
Brown
George McGovern
D-S.d
McGovern
Platform Committee
South Korea
T A Carter
Seoul
Philip Habib
George Brown
Joint Chiefs of Staff
ICC denies Bell rate hike in Iowa refunds set
Des Moines Northwestern Bell must refund about 34.6 million to residential customers after the Iowa Commerce Commission rejected most of the proposed rate increase dating from 1973. Average Des Moines renters would see roughly 48 dollars back. smaller towns receive lesser amounts.
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Des Moines
Northwestern Bell
Iowa Commerce Commission
Joe Elstner
Bell
Reagan Criticizes Carter In New York and Washington
Ronald Reagan campaigns against President Carter charging him with failing to restore confidence in government. He cites high White House staff costs, proposed election law changes, Hatch Act repeal, voter registration, and perceived misdirected foreign policy including Rhodesia Cuba and Panama Canal treaty issues.
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Jimmy Carter
New York
Reagan
Carter
White House
California
Foreign Policy Association
Rhodesia
Cuba
Panama
Gerald Ford
Carter accuses Congress of bowing to oil and auto lobbies
President Carter charged Congress with knuckling to oil and auto lobbies and warned the public would suffer as Howse panel votes defeated major energy plan elements. White House press secretary Judy Powell relayed the reaction. Partly cloudy with storms possible tonight and Saturday, highs around 80. Winds SE 5 to 15. Rain chances 40% tonight, 20% Saturday.
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Jody Powell
Washington
Congress Today
Howse
White House
Judy Powell
Strawberry Point Hosts Weekend Strawberry Days Crowning
Strawberry Point hosts a weekend Strawberry Days with Little Miss Strawberry crowning at 1 p.m. Saturday, parade through town, carnival rides, Friday dance at Skyline, Crystals music, city exhibits, contests, bingo, dressing and stage shows, Lions Club barbecue Sunday, and a Strawberry Point Oelwein softball game at 7:20 p.m.
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Crystals
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Franklin Hotel
Bones
Shelter House
City Park
Shell
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Nancy Fisher
Sackett's Hardware Store
Don and
Evelyn Chevalier
Seedorff Masonry, Inc
Tom
Oelwein teen faces multiple charges after midnight crash
An Oelwein youth 16, Mark Campbell, was involved in a Hillside Drive collision causing about 700 dollars damage to a parked car owned by Joseph Morales. He fled the scene and later returned. He was charged with leaving the scene, striking a parked vehicle, and failure to have control.
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Oelwein
Hillside
Mark Hugh Campbell
Joseph Morales
Morales
Plymouth
Campbell
Ford
Fifth St
Seventh Ave
Lydia Paulette Ramos
Chariton
Gladys Eulia Develder
Ramos
Develder
Oelwein Eligible for $304000 in Public Works Funds
Washington D C Oelwein can receive up to $304000 in public works funds as part of a $3 7 million target for northeast Iowa The deadline to apply is July 8 Projects must begin within 90 days of approval Cresco is eligible for $256000 Dyersville $470000 and Winneshiek county $92000 Iowa will get $30 million of a $4 billion national program to finance city county and state works to reduce unemployment
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U.S
Dick Clark
Iona
Iowa
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Register
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Dyersville
Winneshiek County
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