Oelwein council approves hire of eighth patrolman
After a protracted dispute, the City Council voted to hire a new policeman to replace a retiree and raised the force from seven to eight, with Jesse Paul named as the lone applicant. Public Safety Chair Gene Shay urged more officers and noted a $889.10 cost for the remainder of 1971, while Mayor McCarthy warned added manpower may not boost protection.
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Lee Bonarden
Oelwein
Jesse Paul
James Fortsch
Public Safety Committee
Gene Shay
Fortsch
Paul
Shay
Fayette County Crime Commission
Edward McCarthy
Dale Newton
Delbert Masters
Community High Schoo
Peggy Nicolay
Pauls
Jess Jr
Kori
Nixon vetoes public works bill to curb job promises
President Nixon vetoed a 5.6 billion public works measure citing an 18 month lag and inflation risk. He urged Congress to pass an emergency employment act for rapid, temporary public service jobs and to extend authorizations for the Regional Development Administration until permanent legislation can be enacted.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Congress
Senate House
Regional Development Administration
Grand jury indicts Ellsberg as court keeps session
The Associated Press reports Daniel Ellsberg has been indicted by a federal grand jury for theft and unauthorized possession of government documents tied to the Pentagon Papers. The Supreme Court extended its term to rule on publishing excerpts while several papers remain restrained.
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Associated Press
Christian Science Monitor
Pentagon
Vietnam
Daniel Ellsberg
Washington
Supreme Court
New York Times
The
Washington Post
Congress
Capitol
Monitor
Boston
Kennedy
Johnson
United States
South Vietnam
Elsberg
Los Angeles
Elisberg
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Justice Department
the Times
the Post
Boston Globe
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
High
Defense and
Justice Departments
State Department
Gilley and Menefee review 1971 Iowa session for Rotary
Gilley senator and Menefee representative from Fayette county told Oelwein Rotarians about the just adjourned Iowa General Assembly. They cited living within means, questioned county reductions, discussed school aid reforms, property tax relief, and the governor’s economy plan. They warned on regional jails, by passed recommendations, and urged efficiency through a general services commission.
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Fjoyd Gilley
Maynard Menefee
Iowa
Fayette County
Gilley
Winneshiek
Iowa General Assembly
Oelwein Rotarians
Rep. Menefee
Towa
Oolwein
Oelwein
Menefee
Gelley
General Services Commission
Economy Committee
June Heat Rises By Four Degrees Across Month
Temperature data show the first 28 days of June run about four degrees hotter than normal. The average high tops around 80 degrees, with recent five year June highs completing a pattern of elevated warmth.
Senator Miller to Speak at Northeast Iowa Officers Meet
U S Senator Jack Miller will address the Northeast Iowa Peace Officers at Pine Lodge in Oelwein on July 6. The gathering includes peace officers judges and county attorneys from the northeast corner of Iowa with Stan Kuch of the Highway Patrol leading the session. Weather shifts to cloudy with 70 degree low Tuesday night cooler with thunderstorms likely Wednesday highs in the 80s rain chances 20 percent Tuesday night and 50 percent Wednesday.
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U. S
Jack Miller
Iowa
Pine Lodge
Oelwein
Stan Kuch
The
Highway Patrol
Two killed as light plane crashes near Mount Pleasant
A light plane crashed into a grove of trees on a farm five miles northwest of Mount Pleasant killing two people and seriously injuring two others. Authorities, including Lt. Jerry Barnes of Iowa Highway Patrol District 13, recovered the bodies midmorning and sent the injured to Mount Pleasant Hospital.
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Mount Pleasant
Here
Jerry’ Barnes
Iowa Highway Patrol District 13
Mount Pleasant Hospital
Parochial school leaders disappointed by court ruling
Parochial school leaders criticize the US Supreme Court decision as shortsighted and say it limits religious freedom while allowing funds for private school facilities. Davenport Catholic schools superintendent Rev Robert Schmidt and others warn state aid constraints could force closures and hinder private education expansion in Iowa.
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Charles Reber
Associated Press
Supreme Court
Fo Ehareh
Phe
Robert Schmidt
Pioces
Davenport
Rulin
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Father Schmidt
Moye
Alons
Tie
Mons
Iowa
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U.S
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D-Minn
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Gilles
Social Service Commission
Sen. Miller
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Des Moines
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Iowa State Uniiversity
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