Mobs riot in Peking over Chou En-lai memorial
In Beijing crowds pay tribute to the late Premier Chou En-lai and erupt in violence at Tiananmen Square. Police, soldiers and militiamen clash with youths, as fire crews struggle to contain blazes amid banners and slogans. Army reinforcements are held back as authorities try to restore order.
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UPI
Chou En-lai
Peking
Tien An Men
Gate of Heavenly Peace
Chou
Teng Hsiao-ping
Teng
Paralegal visits boost elderly legal aid in county
Robert Morgan, paralegal counselor for the elderly at Heritage Agency on Aging, will visit six Washington county communities this spring through summer to offer free confidential interviews on legal problems and estate planning. Appointments are required. call 1900 3329864.
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Washington County
Morgan
Heritage Agency On Aging
Kirkwood Community College
HAA
Brighton
Crawfordsville
Kalona
Riverside
Washington
Wellman
American Legion Hall
YMCA
Municipal
Washington United Methodist Church to launch fund drive
Washington United Methodist Church members voted to authorize a fundraising campaign aiming to raise 375000 for a new education unit. If pledged funds come in, construction would begin on church property west of the main building. The drive targets early completion. The campaign will be led by church leaders and involved in a Sunday morning action. A community ecumenical event will feature Rev Dr Stanley Woeste as speaker at sunrise services. The event will be held at 645 a.m. at United Presbyterian Church with the Washington High School concert choir providing music. Des Moines reports Iowa GOP fundraising plans to raise about 400000 before July 4 through Lincoln Day dinner tickets and a Republican Package Plan.
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Des Moines
UPI
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Gilmore City
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Calley loses bid for Supreme Court review on My Lai trial
The Supreme Court denied a hearing to former Army Lt. William L. Calley Jr., convicted in 1968 of the My Lai massacre. The brief order rejected his appeal from the Fifth Circuit ruling, including claims that pretrial publicity biased his trial.
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UPI
Supreme Court Today
Army
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Riverside House Damaged by Car Collision
A remodeled Riverside home planned for Randy Cole was severely damaged when a car driven by Ronald Eugene Krueger crossed the center line and struck the house at Hickory and Fourth. Krueger, from Lone Tree, was hospitalized after showing hallucinations en route to the county jail. Earlier, two men, Dennis Dewitt and Mark DeLong, were rescued from a burning car after it hit a bridge near Riverside and taken to Iowa City hospital.
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Washington
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Hickory
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Dennis Dewitt
Mark DeLong
Group abandons bid to seize National Bank of Washington
A five man group announced the offer failed to gain 51 percent control and will buy tendered shares at 1.80 per share by March 30. About 37 percent of stockholders tendered roughly 1,200 shares held by 74 individuals, with most remaining under current ownership as National Bank continues under present management.
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Mathiason
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Wall Lake
W. A. Krause
Allison
Gentle
Hampton
Dennis Wood
Eldora
Jack Pester
Des Moines
Pester
Pester Derby Oil Co
Washington
National Bank Here
Richard Weeks
Weeks
Sunny Jim Callaghan named Britain’s new prime minister
James Sunny Jim Callaghan won the Labour party leadership in a ballot and will be Britain's prime minister to lead the nation from economic decline. He defeated Michael Foot 176 to 137, replaces Harold Wilson who resigned March 16, with a televised address planned. Callaghan, 64, a cautious, workmanlike career politician, has held top posts including foreign secretary and chancellor of the exchequer and faces inflation, unemployment, and a weak pound as he charts a centrist socialist course.
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UPI
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Sunny Jim Callaghan
Britain
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Callaghan
Michael Foot
Labor Party
Harold Wilson
Wilson
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Labor
Udall Campaigns Across States Amid Primary Push
Udall promised aid to New York City if elected and then rushed to Wisconsin seeking a final push for victory over Carter and Jackson in Tuesday's presidential primary. Jackson aimed for a landslide in New York, while Wallace supporters and campaign staff cutbacks highlighted funding strains. Reagan prepared to campaign for the May 1 primary as Knowles denounced Wisconsin ads labeled gutter politics.
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Morris Udall
New York City
Wisconsin
Jimmy Carter
Henry Jackson
Jackson
New York
Carter
Udall
Building Trades Union
George Wallace
Photocoagulation Cuts Blindness Risk in Diabetic Eye Disease
Iowa City report cites NEI findings from 1720 patients across 16 centers showing photocoagulation using argon lasers and xenon arc light halves the risk of blindness in proliferating retinal vessels near the optic disc and in vitreous hemorrhage. Study marks first strong proof of treatment benefit and urges broader use.
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Iowa City
NEI
United States
Unrest Hozensnaon
Eterna
Robert C. Watake
U of I
Eine Toe
Po Ey Ag
Iowa
Watzke
U of 1
University OF Iowa
John Mensher
Teamsters Strike Ends as Most Truckers Return to Road
Thousands of Teamsters trucks hit the road as the nationwide strike ends and a three year contract with a 30 percent wage rise and unlimited cost of living adjustments nears agreement. Automakers plan layoffs and plant closings are canceled as the industry stabilizes.
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TEI
General Motors
Pontiac
Mich
Dubuque Packing Co
Dubuque
Iowa
Teamsters
Flexsteel Industries, Inc
Weather Outlook For Tonight And Tuesday
Weather report notes clear conditions tonight with increasing cloudiness on Tuesday. Lows tonight in the upper 40s to 50s, highs Tuesday in the low 60s, winds light and variable tonight. Next day shows a mild, improving impression with stable temperatures.
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