News in brief from across the Midwest and beyond
In Dubuque three youths aged 18 to 21 are being questioned after a toll bridge office theft of about $1000, with the incident reported by the toll keeper across the street. Cedar Rapids reports vandals shattered about 30 car windows with marbles or ball bearings from slingshots near downtown. An Italian wife seeks legal separation after a man allegedly meowed under the bed for months. In London a football fan tackled referee Tom Reynolds, requiring four police to remove her. In St Louis a pilot paid 275 to have a single engine plane moved from Tower Grove Park after a weekend landing due to low fuel. Chicago may hire more girl lifeguards for its beaches, marking the first wartime-era return of female guards. Maynard mourns Dr. B A Hall, 76, who died in Oelwe in Tuesday after 43 years of practice with her husband, who continues to practice locally.
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Maynard, Iowa
UPI
B.A. Hall
Maynard
Oelwe
Cornell College
University of Iowa
Ambassador Bunker to join talks in Paris on peace process
U.S. Ambassador to Saigon Ellsworth Bunker arrives in Paris for informal sessions with allied negotiators ahead of Thursday's 12th formal peace conference. He will meet U.S. chief negotiator Henry Cabot Lodge and may hold private talks with Viet Cong representatives and North Vietnam contacts while in transit back to Saigon.
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Paris
UPI
Ellsworth Bunker
U.S
Saigon
Bunker
Washington
United States
North
South Vietnam
Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge
Vietnam
Nixon
William P. Rogers
National Liberation Front
NLF
Viet Cong
Nguyen van Thieu
North Vietnam
Defense
Melvin Laird
Hanoi
Troops duel over the River Jordan across cease-fire line
Jordanian and Israeli forces fought with artillery and mortars for 25 minutes along the Jordan River cease-fire line. Israel warned it could blockade Aqaba if relations worsen. Jordan claimed it silenced an Israeli artillery position. no casualties reported. The clash followed an Al Fatah attack on Elath near Aqaba and Israeli raids on Aqaba rocket positions. A high official said the 20 year unwritten truce between the twin cities no longer exists.
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Jordan River
Israel
Aqaba
Jordan
Amman
Abu El-sas Ford
Sheikh Hussein (Allenby) Bridge
Jordan Valley
Sea of Galilee
al Fatah
Elath
Intercepted Memo Mentions Bunker in Saigon Paris Note
An intercepted memo references Ellsworth Bunker and discusses Saigon and Paris, hinting at concerns over U.S. policy moves. The brief note implies possible reliance on Bunker’s views in Saigon and Paris diplomatic channels.
Flood fight continues along Little Sioux River in Iowa
Iowa National Guardsmen and students aided flood defense as about 30 city blocks in Cherokee, population 7700, remained underwater with 400 residents evacuated. The Little Sioux Crest was anticipated tonight or Thursday as nearby rivers rose, flooding towns across Minnesota and South Dakota with evacuations and missing persons reported along the Red River and Big Sioux.
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Cherokee
Iowa
UPI
Iowa National Guardsmen
Little Sioux
Spencer
Sioux City
U.S. 77
Riverside Drive
Minnesota
South Dakota
Thomas Bierangel
Cottonwood
New Ulm
Minn
Bernard Knutson
Big Sioux
Watertown
Jim Messerschmidt
Parents liable for damage by children bill advances
The Iowa Senate passed 35 to 17 a bill to make parents financially responsible for the unlawful acts of their under 18 children. Liability capped at 1000 dollars per act. House approval already secured. Senate amendment now await House action to complete passage.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Senate
House
Nixon orders $9 million for urban renewal in 20 cities
The Nixon administration launches a full scale drive to rebuild riot scarred neighborhoods in 20 major cities with $9 million in federal funds immediate and another $200 million from HUD for urban renewal and related help. President Nixon cites Washington riot damage as trigger for rapid action and directs survey of other affected cities.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Patrick D. Moynihan
Housing and Urban Development Department
HUD
White House
Department of Housing and Urban Development
U S May Move on Vietnam Withdrawals Rumored
United States officials indicate a unilateral withdrawal of some Vietnam forces could start within 60 days if enemy activity does not surge and Paris talks show progress. Washington signals limited pulls this summer possibly without reciprocal North Vietnamese moves, amid Vietnamization pressure and public fatigue.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Vietnam
Paris
Nixon
U.S
Melvin R. Laird
Rogers
Hanoi
Laird
U.S. News and World Report
B52 Raids Hit Guerrilla Hideouts Near Saigon After Rocket Salvo
U S bombers and ground forces pressed a major operation near Saigon as six B52 raids struck guerrilla bivouacs 29 to 69 miles away following five rockets into Saigon. Nine South Vietnamese were wounded and 47 guerrillas killed 18 miles southwest of Saigon.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S. 8Th Infantry Division
U.S
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Mekong Delta
Newport Bridge
Long Binh
Bien Hoa
Ban Me Thuot
Iowa Weather: Clear to partly cloudy with cooler tonight
The forecast for Iowa calls for clear to partly cloudy skies tonight and Thursday. A slight cool down tonight, followed by warmer conditions on Thursday. Lows will be in the 30s, with highs reaching the 70s Thursday.
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United Press International
Iowa
Probate of Will and Executor Appointment for Fisher Estate
Probate of the will of Gladys Irene Fisher and appointment of the executor are announced. The notice sets the hearing and filing requirements for interested parties to contest or respond to the estate proceedings.
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Gladys Irene Fisher
System favors rich districts in school aid study
A state audit shows wealthier districts receive more aid per pupil than poorer ones. Water loo, Rembrandt, and others show wide gaps due to a formula that weights reimbursable expenditures over per pupil wealth. With 37 percent prorating, aid per pupil varies widely across Iowa districts.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Lloyd Smith
Waterloo
Rembrandt
Highland
Washington
Mid - Prairie
Henry County
Waco
Winfield - Mt. Union
New London
Mt. Pleasant
Jefferson County
Keokuk County
Keota
Pekin
Iowa Professor Tests Opposes Longer Trucks
Iowa traffic death toll could rise markedly if 65 foot trucks are allowed on four lane roads, warns University of Iowa civil engineering professor John J. O M era. He says the bill will likely worsen road dangers and raise long truck traffic across the state. Professor O M era and traffic safety expert Dr George W Brown urged legislators to oppose the measure at an unofficial meeting called by Rep Edward Mezvinsky Iowa City.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
University of Iowa
John J. O'Mara
Edward Mezvinsky
Iowa City
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