Carter Leads Iowa Delegation in 1976 Democratic Nominations
Carter wins 17 of Iowa's 40 delegates as Udall takes 10 and Harris 2 amid district conventions. Uncommitted delegates show strong labor ties favoring Humphrey, with district clashes and a black caucus shift impacting Carter's delegate count.
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Henry Jackson
Harris
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Sam Zelden
California
Jerry Brown
City Reverts to Route-Based Cleanup Schedule
City officials announced a spring cleanup return to a route system after tests showed ward-based scheduling unsatisfactory. Crews were in the west part today and will work southwest areas on Tuesday. the plan aims to streamline debris removal along established garbage paths.
Toxic bromine cloud forces 3000 from Illinois nursing home and school
A truck explosion released toxic bromine gas 65 miles southwest of Chicago causing evacuation of 3000 residents including patients from a large nursing home and mentally retarded children from a state institution. Gas moved over Dwight and then northwest as winds shifted.
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Chicago
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Two to be heard on drug charges locally
Two inmates from Washington County Jail are set for trial April 27 on drug charges. Dean M. Lintz 25 rural Washington faces delivery of heroin and Edward Don 18 Keota faces possession of marijuana after arraignment in District Court. Judge LR Carson schedules trials for 9 a.m. on April 27 and Orr 31 rural Washington pleads guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated with sentencing set for April 30.
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Carson
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Jaycee Egg Hunt Set for Saturday Morning
The Washington Jaycees sponsor the Easter egg hunt in Sunset Park on Saturday April 17 starting at 10. Separate hunts and prizes will be provided for Kindergarten and undergrades one through three and grades four through six. If rain cancels, the event moves to the following Saturday.
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Ripperger Named by First District Democrats at Davenport Meeting
Charlotte Ripperger of Washington was elected one of four district committeepersons. Others named were Mrs. Pat Gilroy Lloyd Schmeiser and Kent Stufflebeam. Seventeen delegates from Washington County attended to name national delegates including Baxter Rodgers Flores Barta Higgins Gluba. Senators Clark Culver and Rep Mezvinsky attended.
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Washington
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Johnson County
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Des Moines County
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Washington County
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Burlington
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Jeno Barta
Thomas Higgins
Udall
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Harris
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Culver
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Hearst to undergo 90 days psychiatric study in federal facility
U.S. District Judge Oliver J. Carter ordered Patricia Hearst sent to a federal institution for 90 days of psychiatric evaluation at the defense's request. The judge imposed a maximum sentence of 35 years, to be adjusted after the report, with a later court date set after the period or a possible extension. The stated maximum is 25 years for bank robbery plus 10 years for firearm use.
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United States
Appeals Court Upheld Equal Time Concept for Broadcasts
A U S Court of Appeals 2 1 ruling affirmed FCC’s relaxed equal time rules allowing broadcasters to deem press conferences and some debates bona fide news events. The decision preserves exemptions for non broadcaster sponsored debates while tightening limits on reelection events. The Democratic National Committee and NOW opposed exemptions for non studio debates.
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Iowa plane crashes claim four lives in weekend
Two crashes in Boone and Winneshiek Counties leave three Illinois residents and one Iowan dead. A single engine plane near Luther, southeast of Boone, crashed in a plowed field at 6 p.m. Sunday, killing Howard J. Davis and injuring Dana Downie. In Decorah area, a wooded crash killed Homer H Franzen, Dorothy Franzen, and Dr. Clara Hanstrom. The Rochester to Rockford bound flight went down in rain, exploding on impact.
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Luther
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Des Moines
Iowa Methodist Hospital
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Ferris George
Jecosa
Decorah
Rochester
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White House to Seek Public Hearings on Soybeans Trade Clash
White House trade officials plan a public hearing on May 11 to discuss possible retaliation against the European Common Market over a milk soybean dispute. Soybean growers say forced use of nonfat dry milk in livestock feeds could cost $120 million to $220 million in seven months starting April 1, while trade groups call the measure a violation of import commitments.
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UPI
Washington
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Office of Special Trade
Europe
American Soybean Association
National Soybean Processors Association
Weather Outlook Mostly Clear Tonight Then Warmer Tuesday
Mostly clear tonight becomes partly cloudy Tuesday with a warming trend. Lows tonight in the 40s, highs Tuesday 70 to 75. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Stampede at Rio church kills 21 worshippers
Police pursued faith healer David Miranda after a stampede at his newly opened pink and white church in a Rio de Janeiro suburb. About 5 000 followers jammed the service and 21 people died including five children and 11 women. Causes varied from a trance to panic as Miranda spoke from the roof.
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Brazil
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Rio
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Eraclio Arco Verde
Sao Goncalo
Floods Hit Minot as Souris River Dikes Rise
Floods forced thousands from Minot North Dakota as 38 miles of dikes are raised along the Souris River. The river may crest eight feet over flood stage within a week as 12 000 to 15 000 residents evacuate. Cold winds spread from the Midwest to the Northeast with Lake Michigan waves washing a Chicago police car ashore.
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Minot
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