First April shower yields light rain in some areas
The day brought 0.2 inch moisture in Washington while other areas reported varying rain. A garage fire at 422 South Third Avenue caused minimal damage after children playing with matches started a blaze near a trash burner. Mailbox vandalism reports in Ainsworth Wellman and Kalona warned of federal offenses. Three men abducted a bank president at his Staten Island home. they drove him to Ft Hamilton, robbed the National Trust Co. branch, and released him with no hostages.
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Washington
Official Weather Observer
Bessie Hudspeth
South Third Avenue
Washington County
Sherif
Ainsworth
Wellman
Kalona
New York
UPI
Ft Hamilton
Brooklyn
National Trust Co
Staten Island
Ft. Hamilton
Senator pushes budget cuts and salary freeze proposal
DES Moines reports state lawmakers back a plan to freeze salaries above 15 000 for state workers and cut 32 million from the governor 39s budget three departments face the largest cuts sparking debate over higher education and school aid while Keota endures a spate of fires including an arson suspected blaze at a junior senior high school and a residence in town as fire chief James Mound expresses concern over a potential serial arsonist and seeks answers from investigators
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Des Moines
UPL
Senate Appropriations Committee
Town Board of Regents
Francis Messerly
Cedar Falls
Messerly
Robert D. Ray
Regents
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
State Department of Social Services
Ray
Towa
Social Services Department
State
S Highway Commission
R. Wayne Richey
Richey
Iowa State University
University of Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
Department of Public Instruction
Israel Peace Plan Centered On Reopening Suez Canal
UPI reports senior officials say Israel may propose an interim Middle East settlement within ten days tied to reopening the Suez Canal. Washington presses Israel to withdraw from the East Bank and allow Egypt to remove sunken ships blocking the canal, while noting Soviet arms shipments and US disappointment over Israel’s response to Sadat’s suggestions.
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Washington
UPI
Israel
Mideast
Suez Canal
United States
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
State Department
Sadat
Charles Bray
Moscow
Bray
William P. Rogers
Nixon
Con
East Bank
Sinai Peninsula
Golda Meir
U.S
Appointment of administrator for estate of Josephine Weedings
The Board of Supervisors on April 5 approved the appointment of an administrator for the estate of Josephine Weedings. Kolosiel is named in the action and the order details the fiduciary duties and duties of the administrator.
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Josephine Weedings Board of Supervisors
Kolosiel
Muskie Opposes Nixon Tax Break Plan in Congress
Senator Edmund S Muskie D Maine says he will introduce legislation to block President Nixon s proposed 3 billion tax break for businesses saying it is illegal and would force ordinary Americans to pay higher taxes or lose public services. Economist Walter Heller agrees calling it the wrong tax cut at the wrong time and notes its impact would not peak until 1976.
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Washington
UPI
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Nixon
Congress
Muskie
Move to raise airline fares and end seat war
The Civil Aeronautics Board approved a 6 percent immediate fare increase spanning coach, first class, youth and military tickets and tied non-coach fares to a common formula. Airlines reducing coach to five or six seats across face an additional 8 percent surcharge. further 3 percent rises possible if no objections arise.
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Nashington
API
the Civil "Aeronautics Board
Airlines
Whch
Postage check urged before mailing tax returns
Area residents were warned that mail containing income tax reports is often returned for insufficient postage. Washington postmaster Harry Levy urged using the lobby scale to weigh returns. Required postage is 6 cents per ounce, with many reports needing at least 12 cents to avoid return or delays.
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Washington
Harry Levy
Des Moines
Four arrested in power grab plot in Chicago
Four men were arrested in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley and Rev. Jesse Jackson and trigger racial strife. Dillard Harris Whiteside and Simmons were arraigned on solicitation to commit murder, with others being sought.
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Chicago
UPI
Richard J. Daley
Jesse Jackson
Chicago Daily News
Cook County
Daley
Jackson
Dover
Earl Preston Dillard
Howard Harris
Marshall Weinberg
Charles Whiteside
Terry Simmons
John Kelly
Dillard and
Harris
Whiteside
Simmons
Intercepted Memo Des Moines Budget Request
An intercepted memo from Des Moines hints at squeezing funds from the budget and redirecting water-related resources to support a stated priority. The fragment suggests internal pressure to reallocate revenues or supplies to another unit or project.
Pence House Ruined by Explosion After 30 Years
The Pence family survived a Sunday explosion blamed on an LP leak that wrecked their Marion farm home. The house remains standing but unlivable, with damaged walls and kitchen fittings. Insurance assessors visited, cleanup began, and the couple faced temporary quarters as they plan new living arrangements.
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Marion Peace Home
Wellman
Highway 114
Mrs. Pence
Marion Pences
Pence
Marion
Weather update from Southeast UPI
Colder today with highs in the 50s and clear skies overnight with low temperatures falling. Sunny conditions persist Wednesday with no major temperature changes, highs again in the 50s.
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United Press International
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