Evening Community Education classes cancelled by weather
Inclement weather forced cancellation of this week’s evening Community Education classes. Registration will be held Monday for five classes, mainly on the first session date, including Basic sewing for women and girls in high school room 11 at 7 p.m, Creative crafts in Junior High art room at 7 p.m, Golf at the Country Club at 9 a.m, Typing in high school room 101 at 7 p.m, and Understanding community development in high school room 116 at 7 p.m.
Heathrow Robbery: Diamonds and Platinum Stolen From BOAC Truck
A hitchhiker boarded a BOAC truck at Heathrow and stole $1.2 million in diamonds and platinum after forcing the driver at gunpoint. Police expect it to be one of the airport’s largest robberies, prompting security reviews and fingerprint checks on the vehicle. The driver had collected cargo from three planes and planned to deliver to a security warehouse.
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London
Heathrow
British Overseas Airways Corp
BOAC
Accra
Louisa County approves ambulance subsidy plan
Louisa County supervisors agreed to monthly subsidies for three funeral homes operating ambulance services. Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction will receive 350 dollars, Dudgeon-McCulley in Wapello 325 dollars, Pierce Funeral Home in Morning Sun 300 dollars, with base 300 for the third. The payout reflects calls handled and aims to offset high costs and uncollectible accounts. Dale Schultz said the 300 dollar base is reasonable and noted neighboring counties subsidize such services.
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Wapello
Louisa County Board of Supervisors
Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home
Columbus Junction
Dudgeon-McCulley
Pierce Funeral Home
Morning Sun
Dale Schultz
Washington
Medical miracles prompt debates on ethics and cloning
Temple University physician Dr. George E. Ehrlich warned at the American Academy meeting that by 2000 advances like cloning and eugenics could extend life and health but raise moral questions. He said genetic screening could target defects, sparking abortion and sex-choice dilemmas, while future medicine may rely on remote diagnosis and treatment.
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Thomas Ferrick JR
Philadelphia
UPI
Temple University
George E. Ehrlich
Temple
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Acade
Earthquake Rocks Central America. Moderate Quake Felt in Idaho
A 6.7 magnitude quake struck Central America near San Jose Costa Rica and Managua Nicaragua early today. A weaker 4.75 magnitude tremor was felt near Malad City Idaho two hours earlier. Managua officials said the tremor was strongest in border regions near Guanacaste.
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Boulder
Colo
UPI
Central America
National
Malad City
Idaho
Pocatello
Managua
Costa Rica
Guanacaste
Pacific Ocean
Verbal clash over 65 foot trucks in Iowa politics
ISPIRG and lawmakers mobilize against trucking interests in a heated Iowa session battle. Towa Motor Truck Association denies Laitner claims on safety fuel use and road taxes while a car crash near Washington injuries two men, drawing July attention to highway policy and taxes.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Student Public Interest Research Group
Ispirg
Towa Motor Truck Association
John Laitner
Iowa City
R. G. Hileman
The
Trucking Association
Laitner
Minnette Doderer
Hileman
Iowa Good Roads Association
Doderer
Senate
House
Trouble erupts at Wounded Knee over home dispossession
A group of Oglala Sioux original residents blocked the road to Wounded Knee to protest being ousted by AIM occupiers. Federal negotiators urged removal while vowing not to let aid into the village. Roadblock remains as authorities seek to end the armed occupation peacefully.
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Pine Ridge, S.D
UPI
Wounded Knee
Stanley Pottinger
Woody Richards
John Hussman
Richards
American Indian Movement
AIM
Justice Department
Pottinger
U.S
Hussman
FBI
Community Relations Service
CRS
Workmen testify on pension losses at congressional hearing
Retired workers told a House Education and Labor subcommittee hearing Friday how pension benefits were shaved or cut off after company failures. Mike Daly, a 32 year Gar Wood Corp veteran, described his $94 monthly pension dropping to 38 and life and health coverage ending. Noted union and newspaper leaders urged stronger protections as others recalled losing livelihoods when firms folded or curtailed operations.
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Detroit
UPL
Mike Daly
House Committee On Education and Labor
General Labor
William Ford
D-Mich
Daly
Gar Wood Corp
Wayne, Mich
Gar Wood
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Woodcock
Congress
Orrin Wright
Mellus
Detroit Times
Wright
County farmer urges support for move against rollbacks
Washington County Farm Bureau leaders urge rural residents to oppose Congressional rollbacks on livestock prices. Ed Augustine warns a rollback to Jan 10 levels could remove about 4 million dollars from the local economy, especially hogs. Merrill Anderson cites potential farm bankruptcies and meat shortages as risks from price interference.
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Washington County Farm Bureau
Ed Augustine
County Farm Bureau
Iowa
Augustine
Washington County
United Front
Edward Mezvinsky
Congress
Merrill Anderson
Iowa Farm Bureau
Anderson
UN council braces for possible Israel expulsion
The Soviet Union threatened to back expelling Israel from the United Nations in retaliation for a Tuesday raid in Beirut that killed three top Palestinian officials. Egypt echoed the threat while diplomats doubted the move would secure nine votes or survive U.S. veto, amid talks with Arab leaders and warnings of further actions.
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United Nations
UPI
Soviet Union
Israel
Lebanon
Yakov A. Malik
Security Council
Cairo
Ashraf Ghorbal
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
U.N
Yosef Tekoah
Malik
Middle East
Monda El-Zayyat
Edouard Ghorra
U.S
John Scali
General Assembly
Council
Beirut
El-Al
Cyprus
Weather Update With Clouds and Warm Temp Rise
A slowly increasing cloudiness and warmer today with highs in the lower to mid 50s to mid 60s. South winds 12 to 22 mph. Cloudy tonight with scattered showers and warmer lows 46 to 52. Rain likely Sunday with highs in the 60s.
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Louisa County
Ehrlich
Dennis Detweiler
Ronald Northup
Martin Whittaker
Detweiter
Whittaker
Willows
Detweiler
Northup
McCreedy
Journal
House of Representatives
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