Court orders couple to roll back rent in Nixon era case
In Cedar Rapids a Waterloo couple faced a U S District Court ruling to reduce rent after violating the Economic Stabilization Act of 1971. Judge Edward McManus issued a permanent injunction barring eviction over a $30 illegal rise, ordered a $60 refund, and instructed readjustment to the prior $45 monthly rate.
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Cedar Rapids
UPI
Waterloo
U.S. District Court
Nixon
Edward McManus
Alba Breeden
McManus
Miss Potter
Breeden
Mrs. Breeden
Dock Workers File Suit Over Dock Wage Cut
West Coast longshoremen sue in U S district court to recover about 20 million dollars in wages denied by the Pay Board after a 135 day strike. ILWU seeks escrow of the disallowed wages until the board approves payment or removal of wage controls. The Pay Board cut the one year wage increase from 20.9 to 14.9 percent amid a high profile split that led to resignations and a reconstituted board.
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San Francisco
UPI
U.S. District Court
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
ILWU
West Coast
U.S
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Nixon
Holden restaurant burns to ground near Davenport
The Edgetowner Restaurant on Brady Street Road five miles north of Davenport burned to the ground early this morning. Edgar Holden telephoned his father Glenn Holden with the news. Three Holden brothers owned the business. The janitor left at 4 a.m. with no sign of fire and the blaze was spotted at 5:15 a.m. by a waitress. Firemen fought the flames. cause is unknown. Building and contents were insured.
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Davenport
Edgar Holden
Glenn Holden
Holden
Edgar
Charles
Birchard Holden
Brady Street Road
Iowa Weather: Clear Tonight with Mild Sunday
The United Press International forecast for Iowa calls for clear to partly cloudy skies tonight and Sunday. Lows range from the mid 30s to lower 40s with Sunday highs between 55 and 60 degrees north and mid-60s in the south.
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United Press International
Iowa
Washington man Jerry Sayre dies in Riverside Road crash
A 31 year old Washington man, Jerry Lee Sayre, died Friday when his car left Riverside Road two miles south of Riverside, struck a utility pole, and he apparently suffered a broken neck. The crash caused a temporary outage in nearby homes. Sayre, born December 13, 1940 in Moline Illinois, was married to Ruth Byres and survived by five children and his parents. Funeral services are set for Monday at 2 p.m. at Sherman Eden Funeral Home with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Riverside
Washington
Here
Jerry Sayre
Sayre
Jerry Lee Sayre
Moline
Ill
Howard A
Dorothy B. Norman Sayre
Ruth Byres
Laporte City
Ruth
Trenton
Neb
Danny
Michel
Tommy
Jerry Lee Jr
Heather
Howard Sayre
Ruth Norman
Missouri
Sherman - Eden Funeral Home
Leland Grove
Elm Grove Cemetery
Communists Hit An Loc Again in Major Offensive
North Vietnamese forces led by tanks attacked An Loc for the third straight day, overrunning a South Vietnamese base in the Central Highlands near the Cambodian border. The rebels shelled Saigon suburbs and Da Nang, while Da Nang air base faced rocket fire with no injuries reported.
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Saigon
UPI
An Loc
Central Highlands
da Nang
Matt Franjola
Charlie
ISU Leads Nationwide Land and Water Study
Ames Iowa State University conducts a national study on land and water use funded by a 567000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The Center for Agricultural and Rural Development directed by Earl O Heady oversees the project as it evaluates modern technology in farming and resource use.
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Ames
UPI
Iowa State University
National Science Foundation
Center For Agricultural and Rural Development
Earl O. Heady
Regents universities aid local government funding in Iowa
A report to the State Board of Regents shows Iowa five universities paid $947 958 to communities for electricity water fire protection and other services in the last fiscal year with Cedar Falls receiving the largest share at 455 451 for UNI. Iowa City Ames and Council Bluffs also received payments for various services and tuition for children of state property occupants. Joint activities include urban renewal in Iowa City and land leasing in Ames and Vinton.
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Council Bluffs
UPI
Iowa
Regents
State Board of Regents
R. Wayne Richey
Richey
Cedar Falls
University of Northern Iowa
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Johnson County
Ames
Iowa State University
Iowa School For the Deaf
Vinton
Iowa Braille
Young boy charged in costly school fire
A 9 year old boy was arrested on charges of setting fire to Franklin Sherman School in Fairfax County causing about 100000 dollars in damages. The third grade pupil was taken into juvenile custody and released to his parents pending a juvenile court hearing. The blaze began in a closet of the 480 pupil brick school in an affluent Washington suburb.
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Fairfax
UPI
Fairfax County
Franklin Sherman
Washington, D.C
Apollo 16 Crew Ready For Moon Mission Sunday Launch
NASA reports Apollo 16 astronauts John Young Charles Duke and Thomas Mattingly relaxed after training as they prepare for a Sunday 11 54 p m launch from Cape Kennedy aboard a Saturn 5. The crew will spend 12 days on the lunar highlands with a Pacific Ocean splashdown planned.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke
Thomas K. Mattingly
Mattingly
Young
Duke
Houston
Spaceport
Iowa
Lunar
Florida
America
Kennedy Sppce Center
Space Center
Kurt Debus
Earth
Pacific Ocean
Nixon Ends Canada Trip After Signing Great Lakes Cleanup Pact
President Nixon wrapped up a Canada state visit with a joint signing of a multi billion dollar accord to restore and protect the Great Lakes waters. The pact, signed with Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, carries about 3 billion for the United States and 250 to 400 million for Canada, aimed at six years of environmental work. Nixon and Trudeau also pledged to resume stalled trade talks as they praised renewed bilateral ties during a lengthy joint session in Parliament.
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Ottawa
UPI
Nixon
Canada
Great Lakes
Washington
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Confederation Room
United States
Trudeau
Soviet Union
Pat
National Arts Center
Margaret
Justin Pierre Trudeau
Justin
IRS crackdown on tax preparers in Des Moines
IRS official says 36 professional tax preparers are under investigation as the filing deadline nears. One Des Moines man, George Bogue, 49, was arrested on six counts of willfully preparing fraudulent returns. Taxpayers remain liable even if others prepare their returns.
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Des Moines
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
Herbert Mosher
IRS
George Bogue
Mosher
Iowa
Kalona seeks 55000 loan for Chef Quik rebuild
A Kalona crowd at Mid-Prairie Junior High launched a fund drive to raise 55000 in debenture bonds repayable in five to ten years at 7 to 8 percent. The Kalona Industrial Development Corporation says Chef Quik may need about 1 million to rebuild after the February 22 fire. A spokesman cautioned that larger loans depend on the community loan, and full operation could resume within a year if secured.
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Kalona
Mid - Prairie
Chef Quik Company
Kalona Industrial Development Corporation
Chef Quik
Larry Griffiths
KIDC
Quik
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