Traxler wins Michigan 8th District seat in Watergate backlash
Democrat J Bob Traxler captured Michigan's 8th district in a seven county special election seen as a referendum on Richard Nixon and Watergate. Traxler led from the start, winning 59 918 votes to 56 898 for James Sparling Jr, with Bay and Saginaw counties delivering heavy support. Nixon's national visit boosted turnout, while Sparling attributed the loss to the campaign dynamics and Traxler's focus on impeachment themes. Traxler said the victory reflected a new populist movement and pledged to take his message to Washington.
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Saginaw, Mich
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Michigan
Washington
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Sparling
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Watergate
Richard Nixon
Detroit
Lake Huron
James Harvey
Seven County
Jim Sparling
Bay County
Saginaw
Democratic Party
Washington County Soil Conservation District Election Set
Election for commissioners scheduled for April 19 at the soil district office 108 West Jefferson Street Washington. Polls run 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Absentee voting available at the auditor's office. Nominees include Orville Coakley Marion Two Don Lukavsky Brighton Two Mike Scott English River Two and Oscar Steele Highland Two. Two will be elected to six-year terms.
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Jefferson Street
Washington
Auditor’s Office
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Marion
Don Lukavsky
Brighton
Mike Scott
English River
Oscar Steele
Highland
Red Cross seeks donations for disaster relief nationwide
Washington County Red Cross accepts gifts for disaster relief. More than 19,000 families in eleven tornado struck states are being helped. Estimated relief cost is 3 million dollars. Mail or deliver to 118 South Iowa Washington 52353. Oil discovery in Brent field yields 10 560 barrels per day in first well northwest of Bergen.
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Ekofisk
Hearst Not a Reluctant Participant in SLA Bank Robbery
Attorney General Saxbe labeled Patricia Hearst and eight SLA members common criminals and said, in his view, she was not a reluctant participant in the San Francisco bank holdup. He stressed the remark as personal opinion, not official policy, while noting she remains a fugitive.
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UPI
William B. Saxbe
Patricia Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
San Francisco
Saxbe
FBI
Miss Hearst
SLA
Edward Shea
Shea
Randolph Hearst
Wider shoulders on highway 22 voted
AMES Iowa Highway Commission voted to spend about 134000 dollars in emergency funds to widen four miles of Iowa 22 from Kalona to Riverside to accommodate Amish horse drawn vehicles. A Kalona to Wellman plan was rejected. cost estimates ranged 470000 to 755000 dollars.
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Kalona-Riverside
Kalona Wellman
Robert Given
Riverside
Wellman
Iowa House backs long trucks in DOT bill plan
Iowa House voted 82 to 9 to press for a 65 foot long double bottom truck amendment in the DOT bill. The measure heads to conference with the Senate, which rejected the long truck provision earlier. Leaders on both sides argued over merits, veto threats, and political maneuvering as conference prospects loom.
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Des Moines
UPI
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Senate
Carl Nielsen
Altoona
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K-Waterloo
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Dubuque
Kennedy
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Maquoketa
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Iowa Aeronautics Commission
Iowa Reciprocity Board
Public Safety Department
Iowa Commerce Commission
Weather forecast for zones 9 and 13
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with lows in the mid 40s. Winds near southwest at 10 to 20 mph. Thursday highs around 70 degrees.
Nixon names William E. Simon as Treasury secretary
President Nixon nominates William E. Simon to replace George P. Shultz as Treasury secretary. Simon, 46, a former Wall Street banker now federal energy chief, will be succeeded at the Federal Energy Office by deputy John C. Sawhill. Shultz set to resign in May. Sawhill, 37, a former college professor, will take over the energy post.
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UPI
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George P. Shultz
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Simon
Wall Street
Federal Energy
Federal Energy Office
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Office of Management and Budget
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Atlanta
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Shultz
Salomon Brothers
Sawhill
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Harkin decries farm fertilizer crisis and costs
Ames Iowa Democrat Tom Harkin says the federal response to nitrogen fertilizer shortages has been a disaster. He notes suppliers delivering at about 50 percent of 1973 levels while costs are 200 to 300 percent higher and calls for an immediate standby rationing program.
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AMES
UPI
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Harkin
Iowa electric bills among nation s high
FPC data show Iowa households paid about 13.00 monthly, 46 cents above the national average for a typical home. Iowa ranked high as other states shifted, while the Commerce Commission noted faster rate growth elsewhere and rolled back 4.2 million in temporary hikes. In 1972 Iowans spent 156.24 on electricity, down 3.12 from the prior year.
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Des Moines
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FPC
Electrocution seals young Iowa worker’s life in Muscatine
James LeRoy Call, 18, of Muscatine and formerly of Columbus City, was electrocuted Tuesday morning while working at the Central Soy Plant in Muscatine. He died at Muscatine General Hospital about 10 45 a.m. Funeral services set for Friday at 10 30 a.m. at Stacy Lewis Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Hasel officiating. Burial in Columbus City Cemetery. Born April 5, 1956 in Washington, he was a son of Daniel and Delores Call. Survived by his parents, two brothers Richard and Daniel, three sisters Janet, Susan and Margaret, a grandmother Mrs George Call of Columbus City, a grandfather Paul Kolosick of Ottumwa, and another grandmother Mrs Louis Klatick of Chicago.
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James LeRoy Call
Muscatine
Columbus City
Call
Lewis Brothers Welding Company
Fruitland
Central
Muscatine General Hospital
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Paul Hasel
Columbus City Cemetery
Thursday Call
Washington
Daniel Call
Delores Kolesick Call
Richard
Janet
Susan
Margaret
George Call
Paul Kolosick
Ottumwa
Louis Klatick
Chicago
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