Meteor streak lights up northeast as object may have fallen
Thousands watched a blue, green and white fiery object streak across the northeast sky Monday night. Dr Curtis Hemingway of Dudley Observatory said the object could have disintegrated or fallen near the U S Canadian border in upper New York State with possible ablation rainfall near Luzerne. Smithsonian official Dr Richard McCrosky said grounded debris unlikely but possible in upper New York State. The sighting extended to Ohio and West Virginia with a sonic boom reported over Albany.
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Dudley Observatory
Albany, N.Y
Montreal
Plattsburgh
N.Y
Carolinas
New England
Hemingway
Earth
Albany
Luzerne
Saratoga Springs
Richard E. McCrosky
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
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U.S. Phantom downs MIG21 in North Vietnam dogfight
A U S Air Force Phantom shot down a Russian-built MIG21 in a dogfight over North Vietnam, the second straight day of clashes. The pilot ejected, and analysts noted MIG21s’ high speed and maneuverability. US forces conducted multiple missions across North Vietnam with bombers and fighter escorts, while casualties in South Vietnam included Viet Cong losses.
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Trouble in Indonesia as students force Soviet Lenin exhibit close
Indonesian anti communist students and the army shut the Lenin exhibit at the Soviet cultural center in Jakarta after KAMI delivered a 12 hour ultimatum. Police guarded the embassy and center while Russian officials were urged to close the display of literature and photos.
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UPI
Student Action Association
KAMI
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Seedjiman
Wartburg Students Drown in Cedar River Near Campus
Two Wartburg College students, Dennis Lo Schiavo, 18, of Park Forest, Illinois, and Russell McCaskey, 19, of Palatine, Illinois, drowned in the Cedar River about one mile northwest of the campus after one student stepped into a hole while wading and the other attempted a rescue.
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Wartburg College
Cedar River
Dennis Lo Schiavo
Park Forest
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Russell McCaskey
Palatine
Russia preps for May Day parade in Red Square
Western observers expect the Soviet May Day display to feature familiar weapons from the Revolution Day show. Old standbys include ICBM Scrag Scamp and Scud with other missiles, anti air craft systems, and a Polaris type missile, plus ground forces and artillery.
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Quakes Hit Ancient City of Tashkent
Earthquakes struck Tashkent with a dawn tremor killing four and injuring about 150. Premier Kosygin and Brezhnev flew in on a special plane, forming a government commission to liquidate the consequences. Tass reported heavy property damage and a likely rise in the casualty toll. The quake was the worst in nearly a century with crust displacement noted. The passage also notes the U S team leading unofficial Olympic scores with 614 points to Russia's 553.
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UPI
Tashkent
Alexei Kosygin
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Tass
Appointment of administrator for Larry Richardson estate
Public notice announces the appointment of an administrator for the estate of Larry Richardson. The filing outlines the legal action, court handling, and pertinent deadlines for eligible claimants and interested parties.
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Larry Richardson
Medical Society Meets Urges Vigilance On Medicare Effects
Iowa doctors warned that federal legislation could disrupt medical practice if not carefully watched. IMS president Dr Frank G Ober urged leadership and broader professional links, stressing independence from market forces while pushing medical education reform and active political involvement to shape health policy.
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Iowa Medical Society
IMS
Frank G. Ober
Burlington
Ober
Artificial heart patient dies in Houston with doctors at bedside
Marcel L. De Rudder, a 65 year old coal miner from Westville Illinois who benefited from Dr Michael E DeBakey's artificial heart, died at Methodist Hospital reportedly from a windpipe or bronchial rupture. The left ventricular bypass device was functioning and had extended his life, with autopsy to determine exact cause.
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Houston
UPI
Marcel L. de Rudder
Illinois
Methodist Hospital
Marcel de Rudder
Michael FE. DeBakey
de Rudder
Westville
Iowa band members visit Kremlin and Moscow Ice Circus
The University of Iowa band of 88 spent two and a half hours in the Kremlin viewing churches and the armory then enjoyed the Moscow Ice Circus with skating bears. Twenty five members joined Moscow Conservatory sessions and met Soviet students and professors. The tour includes Leningrad Kiev Kharkov and concerts in Moscow Tashkent and Samarkand before returning to the United States.
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UPI
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Kremlin
Russia
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Europe
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Kiev
Kharkov
Tchaikovsky Hall
Tashkent
Samarkand
United States
Iowa Weather Outlook Confirms Cloudy Skies and Rain
Cloudy tonight and Wednesday with occasional rain in the north and west. Turning cooler in the extreme west on Wednesday. Lows tonight from the upper 40s northeast to the mid 50s southwest. Highs Wednesday range from the 60s in the northwest to the 80s in the southeast. Thursday forecasts partly cloudy and colder.
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Dispute over Nike-X funding and McNamara stance
Washington UPI The Senate Armed Services Committee says Defense Secretary McNamara ignored Joint Chiefs advice by resisting Nike-X pre production funding. The panel notes JCS backed financing to speed deployment readiness while McNamara keeps Nike-X in R and D.
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