Riots At Idaho State Prison Overheat Water and Demands
Convicts at the century old Idaho State Prison riot over heat and poor conditions. Firebombing four buildings and stabbing two inmates, with a prisoner council seeking amnesty. Raymond May, state corrections director, negotiates and agrees to some inmate demands before the crisis ends.
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Boise
Idaho
UPL
Idaho State
Raymond May
May
Ada County
Paul Bright
Bright
Ins
Schwengel Opposes Draft Extension Involves Volunteer Army
Iowa congressman Fred Schwengel announced he voted against extending the Selective Service Act saying it failed to move toward an all volunteer Army and offered inadequate pay for first termers. He criticized the conference report as unsatisfactory and said the extension bypassed meaningful reform harming individual rights.
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Iowa City
UPI
Fred Schwengel
Iowa
Schwengel
House
Congress
University of Iowa
Iowan Dies After Fall From Roller Coaster
Spencer man 20, Robert Bryson, was killed at Arnold’s Park after standing in the lead car and being thrown onto the track. The car ran over him, sending him about 50 feet to the ground.
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Arnold's Park
UPI
Spencer
Robert Bryson
McEldoon boys face long hospital stay
Mark and Todd McEldoon, sons of Mr. and Mrs. James McEldoon, were badly burned in a fire near the family home at Lake Darling State Park entrance. They are treated at the Shriner Burn Institute in Galveston, isolation prevents visitors, and the family asks for cards and letters, mailed to Shrine Burn Institute, 610 Avenue E, Galveston, Texas 77950.
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Mark
Todd McEldoon
James McEldoon
Lake Darling State Park
Shriner Burn Institute
Galveston
Texas
McEldoon
Shrine Burn Institute
Avenue
Veston
Severe Midwest storm leaves damaged property and casualties
Widespread severe weather from a midwest frontal system injures one woman as 15 mobile units are damaged near Flint. A 13-year-old Racine girl is killed by lightning in Kenosha. Thunderstorms and 70 mph winds topple 200 tents at a National Guard camp in Grayling injuring nine guardsmen. A Port Clinton steamer reports 100 mph winds on Lake Erie. Chicago air traffic halts briefly. 5,000 lose power as storms hit. Tornadoes touch down in Michigan Indiana and Wisconsin. hail and funnel clouds observed in Iowa and Illinois authorities monitor watches and damage estimates rise. The story also notes commerce commission speculation in Iowa with Gov. Ray eyeing a new appointee to replace Kenneth Benda.
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Midwest
Flint
Mich
Racine
Wis
Kenosha
Settlers’ Park
Grayling
Michigan
National Guard
Port Clinton
Ohio
Lake Erie
Chicago
O'Hare International Aiport
Holland
Indiana
Wisconsin
Marengo
Iowa
Bismarck
N. C
Daggett
Calif
Des Moines
IDPA
Commerce
Iowa Daily Press Association
Robert D Ray
Howard Bell
Kenneth Benda Bell
College of Engineering
Iowa State
Ames
Commerce Commission
Benda
Hartwick Republican
Commerce Post
Ray
Black candidate projected to enter six primaries
Rep Jonn Conyers Jr of Michigan told UPI a black presidential candidate could enter six of next year's primaries with a white female as running mate. He said voter drives would intensify and that a black candidate would shift dynamics at the Democratic Convention in Miami Beach next summer.
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Detroit
UPI
Jonn Conyers Jr
D-Mich
Conyers
New Orleans
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Miami Beach
Burlington Considers New ESB Battery Plant
ESB Battery Co to build a 4.5 million automotive battery plant in Burlington with start within 20 days and limited production by next April. City approves industrial revenue bonds to buy and equip the site. ESB to lease with purchase option and employ about 175 to 200 workers. This marks the third use of bonds to spur Burlington industry.
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BUR Lobaye Gton
UPL
Burlington
ESB Battery Co
ESB
Burlington Pl
Iowa Weather Outlook Clears Tonight With Warmer Thursday
Clear tonight across Iowa with cooler southerly sections dipping to upper 40s and northeast reaching 50s. Thursday will be mostly sunny and slightly warmer with highs in the low to middle 80s.
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Iowa
Lindsay switches to Democrat name in bid whispers
New York Mayor John V Lindsay left the Republican party and joined Democrats with his wife Mary filing new registrations at Gracie Mansion. The move signals a possible 1972 presidential bid as aides note timing amid McGovern's New York campaign and party pressures.
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New York
UPI
John V Lindsay
Republican Party
Lindsay
Mary
Maurice O'Rourke
Gracie Mansion
Congress
Manhattan
City Hall
White House
Democratic Party
Henry M Jackson
Washington
Jackson
George McGovern
D-S.c
McGovern
Governor Ray To Visit Kalona Amish Community
Governor Robert D. Ray will visit Kalona to meet Amish leaders and tour their school facilities. He plans to extend the exemption for Amish children to attend their own religious schools for at least one more year amid proposed changes affecting compulsory schooling. The State Board of Public Instruction will review the exemption at its August meeting and is expected to approve the extension.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Kalona
Lowa
Ray
State Board of Public Instruction
Eli Cook Memorial Fund for City Dugout
Washington City established an Eli Cook Memorial Fund to build a dugout for Little League teams. The fund sits in a local bank and has not yet been used this summer due to other Green Field projects. Donations can be sent to city hall marked Eli Cook Memorial Fund.
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Washington City
Eli Cook
Ralph Martin
Green Field
Young Boy Struck by Camper Bus Narrowly Escapes Injury
Five year old Karl Lee Jaspering of Washington was hit by a camper bus driven by Gilbert Andrew Mills on Monday. A witness says the boy rode from a driveway onto North Second Ave and Mills could not avoid the collision. He received an abrasion and was treated at Washington County Hospital. No charges were filed. the camper sustained no damage.
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Washington
Karl Lee Jaspering
Gilbert Andrew Mills
North Second Ave
Mills
Washington County Hospital
AFS Host Parents Meet In Davenport For Exchange Plans
Mrs. W. C. Boshart hosted a Tuesday evening gathering of former American Field Service host parents. The event honored new hosts Mr. and Mrs. Edward A Peiffer who will soon welcome a Swiss student Brigette Pluess.
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W. C. Boshart
Field Service Exchange
Edward A Peiffer
Brigette Pluess
Davenport
Boshart
97 killed in Soviet airliner crash near Irkutsk
An Aeroflot TU104 turboprop crashed on takeoff from Irkutsk as it was en route from Odessa to Vladivostok. 97 people aboard were killed in the worst Soviet commercial air disaster to date. An investigation was ordered with findings unavailable soon.
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Moscow
UPI
Siberian
Irkutsk
Aeroflot
Odessa
Vladivostok
Pacific
Leningrad
Miss Los Angeles contest includes three foot entrant
Ruth Hermine, a three foot tall entrant, faced a rule that she pay only half the $10 entrance fee in the Miss Los Angeles Press Club beauty contest. The club stewards ruled this discount applied to her entry.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Los Angeles Press Club
Ruth Hermine
Renewed Belfast violence as snipers clash with police
In Belfast, gunfire and rioting spread across six Catholic areas as British troops fought rooftop snipers and mobs. Prime Minister Heath considered an early return. 19 killed and hundreds wounded as 2,000 flee to army camps.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Britain
Irish Republic
London
Edward Heath
Patrick Hillary
Reginald Maudling
Autho
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Brian Er
Ireland
Londonderry
Commemorative Old Capitol Bottle Hits Iowa Stores
Starting Monday Iowans can buy a $13.86 commemorative ceramic whiskey bottle modeled on Iowa City’s Old Capitol. Ezra Brooks Co Ind produced 9 000 bottles at 10 inches by 7 inches, with 1 900 cases shipped statewide and 5 percent set aside for collectors.
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Des Moines
UPI
Anderson
Lowa
Ate Liquor
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