Hughes names panel to study elm disease in Iowa
Des Moines UP I reports President Hughes appointed 28 Towans to the State Dutch Elm Advisory Committee with Kenneth Owen as chairman. The panel will study measures for elm disease amid pain points for local governments, including research funding, incentives, local finance legislation, and other options. Members include mayors, city officials, professors, and state officials from Iowa State University, Des Moines, Storm Lake, Sioux City, and more.
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Des Moines
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Harold E. Hughes
Kenneth Owen
Hughes
General Assembly
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Lee Albaugh
Charles City
Marvin A. Anderson
Towa State University
Ray Bauer
Boone County Conservation Board
Kenneth Benda
R - Hartwick
Richard Bruns
Cedar Falls City Forester
James Callison
Bernard Clausen
Iowa Conservation Education Council
State College of Iowa
Harold Domsalla
Clinton
A. H. Epstein
Iowa State University
John Evans
Storm Lake
James Allagher
D . Waterloo
Donald Gardner
Cedar Rapids
Harold E. Gartner
Titanica
James R. Hamilton
Charles H. Holden
Scranton
Board of Supervisors
Donald Mullin
Sioux City
Harold 8. McNabb Jr
Keith McNarlen
Ames
Burl Parks
Don Reid
Iowa Press Association
Philip Riley
Park Rinard
League of Iowa Municipalities
Robert Seism
Harold J. Stockdale
John Stokes
State Forester
Paul Troeger
Ottumwa
John Wymore
Polk County Conservation Board
One Two Punch at North Viet Nam Power Plant Attack
U S air force and navy bombers carried out 118 missions against Yong Bi thermal power plant and oil depots near Haiphong. A Navy F8 Crusader was shot down but rescued. jets also hit SAM areas northwest of Hanoi and two Marine command posts in Operation Colorado near Saigon with light damage and casualties.
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UPS
North Viet Nam
U.S
Oriskany
Yong Bi
Haiphong
Navy
Sam Alley
Hanoi
Viet Nam
U.S. Marine
Clash Ahead as HUAC Targets Viet War Critics
The House Committee on Un-American Activities plans public hearings in Washington to probe critics who sent money and supplies to Viet Cong leadership. Subpoenas target groups opposed to U.S. policy, as supporters vow protests and form a national committee to defend civil liberties.
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UPI
House Committee On US American Activities
U.S
Congress
Joe R. D-Tex
Oakland
Calif
National Committee To
Eleanor Refused Divorce Book Details F D R Romance
A relative of Lucy Mercer confirms a longtime romance between Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Mercer. Eleanor Roosevelt would not permit a divorce, worrying for his political career. The tale, linked to Jonathan Daniels’ forthcoming book, recalls 1918 tensions and Roosevelt’s 1945 death with Mercer present.
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New York
UPI
Lucy Page Mercer
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
United Press International
Roosevelt
Miss Mercer
Eleanor
Franklin
Jonathan Daniels
Raleigh
N.C
News and Observer
Navy
Daniels
Stercer
Winthrop Rutherford
Warm Springs
James Roosevelt
Rutherford
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr
Elliott
Miami Beach
Regents OK $32 million Iowa State campus building plan
The State Board of Regents approved preliminary plans for a 32 million office classroom building at State University and a 7.4 million women’s dormitory tower and dining hall. Costs rose amid complaints about spiraling campus construction expenses.
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Des Moines
UPI
State Board of Regents
State University
Industrial Administration
Durrant
Iowa
Joseph Rosenfield
Gemini 1 crew plan record setting September flight
NASA disclosed final plans for Gemini 1 with Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon. The 71 hour mission aims for a record 862 miles high and a first orbit rendezvous with the Agena target satellite. They will return after three days with an onboard computer steering reentry. Gordon conducts a 55 minute spacewalk and stands in an open hatch for photography. A tether will link Gemini 11 to the Agena as they execute a slow cartwheel to test orbital stability.
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Richard Gordon
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Gordon
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Moon
Navy
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Woman with heart pump walks after new implant in Houston
Mrs Esperanza del Valle Vasquez, 37, of Mexico City, became the first patient with a left ventricular bypass pump to walk after a four hour operation led by Dr. Michael E. DeBakey in Houston. She has begun soft foods while other recipients at Methodist remain unable to progress beyond IV feeding. The pump supports up to 90 percent of heart work but requires connection to a machine, delaying pump removal until the heart heals.
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Judge orders boy's head shorn in court delay
Sioux City Iowa UPI report says District Judge George Paradise ordered John H Barker an 18 year old inmate to have hair cut as short as possible before reappearing in court on larceny of a motor vehicle charge He was already serving two concurrent one year terms for breaking and entering and appeared in court in a sleeveless shirt with long curly hair backed by a jail seal order until a haircut could be performed.
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Sioux City
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UPI
Woodbury County
George Paradise
John H. Barker
Paradise
Barker
Freeman says no to Romanian hogs ban
Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman told hog state congressmen that Romanian pork, live, unsmoked or processed, will not be allowed into the United States. He cited Romania's foot and mouth disease status and said no export of live animals or meat products.
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UPL
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
United States
Romania
U.S
Freeman
Sen
Jack Miller
Alowa
Commerce Committee Moves To End Airline Strike
The House Commerce Committee moves to back a Senate passed bill requiring 35,400 machinists return to work for five airlines Trans World United Eastern National and Northwest The plan would authorize a staged back to work order with 30 day initial period followed by a presidential 60 day extension and a final 90 day extension a presidential board to study the dispute would be named later opposition from Rep Dingell persists and administration stance remains cautious.
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UPI
House Commerce Committee
Harley ©. Staggers
D-W.va
Trans World
United
Eastern
National
Northwest
John D. Dingell
D-Mich
Dingell
Congress
House
Beatles apologize for Jesus remark during U.S. tour opening
The Beatles faced backlash after John Lennon apologized for saying the band was more popular than Jesus. The group, arriving in Chicago, noted concern over the reaction as radio bans and a Catholic youth record burning surfaced. Police helped the band evade fans at O’Hare after their London arrival.
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Chicago
UPL
Britain
Beatles
John Ennon
Jesus
John
South
Indiana
London
American Airlines
O'Hare International
Liverpool
Say strike cost U. S. one billion
An airline machinists strike already cost American business, including tourism, at least 1 billion dollars, airline officials estimated today.
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U. S
Highway costs may force gas tax hike plan
Washington officials warn federal gasoline and road taxes may rise to fund completion of the 41,000 mile interstate system. The project is a year behind, with costs up to 94 billion dollars above expectations and a 6 billion dollar shortfall in the highway trust fund. diesel fuel taxes may also rise from four to one cent per gallon in 1972.
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Washington
UPI
Public Works Committee
Highway Trust Fund
Johnson
NBC crews study I 35 route impact in two Iowa counties
UPI reports Huntley Brinkley crew toured Wright and Franklin counties asking farmers about a proposed diagonal Interstate 35 route. Local farmers oppose the angle route fearing land division into irregular fields and farming difficulties.
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Williams, Iowa
UPI
Huntley- Brinkley
Wright
Franklin Counties
Franklin County
Walker Parents Sought After Iowa Man Killed in Crash
The parents of Larry Walker of Morning Sun Iowa are unaware of their son’s death after a head on collision near New London. They are on a camping trip in Alaska and were last known heading toward Kamloops British Columbia. Funeral arrangements are pending with Jones Funeral Home.
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Chicago
UPI
Iowa
Alaska
Lloyd L. Walker
Morning Sun
Owa
Walker
Anna
Riviera
Weather forecast hints thundershowers through weekend
Weather notes thundershowers starting tonight and continuing through Saturday. Expect a bit warmer tonight with lows in the upper 50s in the north and around 60s in the south.
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