Melbourne to face court martial after ship collision
The Australian carrier Melbourne will have its commanding officer court-martialed over the June 3 collision that split the U S destroyer Frank E. Evans during SEATO exercises in the South China Sea. Seventy four U S sailors were killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
UPI
Melbourne
U.S
Frank E. Evans
Evans
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
South China Sea
Iowa State Fair Opens With Queen Morlan Crowned
Des Moines UPI reports the 1969 Iowa State Fair opens for a 10 day run with free gate admission for under 16 and reduced Midway rates. Julie Rae Morlan, 17, from near Bloomfield, is named State Fair Queen after being crowned by 1968 queen Jolene Tiarks. Morlan is a Davis County Community High School student. Attendance on opening day reaches 5,918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Julie Rae Morlan
Miss Morlan
Bloomfield
Davis County
Jolene Tiarks
McClelland
Davis ‘County Community High School
Iowa Weather Preview Mostly Partly Cloudy Through Saturday
Partly cloudy to cloudy over most of the state through Saturday with light variable winds and little temperature change. Low tonight in the 60s and high Saturday in the 80s. Outlook for Sunday shows partly cloudy skies with little temperature change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Zond 7 returns from moonloop mission in space success
Moscow reports the six ton Zond 7 safely returned after a lunar flyby using gravity assist to Earth. Tass noted improved life support and onboard systems with test maneuvers and a soft seven mile descent. Western experts see possible prelude to Soviet manned lunar missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
UPI
Russia
Kazakhstan
Tass
Moon
Earth
America
Governor vows action over dangerous gas shipment through Iowa
Des Moines Governor Robert D. Ray said he would contact President Nixon about safety lapses in a lethal gas train through Iowa. He criticized rusty canisters and lack of prior notice, urged possible legislation to set standards for hazardous cargo, and urged civil defense awareness along the route. The train carried phosgene, moved under permit, and stopped in Des Moines after passing Marshalltown and Clinton. Local residents voiced concern, with some calling for protest, while railroad officials described precautions and nonmilitarily commercial movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Nixon
Iowa
Ray
Bell Avenue
Chicago & North Western
Chicago
Department of Transportation
Iowa Civil Defense
Albert Markle
Markle
New York
Richard D. McCarthy
Washington
Denver
McCarthy
Bob Kmetz
Dio
Ray Gold
Gold
Soviet China threaten nuclear war on border
London reports cite diplomatic sources that the Soviet Union and Communist China are ready to use nuclear weapons if war breaks out. Moscow hints at nuclear superiority over China as Sino Soviet tensions deepen. Officials warn a border war could escalate, though war remains unlikely for now. China publicly asserts readiness for nuclear conflict, exploiting the threat for internal rallying while fearing Moscow aims to isolate Beijing and push containment across Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Soviet Union
China
Moscow
Peking
Asia
Regents Move to Study Iowa Colleges Dropped
Regents rejected a proposal by freshmen Ray Bailey and H Rand Petersen to form a special committee for a "first hand and in depth" study of Iowa State universities with tuition cuts aimed for late next year. Veteran members opposed, with Thomas Louden doubting the board's ability to evaluate university personnel. Bailey stated the aim was to spend time to become reasonably familiar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
UPI
Iowa Board of Regents
Ray Bailey
Clarion
H. Rand Petersen
Harlan
Thomas Louden
Fairfield
Louden
Bailey
University of Iowa
Iowa State
University of Northern Iowa
Stanley Redeker
Boone
Bailey - Petersen
Troops Reinforce Belfast in Bloodied Northern Ireland clashes
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson ordered 600 combat troops to Belfast as rioting between Protestants and Catholics escalated. The reinforcements doubled the garrison to 6,200, amid six dead and hundreds wounded, with Ireland mobilizing 2,000 reservists and 1,600 troops already at the border. In Dublin, Union Jack was ripped down at the British Embassy as youths vowed to join the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Harold Wilson
England
Dublin
Irish Republic
Emerald Isle
Intercepted Memo Petition Signers Coralville
The memo notes a public discourse in Coralville about environmental policy. It questions whether pollution of land or air is the more pressing issue and hints at a petition signers’ debate without detailing specific organizations or dates.
Petition Rejected for Auto Salvage Open Burning
Des Moines Iowa residents requested action to stop open burning at Coralville Salvage Co. but the Iowa Air Pollution Control Commission granted a 90 day variance to continue burning. The firm must burn only in daylight and avoid tires or rubber items while filing a plan to meet rules. The action follows a lengthy petition from Hawkeye Court Apartments and notes a large operation with about 20 cars burned daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Wolfe
Hawkeye Court Apartments
Wolfe’s Salvage Yard
Iowa City
Cornville
Johnson County Board of Health
State
Air Pollution Commission
Iowa
Public Notices Today Highlights Probate and Hearings
Probate of wills and appointment of executors for the estates of Raymond L. Bontrager Rosalind M. Block and Ira E Saunders. Notice of hearing on a hangar proposal at Washington airport. Publication of the public hearing on the 1970 West Chester budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond L. Bontrager
Rosalind M. Block
Ira E. Saunders
Washington Airport
Fpitn
West Chester
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington Fire Department
Doug Allen
Green Meadows
Cedar Expressway
Cedar Rapids
John Culver
Cedar Valley
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Culver
Philadelphia
Internal Revenue Service
Marcia Kessler
Meadowbrook
Wcbs TV
United Press International
Zond
Zonds 5
Zond 7
Neil Armstrong
Edwin Aldrin
Anthony Maples
Far East
Ireland
Redeker
Stratford-On-Avon
UPI1
Shakespeare Action Committee
Henely Street
Tarragons
Spain
Juan Pons
Vimbodi
Coralville
B. F. Goodrich Co
Sen
Air Force
Goodrich
Kermit Vandiver
Troy
Ohio
Searle Lawson
Dallas
Texas
Charles Campbell
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!