Tama Teenager Drowns In Iowa River Fishing Trip
Allen Stoch, 17, of rural Tama, drowned while wading in the Iowa River about two miles southeast of Tama during a family fishing trip. His father attempted a rescue as deputies and 50 rescuers with 15 scuba divers searched the area, working into Sunday night to recover the body.
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Aurora man found dead in truck from carbon monoxide
Charles Garetson, 53, of Aurora was found in a truck with the engine running in a farm driveway about 1.5 miles southwest of town. He was last seen Saturday night and died Sunday. His wife Virginia died Monday after falling from the truck and reporting illness.
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King Gustaf VI Adolf in extremely critical condition
Stockholm Sweden King Gustaf VI Adolf remained in extremely critical condition with possible new internal bleeding officials said during a morning conference his doctors noted a new bleeding though there had been slight overnight improvement Crown Prince Carl Gustaf 27 stood at his bedside as fears rose after the update by the monarchs personal physician
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UPI
Gustaf VI Adolf
Sweden
Gustaf Adolf
Carl Gustaf
Martha Mitchell speaks on Watergate woes and marriage
Martha Mitchell said John Mitchell is deeply affected by the Watergate affair and they are not talking much yet plan to stand by him until charges are resolved. In a call from New York City she described him as emotionally distant, staying in their San Clemente apartment, cut off by Nixon, with his law firm miserable.
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San Clemente
Calif
UPI
Martha Mitchell
New York City
Ottawa may recall Parliament to end national rail strike
Parliament could reconvene as early as Wednesday to legislate an end to a 5 day national rail strike disrupting production and food shipments. Labor Minister Munro would urge recall if talks fail with 56 000 union members of the Associated Unions of Non-operating Railway Employes.
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Ottawa
UPS
John Munro
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific
British embassy worker injured by letter bomb
A letter bomb exploded at the British embassy in Washington injuring Nora Murray, a 41-year-old personal assistant, who lost her left hand and sustained severe right hand injuries. She was hospitalized in serious but stable condition as federal and local police, along with the U.S. Postal Service, opened an investigation. Officials noted no immediate link to IRA bomb activity in London, while Secret Service and EPS tightened perimeter security around diplomatic facilities.
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UPI
United States
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George Washington University Hospital
State Department
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Richard Sykes
Chancery
Massachusetts Ave
Embassy Row
Britain
Irish Republican Army
London
U.S. Postal Service
IRA
Northern Ireland
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Stock Exchange
Bank of England
Secret Service
Executive Protection Service
EPS
Massachusetts Avenue
Public School Enrollment Rises in Washington District
Classes began today in the Washington Community School District with opening day enrollment of 2230 students. Superintendent E K Schlapkobi notes the total includes resident and non resident pupils and reflects a rise of 17 from 1972’s opening. Officials had projected a slight decrease from last year.
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St. James Parochial School
Weather forecast: hot day with strong southerly winds
Sunny and hot this afternoon with highs from 38 to 98. Southerly winds 12 to 20 mph this afternoon and 8 to 12 mph tonight. Mostly clear tonight with lows 70 to 75. Cloudiness increases Tuesday but highs stay around 90.
Waterloo Begins Involuntary School Busing Amid Heat
UPI reports Waterloo started the first involuntary busing program for racial balance in Iowa without major incidents. Officials said no problems, one hour early dismissals due to heat, and 20 volunteer parents rode to ensure smooth transitions for over 800 students amid opposition.
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Waterloo School Board
George Distelmeier
Distelmeier
Iowa
Skylab 2 astronauts reach mission halfway mark in space
Skylab 2 crew Alan L. Bean Owen K. Garriott and Jack R. Lousma marked halfway through their 59 day flight at 12 48 a m EDT after a restful night. They reported a minor energy crisis with batteries not storing full power while heart rates and blood pressure normalized.
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Houston
UPI
Alan L. Bean
Owen K. Garriott
Jack R. Lousma
Mission
Skylab
Robert Parker
Richardson weighs decision on Agnew probe
Washington officials weigh whether a Maryland grand jury should hear witnesses in the Agnew corruption case. Attorney General Richardson, in Massachusetts, faces constitutional questions on indicting a sitting vice president and links to Watergate privilege.
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Washington
UPI
Maryland
Sira T. Agnew
Elliot L. Richardson
Richardson
Massachusetts
Agnew
Baltimore County
U.S
George Beall
Beall
Time Magazine
Jerome Wolff
Wolff
State Roads Commission
Time
Eight Die On Iowa Highways Over Weekend
United Press reports eight people died on Iowa roads over the weekend including five teenagers and an infant. Victims span Cedar Rapids Denison Breda Oelwein Indianola Creston Orient and Davenport with drivers Lonnie Christensen and Rick Miller among those involved and a California mother and child also killed near Interstate 80. Authorities note several others were injured and conditions remained critical for some.
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Iowa
George Byer
Cedar Rapids
Byer
Lonnie Christensen
Rober Fisher
Vinton Christensen
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Fisher
Carroll County
George Lauderville
Denison
Jo Ellen Wesseling
Breda
Lauderville
Ronald Anderson
Anderson
Gordon Pulkrabek
Oelwein
Hazleton
Rickie Manders
Indianola
Manders
Richard Miller
U.S
Jerry Kralik
Creston
Adair
Orient
California
Interstate 80
Iowa Democratic Party chairman Clifton Larson to resign
Clifton Larson, 42, announcing resignation as Democratic State chairman of Iowa from Ames, will step down September 15 after nearly four years. He cites personal and business reasons while saying he will stay active in organizational politics and denies plans to pursue 1974 election activity.
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Des Moines
UPI
Clifton Larson
Ames
Larson
Explosion damages Chicago office building and Sears Tower
An unknown source caused a blast in a 20 story Loop office block, the Fashion Trades Building, with damage up to 2 million dollars and a fire after the explosion. Ten people, eight firefighters, report minor injures as windows blow out in surrounding structures including the Sears Tower in downtown Chicago.
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Chicago
UPI
Sears
Fashion Trades
Newly rich include two from Iowa
A Fortune magazine survey lists 15 people who rose from relative obscurity to fortunes of 100 million dollars or more in five years. Roy J. Carver of Bandag in Muscatine and John K. Hanson of Winnebago Industries in Forest City are the Iowa names. Stern leads with 500 to 700 million.
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UPI
Iowa
Fortune
Roy J. Carver
Bandag, Inc
Muscatine
John K. Hanson
Winneago Industries
Forest City
Carver
Hanson
Plane crash in Bogota leaves no survivors stated
A Colombian turboprop with 43 aboard crashed into a hill on Bogota outskirts in dense fog. El Dorado control tower identified the Lockheed Electra operated by Aerocondor on a domestic route via Cartagena and Barranquilla toward Curacao. Initial reports said there were no survivors as police and foot patrols reached the site near Monserrate seven miles from the airport.
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