News in brief spans stolen car and jail escape
Washington reports a brown 1962 four door Chevrolet stolen on West Madison Street between 8 p.m. and 3 a.m. license 92 5398 owned by Harold Rathmel. A 17 year old youth escaped from the county sheriff's office about 11 a.m. while awaiting sentencing in a breaking and entering case. The boy had been in the courthouse basement. Mike Nash of Brighton was not located. Dr. Lester Fisher says the Lincoln Park Zoo gorilla’s drumming signals happiness and readiness to charge. Police guidance on sobriety tests is criticized by Police Review magazine for stalling that can delay beyond 20 minutes after drinking. Two 11 year old boys in Northfleet were fined $4.80 each for stealing a two foot crocodile from an animal shop.
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Washington
West Madison Street
Washington County
London
UPI
Police Review
Northfleet
England
Iowa Prepares for Possible Phosgene Gas Shipment
Des Moines officials coordinate civil defense and safety agencies for a potential phosgene gas shipment. National Guard acts as backup. patrols will follow trains, sheriffs notify residents, and divisions plan evacuations with seven days notice assurances from federal officials.
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DES Moines
UPI
Civil Defense and Safety
Albert Markle
Civil Defense
National Guard
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Markle
Department of Public Safety
Iowa Highway Patrol
Maricle
Ray
Intercepted Memo Calls for Year-Round Calendar Reform
A Pittsburgh memo from WEJ to the mayor urges calendar reform, stating the need to move from a 12 month system to a year-round approach. The document notes March 12 as a contextual anchor and discusses administrative timing.
North Korea says U S crewmen alive wounded
UPI reports North Korea claims the three downed U S Army helicopter crewmen Capt H Crawford Spec 4 Herman Hofstatter and WO Malcolm Leopke are alive but wounded. Chicago minister Lindstrom says private negotiations for their release are under way with Panmunjom set Sept 18 while Pentagon declines comment.
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North Korea
Chicago
Pentagon
Washington
Paul Lindstrom
Remember the Pueblo
Lindstrom
H. Crawford
Pooler
Iowans Face New Plan to Clean Mississippi River Front
Clinton Iowa to implement major water treatment upgrades by July 1 1973 under a plan from the Iowa Water Pollution Control Commission. Clinton Corn Processing Co and the city must upgrade facilities after tests found pollutants harmful to fish. Additional river segments around Muscatine Davenport Keokuk Burlington Sioux City and Council Bluffs to be studied for further pollution and secondary treatment needs.
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Clinton
Iowa
UPI
Mississippi River
Iowa Water Pollution Control Commission
Clinton Corn Processing Co
Ross Gustafson
Clinton Corn Co
Harold Domsalla
Muscatine
State Hygienic Laboratory
Grain Processing Corp
Davenport
Keokuk
Burlington
Hygienic Laboratory
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Pittsburgh Protest Flares Over Construction Jobs
About 4,000 white construction workers marched on city hall in Pittsburgh to protest a shutdown arranged by black civil rights groups and the Master Builders Association. Police reported orderly crowds with no major violence, while signs urged equality and political support. Negotiations continued among contractors, unions, and black groups, with over 200 arrests and around 40 injuries noted in the clashes.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
City Hall
God Bless
Master Builders Association
Joseph M. Barr
Barr
Joe
Iowa schools use ability grouping in many districts
Des Moines reports Department of Public Instruction official Dr. Leroy Jensen says more than 500 Iowa junior high and high schools rely on tracking based on ability. The Iowa Civil Rights Commission criticizes the system for potential racial bias, while officials debate its benefits and feasibility of reform or elimination.
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DES Moines
UPI
Department of Public Instruction
Iowa
Leroy Jensen
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Commission
Alvin Hayes
Hayes
Jensen
San Francisco
U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Man Fights Weight Crisis in Cumberland County
In Bridgeton New Jersey a 29 year old man weighing 775 pounds is described by doctors as eating himself to death. The unidentified man has been on welfare for years, cannot work, and receives home delivered meals and special clothing funded by the Cumberland County Welfare Board.
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Bridgeton
N.J
UPI
Cumberlad
CIA Denies Involvement in Vietnamese Double Agent Murder
UPI reports the CIA is dismayed by false charges it ordered the assassination of a Vietnamese double agent. The agency reportedly advised Green Berets to hand the man to South Vietnamese officials, with later claims that the agent was killed and dumped in the China Sea. Eight Green Berets remain confined as the Army continues to review the case.
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Washington
UPI
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Army
China Sea
Green Berets
Creighton Abrams
U.S
South Vietnam
Abrams
Mutiny Tale From Vietnam Company After Heavy Losses
A Company veterans recount a mutinous episode at LZ Baldy in Vietnam. Lt Eugene Shurtz Jr says fear gripped 95 men to 52 in a week of brutal combat. Five reluctant soldiers sought an inspector general contact before re-enlisting, while others blame inexperience but acknowledge loyalty and courage among peers.
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Baldy
Vietnam
Upi
Eugene Shurtz Jr
Davenport
Iowa
Shurtz
195Th Light Infantry Brigade
Que Son Valley
Dennis Davis
Siloam
N.C
NVA
Davis
Incorporation of Mourer Farms Inc Probed by County Board
Proceedings before the county board of supervisors include incorporation of Mourer Farms, Inc and matters related to probate of wills and appointment of executors for estates of Ruth Thorne and Ralph F. Peifter.
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Mourer Farms, Inc
County Board of Supervisors
Ruth Thorne
Ralph F. Peifter
Iowa Weather Outlook for Tonight and Saturday
Fair southeast and partly cloudy northwest tonight. Chance of thundershowers in extreme northwest. Saturday partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers or thunder showers mainly in the northwest half. Lows tonight 67 to 73. Highs Saturday 90 to 95. Sunday outlook shows showers southeast and partly cloudy, cooler in the northwest.
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Lincoln Park Zoo
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Prospect Heights
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Jesse Radda
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
VFW
McGaffey
Radda
Washington Junior High School
Tom Berdo
Terry Renoux
Journal
Mayer Deroy
Wallace
Pittsburgh Building Trades Council
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