Labor Day Holiday Shifts in Washington and Amana Strike
Washington merchants and professionals will observe Labor Day with offices and stores closed and the Evening Journal published at noon. In Amana Iowa union workers at Amana Refrigeration voted to continue the strike, spokesman Carroll Border said the vote was overwhelming. Shirley Temple Black, age 40, was appointed to the U S delegation to the United Nations by President Nixon while on a fishing trip in Hawaii.
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Washington
YMCA
The
Court House
Evening Journal
Amana, Iowa
UPI
Amana Refrigeration Co
Carroll Border
San Clemente
Calif
Shirley Temple
Black
U.S
United Nations
Nixon
Hawaii
White House
Marines Repelled By No Viet Attack In Que Son Valley
In a flareup in the Que Son Valley North Vietnamese troops attacked U S Marines with rifles and grenades killing two and wounding six. Air Force planes supported the defense as Marines held the perimeter. Overall fighting in the valley has cost about 80 Americans and 1 000 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese in the past two weeks.
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UPS
Que Son
U.S
South Vietnam
Robert Handy
Salem
Song Be
Handy
New federal rules cut Iowa college student food stamp eligibility
Des Moines reports that hundreds of Iowa college students may lose food stamp aid under four new USDA guidelines. Tuition and books no longer count as hardship items and grants and loans become income. Story County officials estimate about 200 Iowa State students affected. effects spread across the state.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department of Social Services
Fri
Keller
Graceland College
Lamoni
Iowa State University
Ames
University of Iowa
Iowa City
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Story County Welfare Department
Story County
Iowa State
Protests Over Equal Employment Hit Pittsburgh Construction
White and Negro demonstrators pause to let leaders speak on black men in construction as the coalition shuts down sites for five days through Labor Day. Over 200 arrested, 40 injured in clashes. white workers march in response with thousands joining protests downtown.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Black Construction Coalition
Joseph M. Barr
Quadruplet Boys Born to Anaheim Couple
Mrs. Janice Curtain, 30, gave birth to quadruplet boys by Caesarian section in Anaheim. The eight member surgical team led by Dr. Charles W. Plow delivered two to four pounds each. Father Robert Curtain says he is dazed but excited as the family plans names and adjusts to life with four newborns in a small home.
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Anaheim
Calif
UPI
Janice Curtain
Robert
Charles W. Plow
Santa Ana
Curtain
Intercepted Memo in Food Stamper Memo
HARLAN KELLER notes a fusion of food stamps with a thirst for knowledge. The memo hints at a pragmatic approach to aid distribution and education, suggesting programs that pair welfare with learning opportunities. The correspondent signs with WEJ.
Syrians to free 113 aboard hijacked TWA jet
A hijacked Trans World Airlines Boeing 707 bound from Rome to Athens will release all 113 aboard within the hour, after American passenger Miss Finne Perry urged that Israeli women be allowed to depart with them. Four Israeli women and two Israeli men were among the passengers, with six Israelis initially reported detained.
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Damascus
Syria
UPI
Los Angeles
Trans World Airlines
TWA
Rome
Athens
Finne Perry
Miss Perry
Alitalia
Britain grants aid to Northern Ireland after Callaghan visit
Britain approved a 600000 dollar grant and a five point peace plan for Northern Ireland after a three day whirlwind tour by Home Secretary James Callaghan. The measures aim to ease sectarian tensions between Roman Catholics and Protestants and were announced on Callaghan’s return to London.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Britain
Ulster
James Callaghan
London
Will Express Regrets Over North Korea Helicopter incident
UPI reports State Department officials hope the United States can secure the release of three U S helicopter crewmen from North Korea without the protracted bargaining seen in the Pueblo case. The helicopter strayed during a routine orientation flight near the border, not on an espionage mission, and North Korea has presented conditions tied to US admission of guilt and formal apologies.
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Administration
U.S
North Korea
Seoul
Pueblo
United States
WO Malcom V. Loepke
Richmond
Ind
David H. Crawford
Pooler
Herman E. Hofstatter
Lowpoint
Korean Military Armistice Commission
Panmunjom
Witnesses confirm rescue by turtle
Chung Nam Kim, a 27 year old Korean sailor, was saved by a turtle after falling from a Liberian ship off Nicaragua. Swedish crew aboard the Citadel reported seeing him on the turtle’s back as the two headed toward Los Angeles Harbor in fog. The incident ended when the ship reached port and officials boarded for inspection.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Chung Nam Kim
Los Angeles Harbor
The
Citadel
Kim
Nicaragua
Pacific
U.S. Immigration, Health and Customs
America
Change of venue in 1964 Davenport murder case approved
A Scott County judge moved the trial of Independence man James Galloway for the 1964 Davenport grocery slaying of Harry Shan non to Maquoketa Jackson County. The judge cited publicity and cost of a second trial. Galloway already had a first degree murder verdict overturned on appeal. The crime occurred during a store robbery.
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Davenport
Iowa
UPI
Scott County
Independence
Harry Shannon
Lowell Phelps
James T. Galloway
Maquoketa
Jackson County
Galloway
Iowa Supreme Court
Phelps
Supreme Court
Iowa schools on probation for missing required courses
Iowa Department of Public Instruction officials say many schools were placed on the defiency list for not offering required courses or for course enrollment shortages. Officials note progress with some districts removing themselves from the list, while smaller districts face hardship under the state minimum standards law.
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DES Moines
UPI
Department of Public Instruction
Iowa
Marion ‘Culver
Department
Culver
Stan Kerr
Kerr
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Terry Lee Aspinall
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Jacob Parrott
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Richard Gipple
Jim Heilman
Harlan Keller
Food Commodity Division
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Edward Kennedy
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Mass
Joan
Cape Cod Hospital
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