News in brief from multiple Iowa towns
Jurors excused from reporting to Washington County courthouse on December 7 due to scheduling conflicts. Henry County Sheriff Van Crawford dismisses Deputy Charles Droz for unbecoming conduct. A Cedar Rapids caravan delivers Christmas gifts to Holmes County Head Start Center. UH J Heinz Co to build a 4 million dollar warehouse in Iowa City with 50 initial jobs. Webster County judge awards 20000 dollars in damages over odor from Farm egg Products Co. Santas in Miami told to drop ho ho ho and adopt a natural tone for children’s Christmas wishes.
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Holmes County
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Iowa City
UH. J. Heinz Co
Pittsburgh
Heinz
Midwest
Muscatine
Miami
Tabby Volezke
Pope Paul VI Arrival Draws Cobra Threat Caution
At Katunayake Airport a team of snake bite specialists greeted Pope Paul VI during a two hour stopover. Health Minister Ariyadasa ordered the squad to work crowd security for about 800000 worshippers amid fears of cobra infested jungle near Colombo. Also in New York six Weathermen were arrested while planning to bomb a bank to commemorate a Black Panther death and Nixon visit. Four incendiary bottles were seized. In London a police officer complains loud radios reveal his location prompting a call for an off switch.
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Cross Freed After 60 Days In Cuban Captivity
British Trade Commissioner James L. Cross was released by Cuban authorities after 60 days in captivity with FLQ kidnappers. He planned to return to England, while Canadians celebrated his freedom and his wife toasted with champagne.
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UPI
James L. Cross
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Quebec Liberation Front
FLQ
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Jewish General Hospital
Berne
Switzerland
Intercepted Memo Signals Tax Committee Omnibus Plan
A Des Moines memo references a tax committee and an omnibus plan. The document hints at sweeping fiscal proposals tied to the committee's agenda. Details remain unclear but the reference suggests major tax measures under consideration.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Legislative Tax Study Committee
Iowa
Maurice van Nostrand
Avoca
Ralph Potter
R-Marion
Pertly cloudy Southeast weather outlook by UPI
Pertly cloudy to night and Saturday with little temperature change. Lows tonight in the 20s, highs Saturday in the lower 40s. Rain chances are about 10 percent tonight and Saturday.
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United Press International Southeast
Guilty Verdict in Slaying of Mount Pleasant Woman
A Henry County District Court jury found Larry Wilson of Mount Pleasant guilty of manslaughter in the June 27 strangling death of his ex wife, Sharine Kay Wilson of New London. Sentencing is set for December 21. Wilson testified he was under the influence and hid in the car before the killing.
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Larry Wilson
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Sharrine Kay Wilson
New London
William S. Cahill
Cahill
Ollie Woman Killed as Car Veers into Hog Truck
In Richland area near milepost 78 west of Richland elderly Zola Winn 66 died from a fractured skull after her car drifted off the pavement and into a hog truck driven by Mel Lucas 21 of Keota. Lucas suffered minor head injuries and received treatment at a doctor’s office.
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Richland
UPI
Ollie
Towa 78
Witness accuses lieutenant in My Lai killings
A former private testified that 1st Lt. William L. Calley Jr. shot civilians in My Lai, saying Calley ordered the killings during the March 16, 1968 sweep. Dennis I. Conti described Calley directing soldiers to fire on groups of women, children and an old man, while Meadle refused to answer questions later.
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William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
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Dennis I. Couti
Providence
R.I
Conti
New England
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Meadle
Pope Paul VI Visits Hong Kong on Asia Tour
Pope Paul VI halted in Hong Kong for about three hours during his Asia voyage, celebrating Mass at the porte Stadium and renewing a call for peace with China. He kept politics aside as Communist China offered no public response and continued to Colombo before concluding his 2,000 mile journey outside Malta.
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Pacific
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Ceylon
Maly
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