Pa. approves moral claim pay to wrongfully jailed man
Harrisburg lawmakers approve a 75 000 settlement for Joe Smith a Philadelphia man freed in 1963 after serving 13 years for a crime he did not commit The bill passed the house 1879 and moves to the governor for signature Smith who suffers heart trouble supports his mentally retarded sister with part time work and calls the payment a godsend
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Harrisburg
UPI
Joe Smith
Pennsylvania
Smith
Philadelphia
Judge rules officers must take violators to nearest magistrate
Polk County District Judge Wade Clarke ruled it illegal for law officers to shop for conviction-prone justices of the peace. Officers must bring traffic violators before the nearest accessible magistrate in the county where the arrest occurs. For city arrests, the suspect must appear before a municipal or mayor's court.
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Des Moines
UPI
Polk County
Wade Clarke
Clarke
Nixon pledges strong U S alliance with NATO nations
President Nixon assured NATO allies that the United States will maintain its partnership, support, and defense of Western Europe. The pledge was delivered to foreign and defense ministers of the 15-nation alliance by Secretary of State William P. Rogers.
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Brussels
UPI
Nixon
America
U.S
Western
Europe
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
William P. Rogers
Survivors Sought For Danish Freighter Heering Krise
In a Pacific search north of Midway Island, ships and aircraft hunt for survivors from the Danish freighter Heering Krise which disappeared after reporting crew abandonment. The 7,000 ton ship with 36 aboard faced 30-foot seas as rescue efforts report terrible weather and debris or survivors remain unfound. The German vessel Dalmatia and Japanese Carryal along with other ships join the effort.
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Honolulu
UPI
Pacific Ocean
Midway Island
Heering Krise
Coast Guard
Dalmatia
Carryal
Indian Forces Tighten Grip as Dacca Siege Expands
Indian troops crossed the Meghna and fought into East Pakistani towns as Dacca fortress rumors mount. Indian air and naval strikes hit Karachi and Chittagong, with orphanage destruction, ships sunk, and casualties feared near 500.
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United Press International
New Delhi
Meghna
Dacca
Karachi
Chittagong
Pakistan
International Red Cross
Jagjivan Ram
Brahmaputra
Kashmir
India
Chamb
Munawar Tawi
Tibet
Jagjit Singh Aurora
Eastern Front
Calcutta
East Pakistan
Chandpur
UPI
Lemmy Pinna
London
Gosland Steamship Company
Harmattan
Bangla Desh
Comilla
Washington set hearing on water improvements and bids
City council at a special meeting set January 11 for a public hearing on water facility improvements and bid take for a 10000 ft 12 inch main and a 500000 gallon elevated tank. Engineering by Howard R Green Cedar Rapids helped draft the two program plan aims to boost pressure and storage with completion by late summer 1972.
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Washington City
Howard R. Green
Cedar Rapids
Washington
12Th Avenue
Robison
Washington Community Schools boards approves tentative 1972 73 budget
The Washington Community Schools Board of Education met to hear reports and approve a tentative 1972 73 budget with a 4 percent increase and up to a 10 percent millage rise. They authorized changes in senior high course offerings, use of computer scheduling, adult education with Kirkwood Community College, and a 7th and 8th grade girls intramural basketball program. Resignation of Lillian Dehne was accepted and Marianna Hackbarth hired as Jr. High clerical aide.
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Washington Community Schools Board of Education
Iowa Education Information Center
Iowa City
Richard Gipple
Phil Rusley
Washington
Kirkwood Community College
Lillian Dehne
Marianna Hackbarth
Jr. High
Kinzler
Western storms sweep across western states with heavy snow
Two storms blanket the western U S with heavy snow and high winds. Los Alamos New Mexico is buried under nearly a foot of snow, Jemez Springs sees 10 inches, Omak Washington reports eight inches. Montana reports blizzard warnings and gusts up to 90 mph closing I 90 and US 10 between Bozeman and Big Timber.
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South Central Rockies
Plains
New Mexico
Montana
Los Alamos
N.M
Jemez Springs
Pacific Northwest
Omak
Livingston
Mont
US 10
Bozeman
Big Timber
Supreme Court hears Amish school case setting high burden on state laws
Amish lawyer argues Wisconsin law forcing attendance to high school could threaten the sect�s 300 year old religious existence. Justices review whether compulsory schooling past eight grades clashes with Amish beliefs. Wisconsin and Iowa cases foretell nationwide implications as Kalona Hazelton and Milton upgrades unfold.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Kalona
Hazelton
Milton
New Glarus
Wis
Freda Yoder
Jonas Yoder
Barbara Miller
Wallace Miller
Vernon Yutzy
Adin Yutzy
John W. Calhoun
IH dealers face no indictment in Washington County case
Story County Grand Jury indicts 103 International Harvester dealers across Iowa for price fixing on IH parts using phony price books. Washington County dealer Bill Hennigan says he was not named and cut from the alleged scheme while noting some dealers took a price-fix path in past years. The IH company in Chicago was not charged.
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International Harvester
Story County
Nevada
Iowa
Washington County
Iowa Justice Department
Bill Hennigan
Washington
Hennigan
Weather Outlook for Iowa: Warmer Temps Return
Partly cloudy skies with increasing southerly winds build through tonight. Lows dip to the teens in the northeast to mid teens elsewhere, while west and south reach the teens to mid 20s. Friday brings partly sunny and mild southeast, then more clouds and colder air with a chance of snow. Highs reach the lower 30s to mid 40s from northwest to southeast.
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Iowa
Compromise tax cut bill eyed for quick House approval
Washington officials expected the House to approve a compromise tax cut bill despite AFL-CIO opposition. The measure, a 15.7 billion three year package, would raise the 1972 personal exemption and simplify the deduction while restoring key credits and removing certain excise taxes. It includes export tax deferral, a babysitter deduction, and a federally funded 1976 presidential campaign.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Afl-Cio
Treasury
Nixon
U.S
Shoplifting problem fills Washington merchants with concern
The piece outlines rising shoplifting during the Christmas season, methods used by thieves, and mixed local responses. It notes Iowa law penalties, reluctance to prosecute, and quotes managers like Leo Zuetlau pressing for harsher action. Local officials report few cases in court.
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Iowa
Washington
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Holden
Leo Zuetlau
Zuetlau
Justice of the Peace Court
Zuetlan
Justices of the Peace
Chamber of Commerce
Hubert Lohrer
Chamber
Leon Halfman
Hillman
Hillmman
Aldo Moretti
Moretti
Justice Holden
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National Committee For
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