Santa House hours and ward boundary for local election
The Santa House in Central Park opens 6 to 8 p m weekdays and 8 p m to 4 a m Saturdays through December 22. Fourth ward boundary lines are set along Third Avenue and Jefferson Street to guide the special council election. Voters south of Jefferson Street and west of Third Avenue may vote Tuesday. Polls open 7 a m to 8 p m at the Perdock Inc garage.
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Washington Jaycees
Central Park
Washington
Third Avenue
Jefferson Street
Perdock Inc
Jurors Not Needed In State v Truax Case
Petit jurors are told to report to the courthouse Tuesday December 11, but clerk Robert Riley says the case State of Iowa vs Truax will not be heard Tuesday morning and jurors will not be needed until further notice.
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Robert Riley
State of
Iowa
Truax
Publisher Kenneth Greene of Iowa City Press Citizen Dies
Kenneth Greene, publisher of the Iowa City Press Citizen, died Sunday at 64 from an apparent heart attack. Greene joined the paper in 1936, became advertising director in 1938, and was publisher from 1966. He previously directed the Iowa Daily Press Association. Services were pending. he is survived by his widow and two daughters.
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Iowa City
UPI
Iowa City Press Citizen
Kenneth Greene
Greene
The
Press Citizen
Iowa Daily Press Association
Eight killed in Iowa traffic crashes over weekend
Eight people died in Iowa traffic accidents over the weekend including Davenport victim Michael Burkes 23. Burkes' car collided with a pickup driven by Bruce Bandy 20 who skidded on ice and was charged with running a stop sign. Another weekend crash near Dallas Center killed twoTown residents on Iowa 44 two miles east.
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United Press Ines Rem
Iowa
Michael Burkes
Davenport
Burkes
Bruce Bandy
Bandy
Iowa 44
Dallas Center
Weather Outlook With Cold Afternoon and Light Snow Chance
Mostly sunny and colder this afternoon with northwesterly winds 15 to 25 mph. Highs 15 to 20. Partly cloudy and cold tonight with lows 5 to 10 above. Winds become light and variable. Mostly cloudy and warmer Tuesday with a slight chance of light snow. Highs around 30. Probability of measurable precipitation 20 percent Tuesday.
Iowa professors call spray canal at Quad-Cities plant wasteful
University of Iowa researchers report the spray canal cooling system at the Quad-Cities Nuclear Power Station is unnecessary and costly. They cite $90 million construction plus maintenance and energy costs, with only modest river temperature rise and no significant ecological impact, urging reconsideration amid energy shortages.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Quad-Cities
Detroit
Mich
Mississippi River
Iowa Conservation Commission
Industrial Bio-Test Laboratories Inc
Uof I
Donald McDonald
John Kennedy
Hydraulic Research Institute
U of I
William Sayre
McDonald
Kennedy
Quad-City
Kissinger urges NATO unity on energy and talks
Secretary of State Kissinger appealed to NATO foreign ministers in Brussels for a united approach to the energy crisis and clearer consultations with allies. He urged a concerted Western policy, while France urged independent European defense and questioned the U.S. nuclear umbrella, noting Europe’s mixed reactions to U.S. Middle East policy.
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Brussels
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
America
Usnation
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Kissinger
Europe
United States
U.S
Michel Jobert
Jobert
Britain
France
Washington
NATO Council of
Middle East
U. S
James R. Schlesinger
Nixon
Israel
Gannon Makes Iowa Governor Bid Tour Opening
Democratic hopeful William J. Gannon visits Washington to drum up party support as he embarks a statewide tour through all 99 counties. The former House minority leader stresses listening campaigns and low dollar financing while highlighting elderly and low income concerns.
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William J. Gannon
Iowa
Washington
Gannon
House of Representatives
Mingo
Jasper County
House
Democratic Party
Mingo Democrat
Nixon tax disclosures spark congressional review
A congressional committee and the California Franchise Tax Board will examine Nixon's recently disclosed finances this week to determine if he owes about $300,000 in back taxes. The White House insists no wrongdoing, while the impeachment inquiry into Nixon's conduct expands in the House Judiciary Committee.
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Washington
UPI
California
Nixon
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Congress
Joint Committee On
California Franchise Tax Board
Sacramento
White House
Gerald R. Ford
House Judiciary Committee
Ford
ABC
District of Columbia
Mills Committee
San Clemente
National Archives
Washington Post
Iowa Women Push Rape Law Update in Iowa Legislature
Roxanne Conlin head of the Iowa Women's Political Caucus urges revising the rape law to remove the corroboration requirement and extend conviction standards to all sexual crimes. Rep Stephen Rapp supports a four degree sexual abuse framework covering both genders, while opponents defend current corroboration rules.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Women’s Political Caucus
IWPC
Roxanne Conlin
IPWC
Iowa
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Conlin
Towa
Ms. Conlin
Stephen Rapp
D-Waterloo
Rapp
Waterloo Democrat
Fuel crisis forecast ignored for decades despite Paley panel call
A 1952 Paley Commission warning on shrinking fuel supplies met with scant action. Government and industry underfunded research into shale oil and coal derived fuels, delaying prototype plants beyond the early 1960s. Oil shale and coal remained underdeveloped as spending lagged and oil and coal industry figures cited limited investment.
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Washington
UPI
Presidential
Paley Commission
Harry S. Truman
William S. Paley
Columbia Broadcasting System
Indust
U.S. Geological Survey
Interior Department
Bureau of Mines
Bureau
American Petroleum Institute
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Key Biscayne
Fla
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