Jurors Selected in Iowa vs Joe Houston Trial
The State of Iowa faces Joe Houston in a night theft case tied to merchandise taken from Arco Farm Center near Ainsworth in 1970. Richard Wallace Houston was previously convicted on March 25 and sentenced April 19 to ten years, but appeals leave Joe Houston free on $10,000 bond. County Attorney Baldrige leads the current prosecution with Morrison, former county attorney, having moved to district court judgeship.
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Houston
Arco Farm Center
Ainsworth
Richard Wallace Houston
RG. Yoder
Junior High Christmas Concert At Local School
The annual Junior High Christmas concert will be held tonight at 7 30 p m at the school. The band and chorus under Mrs Dean Stanley will perform Christmas music with Gary McCurdy directing instrumentalists. Public invitation extended.
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Dean Stanley
Gary McCurdy
David Sarnoff dies at 80 after ear infection complications
David Sarnoff, pioneering RCA chairman and early radio television innovator, died in New York at age 80 from an ear infection. He rose from immigrant paperboy to industry giant, heard Titanic distress in 1912, retired in 1970 but remained honorary chairman. Funeral arrangements set at Frank E. Campbell. services at Temple Emanuel. President Nixon led tributes to his public service.
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New York
UPI
David Sarnoff
Sarnoff
RCA Corp
RCA
Frank E. Campbell
Temple Emanuel
South Vietnam Deepens Cambodia Push in Search for Viet Force
UPI reports 6 000 American troops with U S air support moved into Cambodia seeking a large North Vietnamese force believed sheltering at the Chup rubber plantation. Casualties rose as Viet Cong attacked a U S outpost near Qui Nohon. Cambodians reoccupied Thmat Pong near Phnom Penh.
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UPI
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Cambodia
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Vietnam
Nixon
Qui Nohon Upi
Kate Webb
Phnom Penh
Thmat Pong
Students Form The Group to Promote School Integration
Sheryl Toby, a seventh grade honor student in Pontiac, joins peers to form The Group, a cross racial student coalition advocating integration amid Septembers bus protests and NAG pickets. They publish a news flash stressing calm, cooperation, and positive school experiences.
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Pontiac, Mich
UPI
Sheryl Toby
NAG
National Action Group
Sheryl
General Motors
Kevin Sweeney
Kevin
Nixon Pompidou Meet in Angra Do Heroismo for Talks
Nixon and Pompidou held a two hour session in Angra Azores outlining goals for upcoming visits to Peking and Moscow. They planned later talks on monetary policy and possible Europe security conference amid discussions on East West troop reductions and the Indian Pakistan war.
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UPI
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George Pompidou
Peking
Moscow
Atlantic
Pompidou
U.S
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
General Assembly
Angra
Portuguese Azores
William P. Rogers
Treasury
John B. Connally
David Kennedy
Soviet Union
Congress Nears Adjournment After Tumultuous Session
The 92nd Congress edges toward adjournment with foreign aid, a defense bill over 70 billion dollars, and Nixon wage and price controls up for action. Senate opposition on Vietnam withdrawal risks delaying adjournment into next year. Senate leader Mansfield notes mixed cooperation and highlights key Nixon wins.
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UPI
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Senate
Vietnam
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Mansfield
U.S
Europe
Lockheed Corp
Treasury
Supreme Court
House
India Readies Cease Fire Consideration in War Debate
India told the United Nations it would consider a cease-fire if East Pakistani rebels first receive a hearing. The Security Council adjourned after 52 hours of debate with no vote on a U.S. truce plan.
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UPI
India
Security Council
U.S
United States
Yakov A. Malik
George Bush
Nixon
Malik
Moscow
Bush
Council
Asian Subcontinent
Indira Gandhi
Thant
East Pakistan
Pakistan
Bangla Desh
West Pakistan
Cause of Blast in Michigan Tunnel Traced to Mishap
In Port Huron, 22 workers died when methane gas ignited during concrete lining of a water tunnel about a mile from its start. Twenty two bodies were recovered, 18 positively identified. eight workers hospitalized, fourteen uninjured. Investigators will determine exact cause. drilling operation nearby denied involvement.
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Port Huron
Mich
UPI
Michigan
Water Services
Gerald Remus
Detroit Metropolitan Water Services
Indian paratroopers close on Dacca amid heavy battles
Indian forces pressed toward Dacca six miles from the center as paratroopers and armored units moved from the northwest and northeast. Helicopters crossed rivers to tighten the ring around the capital while Bangla Desh rebels and 5,000 paratroopers prepared for a final assault amid curfew lift and anticipated clash.
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United Press International
East Pakistan
Dacca
New Delhi
Jaydebpur
Lakhya
Lahya
Calcutta
Mukti Bahini Freedom
Lawrence Green leads Washington High Christmas concert
Washington High School band director Lawrence Green prepares the annual Christmas program. The concert is set for Tuesday night December 14 at 8 p.m.
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Lawrence Green
Washington High School
Lowans Honored in Esquire Dubious Achievements
Al Thompson of Ames earned recognition for expanding his barber shop to shave ladies and Hampton patrolman Richard Baker was cited for honesty after crashing his car and ticketing himself. A university concert features Stage Band I and II performing Christmas melodies and a Handel Festival. No admission charge. donations encouraged. Public invited.
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New York
UPI
Esquire Magazine
Esquire
Hampton
Richard Baker
Baker
Baumeyer
Waters
Sivanich
Carcavas
Brahim
Stevens
Lobby for liquor sales to small town merchants in Iowa
Iowa reform group urges the 1972 Legislature to permit retail liquor sales by merchants in small towns. Governor Ray endorses the proposal, arguing monpoly stores are uneconomical yet public service must continue with proper controls.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Liquor Advisory Commission
J. Stuart Kirk
Kirk
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Supreme Court hears Texas abortion appeal from Weddington
A 27 year old attorney for an unmarried Texas woman argues before the Supreme Court that criminal abortion laws violate a woman's right to decide. She notes abortion is safer than childbirth, while self abortion remains dangerous and not a crime.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court Today
Texas
Sarah R. Weddington
Weddington
Jay Floyd
Potter Stewart
Supreme Court
Winter storm watch spread across Iowa scheduling snow
A winter storm watch covers the northwest tonight and the north Tuesday as snow moves into western Iowa and overspreads much of the state. Snow could be heavy in northwest and northern Iowa Tuesday afternoon with lingering cloudiness and colder air, lows near 15 to 25, and highs ranging from the 208s to the 308s in the far south.
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