McEldoons face Christmas after devastating burn injuries
The McEldoon family near Brighton recounts a severe gasoline fire that burned 10 year old Todd and 7 year old Mark, leaving 70 and 21 percent burns respectively. They spent 65 days in Galveston’s Shriner Burn Institute, undergoing xenografting with pigskin and intensive milk therapy, with ongoing treatment and regular follow ups planned.
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Mark
Jay
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University Hospital
Town City
Iowa City
Shriners’ Burn Institute
Galveston
Tex
Odd
McEldoons
Iowa
McEdoon
Nixon delays recognizing Bangla Desh until Indian pullback
President Nixon is expected to delay recognizing the independent Bangla Desh at least until Indian troops withdraw from East Pakistan. Officials say he will not rush diplomatic ties while the cease-fire holds and the situation remains in flux. Nixon plans a Moscow visit and a Bermuda summit with Edward Heath to discuss Peking trips and other global issues.
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Wiscayne
Fla
UPI
Nixon
Bangla Desh
South Asia
Florida
White House
East Pakistan
Ronald L. Ziegler
U.S
Pakistan
India
West Pakistan
Moscow
Washington
New York
Verona
Edward Heath
Bermuda
Heath
Peking
Turner’s 20 percent share eyed in price fixing indictments
Attorney General Richard C. Turner could collect as much as 142000 in fines if all 103 International Harvester dealer defendants are convicted under Iowa anti trust laws. The case stems from a three month probe into dealer price marks 10 percent above parent company suggested prices. Indictments mark a rare use of the anti trust statute in Iowa history.
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Turner
Story County
International Harvester
Attorney General
Iowa
Attorney General's
International Harvester Dealers
New government emerges in Pakistan amid cease-fire deal
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Pakistan's foreign minister designate and opposition leader, summoned to Islamabad as a new government appears to form to replace Yahya Khan. India agrees to a cease-fire ending a 14 day war that produced Bangladesh, while New Delhi seeks a bilateral relationship based on cooperation and security guarantees. Casualties are tallied by India at about 2,307 dead, 6,163 wounded, 2,163 missing. Pakistan did not release figures.
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United Press International
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
Pakistan
Tery
Islamabad
Agha ‘Mohammad Yahya Khan
Yahya Khan
People’s Republic of
Bangladesh
New Delhi
Jagjivan Ram
India
Press Trust of India
PTI
Western Command
Ram
Security Council Deadlocks Over Secretary General Nomination
United Nations Security Council fails to elect a new secretary general after vetoes from permanent members. Kurt Waldheim of Austria led with 10 votes but faced two no votes and two abstentions, with Max Jakobson of Finland close behind. Several other candidates received scattered votes as Monday's secret session was planned to continue.
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United Nations
UPI
Security Council
Thant
China
Britain
Kurt Waldheim
Austria
Waldheim
General Assembly
Max Jakobson
Finland
Sweden
Gunnar V. Jarring
U.N
Endakachew Makonnen
Hamilton Shirly Amerasinghe
Ceylon
Felipe Herra
Chile
Inter - American Bank
The Nativity Figures Recovered After Washington Theft
Police recovered two figures from a nativity display in Central Park Washington. A sheep figure was found Thursday evening and the Christ Child figure was recovered Friday. Three boys are questioned with one admitting taking the child statue and pointing to its culvert hideout north of Washington.
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Washington
Central Park
Staley Reelected President of National Farmers Organization
Staley, from Corning Iowa, reelected by acclamation to his 16th consecutive term as president of the National Farmers Organization at the CITY Missouri convention. He urged delegates to push for collective bargaining with processors under the slogan Its Up To You In 72 and was greeted with three rounds of applause at the podium.
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Naions City
UPI
Oren Lee Staley
National Farmers ‘Organization
Staley
Corning
Iowa
Lumber yard fire destroys Schoneman Brothers Lumber Co
A large blaze at one of Sioux City’s biggest lumber yards, Schoneman Brothers Lumber Co, gutted the facility on the near west side Friday night before fire crews, aided by an off duty platoon, could bring it under control. The cause remains undetermined.
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Uitr
UPL
Sioux City
Schoneman Brothers Lumber Co
Weather Update for Iowa Southwest and Northeast tonight
Partly cloudy in the southwest tonight and warmer with lows 20 to 25 degrees, southwest to upper teens in the northeast. Partly sunny and warmer on Tuesday with highs in the 40s for the southwest and in the 30s for the northeast.
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