Schneider Richards lead as recount narrows in county race
With 14 precincts recounted in Washington County, Elmer Schneider leads Willis Richards for two Board of Supervisors seats. Schneider 2057 votes, Richards 1770, Patterson 1751. Tuesday counts show 1122, 774, 801 in recounts, with Iowa Township dropping Schneider from 474 to 459 and Lime Creek from 284 to 274 while Patterson eased from 443 to 434.
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Elmer Schneider
Willis Richards
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Schneider
Richards
Patterson
West Chester
Highland
Iowa
Jackson
Lime Creek
Marion
Iowa Township
Iowa Adopts Policy Shifting Grain Storage Risk to Farmers
Iowa Commerce Commission announces a new policy allowing ground piled grain not yet paid for to be stored outside, shifting liability from elevators to farmers. Farmers sign a waiver relinquishing claims against grain dealers and retain title while piled, with coverage limited by bonded warehouse law. FGDA opposes, IGFA promotes.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Commerce Commission
Wallace Dick
Commission
Iowa Grain and Feed Association
IGFA
Farmers Grain Dealers Association
FGDA
Iowa
Commerce Commission
Iowa Statehouse Begins Decorating Its Christmas Tree
With two work days left before Christmas, Iowa Statehouse workers started decorating the rotunda tree after earlier replacing the scraggly first tree. Kay Williams warned of action if decoration did not proceed and a colleague used toilet paper as a makeshift ornament.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Statehouse
Statehouse
Iowa Conservation Commission
General Services
Stanley McCausland
Statehouse Electricians
Kay Williams
Office of Buildings and Grounds
Clouds and chilly high near 38 with light southerly winds
Weather forecast shows cloudy this afternoon with a high in the mid to upper 30s. Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with a low near 28 and a high around 40. Winds shift from south to west and remain light, with a 10 percent chance of measurable precipitation each period.
China and Soviet denounce resumed U S bombing of North Vietnam
China joined the Soviet Union in denouncing the air war as a serious step to prolong the conflict. Hanoi and Radio Hanoi warned that bombing would threaten peace and escalate the war while U S forces conducted mass raids on North Vietnam. U S claims of restraint were contradicted by reports of B 52 losses and strikes on Haiphong, Hanoi power plants, and shipping facilities.
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Soviet Union
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Nixon
Paris
Foreign Ministry
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United States
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Nguyen Thi Binh
Moscow
Maurice Schumann
Elysee Palace
France
Saigon
UPI
Goldsborough
Thanh Hoa
North
White House
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Southeast Asia
Hiroshima
U.S. Command
Hanoi-Haiphong
Haiphong
Radio Hanoi
Gunfire at Kennedy Airport as hijack suspect resists search
At Kennedy International Airport a man labeled edgy resisted as sky marshal J. T. McCarthy and customs agent Anthony Petrucci Jr attempted to search his attache and guitar cases. He struck one officer, grabbed a gun, and fired about six shots injuring both men. a bomb squad examined the case. Both officers survived with satisfactory conditions.
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New York
UPI
Kennedy International Airport
Pan American World Airways
Port Authority
Peninsula General Hospital
Far Rockaway
J. T. McCarthy
Commack
N.Y
Anthony Petrucci Jr
Bloomfield
N.J
McCarthy
Petrucci
Gate 7
Pan Am
Sky
Bob Gough
Gough
City Looks For Public Input On Government Survey
Mayor Ralph Martin reports strong response to the public opinion survey on municipal government. Residents are urged to return the water bill questionnaires mailed earlier this month with two additional mailings planned in January and February to help officials weigh future operations.
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Washington
Ralph Martin
Question county's ownership of guns
Des Moines investigator Roland Hoffman testifies again in Van Buren County Sheriff Orville Lee Hoffman's trial. The probe, begun last March with agent Wayne Sheston, concerns guns Lee allegedly embezzled while lacking ownership records. Evidence includes 30-40 King and 351 Winchester rifles and a $69 check from a Fairfield gun shop.
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Roland Hoffman
Des Moines
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
van Buren County
Orville Lee Hoffman
BCI
Wayne Sheston
Centerville
Lee Sheston
Hershel Dickey
Lee
Hoffman
Dickey
Hoffman Dickey
van Buren
James McGrath
James Dorothy
Fairfield
Russell Sheckler
Dorothy
Sheston
Garry Woodward
Woodward
James Ward McGrath
Wilson
Cynthia Headley
Washington High School Christmas Concert Rescheduled
The Washington High School Concert Band will perform a Christmas concert in the high school auditorium at 1 p.m on Friday December 22 It was moved from last week due to the snowstorm and lack of night dates It will be performed for a school assembly.
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Washington High School
Truman in Critical Condition As Kidneys Fail
Former president Harry S Truman remained in critical condition as doctors reported his kidneys were not filtering blood effectively. Kidney output rose alongside rising blood urea nitrogen, with experts warning a uremic coma could lead to death within a week if not reversed.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Harry Truman
Research Hospital
John Dreves
Drewes
Truman
Dreves
Nixon declares himself in excellent health after Bethesda checkup
President Nixon, seen by Maj. Gen. Walter Tkach, underwent a two hour physical at Bethesda Naval Hospital and was declared in excellent health. He praised Harry S Truman for his longevity and remarked on Truman's strength while noting Truman's critical condition two weeks earlier.
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Bethesda, Md
White House
Nixon
Adm. F. Phallenger
Harry S Truman
Truman
Iowa selects 16 certified smoke readers to curb exhaust fumes
Sixteen certified smoke readers with 32 trained eyes began monitoring exhaust emissions across Iowa this week. Dr. Edward Stanek says the inspectors can make readings admissible in court and will help cut a major pollution source, with south central Iowa prioritized for hydrocarbon reductions.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Edward Stanek
State Department of Health
Environmental Protection Agency
Stanek
EPA
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