Army plans first US soil Minuteman missile test
The Pentagon announced the Air Force will ask Congress for permission to fire eight Minuteman missiles from Malstrom Air Force Base in Montana over northern Idaho, Oregon, and possibly Washington and California, en route to the Pacific. Four launches are planned next winter and four the following winter, with tests funded at 27 million dollars.
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United States
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
California
Pacific
Malstrom Air Force Base
Great Falls
Mont
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Malstrom
Four Injured in Highway Collision North of Washington
Four people were hurt when cars driven by Robert W. Wells of Crawfordsville and Florentina Cambridge of Iowa City collided on Highway 1 north of Washington at 9 45 a m. Wells and passenger Mrs Charles Hotle were treated locally. Mrs Hotle was admitted to Washington County Hospital with a broken rib and later released home. The Iowa City vehicle occupants were taken to Iowa City Hospital with non serious injuries. Sheriff's reports said the Iowa City car crossed the center line on a snow covered road and slid crosswise after attempting an adjustment. The Wells car was from the south and could not avoid the crash. Estimated damage to the Hotle car about 500 dollars.
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Robert W. Wells
Crawfordsville
Florence Ann Cambridge
Iowa City
Washington
Wells
Hotle
Florentina Cambridge
Burger appeals for qualified lawyers
SEW ORLEANS UP I met Justice Warren E Burger urged upgrading trial lawyer qualifications to those trained in law schools He cited judge and lawyer letters from November showing overwhelming support for reform He proposed reducing the basic law training to two years with a third year on courtroom work and insisted on a minimum standard rather than a tiny elite cadre
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Sew Orleans
UPI
Warren E. Burger
Association of American Law Schools
Burger
New England
England
Train derails injure scores near Anderson California
The Coast Starlight Amtrak train overturned three sleeping cars and derailed several others as it neared dawn. More than 70 people were injured though there were no fatalities, with passengers removed by local rescue crews and taken to three area hospitals in Redding and surrounding areas. The Seattle to Los Angeles and San Diego bound service suffered extensive disruption as rescuers freed travelers from overturned cars.
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Calif
UPI
Amtrak
California
Seattle
San Diego
Hugh Kerr
Princeton
N.J
Redding
Southern Pacific Railroad
Coast Starlight
Amtrak 11
Los Angeles
Recount Board Finishes Open Court Review of 1972 Election
The recount totals show Willis Richards leading Patterson 4 359 to 4 109 with Schneider at 4 096 in 23 precincts. A court ruled 13 disputed ballots remain to be decided by Judge L R Carson while possible exclusion of fourth ward and absentee votes could alter margins.
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John Patterson
District Court
L. R. Carson
Willis Richards
Patterson
Elmer Schneider
Schneider
Fourth Ward
Washington
Richards
Walter Schroeder
Johnson and Keokuk
Ovaras
Carson
Richard Kemman
Keokuk County
Schroeder
Delores Rodgers
Johnson County
Riverside
Washington Post Office to Close for New Year Holiday
The Washington post office will close Monday December 31 at noon with full service except lobby windows. city and rural carriers will work and lock box service remains. It will be closed all day January 1 for New Year’s, with no mail deliveries on the two days.
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Washington Post
Oon
Moredock Named To Hy-Vee Board For 1974 Fiscal Year
Ivan Moredock, Hy-Vee Washington manager, joins Hy-Vee Foods board for 1974 after long service since 1961. Officers and directors re-elected at Chariton meeting include Dwight Vredenburg, Wilson Clemons, Al Swanson, D R Davidson, Harold Stange, Marion Coons, Kenneth Crist. Hy-Vee operates 87 grocery stores in Iowa, Missouri and Minnesota plus six drug stores. headquarters in Chariton.
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Hy-Vee Food
Washington
Hy-Vee Food Stores, Inc
Moredock
Leon Prioro
Chariton
Dwight C. Vredenburg
Wilson B. Clemons
al Swanson
D. R. Davidson
Harold Stange
Marion Coons
Kenneth Crist
Iowa
Missouri
Minnesota
Younker Brothers Enjoined From High Interest Rates
Younker Brothers Inc. has been permanently enjoined from charging more than 9 percent yearly on revolving charge accounts and retail installment contracts. The order, issued by Polk County District Court Judge A. B. Crouch, follows Iowa Supreme Court rulings declaring 18 percent unlawful.
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Des Moines
UPI
Younker Brothers Inc
Iowa Supreme Court
Polk County District Court
A. B. Crouch
Younkers
City to pay farmer 38500 to trim trees near airport
Dubuque settles a three year dispute by paying Vincent Ambrosy 38500 to clip 30 feet off spruce and maple trees encroaching the Dubuque Municipal Airport glide path. A condemnation jury had awarded 27000 but Ambrosy appealed, contending trimming lowers farm value.
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Dubuque
UPI
R.n.russo
Vincent Ambrosy
Ambrosy
Progress Reported in Mideast Peace Talks at Geneva
Egyptian and Israeli generals in Geneva announced partial consensus on principles to separate armies along the Suez front, a step toward resuming full peace negotiations. Reports of air attacks and Egyptian convoy moves were disputed amid ongoing cease-fire tensions.
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United Press International
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Egypt
Suez
Israel
Sinai Peninsula
Moshe Dayan
Tel Aviv
Syria
Damascus
Dayan
Middle East
Mordechai Gur
Tahal el Magdoub
Palais Des Nations
Ismail
Fahmi
Kohoutek dimmer but holds clues to solar system origin
NASA scientists report comet Kohoutek contains methylcyanide, a complex molecule linking to interstellar space at the Milky Way center. The dimmer brightness reduces visibility and tail length, while the finding supports theories that comets form in the space between stars and may be older than Moon rocks.
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Washington
UPI
Kohoutek
U.S
Stephen B. Moran
Space Agency
Milky Way
Lut Maran
Lubos Kohoutek
Hamburg
NASA
National Radio ‘Astronomical Observatory
Kitts Peak
Tucson Ariz
AG. W. Cameron
Harvard University
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Weather Town Zone 13 Clears Then Gets Colder Tonight
Clearing and turning colder tonight with lows in the teens. Winds coming northerly at 10 to 15 mph. Increasing cloudiness and continued cold Saturday with highs in the 20s.
White House withholds tapes transcripts amid Watergate fears
The White House will not publicly release Watergate tape transcripts or summaries, fearing public belief in Nixon's involvement in the cover up. Access will be limited to the House Judiciary Committee, with Senate requests resisted. The Washington Post cites senior aides and notes potential pre March 21 1973 knowledge and political calculations.
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Woodward
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R-Pa
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R-Tex
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