Multiple Thefts and Local Incidents Reported Across Areas
Wayland store Dean's Super Valu faced a break-in with merchandise and cash stolen including meat, cigarettes, clothing, and an adding machine. Henry County officers investigate. Also reports warn against the Clacker toy after injuries and fires. Evangelist Billy Graham awaits a few more hospital days after salivary gland surgery. Local candidates arise as roads and charities receive attention. A teen's car incident leads to a drastic lesson. A college charity kiss sale raises questions. An antique spittoon scam yields a 1000 year Chinese dish. BEDC members ride a city bus briefly before police involvement.
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Dean Kaufman
Henry County
Rochester, Minn
UPI
Billy Graham
Graham
Methodist Hospital
Mayo Clinic
Iowa House Debates Abortion Statute Change
In Des Moines the Iowa House opened debate on amending the 112 year old abortion law with Gov. Ray urging open discussion. The bill would allow abortions up to 20 weeks with amendments adding spousal and parental consent and hospital requirement.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa House Today
Iowa
Representatives
Robert D. Ray
Delmont Moffitt
R - Mystic
Lowa
House
Joan Lipsky
Cedar Rapids
Girls train in baby care at Simon Valley school
In Hertford England the Simon Valley grammar school's domestic science program now lets girls aged 13 to 15 practice on real babies borrowed from local mothers. Pupils will bathe feed and dress infants aged 6 to 9 months to learn what motherhood entails.
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Hertford
England
UPI
Simon Valley Grammar School
Sydney Felts
Predictions vanishingly near as quake threat endures
In Pasadena the debate over a major quake continues as astrologers and optimists warned of an imminent San Andreas movement while mainstream seismologists insist a large event is overdue though exact timing remains uncertain. The discussion centers on the fault's periodic activity and potential impacts across California.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Not A Great Earthquake Predicts Caltech Expert
Dr Clarence R Allen of Caltech disputes the notion of a great quake for the 1906 Los Angeles temblor. He says the recent devastation, with over 50 deaths and massive damage, does not meet the threshold of a truly great earthquake.
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Los Angeles
Clarence R. Allen
California Institute of Technology
Scientists Predict Major Quake May Hit California
In a news conference on Wednesday geologist Allen warned a future quake of magnitude 8 or higher could strike along the San Andreas fault in Southern California within the next century. He stressed prediction is not definite and the Tuesday 6.5 tremor did not occur on the San Andreas.
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San Francisco
Allen
San Andreas Fault
California
Notice to bidders on shoulder sterilizing work
County issues call for bids on shoulder sterilizing work. Bids must be submitted by the specified deadline and in the prescribed form to the county public works office.
Barnes Family Named 1970 Farm Family of the Year
The James L. Barnes family of Dutch Creek Township Washington County has been named 1970 Farm Family of the Year by the Farmers Home Administration Sigourney Office The family owns 210 acres and started the farm with a FH A loan in 1965 They remodeled the home built fences cleared brush and expanded hog production while adopting conservation practices The family participates in 4 H and the children manage projects James heads a 4 H club and they also raise Angus cows
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Mrs. Barnes
Jim Barnes
Washington
Dutch Creek Township
James L. Barnes
Farmers Home Administration
Sigourney
Barnes
Washington County
Farmers Home
United States
James
Washington Schools Board Delays Salary Report Action
Washington Community Schools board met to hear Jerry Flory on the 1971-72 salary and fringe benefits, but took no action pending General Assembly budget debates. They adopted the 1971-72 calendar and discussed renovating space for shop and agriculture classes, plus funding for a new school bus and student council fundraisers. Resignations from three staff members were accepted.
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Washington Community Schools Board of Education
Washington Education Association
Jerry Flory
Flory
General Assembly
Scott Turnipseed
Washington High School Student Council
Bernice Howell
Mabel Supall
Lucille Ellingsworth
Tenance
East Jefferson Street
Washington Industrial Board
Washington Manufacturing Co
North Fourth Avenue
Gary Murphy
Lincoln School
Lincoln Elementary
Quake Aftermath Tightens Grip as Los Angeles Sees Aftershock Warning
In Los Angeles the quake's toll rises to 53 with 100 plus schools closed and 120,000 displaced. Mayor Yorty keeps residents from returning to quake zones as fears grow of a potential aftershock and a burst dam releasing billions of gallons of water. San Fernando area suffers damaged wells, water shortages, and mass traffic jams while crews and hospital workers search rubble for survivors.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Sam Yorty
San Fernando
California Highway Patrol
California
United Presbyteri
John A. Lambie
Yorty
Charles Richter
Communists accuse U S battalions in Laos at peace talks
At the 102nd session of Vietnam peace talks in Paris Hanoi and the Viet Cong allege 10 U S infantry artillery and armored battalions fought in Laos. U S Ambassador David Bruce rejects the charge calling it false and distorted. He cites North Vietnamese troop presence in Laos as the root cause of the conflict.
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Paris
UPI
Vietnam
Laos
U.S
David K. F
Bruce
Hanoi
Viet Cong
Indochina
Xuan Thuy
Madame Nguyen Thi Binh
South Vietnamese Open Supply Route Into Laos
South Vietnamese paratroopers linked with armored columns inside Laos and opened a ground supply route toward the Ho Chi Minh Trail. American helicopters hauled heavy artillery to Laotian bases while U S jets targeted armored and anti aircraft positions. No large contacts reported near Tchepone. field notes say Communist forces appeared to pull back from the border as trucks and camouflaged sampans were spotted along routes.
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Saigon
UPS
Laos
U.S
Tchepone
Tehepone
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Pham van Phu
Phu
Ban Dong
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
UPI
Kenneth Braddick
Robert F. Sullivan
Quant Tri
Vietnam
Weather Forecast for Iowa
United Press International reports cloudy tonight with cooler conditions and teens lows in the south. Friday will be partly cloudy and cooler with highs in the 20s to 30s across the state from northeast to southwest.
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United Press International
Iowa
Doctor arrives on snowmobile for emergency call
Dr. M. L. McCreedy made an emergency house call to Elmer Young’s home south of Washington on a snowbound lane. Snow blocked access, a snowmobile from Fenn's Farm Service brought the doctor and later medicine from town. the lane was cleared later that afternoon. Kenneth Young says his father is now getting along fine.
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M. L. McCreedy
Elmer Young
Washington
McCreedy
Mr. Young
Fenn
Kenneth Young
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