Brezhnev vows detente and stronger Soviet relations
Brezhnev pledged continued detente with the United States while warning Moscow will oppose U.S. interference in other nations. He urged a four power guarantee for Middle East borders, called for arms restraint, and stressed improving consumer goods and grain harvest at the 25th Communist Party Congress. The speech to 5,000 delegates at the Kremlin Palace touched on U.S. arms limits and Angola tensions.
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Moscow
UPI
Leonid I. Brezhnev
United States
Washington
Brezhnev
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Middle East
U.S
Angola
Popular Movement For the Liberation of
Seek housing for refugee family in Washington Iowa
The Cha family from Laos, living in a Thailand refugee camp, seeks housing in Washington Iowa with sponsorship from United Presbyterian Church. They need a three to four bedroom rental for a family of six plus two brothers. Contact the church or Mrs. Robert Day to assist.
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Cha
Thailand
Washington
Iowa
United States
United Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian Church In
Robert Day
Telephones Cause Mistrial in Peterson Manslaughter Case
Webster County Judge Russell Hill declared a mistrial in the manslaughter trial of 24 year old Michael Dean Peterson after jurors received weekend calls urging a guilty verdict. Defense and prosecution sought immediate retrial with sequestered jurors and Hill planned further rulings. Peterson is accused of strangling 17 year old Jeanine Christensen in 1971. a prior conviction was overturned for rights violations involving an involuntary blood sample.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
UPI
Webster County
Russell Hill
Michael Dean Peterson
Hill
Lawrence Scalise
Scalise
Peterson
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Jeanine Christensen
Alta
Palo Alto
Iowa Supreme Court
Buena Vista
Burglar hits three Washington homes in single night
A cat burglar struck Harold Jarvis, Mrs. Floyd Polis and R. L. Robertson homes between 2:30 and 3:39 a.m. stealing about 388 dollars in cash, jewelry, and a stereo tape holder. Police suspect a lone, random thief who left fingerprints and took steps to avoid detection.
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Evening Journal
Washington
R. L. Robertson
Harold Jarvis
E. Washington St
Floyd Polis
S. Fourth Ave
Jarvis
Ralph Stout
Fourth Ave
Bauer
Residents oppose Mount Pleasant prison plan in public hearing
In Mount Pleasant Iowa more than 200 residents packed Van Allen Elementary School for a hearing on converting the Mental Health Institution into a correctional facility to ease Iowa prison overcrowding. Officials faced skepticism from lawmakers who urged community based corrections and nonviolent offender transfers while preserving mental health services.
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Mount Pleasant
Iowa
UPI
Davenport
Sen
William Gluba
Thomas Higgins
Gluba
MHI
Jerry Hoyer
Auger
Kissinger reviews canal negotiations in Latin America tour
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger wraps up a Latin American tour with a review of Panama Canal talks. He and Panamanian negotiator Tack plan discussions in Costa Rica on the 1974 eight point framework, amid protests and a quake relief helicopter trip.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
UPI
Henry Kissinger
Panama Canal
Washington
Kissinger
Juan Antonio Tack
Panama
Tack
Latin America
Federation of University Students
United States
Senate rejects softer version spending limit in Iowa House
The Iowa Senate refused to concur with a House softened spending limits bill, 12 to 35, pushing the measure back to the House. The fight centers on a 7 percent growth cap on local budgets and a negotiated Norland plan that could allow higher growth via hearings, with a $40 million sales tax rebate contested by Sen. Gluba.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa House
Senate
House
Bert Priebe
D-Algona
Priebe
Arthur Neu
Norman Rodgers
D-Adel
Philip Hill
Neu
Kensett
William Gluba
Davenport
Gluba
State General Fund
Iowa
Rodgers
Host needed for exchange 4 H trip to Japan
Washington County 4 H youths may travel to Japan and about 40 Iowa families are sought to host Japanese youths for four weeks next summer. Four Japanese adult chaperones accompany the group. hosts may include families with no children. Applications due February 28 at the Extension office.
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Washington County
Japan
Iowa
Gamon
Tokyo
United States
Weather Outlook Shows Cloudy Skies and Light Showers
Increasing cloudiness tonight with a slight chance of a shower toward morning. A low in the low to mid 40s. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers Wednesday. Highs around 60. Winds southwest 10 to 15 miles per hour tonight. Probability of measurable precipitation is 20 percent tonight and again Wednesday.
Senate Panel Approves Food Stamp Reform Plan to Cut Costs
The Senate Agriculture Committee backed a compromise bill to limit stamps to families at or below the poverty line, trimming about 300 million dollars from federal spending and potentially removing up to 4 million of the 18.9 million recipients. The measure advances to the Senate floor amid liberal and conservative concerns.
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UPI
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
Congressional
Ford
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Iowa Men’s Reformatory
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