Auto license renewals advance lead time to 60 days
News in brief reports license renewals may be done up to 60 days before the applicant’s birth date with Wednesday hours for renewals and tests at the county courthouse. Boston snowstorm brings three feet plus and 22 deaths. Des Moines considers 120 day license loss for drunken driving. Michigan burglary tale features Barbara Louise Cole fending off two attackers with karate and a big toe phone call. Mackinac Bridge toll trick ends with stamps discovery. Hawaii senate shifts party to Democrat. England woodworm roof disaster ends with accidental explosion.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
House Law Enforcement Committee
Grand Blanc
Mich
Barbara Louise Cole
Mrs. Cole
Bonn crowds greet Nixon on Europe tour in Bonn
President Nixon won West Germany's full confidence to start talks with Moscow and sought to reassure allies as crowds greeted him in Bonn. He met Chancellor Kiesinger, vowed not to weaken the Atlantic alliance, and planned to address parliament after a day of meetings amid snow.
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Bonn
UPI
Nixon
West Germany
Kremlin
Bundestag
House of Commons
London
United States
Germany
Wilkommen
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Kiesinger
Palais Chaumburg
Moscow
Brussels
Heinrich Luebke
Bad Godesberg
West Berlin
Kennedy-Allee
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Iowa shows 12 billion in gross retail sales in 1968 figures
Des Moines IDPA reports that Iowa gross retail sales reach 12 billion dollars annually, far above prior net estimates. The release details quarterly figures for June 1968 showing 3.1 billion gross sales and 1.7 billion in deductions with 1.4 billion net. County figures for Washington Jefferson Henry Louisa and Keokuk list gross sales deductions and net sales, noting interstate and resale exemptions and state government purchases.
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DES Moines
IDPA
State Department of Revenue
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
Department of Revenue
William Forst
Washington
Jefferson
Henry
Louisa
Keokuk
Iowa House Hears Fluoridation Mandatory Bill
A bill to require all Iowa municipalities to adjust fluoride levels in public water supplies was introduced by four representatives. Rep Floyd Millen says it aims to reduce dental disease and would require compliance by July 1, 1972. He notes 460 of 736 systems are fluoride deficient, and mandatory action may be needed.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
State Department of Health
Millen
Johnson
Sheperd
South America
Iowa River
Mississippi
Quad - City
Sergeant Rich Honored as Parents Receive Son’s Medals
A Tuesday ceremony at Washington National Guard Armory honored Sgt. Craig Rich of Brighton, who died in Vietnam last August. His parents received 13 medals including the Bronze Star along with the Army Commendation Medal, Purple Heart, and Combat Infantry Badge. Presenters were Major Kenneth L. Eherech and Master Sergeant Harold L. Brice, Army Reserve Advisors. Rich was fatally wounded near Quan Lau August 26 after two months in Vietnam, having previously served 18 months in Alaska. He was the fifth Washington County servicemember to die in Vietnam.
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Kenneth L. Eherech
Peter N. Rich
Sgt
Craig Rich
Vietnam
Rich
Washington National Guard Armory
Journal
Washington National Guard
Brighton
Army
Quan Lau
Alaska
Washington County
Iowa Rivers May Lure Industry Says Subcommittee
A House Iowa Development Committee subcommittee heard proposals to expand barge traffic on the Mississippi Missouri and Des Moines Rivers to attract new industry. Iowa channels lie on other state sides. deepening near borders and adding dams could boost central Iowa transport.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
House
Iowa Development Committee
Stanley Sheperd
Iowa Development Commission
Mississippi River
Illinois
Missouri River
Nebraska
Johnson
Sheperd
Iowa Weather Forecast From UPI Tonight Through Thursday
United Press International reports a mix of rain or snow in the north and rain in the south tonight, with colder air sweeping in Thursday. Lows tonight range from 30 to 35 in the south and 35 to 30 in the north, while Thursday highs reach 25 to 35.
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United Press International
Iowa
Californians Perish In Massive Southern California Mudslide
A 20 ton wall of mud buried 17 storm refugees in a Liverado Canyon fire station killing at least five and injuring twenty. The disaster followed days of heavy rain as thousands were evacuated and about 12 500 homeless. More bodies were expected as crews cleared debris.
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Los Angeles
UPI
California
Santa Paula
Ventura County
Orange County
Liverado Canyon
Leroy Carter
Carter
Teresa Wilkins
Five Iowa groups seek repeal of 3 percent service tax
Five statewide associations urge prompt repeal of the 3 percent service tax on new construction. They argue the tax falls unevenly and hits housing affordability, calling for action by legislators. Governor Ray has also called for repeal of both taxes.
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DES Moines
SDPA
Associated General Contractors of Iowa
Master Builders of Iowa
Iowa Association of Home Builders, Mechanical Contractors Association of Iowa
Iowa
National Electrical Contractors Association
Robert D. Ray
Communists seize two Vietnam towns near Saigon
North Vietnamese troops launched a major offensive aimed at reuniting Vietnam, capturing the villages of Dong Lach and Ho Nai near Bien Hoa and Long Binh, while U S and South Vietnamese forces fought house to house. Allied reports tallied heavy casualties on both sides as B52 raids hit the area and the fighting drew fuel and flames across urban targets.
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Saigon
VPI
Vietnam
U.S
Dong Lach
Ho Nai
Bien Hoa
Long Binh
Chu Chi
Quang Ngai
U.S. Army
Tran van Thien
Thien
North Vietnam
Intercepted Memo President Nixon Germany Bonn Voyage
An intercepted message references President Nixon and a Bonn voyage. The note, attributed to Wes, notes travel chatter around a Bonn visit with hints of personal tone and diplomatic intrigue. No formal action or outcome is specified.
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England
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REDS
Nat Gibson
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