Toll free bridges in Iowa Illinois memorialized
Ceremonies at Davenport City Hall marked the Mississippi River bridges as toll free and jointly owned by Iowa and Illinois. The Davenport Bridge Commission transferred title to both states at noon. Coralville officers captured escaped inmate Darrell Lee Rinehart, 22, at a trailer court after he surfaced amid surveillance following a prison work break. Oldham England worker Christine Hall heard a radio marriage proposal from her favorite DJ. Albuquerque resident Jim McCants holds a copper nickel coin possibly worth up to 20000 dollars minted by error in 1960. Eureka high school beat Eureka High 2929 to 2875 in a 72 hour charity game with 40-man squads raising March of Dimes funds.
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Davenport
Iowa
Mississippi River
Illinois
Davenport Bridge Commission
Coralville, Iowa
UPI
CoralviLle
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Darrell Lee Rinehart
Webster City
Rinehart
Albuquerque
N.M
Jim McCants
McCants
Sandia Corp
U.S. Mint
Denver
Eureka
Calif
St. Bernard's High School
Jim Francesconi
Eureka High School
Nixon seeks September delay for desegregation ruling
The Nixon administration asked the Supreme Court for a new delay until September in desegregating public schools across six Deep South states in exchange for a surge of government lawsuits against districts failing to meet the deadline. The Justice Department said a uniform fall deadline could be met and vowed to pursue suits against districts and officials to enforce court orders. The move responds to civil rights lawyers seeking a faster full desegregation timeline beyond the 5th Circuit’s September 1970 target. Justice Black previously set Feb. 1 deadlines for certain parishes and counties in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Deep South
Justice Department
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
High Court
Louisiana
Hugo L. Black
Mobile County
Ala
Marshall County
Miss
Burke
Tax changes for New Year open with 15% Social Security boost
The 1970s start with a 15 percent Social Security boost for 25 million Americans and tax relief through a halved 10 percent income tax surcharge. The Congress reform bill raises the personal exemption to $650 effective July 1 and expands relief for low and single taxpayers. By end of 1970, 63 million taxpaying families receive relief, with withholding for six months at $600 and six months at $650, then $625 full year. The surcharge drops to 5 percent at midnight and expires June 30.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Nixon
Britain Lowers Voting Age to Eighteen Nationwide
Britain for the first time lowers the age of majority from 21 to 18 aligning contracts property and consent rights with adulthood. 18 year olds may vote from February 16, join parliamentary elections, face new political dynamics and become a pivotal force in the next general elections.
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London
UPI
Britain
Moon Landing Tops 1969 News Polls
UPI reports moon landing the leading story of 1969 and the decade, with the Vietnam War next, followed by Chappaquiddick, youth unrest, Song My massacre, economic woes, Fortas resignation, Haynsworth rejection, Hurricane Camille, and U.S. racial unrest. Also notes a Wapello fatal crash on U.S. 61 involving the Hill family.
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New York
UPI
United Press International
Edward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick
Vietnam
Song My
U.S
Abe Fortas
U.S. Supreme Court
Senate
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Supreme Court
John F. Kennedy
United States
Richard M. Nixon
Bay of Pigs
Lyndon B. Johnson
The Beatles and British Elections Lead News Day
In England the Beatles set the cultural pace as political campaigns loom ahead of local elections. Voters eye shifts in leadership as music icons influence public discourse and civic participation.
Two Children Searched For Near Athens Ohio
A ground and aerial search resumes near Athens Ohio for two missing children, Chris McBride three months and Bryan three, believed abandoned by their mother Barbara McBride who had recent mental health treatment. Police say Ralph McBride reported the family missing from Marietta, the mother aided briefly in searches before being hospitalized for observation. About 100 volunteers and bloodhounds joined officials and a single-engine plane in the Wednesday effort through the hilly wooded area.
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Athens
Ohio
UPI
Chris McBride
Bryan
Here
Barbara McBride
Marietta
Ralph E. McBride
Head on Collision Kills Three Near Clarion Iowa
A two car head on crash on Iowa 3 near Clarion took three lives. Mrs Doris Schroeder 40 of Rowan died along with her nephew Leslie Studer 12 of Eagle Grove and Donald Ellsworth Williams 24 of Boone. Schroeder’s three sons were injured Douglas 12 critically to Des Moines, Tom 15 and Philip 8 in serious condition.
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Clarion, Iowa
UPI
Clarion
Iowa
Doris Schroeder
Rowan Iowa
Leslie Studer
Eagle Grove
Donald Ellsworth Williams
Boone
Scroeder
Four Iowans die in private plane crash near Tampa
A twin engine private plane carrying an Iowa family crashed near Tampa International Airport in dense fog killing four aboard. Initially reported six deaths, the sheriff's office corrected as only four bodies were recovered. Flight plan confusion cited. weather officials noted zero ceiling and visibility.
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Tampa
Fla
UPI
Iowa
Florida
Lloyd Rhinesmith
Davenport
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
Chattanooga
Tenn
Sheriff's Department
Up North
Walt Gonitski
Agnew Arrives in Vietnam on Unscheduled Visit
Vice President Spiro Agnew landed in Saigon for an overnight, unannounced stop after talks with South Vietnamese officials and a visit to allied artillerymen north of the city. He urged service members not to trust antiwar stories from home, praised their resolve, and noted ongoing Vietnamization plans.
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Saigon
UPI
Spirot T. Agnew
Vietnam
Gis
United States
Agnew
Philippines
Nguyen van Thieu
Presidential
Hubert H. Humphrey
Kien
U.S
Nixon
Nixon plans quiet New Year at Coast Villa
President Nixon and family spent New Year's Eve at their San Clemente seaside home with friend Rebozo. He planned to sign at least one bill in the morning and watch football bowls while budget decisions loom, aiming for a balanced budget and possible tax moves to cover a $2.5 billion revenue loss. A Coast Highway drive with escorts occurred amid holiday traffic.
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San Clemente
Calif
UPI
Nixon
Congress
Washington
el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Vietnam
Charles G
Bebe” Rebozo
Key Biscayne
Fla
Robert Mayo
Rebozo
Pacific Coast Highway
Secret Service
Englishwoman held as ransom kidnappers target News of the World chief
Mrs Alfiex McKay 55 wife of the head of News of the World was abducted from her Wimbledon home and believed alive. Kidnappers sent a note to Scotland Yard asking 2.4 million dollars. Police, aided by dogs and horse patrols, searched Epping Forest and nearby hotels for clues while family appeals urged the captors to reveal payment terms.
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Wimbledon
England
UPI
Alick
Darling
Alfiex McKay
Scotland Yard
McKay
Dyer
Mce-Kay
Supt
William Smith
Epping Forest
London
Epping
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Donald McIver
McIver
Oldham
Christine Hall
Odals
Moon Landing
Paris
Sen
South Vietnam
Wapello
New London
Irvin Harvey Hill
Evelyn Mary Hill
Robert Hill
Gladstone
Barbara Jean
Burlington
U.S. 60
Gulf Coast
Khrushchev
Cuba
Kennedy
White House
Wej
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