Iowa Unemployment Insurance Up in November statewide total exceeded
The Iowa Employment Security Commission reports November unemployment insurance payments at 1,993,528.18 compared with October 1,657,256.08 and 335,369 paid to federal employees and ex servicemen. County totals show Polk leads, followed by Linn, Black Hawk, and Scott. Washington County paid 3,747.26 for 82 weeks.
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Iowa
Washington County
Polk County
Des Moines
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Scott County
Davenport
Henry
Jefferson
Keokuk
Louisa
Johnson
Iowa congressman urges navy buildup
Rep. William Scherle of Iowa urged U S action to counter Soviet naval expansion in the Indian Ocean arguing it could erode American influence in the region. He urged displays of strength, monitoring buildup, and conveying U S interests to regional allies and neutral states.
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Washington
UPI
Iowa
United States
Indian Ocean
William Scherle
Scherle
Soviet Union
India
Russia
U.S
Iowa farm land values rise across state study shows
ISU economists report a statewide rise in farm land values by about 10 dollars per acre to 395 with a 2.6 percent gain. In the northeast dairy area the increase was strongest at 1.1 percent while north central grain saw only 1.8 percent. Expansion by current owners was the main driver cited by 37 percent of 660 brokers, with contract sales, listings scarcity, outside investment and inflation hedges listed as other factors. High interest rates and low commodity prices were noted as limiting trends.
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Ames
UPI
Iowa State University
William G. Murray
ISU
Larry A. Walker
North Central
Murray
German girl survivors crash in Peruvian jungle
Juliane Koepcke, the sole survivor of a 92 aboard Lansa Airlines Electra crash, is recovering at Yarinacocha hospital after a nine day trek through the Amazon. She described a lightning strike, fire in the cabin, and her escape with injuries and fatigue.
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Lima
UPI
Amazon Jungles
Yarinacocha
Amada de Pina
Juliane Margarete Koepcke
Peruvian Air Force
Pucallpa
Sheboya
Lansa Airlines
Manuel del Carpio
Iquitos
del Carpio
Missile site hit in North Vietnam first raid of the year
A U S Air Force F105 jet attacked a North Vietnamese missile site in the year’s first raid. MIGs were sighted in Laos as a Communist offensive moved west from the Plain of Jars toward Vientiane and Luang Prabang. U S B52s struck near Khe Sanh and in the DMZ region while clashes continued along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
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Saigon
UPS
North Vietnam
Laos
U.S
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Plain of Jars
Vientiane
Nixon's Wife Starts West African Goodwill Tour
Mrs. Richard M. Nixon begins a seven day goodwill tour of three West African nations. She travels Liberia to Ghana on the second leg and will visit the Ashanti region in Ghana before ending in Ivory Coast.
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Monrovia
Liberia
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Ghana
Nixon
Accra
K. A. Busia
Ivory Coast
Africa
Tolbert
Graham
South Carolina
United States
Great Britain
Planned Parenthood sale seeks books records and puzzles
Old books jig-saw puzzles and records are needed for the Planned Parenthood of Washington County sale January 10 to 15. The event runs 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the office of Dr. M. L. McCreedy in Washington. Items can be dropped at the county nurses office or CAP Center. Transportation help is available by calling CAP Center during the day or after 5 p.m.
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Washington County
M. L. McCreedy
W. Main
Washington
Court House
CAP Center
W. 2Nd
Wintry Weather Grips Wide Western Half of Nation
United Press International reports a major cold snap across the West with temperatures near or below zero from Texas Panhandle to the Great Lakes. Snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain affect the region while heavy snow warnings and dangerous driving persist in Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts Kentucky and Tennessee. A United Airlines 747 bound for Los Angeles diverted after a midflight turbulence incident injuring 25 aboard.
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Gulf Coast
National Airlines
San Antonio
Tex
Houston
Los Angeles
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Kentucky
Tennessee
Southland
Rockies
Northwest
Livingston
Mont
Cheyenne
Wyo
New England
Price Commission to use spot IRS checks on price violators
Chairman C Jackson Grayson says IRS officers will conduct systematic spot checks on price guideline violations, not relying on consumer complaints. He notes penalties will be applied under statute and that the program may make penalties public. The AFL CIO complains no VIOLATION reports have been issued and mobilizes 30,000 members to check prices.
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Internal Revenue Service
Labor Organization
Grayson
Price Commission
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers
Iowa Weather Rising Temperatures Through Thursday
A warming trend continues into Thursday with increasing cloudiness. Northern areas stay mostly cloudy while southern regions turn partly cloudy. Overnight lows range from 6 to 12 degrees, up to 20 in the northeast and near 20 in the southwest. Thursday brings partly sunny skies with highs from the upper teens to the lower 30s depending on location.
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United Press International
Iowa
Gun Battle Across Irish Border Near Carlingford Loch
Gunmen in the Republic fired about 60 rounds across the border lake toward British troops near Carlingford Loch five miles south of Newry. British forces returned fire with machine guns and rifles. no casualties were reported. Earlier, in Falls Road Belfast a sniper attack prompted mothers to shield children as troops halted gunfire, with a sergeant ordering civilians to stop firing.
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Northern Ireland
UPI
Irish Republic
Ulster
Republic
Carlingford Loch
Newry
Republic-Ulster
Falls Road
B Company
1St Gloucesters
Oranmore Street
Iowa Tightens Oversight of Food Stamp Program
Iowa lawmakers endorsed stricter surveillance of the food stamp program to curb ineligible recipients. Rep Elizabeth Shaw cited abuses including unrelated students with shared living quarters. Commissioner James Gillman defended the program as vital for the nutritionally needy as the committee approved rules tied to $18 million in annual federal funds.
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Des Moines
UPI
Legislative Rules Review Committee
Iowa
Elizabeth Shaw
R-Davenport
James Gillman
Egyptians call for moves against U S
The Cairo paper Al Gomhouriya urged political cultural and economic steps against the United States over its support for Israel after reports Washington would supply Phantom jets. Egyptian spokesman Tahsin Bashir said Arab peoples must confront the challenge strongly.
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al Gomhouriya
United States
Israel
Middle East
Washington
Tahsin Bashir
Tripoli
Tel Aviv
Three Charged in Penn Central Merger Fraud Case
Arrest warrants issued for David C. Bevan Gladwynne Charles J Hodge and Osbert F Lassiter over diversion of 21 million Penn Central funds to personal ventures. Conspiracy to cheat and fraudulent conversion alleged as 85 million in funds were used to manipulate stock value and losses to the railroad.
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UPI
Penn Central Railroad
Riviera
United States
Arlen Specter
Specter
Penn Central
French Riviera
David C. Bevan
Gladwynne
Charles J Hodge
Boca Raton
Fla
F. I. DuPont Glore Forgan
Brig
Osbert F. Lassiter
Beverly Hills
Calif
Executive Jet Aviation
EJA
Columbus
Ohio
Grand Jury
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