Unemployment Benefits Pause and Harrier Arrival
In October Iowa paid nearly two million dollars in unemployment insurance benefits for 36,161 weeks. Washington County issued 8375.72 for 164 weeks. neighboring counties report varied totals. Separately Washington received its first AV8A Harrier, Britain’s vertical takeoff fighter, the Marine Corps’ newest aircraft. A Cincinnati burglary hit a church, with theft from a pay phone and vending machine and a note reading Pray for money.
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Washington County
Jefferson
Louisa
Keokuk
Johnson
Henry
Washington
UPI
U.S. Marine Corps
Britain
Hawker-Siddeley Corp
U.S
North America
Cincinnati
James E. Martin
Beulan Baptist Church
New ISU lines planned for 1971 investments in district facilities
Iowa Southern Utilities budgets 1971 construction at 4.85 million with 651,900 earmarked for the North east District. Washington area work includes 24 poles, a new 7500 10500 KVA transformer, 13.2 KV feeder from Crane Substation, and rebuilds in Washington Keota Wayland Olds. Johnson notes ongoing facility adequacy reviews and forecasts guiding the program.
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Iowa Southern Utilities
Northeast
Ted Johnson
Washington
Washington Hills
Keota
Wayland
Olds
Growth hormone synthesized by UC researchers in breakthrough
UC researchers in San Francisco announce the synthesis of human growth hormone HGH in a lab at UC Hormone Research Laboratory. The work enables large scale production in years, with potential to treat dwarfism, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis.
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San Francisco
UPI
University of California
United States
C.H. Li
UC Hormone Research Laboratory
Philip R. Lee
Pituitary
Golden Gate Bridge
Oakland
Bay Bridge
Russians assault American diplomat outside Moscow theater
In Moscow a Russian man and woman grabbed an American diplomat by the lapels and taunted him about how Zionist thugs treat diplomats in America. The incident followed a brief demonstration near the U S Embassy as Soviet officials invited letters of protest. The embassy urged steps to ensure safety for Americans in the Soviet Union.
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UPL
U.S. Emassy
America
U.S
Russia
United States
Sol Polansky
Polansky
Jacob D. Beam
Taganka
Soviet Union
Rabies vaccine rushed for Spencer brothers after raccoon bite
Iowa officials coordinated an emergency rabies vaccine flight for three Spencer area youths John Hoover 17 Jack Cammack 9 and David Cammack 8 believed bitten by a rabid raccoon at a Mexico Hotel. State Health Commissioner Dr Arnold Reeve joined a three member panel to authorize the injections after a doctor’s consultation and hotel telegram confirmation.
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U11
State Board of Health
Iowa Highway Patrol
Spencer Area
Arnold Reeve
Howard Miller
John Hoover
Jack Cammack
David Cammack
Earl Hoover
Arnold's Park
Reeve
Mexico
Cold grips nation as Arctic air tightens around us
United Press International reports Arctic cold blankets the country except the South Florida and Pacific coast. Nebraska towns face frozen systems and bartering returns on Omaha's Northwest Side after heavy snow. Arizona citrus fears grow as fruit losses rise amid the deep freeze.
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United Press
Florida
Pacific Coast
Neb
Omaha
Arizona
Intercepted Memo From City Manager Sparks Debate
An intercepted memo from the Iowa City city manager fuels a dispute over administrative decisions. The document’s authenticity is questioned as officials caution against drawing broad conclusions from the leak. Local residents call for transparency while pundits weigh potential policy impacts.
Rare Accord At Paris Peace Talks On No Progress
The Paris conference entered its third year with allied and Communist negotiators agreeing that two years of talks yielded no progress. Each side blamed the other, calling for a new approach as they adjourned after about four hours with no breakthrough and next session set for Thursday.
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Paris
Pham Dang Lam
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
U.S
David K. E. Bruce
Nixon
Weather Forecast for Northeast and Southwest Areas
Increasing cloudiness tonight and Friday with rising temperatures. Lows dip to around 10 below in the extreme northeast to zero in the southwest. Friday highs reach the teens in the northeast to the low 20s in the southwest.
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United Press
TOWA
Schwengel Urges Young Voters to Engage Now
Congressman Fred Schwengel told high school students that eighteen year olds deserve informed votes and must participate in the political process. He noted his long-time support for lowering the voting age and urged youth to involve themselves in primaries caucuses and party activities to exercise their new citizenship.
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Fred Schwengel
Schwengel
Sehwengel
Iowa
U N mediator Jarring heads to Israel amid peace talks dispute
United Nations mediator Gunnar Jarring flies to Jerusalem to meet Israeli leaders Golda Meir and Abba Eban before substantial talks resume. Egyptian charges of cease fire violations and Soviet involvement rise, as Arab opposition frames the trip as a delaying tactic amid ongoing tensions in the Suez crisis.
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U.N
Gunnar. Jarring
Middle East
Jerusalem
Egypt
Suez Canal
United Nations
New York
Jarring
Israel
Yosef Tekoah
Golda Meir
Abba Eban
Soares Jarring
Amman
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Preventive Medical Service
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Drake University
Harry Haines
Western Sigois University
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