Two-Truck Crash Injures Washington County Driver
John Melvin Beenblossom of Washington was taken to Keokuk County Hospital then transferred to Iowa City for injuries from a crash between two Washington County semi trucks at the junction of highways 78 and 149 in Keokuk County. Donald Scheeler of Washington was driving one truck. Beenblossom crashed into his rear. The Beenblossom tractor owned by West Trucking Co. was demolished and Scheeler’s truck was badly damaged.
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John Melvin Beenblossom
Washington
Keokuk County
Sigourney
Iowa City
Washington County
Donald Eugene Scheeler
Beenblossom
Scheeler
West Trucking Co
Ray pledges humane governance in Iowa second term
Governor Robert D. Ray, sworn in for a final two year term, calls for human centered policy to improve Iowa’s quality of life and harshly criticizes federal farm program cutbacks. He urges decisive action to avert a fuel crisis while defending open government and a free press.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
C. Edwin Moore
Ray
Drake University Law School
Moore
Arthur Neu
Carroll
Senate
James Schaben
Dunlap
Lavener Schroeder
R-Mcclelland
Iowa
Kissinger Tho Hold Sixth Hour Peace Talks in Paris
Kissinger and Tho met for six hours in Paris as the 23rd private round of talks aimed at ending the Vietnam War continued. The session followed a day of cordial exchanges with North Vietnamese aides arriving and parallel technical talks underway.
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Paris
UPI
Henry Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Kissinger
Gil-Sur-Yvette
Tho
Boston
Sen
George McGovern
Boston Globe
McGovern
Gen. Thieu
Hanoi
Minsk
U.S.S.R
Georges Pompidou
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
William P. Clements
Dallas
Communist Party
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy Kisssinger
William H. Sullivan
U.S
Kissinger - Tho
United States
Harvard Club in New York votes to admit women members
The Harvard Club, a 107 year old male only sanctuary, voted 2097 to 695 to amend bylaws and admit women. A similar proposal failed last May by 18 votes. The move mirrors changes at other Ivy league clubs with Princeton opening in 1963 and Yale in 1969.
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New York
UPI
Harvard Club
Harvard
Princeton Club
Yale
Weather outlook with warmer weekend ahead
Partly cloudy and warmer through Saturday with highs in the mid to upper 20s today and lower 30s by Saturday. Lows tonight in the teens with light winds from the south this afternoon and southwest tonight. precipitation chances are near zero today and tonight, rising to five percent Saturday.
Iowa to receive 595000 gallons fuel oil to ease shortage
Iowa Commerce Commission chair Maurice Van Nostrand announced 595000 gallons of oil will arrive from Northwest Refineries and Gulf Oil Co. with APCO supplying 95000 gallons. The fuel will be piped to a civil defense pool and expected to cover Iowa's needs for several days. He urged more oil companies to respond in coming days.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Commerce Commission
Maurice van Nostrand
van Nostrand
Northwest
Gulf Oil Co
APCO
St. Paul
Minn
Civil Defense
Iowa
Comerce Commission
Robert D. Ray
Nixon trims wage price controls sparking inflation fears
In a Phase III plan Nixon abolishes most wage price controls except food, health care, and construction, shifts duties to a strengthened Cost of Living Council led by John T. Dunlop, and requires firms and unions to file reports. Democrats warn of renewed inflation pressures as Congress may extend the act while keeping guardrails.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Nixon
Vietnam
Pay Board and Price Commission
IRS
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Shultz
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Mondale
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking Committee
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Javits
Farm production plans target milk and grain outputs
Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz said free 15 million acres idled this year will not sharply alter the 4.5 percent food price rise forecast for the next six months. He noted beef and wheat supply limits delay quick changes while FTC plans regional supermarket price surveys could curb discount misclaims.
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Washington
UPI
Earl Butz
Butz
Buzz
Agriculture Department
Cost of Living Council
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Conklin Defends Recount Process in County Race
Washington County Supervisor Clifford Conklin defended the recount as honest and fair after a three-way race for the board of supervisors produced a two vote margin for John Patterson. Elmer Schneider has petitioned the district court to declare him the winner, citing spoiled ballots and procedural questions.
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Washington County
Clifford Conklin
Board of Supervisors
John Patterson
Elmer Schneider
Riverside
Schneider
District Court
Conklin
Willis Richards
Patterson
Walter Schroeder
Iawa
Schneider Conklin
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Beacon
Lawrenceville
Montreal
Marcel Boissoly
Juliette
Ann
Rolland
Paul
Helene
Charles
Pierre
Montreal Island
Pentagon
J.G
Judith Ann Neuffer
Wooster
Ohio
Navy
John Warner
Neuffer
Pensacola
Fla
White House
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
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