Union Electric contract rejected by NHUKUK members
The Operating Engineers Union at Union Electric Co. rejected a company offer in a Sunday vote. This marks the third rejection since the strike began November 20. Other unions at Mitchell Illinois Osage Beach Missouri and nine plants across Iowa Missouri Illinois also voted no. The strike involves over 4,300 workers across the three states.
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Nhukuk
UPL
Union Electric Co
Mitchell
Osage Beach
Union Electric
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Maytag
Newton
United Auto Workers
Maytag Co
Chuck Gifford
Rich town kidnapping plot foiled in Bennettsville shootout
Two gunmen from Charlotte plotted to kidnap all the rich residents of Bennettsville. One suspect, Charles Scales, was wounded in a shootout after a victim fired. Grover Bennett escaped, later surrendering in Columbia. Wounded victim Frances Lindsay, wife of state senator, was hospitalized in serious condition.
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Bennettsville, Sc
UPI
Charles Scales
Charlotte
Grover L. Bennett
Columbia
Bennettsville
Jaimie F. Lee
Scales
Frances Lindsay
John Lindsay
Wayne Chavis
Lee
Lindsay
Jack Weatherly
Five Cowles firms found guilty of mail fraud
Five Des Moines based firms tied to Cowles Communications were convicted on 50 counts of mail fraud and fined the maximum 1000 dollars per count. The UPI report notes the operations as a nationwide menace with a multi million dollar annual business, using a franchise system to sell subscriptions and mislead customers.
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DES Moines
UPI
Mail Today
U.S
Allen L. Danielson
Cowles Communications, Inc
Lex Hawkins
Cowls
Educational Book Club, Inc
Civic Reading Club, Inc
Home Reference Library, Inc
Home Readers Service, Inc
Mutual Readers League Inc
Danielson
Cowles
Federal Trade Commission
Iives
Hawkins
Roy Stephenson
John Harding
Cowles Communcations, Inc
Harding
Congress Opens With Reform Talks and Seniority Clash
Congress returns amid revolt over seniority and calls for reform as House and Senate face major issues from draft extension to welfare, medical care, and troop levels overseas. Nixon to outline plans Friday. Conservatives weigh challenges to Kennedy and Scott while liberals plot action to curb filibuster.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Nixon
House
Senate
Weather Outlook From United Press International
Partly cloudy conditions prevail in the east and north central regions with a cold spell. Highs range from 8 to 13 degrees in the northeast to the low 20s in the southwest, with tonight and Tuesday remaining partly cloudy and notably colder. Lows drop to around 5 below in the north as winds shift from east to southwest.
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United Press International
TOWA
Tax reform moves near final draft in Iowa
The Town Legislative Tax Study Committee in Des Moines presses to finish a tax package for the current session. It seeks to eliminate the personal property tax, replace lost revenue with a levy on adjusted gross income, and retain a 1 percent tax on interest and dividends while avoiding a full repeal of the 75 percent top income tax. The package also includes a limited property tax freeze for 1971-72 and a $145 million state equalization appropriation, with the goal to shift about $230 million in property tax revenue to other sources.
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Des Moines
UPI
Town Legislative Tax Study Committee
Ralph Potter
R - Marion
Maurice van Nostrand
van Nostrand
House
Man Held After Abduction Attempt of Ex Wife
Dennis G. Kelly, 2 0, arrested in Oklahoma City on concealed weapon charge after allegedly abducting his former wife Diane 25 from New Windsor Illinois, witnesses say he chased her to a service station, then drove away. Des Moines police had issued a state wide alert, noting Kelly was armed with a long knife and a gun.
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United Press International
Oklahoma City
Okla
Dennis G. Kelly
Diane
New Windsor
Kelly
Des Moines
Holiday Inn North
Iowa
Illinois
Apollo 14 Moon Mission Test Sets Jan 31 Launch Target
Apollo 14 prepares for a final countdown test at Cape Kennedy in a weeklong pad exercise. Propellant load of 736000 gallons precedes a potential Jan 31 liftoff, with Shepard Roosa and Mitchell in isolation and not in today’s drill.
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Cape Kennedy
API
Alan B. Shepard
Stuart A. Roosa
Edgar D. Mitchell
Walter J. Kapryan
Kennedy Space Center
Shepard and
Mitchell
Fra Mauro
Roos
Shepard
Moon
South Pacific
Ray seeks greater governor control of public instruction
Des Moines Iowa Gov Robert D Ray urged that the appointment of the state superintendent of public instruction be handled by the governor or fall under his direct jurisdiction He spoke on the resignation of Paul Johnston and said legislation may be needed to expand his authority over the Department of Public Instruction and related agencies He argued gubernatorial appointments run more smoothly than board selections and defended Johnston as a valuable department consultant at 19500 annually while noting reevaluation and Senate confirmation risks.
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DES Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ray
Paul Johnston
Department of Public Instruction
Johnston
Senate
Department of Publiction
Tax Committee Des Moines Memo on Professions Tax
Intercepted note from Des Moines discusses a profession tax. The author, signing as Wes, remarks on tax time familiarity and suggests a casual, collective stance among members.
Eleven Iowans travel to press for POW humane treatment
Eleven Iowans arrived in Paris Sunday to urge humane treatment for American prisoners of war. They contacted North Vietnamese diplomats but gained no commitment for a scheduled meeting. Donald Canney of Sioux Rapids said the group would seek a direct meeting with North Vietnamese delegates.
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UPI
Paris
Donald Canney
Canney
Sota Rapids
Iteek Towans Care
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Geoff Lewis
Douglas Presland
Thorrington
Second Thoughts London
Cyril Carter
J.P. Strom
Weatherly
Bennett and Seales
Wayne Charber
Chavis
Frances
Bennett
Seales
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Salty
Cheboygan
Mich
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LaBelf
Michelle LaBelf
Sally
Tion
South Carolina
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District of Columbia
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Dmich
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D-Miss
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Pennsylvania
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Apollo
TAX Committee
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