Weather woes hit Washington TV reception margins
The capital area reports unusual summer like weather causing poor TV picture and brief audio losses across stations. Across the nation, a four year old boy in Le Mars Iowa dies after a tractor accident. Oelwein hosts a depot deed handover for city hall renovation after last year’s tornado. A Dial A Poem promo sparks calls in New York. Chicago police note radio signals bouncing from distant cities. In Italy a boy threatens lunch with grandma then is found on a train 32 miles away.
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Nixon Begins First Day By Working Early Outside White House
President Richard Nixon started his first full day in office by arriving before his staff and stating he would handle most work away from the White House, signaling an unusual arrangement for presidential duties.
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Washington
UPI
Richard Nixon
White House
United States
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dean Rusk
W. Averell Harriman
LBJ
John F. Kennedy
Pueblo skipper blames Navy in Pueblo loss at inquiry
Cmdr Lloyd Bucher told a fire admiral court of inquiry that Navy officials and the U.S. government shared responsibility for the Pueblo defeat off North Korea. He said plans, risk assessments, and drills were inadequate and destruction options were limited. The hearing in Coronado resumes as around 40 more crew members testify over three weeks.
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Rucker
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San Diego
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Iowa parties clash over Iowa Legislature size plan
Iowa Democrats and Republicans debate legislature size as Republicans back a 50 member Senate and 100 member House plan. Democrats propose 40 senators and 80 representatives with possible delayed redistricting. Senate leaders foresee Republican control shaping the outcome in 1971.
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UPI
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Senate
David Stanley
Muscatine
Andrew Frommelt
Dubuque
Ing
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Lee Gaudineer
D - Des Moines
Stanley
Ralph McCartney
Charles City
Beaten teacher vows to return to troubled Brooklyn high school
Frank Siracuse a 30 year old science teacher at Franklin K Lane High School in Brooklyn vowed from his hospital bed to return to teach all his students black and white after being beaten and set afire by three youths. He said he would not transfer and praised his rapport with students. The incident marked the 14th at the school where 5 600 pupils attend with about 66 percent Negro enrollment.
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UPI
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Franklin K. Lane High School
Brooklyn
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Harold Saltzman
United Federation of Teachers
Saltzman
Morton Solub
Solub
Tax valuation delays spark court action in Iowa counties
Washington County officials face uncertainty over when taxpayers can pay taxes as proposed court tests seek to delay valuation changes. State officials have not certified tax figures, hindering bill calculations while counties contest statewide increases. Iowa legislators vet possible new injunctions as districts challenge the state order.
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Ernie Lund
Iowa
Lund
Washington
Des Moines
UPI
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Ways and Means Committee
Polk County
William
Forst
Marion County
Worth County
George Murray
Revenue Department
Intercepted Memo Triggers Taxpayer Alarm in Washington County
An intercepted memo about a valuation mixup raises questions about fairness in Washington County taxes. The note hints at possible errors in assessing property values and asks whether justice remains blind amid the mixup and public concern.
CAP board meeting backs youth employment drive
The Rotary Club of Washington becomes first sponsor for a summer youth employment program in Washington County. CAP director Vernon Clark notes 19 Head Start students and a Kansas City CEO report, while a $2,000 fundraising goal is set as state funds are unavailable. Mrs. Judy Young resigns from the CAP board. Head Start Mother's club to name successor. CAP board to meet in March.
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Robert Day
Washington County Cap Board of Directors
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Washington County
Vernon Clark
CAP Center
Ernest Beenblossom
Kansas City
Burlington
Judy Young
CAP Board
Head Start
Mother's Club
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Weather Update for Iowa From United Press International
Traveler warning this afternoon. Cloudy and colder tonight with light snow west and north and freezing drizzle southeast. Wednesday cloudy with snow west and freezing rain east. Colder east. Low tonight 10 to 15 north to 15 to 20 south. High Wednesday 15 to 25. Outlook Thursday continued cold with intermittent light snow.
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United Press International
Iowa
Wisconsin man rescues drowning woman on ferry
A Wisconsin student, Scott Hansen, jumped into near freezing water from a New York ferry to save a mid-40s Black woman who was slipping under. He swam to her with a life preserver, was pulled to safety by a lifeboat crew, and the woman survived. Hansen and three friends had been visiting from Stoughton, Wisconsin.
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Stoughton, Wis
Wisconsin State University
Whitewater
New York
Beekman- Downtown Hospital
Canada
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