Sign of trouble at tavern leads to murder charge in Iowa
In Sigourney, Gary P. Shay, 26, of Oskaloosa, remains jailed after pleading innocent to first degree murder in the death of Warren DeSelm, 56, at a nearby tavern. DeSelm's body was found in a trailer. A separate case from Rockwell, a seven year old died from a gun accident at Mercy Hospital in Mason City. Others report thefts, identity change, soccer riots, and a building tilt in England and Italy.
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Iowa
UPI
Gary P. Shay
Oskaloosa
Keokuk
John Wallerich
Shay
Warren DeSelm
Rose Hill
Wallerich
DeSelm
Mason City, Iowa
Rockwell
Mercy Hospital
Mason City
Cerro Gordo County
Gerald Allen
Gary Fitzgerald
John Fitzgerald
Keota youth drowns at Lake Darling public beach
Keota 15-year-old Jim Lutz Jr. drowned at Lake Darling’s public beach near Brighton Sunday around 3 p.m. He and FFA members from Keota were swimming when he suffered cramps and could not be revived. Dr. E J Vosika pronounced him dead at 3 p.m. Lifeguards and resuscitation efforts failed. He was a Keota High School junior next fall and member of FFA and 4-H. Funeral at St Marys Keota with burial in Clear Creek Cemetery.
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Jim Lutz Jr
Keota
Lake Darling
Brighton
Lutz
Farmers of America
E. J. Vosika
Washington
Richland
James F
Bess Wright Lutz
Keota High School
Jim
76 Progressives
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Wellman
Young Jennifer Eden Remains On Mound After Rough Inning
The 22 year old daughter of Wendell Eden stood firm on the mound as her brother Ricky prepared for a bus trip to Camp Arrowhead with 28 Washington YMCA youths. The group will stay at camp through the week as the Journal photo captures the moment.
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Jennifer Eden
Wendell Edens
Ricky
Camp Arrowhead
Washington
Journal
Medical helicopter shot down in Vietnam battle
UPI reports a U S medical evacuation helicopter was shot down by guerrilla ground fire eight miles southeast of An Hoa killing all nine Americans aboard and a captured North Vietnamese soldier. Weekend fighting around Saigon and the northern war zone left 111 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese dead in major engagements, with 14 U S Marines killed and 27 wounded in two northern battles.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
An Hoa
Iowa approves aging projects and continuations county roots
The Iowa Commission on the Aging approved new aging initiatives Cedar Valley Lifeline in the Cedar Rapids Marion area and Northwest Iowa Program Development in multiple counties, plus Northeast Iowa Council on the Aging Waterloo. Continuations include programs in Emmetsburg Mason City Council Bluffs Creston Decorah Des Moines and other communities, aiming to plan develop and address unmet senior needs.
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Commission On the Aging
Cedar Valley Lifeline
Cedar Rapids - Marion
Plymouth
Cherokee
Woodbury
Ida Counties
Northwest Iowa
Northeast Iowa
Project Concern
Dubuque
Decorah
Pace
Des Moines Area
Senate may let 10 percent tax surcharge expire
Washington sources report Senate leader Mike Mansfield floated quietly ending the 10 per cent income tax surcharge by letting paycheck withholding lapse at midnight Thursday. The surcharge expired June 30 but was extended a month for withholding. House leaders push reform measures to offset revenue losses and broaden middle class relief as debate continues on Nixon’s tax plan and the reform package.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Congress
Mansfield
Nixon
House
Senate Finance Committee
Democratic Policy Committee
Hale Boggs
D-La
Boggs
Treasury
Ways and Means
US Mariner probes aim to test Mars for life hints
UPI reports two 850 pound Mariner spacecraft will fly within 2000 miles of Mars this week to study atmosphere surface and possible water. Each craft carries cameras thermometers UV infrared spectrometers and will relay data to Earth. No crew aboard both are on a months long voyage and will enter solar orbit after the mission. The article notes William Henry Harrison lying in state as a historical aside.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
United States
Mars
Red Planet
Earth
Intercepted Memo Governer Ray Des Moines.
An intercepted memo from Governor Ray in Des Moines asks a pointed question about how many chips can be taken off one block, signaling financial or political pressure behind closed doors.
Nixon pledges United States to defend Thailand in any attack
President Nixon announced that the United States would defend Thailand against any attack and would not abandon its Allies in Southeast Asia. He credited Thai troops’ help in Vietnam, tied defense to regional peace, and noted heavy airport security after guerrilla attacks near Bangkok.
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UPI
Nixon
United States
Thailand
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Jakarta
Asia
Pacific
Trons
Suharto
Indonesia
Earth
Philippines
Phumiphil Adulyadej
Laos
Pathet Lao
Four die in two car Iowa crash near Sheldon
A two car collision on Iowa 60 six miles north of Sheldon killed Marvin Norling Jr. and his infant son Mark from LeMars and Don ald Kammlade and his wife Christine Kammlade of Matlock. Also hurt were Marilyn Norling Roger Klose and his wife Carol and their two children. The crash occurred when Kammlade’s car crossed the center line and struck the Norling vehicle head on.
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Sheldon
Iowa
UPI
Here
Marvin Norling, Jr
LeMars
Mark
Donald Roland Kammlade
Matlock
Christine
Sheldon Hospital
Marilyn Norling
Marvin Norling
Roger Klose
Elmhurst, Jr
Carol
David
Andrew
Iowa Highway Patrol
Kammlade
Klose
Norling
Weather forecast for Iowa from United Press International
Fair tonight and Tuesday with a warming trend. Tonight lows near 60, Tuesday highs 80 to 85. Wednesday outlook partly cloudy with a chance of showers and cooler conditions in northern counties, slightly warmer in southern counties.
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United Press International
Iowa
Windstorm damages Brighton area and Lake Darling boats
High winds during a brief Saturday storm knocked down trees and caused widespread damage in Brighton and at Lake Darling. Utilities disrupted and streets blocked as boats and pontoon craft were damaged or displaced. Minor damage reported in Richland Ollie Washington, with isolated impacts to homes and buildings.
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Brighton
Lake Darling
Richland
Ollie
Washington
Lake Darling Beach
Scheeler
Governor Ray backs federal block grants to states
Des Moines Iowa Governor Robert D Ray urged federal block grants to give states freedom to innovate in welfare and social services He cited a Dubuque Community Action Program experiment that lets welfare mothers keep earnings for a year He warned tight federal guidelines stifle innovation and suggested sharing a percentage of federal income taxes with states to support broader government efficiency and regional divisions not undermining county government
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Iowa
Dubuque
Harold E. Hughes
Federal
Sion
Tropical storm Anna forms in central Atlantic
The season's first tropical storm is forming between Africa and the Windward Islands. A low pressure system off the African coast shows winds near 40 mph, with sea conditions rising. The disturbance may meet tropical storm criteria if winds are sustained, location about 1,200 miles east of the Windward Islands as it moves west-northwest at 10 to 15 mph.
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Miami
API
Atlantic
Africa
National Hurricane Center
Robert Simpson
Simpson
Anna
Windward Islands
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church
William J. Sullivan
Wellman Church
Powell Funeral Home
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Nancy) Bowen
George Lutz
Arthur E. Wright
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