Hangling equipment seized at Epworth church picnic
BCI agents seized bingo cards bingo layouts and paddles at St Patrick's Parish Epworth during a church picnic. No arrests were made but Pastor Rev Edward Lambert faces charges of keeping a house used for gambling with fines up to 300 and a year in jail. A hearing set by District Judge John Oberhausen for June 19 to determine forfeiture.
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Iowa
Richard Turner
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Cutworms Feasting Across Iowa Warns ISU Entomologist
Harold Stockdale of Iowa State University warned that black cutworm damage is widespread across Iowa. He urged farmers to inspect fields immediately, spray where cutworms are found, and consider replanting in severely infested areas. He emphasized the potential for extensive damage and urged vigilance.
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Iowa City will withhold Van Cliburn concert tickets
University of Iowa officials said they will not sell public tickets for Van Cliburn’s fall concert as all 2,800 seats are reserved for dignitaries. Loren Hickerson noted invitations will cover the dedication weekend Sept 30 to Oct 2 for the new Hancher Auditorium. A committee will decide ticket allocation and limited outside sales are expected.
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UPI
University of Iowa
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Loren Hickerson
Hancher Auditorium
Regents Opinion Limits Part Time Tuition Increases
Iowa Attorney General says the Regents have unlimited power to raise part time tuition at state universities but cannot raise full time in-state rates. The guidance is advisory. the board will review budget proposals and study possible part time increases at the Iowa City meeting. Lawmakers restricted in-state basic undergraduate tuition during the current biennium.
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DES Moines
UPI
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Elizabeth Nolan
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R. Wayne Richey
Iowa City
Connally Pivots to Argentina Economic Crisis Talks
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary John B. Connally, part of an international briefing tour for President Nixon, focused on Argentina's economic woes after a Sunday meeting with Argentine ranchers on a horse farm. He was set to meet President Lanusse and Licciardo today.
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Flood toll may hit 300 in Rapid City disaster
Rapid City and surrounding Black Hills communities faced the nation s worst flood in 35 years with more than 200 dead and a possible total near 300. Crews used dogs through the night to recover bodies as Canyon Lake Dam burst and floodwaters tore through five blocks along Rapid Creek.
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Sieg to Build New Store in Ottumwa Area
The Sieg Company, an Ottumwa based auto parts wholesaler and retailer, will construct a steel 70 by 100 foot store on the east edge of Washington on highway 92, phasing out the current 114 West Second St. location as site prep begins. Officers were elected at a stockholders meeting with Richard D. Englehart as chairman and Warren A. Larson as president and GM. a Kendall Refining Company plaque honored Sieg's 40 years distributing Kendall oil products.
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Harold J. van Zante
William F. Dague
Kenneth L. Steinbeck
Edgar L. Hatfield
Clarence C. Wiele
Five Iowa traffic deaths toll tops weekend total
United Press International reports five weekend traffic fatalities across Iowa with victims including 11 year old Emerson girl on old US 34 near Emerson, 17 year old Robert Wetterland of Red Oak, 81 year old William Christensen of Burlington, 63 year old Amil Martins of Cumberland, 20 year old Lyle Vetter of Algona, and others injured. Fatal crashes occurred in Montgomery Des Moines counties and surrounding areas as authorities investigated multiple wrecks.
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Lavelle Admits Ordering North Vietnam Raids
Gen John D Lavelle testified he ordered raids on North Vietnam military targets last winter saying they were justifiable measures to protect crews amid enemy buildup His actions drew recall and retirement under questioning by a House subcommittee and he and Air Force Chief Gen John D Ryan described the raids as protective reactions beyond prior rules of engagement The Times reported Lavelle believed the implied orders authorized the missions despite no written orders being issued
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Wallace Woodstock draws thousands to Highland City tribute
At Old Plantation Music Park in Florida 7 000 to 10 000 people attended a Wallace Woodstock show headlined by Tammy Wynette and George Jones with Barbra Streisand counts and other acts. The crowd paid five dollars each while deputies managed traffic and order amid a hillside grove setting.
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Tammy Wynette
Cornelia Wallace
Alabama
Geroge C. Wallace
Florida
Nashville
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Supreme Court extends free counsel to all indigent defendants
The Supreme Court rules every indigent defendant has a right to a free trial lawyer even for minor offenses with potential jail time, expanding Gideon era protections to misdemeanors except possible nonpenalty traffic cases. Justice Douglas writes for six, with separate opinions from three others.
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UPI
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Weather Iowa: Variable clouds with showers and storms
Variable cloudiness across Iowa with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and from the south and east. Lows tonight 60 to 65. Wednesday highs reach the 70s in the northwest to the 80s in the southeast.
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United Press International
Iowa
UN panel approves nuclear test ban resolution
A United Nations Environment Conference committee approved a resolution banning all nuclear tests, especially atmospheric tests, with 48 votes in favor and 2 against France and China. The United States abstained among 14. France pledged to test in the South Pacific later this month, drawing regional criticism. The Chinese delegation urged total destruction of nuclear weapons but noted U.S. and Soviet actions, while France argued the measure is not binding and not properly framed. The vote moves to the general debate for a new tally.
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UPI
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Indochina
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Mills predicts Kennedy as McGovern falls short at convention
Rep. Wilbur D. Mills on NBC’s Meet the Press said if Sen. George S. McGovern fails to win a first ballot victory at the Democratic National Convention next month the party may turn to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. Mills, Ways and Means chairman and a Democratic candidate, would consider the vice presidency if drafted. He doubted McGovern can secure a first ballot win. McGovern, in a UPI interview, expects next week’s New York primary to bring him within 300 delegates and says he will press for votes one by one. He plans no shift on tax reform welfare reform or ending the war.
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