Three Iowans Fatally Shot By Suspect in Cedar Rapids
A suspect claiming Dallas origins was held in Cedar Rapids jail after confessing to the killings of three Iowans late Wednesday night. A 42-year-old mother, her daughter and niece, plus a farmer and his son, were slain in Tama and Benton counties. The two 11-year-olds were found in car trunks after the suspect forced them to ride with him. The man, identified as Robert Joseph Carter or Joseph Robert Carter, was captured on U.S. 30 near Cedar Rapids following a car chase. The case involves multiple scenes from Keystone to Tama County and an Ottumwa rental car used by the suspect. The girls were unharmed and released to Cedar Rapids police.
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
UPI
Dallas
Tex
Cedar Rapids
Belle Plaine
Tama County
Robert Joseph Carter
Joseph Robert Carter
Benton County
Harold Burch
Gladys Schwab
Keystone
Iowa
Burch
Leland Skoog
Carter
Linn County
William Serbousek
Fairfax
U.S. 30
Serbousek
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Christine Schwab
Julie Braksiek
Julie
Elberton
Richard Braksick
John Scriven
Detective Bureau
Braksiek
Britain May Ration Gasoline After Suez Crisis
London reports printed gasoline coupons as a precaution amid Middle East war. Britain may not mandate rationing before fall. oil companies seek price hikes due to Suez Canal closure. US faces little shortage, while Britain relies on Arab oil.
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London
UPI
Britain
Suez Canal
West Germany
Switzerland
Persian Gulf
Cape of Good Hope
United States
Middle East
Halt Farm Exodus Says FHA Official in Denver
Floyd F. Higbee deputy administrator of the Farmers Home Administration warned that rural to urban migration must be halted for national self interest not sentiment. Speaking at a regional FHA meeting he cited 100000 farms ending up with absentee owners and a corrosive effect on rural economies and communities.
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Denver
UPI
Floyd F. Higbee
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Mid-West
Higbee
America
Probate of will and executor for Reita F Romine
Proceedings detail probate of Reita F Romine's will and appointment of executor. Also notes two city ordinances on mobile homes and the city zoning ordinance. Includes proceedings of the board of supervisors dated June.
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Reita F. Romine
Board of Supervisors
Tax exemption applications due in Washington County
Washington County taxpayers must file for veterans or home stead tax exemptions by July 3. The usual deadline is July 1, but the assessor notes the office is closed Saturday, so applications will be accepted Monday July 3. Those who have never applied or moved since last year should visit the county assessor’s office upstairs in the county courthouse to sign for exemptions.
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Washington County
Ernest Lund
Rustlers Busy in Washington County
Two livestock theft reports in Washington County prompt sheriff warnings to farmers to watch fields. Glenn Miller reports eight head including four black Angus cows and four calves stolen from his southwest farm in the past week. Vic Parcell reports fifteen mixed Hampshire cattle stolen from his north Lake Darling area farm Tuesday night. Officials note rustlers commonly move stolen livestock long distances to sell, hindering arrests.
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Washington County
Sheriff's Office
Glenn Miller
Washington
Vic Parcell
Lake Darling
Brighton Highway Cafe Burns Today
Fire destroyed the Brighton Highway Cafe on Highway 1 west of the Standard Station. Owner Everett Galpin, alone at about 5 am, tried to light the grill pilot when an explosion occurred. Brighton volunteers fought the blaze, but content and building were lost. Mullikin Brothers owned the building. The Galpins operated the cafe for about a year after moving from Lake Darling. Insurance coverage was reported.
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Brighton
Highway 1
Everett Galpin
Mullikin Brothers
Galpins
Lake Darling
Two Battles Rage as U S Forces Kill 143 Viet Cong
American infantry and helicopter gun ships report two battles near Phu Cat and Bong Son Plain resulting in 143 Viet Cong killed with U S losses of six in one clash and 22 wounded in another. A Mekong Delta action caused 249 Viet Cong deaths for Alpha Company’s 32 dead and 126 wounded.
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Saigon
UPS
Phu Cat
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
U.S
Oriental River
Mekong Delta
Bong Son
Laos
Alpha Company
4Th Battalion
47Th Brigade
9Th Infantry Division
Alpha
Hughes opposes western Iowa college and Des Moines medical center
Gov. Harold E. Hughes said he opposes a western Iowa state college "at this time" and rejects a Des Moines University Hospitals medical center, arguing funds should stay with three existing schools. The Legislature advanced a $40 million capital-improvements bill including $750,000 for the proposed western Iowa college, while also approving an $83 million annual operating budget for Regents institutions, with debate over tuition and program impacts.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Western Iowa
University of Iowa‘ Branch
Western Iowa University
Hughes
Ida Grove
Iowa
Iowa City
House of Representatives
Western Iowa College
Lion
Board of Regents
Senate
Gene Glenn
D - Ottumwa
Regents
Stanley Redeker
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
State College of Iowa
House Committee
House
William Winkelman
R - Lohrville
University of Iowa School of Medicine
Israel offers to internationalize holy places in Jerusalem
United Nations reports cite Abba Eban stating Israel is willing to relinquish authority over parts of the Old City of Jerusalem. The remark surfaced as the General Assembly neared day four of debate amid U.S. and Soviet entry scarcity on a Middle East compromise.
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United Nations
UPI
Abba S. Eban
Israel
Jerusalem
Jordan
General Assembly
Maurice Couve de Murville
Charles de Gaulle
U.S
Vietnam
Middle East
Italy
Denmark
United Nations General Assembly
Belgium
Pakistan
Mongolia
Turkey
Ukraine
Russia
George
Brown
U.N
U.N. Assembly
Aldo Moro
Moro
M.C. Chagla
India
de Gaulle
Paris
Iowa Weather: Partly Cloudy with Scattered Showers
United Press International reports Iowa Friday will be partly cloudy with a chance of scattered showers or thunderstorms in the extreme north. Lows tonight mid 50s to upper 50s, highs Friday from the middle 70s in the north to the 80s in the south.
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Iowa
Open House Set in July at Washington County Home
The Washington County Home will hold an all day open house on Sunday July 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Visitors can tour the home and visit a craft sale run by residents. Craft sale proceeds fund craft materials as staff guide tours. The home accommodates 65 residents with a 70 licensure, aided by 15 employees and supervisors.
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Washington County
David Bauer
Bauer
The
Red Cross
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