Rains soak southeastern Iowa and ISU enrollment climbs
Much of southeastern Iowa got soaking rains over the weekend with Washington County reporting 1.01 inches. Temperatures remained well below normal under overcast skies. Iowa State University enrollment for the first summer session topped 6,000 at 6 018, with last year’s first session at 5 955 and total two-session enrollment a record 10 542. A freshman legislator warned against turns to political soapbox criticism of universities while supporting proper research. Cross-border raids by Israeli and Egyptian forces signaled a new phase in Middle East fighting. The Iowa Commerce Commission authorized Chicago and North Western to retire depots in 93 Iowa towns, central depots serving multiple communities.
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Washington County
Washington
Ames, Iowa
UPI
Iowa State University
Des Moines
State Commerce Commission
Chicago & North Western Railroad
Commission
State
Ray
Highway Commission
Nixon praises Warren Burger as new Chief Justice
President Nixon lauded retiring Earl Warren in a Supreme Court ceremony as Earl Burger, Minnesota born jurist, was sworn in as the 15th chief justice. Warren administered the oath, Nixon called Warren’s tenure a period of great change. Burger pledged to uphold the constitution and administer justice impartially before about 500 guests.
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Washington
UPI
Warren Earl Burger
United States
Supreme Court
Nixon
Earl Warren
Warren
Burger
America
John Jay
Republic
U.S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Burger Becomes 15th Chief Justice in Warren Court Farewell
The final session of the Warren Court's term opened as Chief Justice Warren Burger took the bench with Justices Black and Douglas on either side. Burger, born in St Paul Minnesota, was confirmed by the Senate on June 9 by a 74 to 3 vote, marking the start of a 16 year era.
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Te Court
Hugo L. Black
William O. Douglas
Warren Court
Burger
Minnesota
St. Paul
Senate
Warre Court
Viet Cong Strategy Shift Aims Indirect Victory in South Vietnam
Captured document from Ben Luc, 25 miles south of Saigon, dated June 1, shows Viet Cong abandoning outright military victory. They seek influence through U S withdrawal and a coalition government, with full victory later in a more indirect struggle. The plan envisions intensified actions through July, including border province conflicts around Tay Ninh.
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Saigon
UPS
South Vietnam
U.S
Ben Luc
Tay Ninh
Iowa Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy With Scattered Showers
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with showers or thunderstorms likely tonight and over the east and south central Tuesday. A little warmer northeast tonight. Lows tonight in the lower 60s. Highs Tuesday in the mid 70s northeast to near 80 in the southwest. Wednesday partly cloudy with a chance of scattered showers or thunderstorms and little temperature change.
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United Press International
Iowa
Ray signs three Iowa bills including anti riot rider
Gov. Robert D. Ray signed a $91.4 million annual regents appropriations bill with a rider denying tax funds to educate students involved in destructive riots. He also signed two other bills on agricultural property assessment and welfare reform, defending the riot clause as protecting taxpayers and education.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
State Board of Regents
Ray
Iowa
Atty
Richard Turner
Probate of Will and Executor Appointment for Ziegiowsky
Probate of will proceeds with appointment of an executor for the estate of Fred C. Ziegiowsky. The filing indicates official recognition of the will and steps to administer assets and debts under applicable probate law. Interested parties may file claims or objections within the statutory period.
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Fred C. Ziegiowsky
North Viet Nam shells Ben Het camp in 20th attack this month
UPI reports North Vietnamese forces shelled the Green Beret camp at Ben Het for the 20th time this month with two waves of infantry. South Vietnamese mercenaries manning nearby outposts fought back, claiming 34 North Vietnamese casualties while reporting light losses of their own. A prior barrage of tear gas, mortars, artillery, and rifle fire opened the assault.
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UPI
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Green Beret
Ben Het
Central Highlands
Severe Midwest storms leave multiple dead and damage
Heavy winds tornadoes and thunderstorms lashed the Midwest last Sunday and today, uprooting trees knocking down power lines and damaging buildings. At least nine people died in rains floods and winds with five fatalities from twisters in the Missouri lead belt near St Louis. A tornado near Potosi and another west of U.S. 67 caused injuries and property loss while flash floods swept away homes in Macon county Tennessee. Damaging winds hit Okemah and Eufaula Oklahoma and a cafe roof toppled in Lake Keystone. Flash flooding also reported in Makanda Illinois with water up to six feet.
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Kentucky
Okemah
Okla
Eufaula
Lake Keystone
Oklahoma
Makanda
Illinois
Weekend toll is five as Iowans die in multiple crashes
A four car crash near Carroll killed three young Iowans and raised the weekend Iowa death toll to five. Additional fatalities occurred in out of state accidents in Illinois and Wisconsin, including Evelyn Collison and Ramona Waters in Illinois, Loren Curtis in Illinois, Kenneth Fisher in Wisconsin, and Marsha Dohse in Iowa. The report details sequence of crashes on U.S. 30 near Carroll, a Wis. county road collision, and a Fort Madison hospital route, with victims aged 19 to 80 and multiple injuries.
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Carroll
Iowa
Keokuk
Peoria
Ill
Nauvoo
Illinois
Evelyn Collison
Ramona Waters
Curtis
Kenneth H. Fisher
Cedar Rapids
Appleton
Wis
Wisconsin
Francis John Leahy
Danbury
Daniel Eugene Dennis
Wall Lake
Marsha Dohse
Westside
Iowa Highway Patrol
Leahy
U.S. 30
Carroll County
Regiard Vogel
Dennis
Dennis Heuton
Arcadia
Marlene Heuton
Heuton
Miss Dohse
Fireworks Cause Crash Injuries Near Kalona
Seven people, including a four year old, were hospitalized after a collision on Highway 11 south of Kalona. Harold Troyer of Blue Grass and Steve Miller of Iowa City collided. fireworks in a car trunk exploded, causing a fire and severe burns to Miller. Troyer and his passenger Evelyn Troyer sustained fractures. Car damage was estimated at $875 and $925.
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Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Kalona
Lyle Hansen
Harold Eugene Troyer
Blue Grass
Steve Lee Miller
Route Four
Troyer
Traffc
Evelyn Troyer
Sherry
Miller
Birmingham of the North Hunger March in Cairo
Rev. Jesse Jackson led about 200 people on a 26 block hunger march through Cairo Illinois a river-port city troubled by fire bombing and sniping. Residents watched with little reaction while 4 year old participant and white clergy joined the procession. Jackson urged fundamental redistribution of power and called for a state of emergency as he demanded justice.
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Ill
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Jesse Jackson
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Illinois
Mississippi
Ohio
Morning Star Free Will Baptists Church
Rodney Dwayne Farmer
St. Columba’s
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