State House opens with prayer as Gilligan budget set next week
In Columbus the House began its session with a prayer by Rev. Alvin Duane while preparing to hear Gov. John Gilligan's budget tax message. A later UPI brief notes a humorous exchange as the chaplain offered a weekend blessing. A separate item recounts Ronald Reichow winning five minutes of free groceries at Michigan's Wrigley's Supermarket. Derek Taylor in England admits guilt for attacking his wife over cigarettes and receives a conditional discharge.
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Columbus
Ohio
UPI
State House of Representatives
John’ J. Gilligan
Alvin Duane
Duane
Verkort
Ronald Reichow
Michigan
Wrigley's
Reichow
Wigan
England
Derek Taylor
Sa Taylor
Newsmen
Drinkers Demand Return To Minis At Pub Inquiries
In Chatham England regulars at a pub threatened to boycott unless bar maid Sue Sinclair 26 stopped wearing hot pants and returned to minis. Nightly sweepstakes tracked her panty color. the men said the hot pants ended the betting and she agreed to revert. In Defiance Ohio a burglar who hit a coin box at a service station a month ago returned to leave a note asking to leave more money next time.
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Chatham
England
UPI
Sue Sinclair
Sue
Suchi
Defiance
Ohio
Linn County Sues Over Iowa Embezzlement Assessment
Linn County Attorney Wil iam Faches filed a suit in Linn County District Court challenging a state law that requires all Iowa counties to fund a Taylor County embezzlement recovery. The suit seeks to free Cedar Rapids area from a 6442.68 share of a 150000 public fund misappropriation, with Polk County previously holding the highest property tax valuation. Stakeholders include the State of Iowa, Auditor Lloyd Smith, Comptroller Marvin Selden, and budget supervisor Francis Laren. Faches argues counties must bear costs for misdeeds of their elected officials. Two bills to revise the formula have been introduced but not debated.
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Cedar Rapids
UPI
Lowa
Linn County
Wiliam Faches
Thurs Iy
Taylor County
Linn
Polk County
Taylor County Fund
Faches
State of
Iowa
Lloyd Smith
Marvin Selden
Francis Laren
Selden
Fa Ches
Iowa Senate OKs first criminal trespass bill for state
The Iowa Senate approved a bill to establish a criminal trespass law for private property, sending it to the House. The panel rewrote the measure with provisions shielding certain youths and non-damaging trespass, while outlining three penalty tiers and debating public building disturbances amid the Biiney trap gun case background.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
House
Senate
Preview of Washington County Democratic caucuses in 1972
The 1972 Democratic caucuses in Washington County will be held Monday March 15 in 21 precincts. Voters 18 and older may participate and precinct committeemen will be elected where vacancies exist. Locations include Washington City wards, Iowa Township Riverside Firehouse, Kalona English River, and several townships with listed organizers. Results of straw polls will be released soon after the meetings.
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Washington County
John E. Elliott
Elliott
Democratic Party
Washington City
John Elliotts
W. Washington
Marie Jane
N. 2Nd
Maucella Vittetoe
E. Washington
Don Pilcher
Ave
Iowa Township
Riverside
English River
Kalona
Ivo Grady
Richmond
Lime Creek
Wellman
Albion Young Cedar
Wanda Smith
Intercepted Memo From Democrats in Washington County
An intercepted memo invites readers to act now and join in for a ground floor opportunity. The note signs off as Yours, WES, signaling a personal closing.
Calley trial to end with jury deliberations in Georgia
At Fort Benning Georgia the Calley murder court recessed for three days as jurors prepare to deliberate on the My Lai killings. Col Oran Henderson finished testimony and summations are set for Monday with closing arguments by government and defense. Charged with premeditated murder of 102 civilians, Calley faces possible death or life term with manslaughter as the minimum option.
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Ft, Benning
UPI
Calley
My Lai
Korea
Vietnam
Oran K. Henderson
Col
Reid W. Kennedy
William L. Calley Jr
Vietna
Mese
Texas Senate bill lets smokers sue cigarette makers
AUSTIN Tex UPID A bill has been introduced in the Texas Senate to allow a smoker to sue a cigarette company if he gets lung cancer The bill would place the burden of proof on the compander Sen Jim Wallace D Houston sponsor of the legislation said it will provide a pecuniary incentive for the cigarette producers to develop and sell less dangerous cigarettes Under Wallace's bill any smoker with lung cancer who used primarily one brand of cigarettes for at least 20 years could sue the manufacturer of the brand for hospital expenses The bill says it would be up to the cigarette company to prove the lung cancer was not caused by smoking the cigarette
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Charles Balloun
Toledo
Mowry
Gene Glenn
D - Ottumwa
Senate
Glenn
Marvin Katko
Katko
Edward Biiney
Iowa Supreme Court
Austin
Tex
UPID
Texas Senate
Jim Wallace
Houston
Wallace
Choppers stay vital as losses rise in Laos combat
Brig. Gen. W. J. Maddox Jr. defends continued heavy use of helicopters in combat despite high enemy fire in Laos. Pentagon tallies show 54 destroyed by enemy fire, five by other causes, with 31 lives lost and 51 wounded, 12 missing. Army notes 61 helicopters downed in the Laotian invasion, plus many repaired or recovered.
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Washington
UPI
Laos
W. J. Maddox Jr
U.S. Army Aviation
Maddox
Pentagon
Saigon
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Government workshop explores making government by the people
Mt Pleasant hosts a conference workshop on Government by the People with 110 attendees from Henry, Lee, Louisa and Washington counties. Arthur Johnson of Iowa State University says moon mission unity shows public agreement drives action while home issues like pollution urban renewal and housing reveal deep conflict over goals and methods. Johnson urges considering what would be missed if local government paused operations and notes government acts only with broad public mandate.
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Mt. Pleasant
Arthur Johnson
Towa State University
Johnson
Henry, Lee
Louisa
Washington
Weather Outlook for Towa Region
United Press International notes a partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with warmer conditions on Saturday. Lows range from mid 20s to lower 20s tonight, highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s on Saturday, and upper 60s in the southwest with northeast reaching the lower 60s.
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United Press International
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