District court case ends session in state vs Houston
The State of Town versus Richard Wallace Houston concluded a session in district court as Judge R G Yoder recessed until Tuesday morning. Houston faces nighttime larceny charges for stealing tires and other items from Arco Chemical offices and warehouse at Ainsworth last fall. Dr Russell Ross invited to federal education advisory council. term runs to June 30, 1972. In Des Moines, Iowa Bird Day marks spring with schools studying state birds under the code.
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State of Town
Richard Wallace Houston
R. G. Yoder
Houston
Arco Chemical
Ainsworth
Ross
Washington
UPI
Russell Ross
Department of Political Science
University of Iowa
U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Fred Schwengel
Iowa
Schwengel
Des Moines
Towa
Congress objects to draft system
Congressmen report many young men use medical deferments to avoid the draft. A sizable share win deferments after review by the Army surgeon general, while others gain weeks of delay. Sen William Saxbe says the practice is troubling and could amount to fraud.
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Wasminuiun
Congress
William Saxbe
Ohio
Vietnam
United Press International
Army
Calley trial tape heard as jurors weigh My Lai murders
A taped testimony by Paul Meadle, a Terre Haute native with an artificial foot, paints the My Lai massacre in stark terms as Lt. William L. Calley Jr. faces a jury on charges of premeditated murder. Meadle recalls the march to kill and the mine injury that left him unable to walk. The panel, led by Col Clifford H. Ford, considers verdict options including life imprisonment or the death sentence if Calley is convicted.
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William L. Calley Jr
Paul David Meadle
Terre Haute
Ind
Mewaio
Calley
Aubrey M. Daniel
Meadie
Meadle
Clifford H. Ford
Korea
Ford
Harvey G. Brown
Vietnam
Ronald J. Salem
Iris
Ray airs sales tax views in Iowa cities
Governor Robert D. Ray told Des Moines reporters he opposes a state sales tax increase unless towns can approve a local option tax. Mayors say they are in financial bind and seek revenue, while Ray proposes shifting emphasis to personal and corporate income tax hikes to fund long term needs and city aid, including $12 million for sewage facilities and $11 million in per capita direct aid.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Ray
Marek Named Cedar Rapids Area 4-H Candidate
Kathy Marek of Riverside has been chosen to represent Washington County at the Cedar Rapids Area 4-H state officer selection. A member of the Farmerettes and Jackson Boys 4-H Clubs, she is among thirteen youths from the seven county area competing for a state nomination with final election at the State 4-H Conference at Iowa State University in June. Gary Murphy of Washington serves on the selection committee along with other area representatives.
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Kathy Marek
Riverside
Washington County
Cedar Rapids
Kathy
Lorence Marek
Farmerettes
Jackson
Iowa City
Marek
Iowa State University
Gary Murphy
Washington
Rogers may visit Israel for Middle East assessment in spring
Secretary of State William P. Rogers may visit Israel and other Middle East nations in April or early May for a firsthand assessment, with Assistant Secretary Joseph J. Sisco likely to accompany him. The plan follows talks with Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban and aims to map future borders Israel would accept to advance peace talks.
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William P. Rogers
Israel
Middle East
Tel Aviv
Rogers
Joseph J. Sisco
Roger
Sisco
Turkey
Jerusalem
Abba Eban
Waington
Yasser Arafat
al Asba al Arabi
Hafez Assad
Nouvel Observateur
Iowa Per Capita Taxes Rise 115 Percent Since 1957
Des Moines reports show Iowans now pay the 13th highest per capita taxes in the nation, with the average 1969 household taxed $388 versus $180 in 1957. The Tax Foundation notes New York leads with $575, while Delaware records the largest rise at 170 percent and Montana the smallest at 86 percent.
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Des Moines
UPI
Towa
New York
Delaware
Montana
Tax Foundation
Weather by United Press am Southeast
Clear to partly cloudy and continued cold tonight with lows in the upper teens to lower 208. Tuesday will be milder with highs in the 90s.
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United Press Am Southeast
Tanks Knocked Out in Fierce Vietnam Battle
UPI reports U.S. jet bombers destroyed four of 10 to 20 North Vietnamese tanks pursuing South Vietnamese troops toward the Laos border. American armor massed at the border to cover withdrawal, taking heavy fire from Red forces. In Laos, North Vietnamese overran positions near Luang Prabang, while evacuations rose to 610 dependents. Cambodian authorities found 187 Communist bodies near Kompong Cham after air strikes.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Laos
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
Vientiane
Royal
Luang Prabang
Cambodia
Kompong Cham
Phnom Penh
Siem Reap
Angkor Wat
Lang Vei
Green Beret
Delta 1
Route 9
Mekong
Vietnam
Pledges Surpass to Build New Presbyterian Church
Pledges and gifts totaling 229130 were made Sunday for the United Presbyterian church building fund, adding to a 270000 head-start fund. Dr William D Millen of New York directed the campaign, with 121 stewards visiting members over the weekend and final tabulation due Thursday evening.
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United Presbyterian Church Building Fund
YMCA
Second and
Mai Streets
First Presbyterian Church
William D. Millen
New York
Division of
Board of National Missions
United Presbyterian Church
U.S. A
Craig Nominated as Irish Premier in Northern Ireland
Protestant hardliners nominate William Craig for the vacant Northern Ireland premiership in Belfast. Parliament will choose between him and Brian Faulkner, development minister under James Chichester-Clark who resigned Saturday, with Faulkner still favored in political sources.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
William Craig
Brian Faulkner
Faulkner
James Chichester-Clark
Washington man dies in one car crash on highway
John Miller 24 of Washington died early Sunday from injuries in a one car wreck on highways 92 and 1 at the west edge of town. The car left the road after rounding a curve and plunged down an embankment. Funeral Tuesday at 4 p m at Jones Funeral Home with Rev M C Smith. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Miller born March 11 1947. survived by wife Linda Jean White two daughters Deana Marie and Jenny Kay his parents five sisters and two brothers. He was a Vietnam veteran and former Allied Mills employee.
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Ing
Miller
Jones Funeral Home
Rev. M. C. Smith
Elm Grove
Harry John Miller
Washington
Harry V
Genevieve Harrison Miller
Linda Jean White
Methodist Church
Allied Mills
Coralville
Vietnam
U. S. Army
Thailand
Deana Marie
Jenny Kay
Harry V. Miller
Vaughn
Marilyn) Steen
Des Moines
Ambrose
Janet) Kaalberg
Cedar Rapids
Eugene
Deidre) Zehr
William
Phyllis) Kla
Knoxville
Nancy MI
Long Beach
Calif
William E. Miller
Monarch
Montana
Miler
Loretta Harrison Miller
Rail-Pax routes set for Iowa communities
Rep. Fred Schwengel announced that Burlington Northern and Santa Fe railways will join the national Rail Pax passenger network. The plan includes service to Burlington Mount Pleasant Fairfield Ottumwa and Fort Madison via the Super Chief Los Angeles to Chicago. He criticized the exclusion of the Rock Island lines which leaves Des Moines Quad Cities and Iowa City without service.
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Burlington
Mount Pleasant
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Chicago
Fort Madison
Iowa Congress
Man
Rock Island
Washington
Schwengel
Des Moines
Quad Cities
Iowa City
Iowa
Intercepted Memo Hints Rail Service Return In Iowa
A memo intercept attributed to Representative Schwengel hints that some Iowans may soon be able to ride the rails again. The brief note, dated from the Capitol, underscores potential renewed railroad service amid ongoing discussions about infrastructure in Iowa.
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C. W. Blakeslee and Sons
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UPI Telephoto
Craig
John Miller
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UPL
Iowa Senate Today
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Iowa Highway Commission
Robert R. Rigler
Hampton Bank
Highway Commission
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