Soviet Union far from goals after 54 years says UI professor
Professor Norman Luxenburg of the University of Iowa argues in a Memorial Union lecture that after 54 years since the 1917 revolution the Soviet state remains as omnipresent and the people as materialistic as before. He cites repeated unfulfilled promises and warns against blind faith in Soviet reforms.
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Soviet Union
Norman Luxenburg
University of Iowa Department of
U of I Memorial Union
Professor Luxenburg
Luxenburg
Josef Stalin
Descartes
U of I
Berlin
U. S
Oliver Cromwell
Americans’ infant death rate hits record low in 1970
HEW reports infant deaths under one year fell to 19.8 per 10 000 live births in 1970 down from 20.7 in 1969. The long trend shows improvements from 1915 to 1919 at 95.7 per 1000, 1950 at 29.2 and 1960 at 26.0.
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Washington
UPI
America
Health, Education and Welfare Department
HEW
Waterloo Teachers Get 300 Dollar Annual Raise
Waterloo School Board approves a 300 dollar yearly raise boosting starting pay from 6900 to 7200 dollars. The package costs the district about 662000 dollars excluding existing increment raises.
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Waterloo
UPI
Waterloo School Board
Intercepted Memo Questions Pol lusion Opposition
An intercepted note questions a political stance amid pollution concerns. The message appears signed WEJ and addresses an unnamed recipient about opposing a polluting policy or project, suggesting debate over environmental or regulatory actions.
Notice of incorporation of F D Gipple DVM and partners
Public notice states the incorporation of F, D, Gipple, DVM, P and C. The notice also requests a permit to store water in the county and outlines related filing details and application status.
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Gipple
Senate Near Vote on SST Testing The Plan
The Senate prepared for a pivotal 4 p.m. EST vote to decide whether to continue federal funding for the supersonic transport program. undecided senators face intense lobbying as Nixon backs the project while opponents cite environmental concerns.
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UPI
Senate
Hugh Scott
Mike Mansfield
Scott
Frank Moss
D-Utah
Nellie
Howard W. Cannon
Dnev
Cannon
Sen
John L. McClellan
Nixon
Clifford P. Hansen
R-Wyo
Harry F. Byrd Jr
D-Va
Jack Miller
A- Iowa
Peter H. Dominick
R-Colp
Road contract awarded to Quad City Construction Co
Quad City Construction Co of Rock Island Illinois wins a 9.23 mile paving contract in Washington County. The project covers an eight mile section from highway 92 to Crawfordsville including town paving and work in Wellman. Low bid was 408,485.78, narrowly beating Carlson Construction at 408,864.76 with five bidders overall.
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Quad City Construction Co
Rock Island
Ill
Washington County
Board of Supervisors
Crawfordsville
Wellman
Quad City
Carlson Construction
Smith Corners
Delays Continue In My Lai Court Martial Verdict
Jurors in the My Lai court martial of William L. Calley Jr. faced more re-reading of testimony in Benning Georgia. Judge Col. Reid Kennedy commended the jurors for their painstaking deliberation, countering defense claims of excessive haste.
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UPI
My Lai
Col. Reid W. Kennedy
George W. Latimer
Iowa Senate backs 3 year license plates plan
Iowa lawmakers approved a bill to issue license plates for three years with annual updating stickers. The plan, from the Governor's Economy Committee, would save about 750000 dollars a year. Plates would be heavier and produced by inmates at Anamosa and Fort Madison. The committee also approved broader car purchase and pooling provisions for state law enforcement vehicles.
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Des Moines
UPI
Anamosa
Iowa Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Lee Gaudineer
D - Des Moines
Iowa Department of Social Services
Gaudineer
Coffee Day fundraiser set for Washington County restaurants
The Iowa Restaurant Association sponsors the annual Coffee Day to aid the Iowa Association for Retarded Children. On Friday Washington County eateries will serve coffee free of charge and urge donations to the charity. John A. Winga Jr. and John Prochaska lead the county event, placing donation containers in all participating restaurants.
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Iowa
Washington County
Iowa Association For
Iowa Restaurant Association
John A. Winga Jr
John Prochaska
Washington
Mr. Winga
Mr. Prochaska
U S Troops Exiting Khe Sanh and Laos Withdrawals
U S forces pull out of Laos and Khe Sanh as North Vietnamese pressure escalates near the Vietnamese border. U S air strikes destroy tanks, Marines hold in a final retreat while Lao capital Luang Prabang sees heavy fighting nearby. Pentagon notes the drive may have ended earlier due to stronger enemy response. Jurors in Iowa v Houston hear case details amid ongoing deliberations.
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CPS
South Vietnam
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Khe Sanh
U.S
Erick Heinz
Spokane
Wash
Luang Prabang
Pentagon
Cambodia
Defense Department
Winga to attend Ames banquet with ISU students
John Winga Sr of Washington will join special guests at the Institution Management Club Banquet in the Ramada Inn Ames. Richard Brown of the National Restaurant Association will speak as the featured guest. The banquet will announce the new hotel management division and the Lenore M Sullivan Award recipient.
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John Winga Sr
Washington
Institution Management Club
Ramada Inn
Ames
Richard Brown
National Restaurant Association
Winga
Iowa Restaurant Association
Iowa State University
Lenore M. Sullivan
Weather update from United Press International Central and Southeast
Increasing cloudiness and not so cold tonight with lows in the lower 20s. Cloudy with a chance of occasional light snow spreading across the area, followed by warmer conditions Thursday in the middle to upper 90s.
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United Press International
Central and Southeast
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