Iowa considers adjournment by late May
Iowa legislative leaders signaled a May 28 adjournment target with Senate Majority Leader Clif Lamborn filing a resolution and House leaders expected to file a companion. In other action, the Senate approved a bill expanding party participation to voters 18 and older for precinct caucuses and conventions.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Senate
Clifton Lamborn
Maquoketa
House
Andrew Varley
Stuart
Young Voters Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Perfex McQuay merger approved by board chairmen
Edwin A. Gallun of Perfex and Byron E. James of McQuay announce that directors have approved a plan of merger subject to shareholder votes in May. Perfex will merge into McQuay with one McQuay share for each 572 408 Perfex shares. The combined entity will be McQuay Perfex Inc. McQuay operates air conditioning and related equipment plants in Minnesota Mississippi Iowa California and Italy. Perfex has Milwaukee Berlin Vinton and Washington plants.
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Edwin A. Gallun
Perfex Corporation
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Byron E. James
McQuay Inc
McQuay
Perfex
McQuay - Pérfex Inc
Faribault
Minnesota
Grenada
Mississippi
Spirit Lake
Iowa
Visalia
California
Cecchina
Italy
Fewer U.S. Troops in South Vietnam Reported
Saigon UPI reports the United States reduced troop strength in Vietnam to 273,480 last week, beating Nixon's May 1 target by about 10,000 troops. The article notes protective reactions at a site and a strike involving North Vietnamese forces as the report continues on the next page.
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Saigon
UPI
United States
Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Pase
Weather Forecast Wordplay and Jumble Clue
A garbled weather note from Press International Central and Southeast predicts slowly warming tonight with a chance of showers. It mentions late tonight and a possible high around 108, with unclear phrases about Tuesday and temperatures.
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Press International
Central and Southeast
Tony Tree
Tear gas used as protesters swarm Washington bridges
Ant war demonstrators try to paralyze incoming commuters with hit and run tactics while police and troops deploy tear gas and arrest hundreds. Traffic remains moving on main arteries though snarls persist at key interchanges. Police report over 2,000 arrests as clashes spread across four bridges and Georgetown area.
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Washington
UPI
Potomac
Sam Eastman
Walter E. Washington
Arlington County
Montgomery County
Georgetown
DuPont Circle
14Th Street
Virginia
Pentagon
Capitol
Rogers and Hussein discuss Middle East as security tightens in Beirut
Secretary of State Rogers met King Hussein in Amman and traveled to Beirut where authorities staged the strongest security seen. Armored cars patrolled the airport and hundreds of troops guarded downtown as pro Palestininan demonstrators gathered. Rogers held talks with Lebanese leaders before plans to fly to Cairo.
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Beirut
UPL
William P. Rogers
Middle East
King Hussein
Jordan
Lebanon
Air Force
Amman
Basta
Rogers
Hussein
Humphrey presides open hearings on rural needs
Senator Hubert Humphrey leads a bipartisan field hearings tour to Iowa and South Dakota to study rural development and curb urban migration. The group, including Sens. Miller Bellman and Allen, visits Sioux City and LeMars before Vermillion, aiming to craft a comprehensive national rural plan.
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Jack Miller
Spon
Ous
LeMars
Iowa
Sioux Stt
Robert D. Ray
Wiley Mayne
John C. Culver
Sioux City
Paul Berser
Humphrey
Amelie Humphrey
Hee
America
North Daota
Vermillion
M.D
University of South Dakota
Richard F. Kneip
South Dakota
Frank E. Denham
D-S.d
Webster Two Hawk
Congress
John L. McClellan
Government Operations Committee
W.R. Poage
D - Tex
House Agriculture Committee
Nixon in weekend California visit
Nixon returns to Washington after a West Coast weekend highlighted by welcoming the First Marine Division home from Vietnam, an outdoor news conference, and a radio address on agriculture. He defended peaceful work and criticized militants disrupting traffic, while focusing on domestic issues away from the war controversy.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
California
Washington
Vietnam
David McCall Named Naval Academy Candidate
Washington High School senior David Michael McCall, son of Mr and Mrs William D McCall of 708 East Second Street Washington, has been selected to enter the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis Md. He was named alternate by Congressman Fred Schwengel and must compete nationwide with other alternates for the appointment. He will be eligible to enter with the academy class on June 30.
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David Michael McCall
William D. McCall
East Second Street
Washington
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
U.S
Fred Schwengel
McCall
Washington High’ School
Schwengel
Young McCall
Naval Academy
Amit
Iowa peace festival spurs draft repeal plans across state
Organizers of a Lake MacBride peacefest drawing 10 000 to 15 000 people announced a three day hunger and fast campaign to defeat the draft extension bill. Local leaders from Iowa City Des Moines and Ames said rallies marches and petitions would target draft headquarters and lawmakers as students and townspeople called for repeal amid widespread antiwar sentiment.
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Iowa
University of Iowa
Lake Mai Bride Field
Lake MacBride Out
Iowa City
Des Moines
Senate
Dick Phillips
Towa City
Veterans Against the War
Lake Mockchle
Phillips
Town
Lake MacBride
University of Town
Johnson County
Sheriff's Office
Willard Boyd
Hoyd
New Party
Bob Lande
Deses
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Falls
Davenport
Ames
Owa City
Tim Gardner
America Friends Service
Grinnell
Ialt
Gardner
Jack Millar
Harald Bt
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South
Forest Service
Ray Austin
Rochester
N.Y
South Vietnam
Benjamin Spock
Roy Chastain
Santa Cruz
San Jose
Chastain
Environmental Protection Agency
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Beirut Radio
Khalil Abou Hamad
Foreign Affairs and Informaton Ministry
Suleiman Franjieh
Saeb Salam
Abou Hamad
Cairo
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