Kennedy renews push for tougher federal gun laws
Senator Edward M. Kennedy urged the Senate to pass strengthened gun control legislation after the Wallace assassination attempt. He argued for action now to curb firearms and protect political figures, as Sen. Birch Bayh moved toward a measure banning cheap short barrel pistols, noting the weapon used on Wallace would not be barred by that bill.
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Washington
UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Senate
Wallace
Kennedy
Birch D. Bayh
D-Ind
Senate Judiciary
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Kalona voters reject eighth pool bond again
In Kalona, residents defeated an $80,000 city pool bond for the second time in three years, 297 to 209, falling short of the 60 percent needed. Officials plan a renewed push later this year and will appeal to newly enfranchised 18 to 20-year-olds for support.
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Kalona
Wallace Nurses Wounds After Maryland Shooting
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace remains unable to walk after a Laurel Maryland shooting. Doctors debate whether a spinal cord was severed and say full recovery hinges on upcoming surgery while Wallace continues to campaign from hospital after victories in Maryland and Michigan primaries.
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Silver Spring
UPI
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Maryland
Washington Post
Wallace
Holy Cross Hospital
Iowa City arson arrest follows student confession
University of Iowa junior John Schroeder from Ames confessed to setting a downtown camper on fire during May antiwar disturbances. Schroeder, held on $10,000 bond, claimed he acted alone with the owner’s consent in protest of Nixon’s Haiphong blockade.
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Iowa City
UPI
University of Iowa
John Schroeder
Ames
Schroeder
Daily
Iowan
Mark D. Peters
U of I
Peters
Johnson County
Nixon
Haiphong Harbor
Bank Robbery at Pleasant Hills Des Moines Branch
Two men armed with pistols robbed the Pleasant Hills branch of the East Des Moines National Bank per vault access and a teller demand for all money. A manager and a female customer were told to lie down while a cashier surrendered cash. Authorities note an undetermined amount was taken and a possible third man may have aided the robbery as the suspects fled by car.
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DES Moines
UPI
Pleasant Hills
East Des Moines National Bank
George Hills
Four Des Moines Area Residents Indicted in Heroin Plot
A federal grand jury indicted Barbara L. Shaw 21 Lisbeth B. Lurey 21 David M. Supera 24 and Barry M. Nadell 25 on charges they conspired to smuggle 372 grams of heroin into the United States. The plan allegedly used a hollowed 20 inch monk statuette mailed from Bangkok Thailand.
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Des Moines
UPI
United States
Barbara L. Shaw
Lisbeth B. Lurey
David M. Supera
Barry M. Nadell
Adel
Bangkok
Thailand
Weather Outlook for Iowa Through Thursday
United Press International reports generally fair weather in Iowa through Thursday with a few evening thundershowers. Lows tonight near 60 in the east and mid 60s in the southwest. Thursday highs range from the mid 80s in the east to about 90 in the west.
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United Press International
Iowa
Moratorium Set on Busing Orders in Education Bill
House and Senate conferees reach 18 month moratorium on court ordered busing to allow appeals. Nixon plan envisions $1.5 billion for inner city schools and a guaranteed $1,400 per student under a broader higher education package. Opponents include five Senate liberals who lose vote to pass the compromise.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Nixon
Quie
William S. Broomfield
R - Mich
Congress
House
Supreme Court
YMCA Carnival Set for Saturday at Washington Y
The 1972 World Service Carnival at the Washington YMCA runs 6:00 to 9:00 pm on Saturday May 20 with booths for car smashing fortune telling fishing pond shuffleboard and more Proceeds aim to meet a $1300 local World Service quota with prizes donated by local merchants and support from YWCA friends and the Y's Men auction.
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Washington
Jeff Buhr
Jr. High
YMCA
World Service
Northwestern Bell plans new Iowa residential rate hike
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. announced a new plan to raise Iowa residential rates by 10 or 15 cents a month pending approval from the Iowa Commerce Commission. The request would add to the already ongoing $1.30 monthly average increase since December and total about $21 million.
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Des Moines
UPI
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Iowa
Iowa Commerce Commission
Wallace sweeps Michigan and Maryland primaries amid shooting
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace wins Michigan and Maryland while recovering from gunshot wounds. He leads in delegates and primary wins with 311 total, while McGovern and Humphrey trail. Maryland yields Wallace 40 percent, Michigan 50 percent. Wallace plans California write-in bid if possible.
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George Corley Wallace
Michigan
Maryland
Wallace
Silver Spring
Hubert H. Humphrey
George S. McGovern
McGovern
Humphrey
Florida
Tennessee
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
West Virginia
Edmund S. Muskie
New Hampshire
Illinois
California
Alabama
Muriel
Washington
Connally Signals Possible 1972 Presidential Campaign
John B. Connally says he left the administration with no personal political aims but notes it is entirely likely he would campaign for President Nixon's reelection. His Texas ties could influence voters in a state Nixon seeks to carry in November. Connally resigned as Treasury Secretary after 18 months, originally intended for a year, amid lingering rumors of a return to private life.
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H.H. Hutchinson
Montgomery
Wallace
Maryland
Michigan
Washington
UPI
John B. Connally
Treasury
Nixon
Connally
Texas
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Gov. Wallace
Laurel
J. Garber Galbraith
University of Alabama Medical School
Galbraith
Cornelia
Sheraton Peabody
Memphis
Tenn
International Telephone and Telegraph
ITT
Dmass
Walter F. Mondale
D - Minn
Alan Cranston
D - Calif
Thomas F. Eagleton
D- Mo
Jacob K. Javits
R N.Y
Friends of the
YWCA
Midwest
Oregon
Rhode Island
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