Iowa City Fire Case Dismissed Against U of Iowa Student
Police Judge Joseph Thornton dismissed charges against John E. Schroeder of Ames a University of Iowa junior who claimed responsibility for setting a wooden pickup camper ablaze during May 9 antiwar protests in Iowa City. Authorities could not establish camper ownership.
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Iowa City
UPI
University of Iowa
Joseph Thornton
John E. Schroeder
Ames
U of I
Schroeder
Federal grants approved for Southeast Iowa projects
Mid-American Planning president Gordon Trepla announced $63,509 in federal grants for two southeast Iowa projects. Of this, $41,000 funds a drug detox program at Mount Pleasant Mental Health Institute, and $22,509 supports construction of the Jefferson County Law Enforcement Center in Fairfield.
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Fairfield
UPI
Mid - American Planning
Iowa
Gordon Trepla
Jefferson County Crime Commission
Mental Health Institute
Mount Pleasant
Jefferson County
Davenport Colleges Merge to Form Newman College
A Davenport merger of St. Ambrose and Marycrest colleges will form Newman College named for 19th century Catholic thinker John Henry Cardinal Newman. The new school begins July 1 1973 with a spokesman citing Newman’s writings as infusing imagination and intuition into fact and reason.
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Davenport
UPI
Newman College
Commission
St. Ambrose and
Marycrest
John Henry Cardinal Newman
Cardinal Newman
Benton district bond issue for new schools fails
Voters in the Benton Community School District rejected a 2.8 million dollar bond despite 51 percent approval or 1 200 to 1 146 votes. The plan would have funded a new high school in Van Horne a new elementary in Newhall and remodeling at the Keystone building. This marks the seventh defeated bond in the district since February 1967 serving Atkins Blairstown Elberon Keystone Newhall and Van Horne.
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van Horne
UPI
Benton Community
Newhall
Keystone
Atkins
Blairstown
Elberon
van Hore
Iowa joins 1974 National Transportation Study plan
Gov. Robert D. Ray signed a contract with the U.S. Department of Transportation to join the 1974 National Transportation Study. The program aims to create a coordinated long range transportation plan covering all modes nationwide.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
U.S. Department of Transportation
Ray
Iowa
Tax preparer guilty in Des Moines fraud case
George R. Bogue of Des Moines was convicted in U.S. District Court of five counts for willfully preparing fraudulent tax returns. He was found guilty of claiming a false charitable deduction and failing to report income from bank interest and extra jobs for several clients.
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Des Moines
UPI
U.S
George R. Bogue
Naval incidents pact marks progress in Nixon summit
UPI reports the United States and the Soviet Union signed an accord to stop naval harassment on high seas as part of Nixon's Moscow summit. The pact sets rules of safe conduct, tests signaling between fleets, and follows negotiations in Moscow and Washington ahead of a broader strategic arms treaty and trade agreement.
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Stewart Hensley
UPI
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United States
Soviet Union
Nixon
U.S. Navy
John Warner
Adm
Sergei Orshkov
Kremlin
Washington
Warner
Gorshkov
Ronald L. Ziegler
White House
Vietnam
William P. Rogers
Henry A. Kissinger
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Alexei N. Kosygin
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Leonid I. Brezhnev
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Dacha
Kissinger
U.S
Russia
America
Europe
China
Borovikho
Henry Kissinger
National Security Council
Kosygin
Podgorny
Andrei M. Alexandrov
Comfortable Art Show At Washington Public Library
The Area Art Exhibit at the Washington public library gallery features about eighty works by 35 local and southeast Iowa artists. Visitors can enjoy a comfortable setting with air conditioning and ample seating while viewing oils watercolors and other media. highlights include works by Jacque Mings Terry Jones Peter Koehler and Anita Swartzendruber with remarks on sales and personal favorites.
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Dave Elder
Washington Public Library
Iowa
Carlton Bump
Iowa City
Ourself
Jacque Mings
Terry Jones
Jones
Peter Koehler
Larry Custer
Anita Swartzendruber
Alvin Zieglowsky
Patricia Elliott Dallman
Miller seeks third term in U S Senate from Iowa
Iowa Senator Jack Miller announced a vigorous campaign to win a third Senate term. He filed nomination papers with about 30 000 signatures and highlighted 12 years of what he calls responsible progress and tax reform efforts. His challenger is Democrat Dick Clark who plans to tour the state before November.
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Des Moines
UPI
Jack Miller
Iowa
U.S. Senate
Miller
Senate
Sioux City
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Marion
Dick Clark
Iowa Highway Commission Audit Shows Major Income and Costs
State Auditor Lloyd R. Smith reports the Iowa Highway Commission earned 203.7 million in the last fiscal year. Construction totaled 142 million and general operations 56.1 million. Primary road fund balance stood at 114.5 million with 26.4 million in farm to market funds.
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DES Moines
ICPA
Iowa Highway Commission
Lloyd R. Smith
Smith
Highway Commission
Federal Highway Administration
Iowa official threatens charges over false octane ads
Iowa Agriculture Secretary L B Liddy warned service stations of false advertising charges if gasoline fails to meet posted octane ratings. He urged removal or correction of pump labels, citing FTC court rulings and tests showing some firms do not meet advertised octane. Regular and premium grades defined as 86 plus and 95 plus.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
L. B. Liddy
Liddy
Agriculture Secretary
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Bremer pleads not guilty in Wallace assassination attempt
Arthur H. Bremer, 21, stood silent in US District Court in Baltimore and pleaded innocent to four federal counts charging his role in the May 15 Laurel Maryland rally shooting that wounded Governor George C. Wallace and Secret Service agent Nicholas J. Zorvas. He also faces Maryland state charges of assault with intent to murder.
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Baltimore
UPI
Arthur Herman Bremer
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Bremer
Milwaukee
Wallace
Secret Service
Nicholas J. Zorvas
Laurel
Wallace Undergoes Minor Surgery For Fluid Build Up
Governor George C. Wallace was operated on in Silver Spring Maryland to relieve abdominal pain from fluid collection under the skin near prior bullet wound sites. Doctors drained two areas including a drain site and the left abdomen where a bullet was removed, and the patient showed immediate improvement.
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Silver Spring, Md
UPI
George C. Wallace
Memorial Day Office Closures Across Government and Businesses
Many offices including city county state and federal will close on Monday May 29 for Memorial Day. Post office services adjust with limited deliveries and extended lobby hours while holiday mail handling and box collections proceed. Chamber newsletter notes travel season boosting Iowa tourism with 344 million dollars last year and calls for welcoming visitors to Washington.
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Washington Post Office
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Whittenburg
Iowa
Washington
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