Thieu Tours Kontum Amid Heavy Siege Fighting
President Thieu arrived in Kontum as artillery shells fell near the airfield and declared the siege broken. He praised the 23rd Division for halting the North Vietnamese attack, while U.S. adviser Vann called the situation promising. Government said over 1,000 NVA were killed in five days of battle. B52 strikes and air losses were reported elsewhere.
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Saigon
UPI
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Kontum
Matt Franjola
Thieu
U.S
John Paul Vann
Franjola
Pleiku City
Highlands
Hue
Coral Sea
North Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
Radio
Kep
James Beatty
Eau Claire
Hanoi
Kontum City
Demo hopefuls renew their debate in California primary race
Hubert H. Humphrey attacked George S. McGovern on Vietnam and welfare as they prepared a second Democratic debate on NBCs Meet the Press. McGovern countered in San Diego challenging Humphreys Vietnam record as both vie for 271 delegates ahead of the June 6 California primary.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
George S. McGovern
Humphrey
California
NBC
Meet the Press
McGovern
California Federation of Teachers
San Diego
George McGovern
Vietnam
Fresno
Sacramento
San Jose
San Francisco
Service
Employes International Union
Tombstone Found During Parking Lot Expansion at Post Office
Construction workers enlarging the rear parking area of the post office uncovered a tombstone dating to 1854 for a small child. The artifact, over a century old, was unearthed late Monday morning during digging work.
Iowa carnival ride inspections delayed by engineer search
Iowa Labor Commissioner Jerry Addy says safety inspections for carnival rides may miss this season due to difficulty finding an engineer to develop inspection guidelines. The permit process awaits inspections, and many operators are voluntarily upgrading rides while awaiting state rules.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa
Jerry Addy
Addy
Iowa Executive Council
State Merit Commission
Merit Commission
Labor Department
Grain and Hog Market Snapshots From Des Moines and Joliet
Grain markets in Joliet show steers mostly steady with some declines for average to low grade, while heifers rise modestly across grades. Des Moines interior Iowa Minnesota hog markets report moderate activity, with butchers and sows mostly lower. prices for various weight classes listed and weekly receipts provided.
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Joliet, Ill
UPI
Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota
U.S
Batavia man George Brown dies at 4 a.m.
Funeral services for George Brown of Batavia were pending today and likely to be held at the funeral home in Douds Iowa. He was the father of Mrs Kenneth Fenn of Washington.
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George Brown
Batavia
Douds
Iowa
Brown
Kenneth Fenn
Washington
Funeral set for Fred J. Longer 85 in Sheldon Illinois
Fred J. Longer 85 of rural Washington route died Monday May 29 1972 in a Sheldon Illinois convalescent home. Funeral Friday 10 30 a m at Jones Funeral Home with burial Elm Grove Cemetery Masonic service Thursday 7 30 p m. Military rites by VFW. Survived by three sons a daughter nine grandchildren two brothers a sister. Two sons preceded him in World War II.
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Fred J. Longer
Washington
Sheldon
Jones
William Kettlitz
Elm Grove
VFW
Longer
Iowa City
James W
Elizabeth Smith Longer
Iowa State College
Ames
Kathryn Genevieve Cameron
Ft. Leavenworth
Kansas
United Presbyterian Church
White Shrine
Corps of Engineers
Donald Longer
Jackson
New Jersey
Richard W. Longer
Hal O. Longer
Peru
Ind
Frances
June) Ong
Chicago
Ill
Charles
Walter
Arnold Elliott
Joshua Tree
Calif
William
Germany
Jack
Philippines
Mrs. Elizabeth Simpson Dies in Local Home
Mrs. Elizabeth Albert Simpson died this morning June 30 1972 at United Presbyterian Home where she resided. Funeral set for Thursday at 10:30 am Sherman Eden Funeral Home with Rev William Kettlitz officiating. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Complete obituary to appear in tomorrow's Evening Journal.
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Albert
Elizabeth) Simpson
United Presbyterian Home
Sherman - Eden Funeral Home
William Kettlitz
Elm Grove Cemetery
Man shoots three, wounds eight, then kills self in Raleigh
Harvey Glenn McLeod, 22, opened fire from between parked cars in a Raleigh suburb, killing three and wounding eight before fatally shooting himself with a .22 Marlin rifle. UPI reports Sen. B Everett Jordan was nearby. a staffer was critically wounded. McLeod had a troubled history and had just discussed retirement with a new employer.
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Raleigh, N.C
UPI
Harvey Glenn McLeod
McLeod
Sen. B. Everett Jordan
North Hills
William Hooker
Broughton High School
Hooker
Willie McLeod
Duke University Hospital
Rosa Rand
Raleigh
Lottie White Dies at Ollie Home in May 1972
Mrs Lottie F White died Monday May 29 1972 at her daughter Mrs Carl Herrs home near Ollie The funeral is set for Wednesday at 1 30 p m Gould Funeral Home Richland with burial in Brethren Cemetery South English She was born April 30 1878 in Pottawattamie County daughter of Joseph H and Ellen V West McAllister She married Ernest Joseph White March 20 1901 He died December 6 1949 Survivors include one daughter Mrs Carl Elda Herr of Ollie three grandchildren Husband and one son preceded her in death
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Ollie
Lottie F. White
Carl Herr
Gould
Richland
Brethren Cemetery
South English
White
Pottawattamie County
Joseph H
Ellen V. West McAllister
Ernest Joseph White
Carl
Elda) Herr
Mrs Ferne Rotsinger Dies in Brighton at 70
Mrs. Ferne Rotsinger died Monday at Sunny Haven Nursing Home after years of ill health. Funeral services set for Thursday at Gould Funeral Home with Rev. Virgil Blosser. burial in Hillcrest Cemetery. Born October 2, 1890 in Stuart Iowa, she married Homer Rotsinger in 1915 and lived near Brighton before moving to town. Survivors include son Roy of Bettendorf and daughter Mrs. Marjorie Wolff of Van Nuys, California, along with three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Her husband died February 29, 1960.
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Brighton
Ferne Rotsinger
Sunny Haven
Gould Funeral Home
Virgil Blosser
Hillcrest
Rotsinger
Stuart
Iowa
Cassius
Sarah Brinton Cady
Homer Rotsinger
Brighton firemen host benefit dance and concert
The Brighton Volunteer Fire Department sponsors a benefit concert and dance on Saturday June 3 at the Brighton School Gym. Washington High School Jazz Band plays 8 30 to 9 45 p m, then Continental Brass performs 10 p m to 1 a m. part of proceeds aid the Jazz Band trip to Switzerland this summer.
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Brighton Volunteer Fire Department
Brighton
Washington High School
Continental Brass
Switzerland
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