Bridge Collapse Injures Several in Mount Pleasant
A wooden bridge over a creek in Mount Pleasant collapsed Thursday night as a car driven by Mrs. Robert Burden hit the embankment. Burden and her son Siphen were seriously injured and hospitalized. Minutes later another Mount Pleasant car struck the Burden vehicle. Mrs. Mary McCormick and her daughter Barbara were treated and released.
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Mount Pleasant
UPS
Robert Burden
Durden
Siphen
Mary McCormick
Tornado damages Griggs farm near Washington
A mini tornado struck the Larry Griggs farm northeast of Washington during a rain storm causing a clear path through the field. It uprooted a tree limb, tore fencing and siding, and ripped a metal storage bin from its foundation, tossing it into an adjacent field. Mrs Faris and her children were home alone and fled to the basement as a train-like roar filled the night.
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Larry Griggs
Washington
Griggs
Gerald Faris
Community Chest total pledges near 30 thousand in 85 percent phase
The Washington Community Chest report from headquarters shows pledges and payments totaling 30,597.73 dollars, about 85 percent of the yearly quota. The business area stands at 11,425.75 dollars, and the residential area has 6,435.61 dollars. A cleanup drive will begin to reach residents not yet contacted.
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Washington Community Chest
U S to Sell Feed Grains to Soviet Union
The United States plans to sell about 136 million dollars worth of feed grains to the Soviet Union. Continental Grain Co and Cargill Inc will supply the grain including 2 million tons of corn 600000 tons of barley and 300000 tons of oats.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Soviet Union
Continental Grain Co
Cargill Inc
Nixon Hosts Gandhi in Washington Talks Focus on India Pakistan
President Nixon introduced Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to his cabinet and held a final conference with the Indian leader. Informants said the talks would continue to stress the unsettled India Pakistan situation and the danger of war.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Indira Gandhi
India
Pakistan
House acts on U S school aid and busing ban
The House passed a 24 billion five year higher education aid bill and banned government ordered busing for racial integration. It included 1.5 billion for desegregation costs, approved 382 to 38 after a 13 hour session, while a Senate bill with 185 billion in direct education funds lacked antibusing language.
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Wastuyuton
UPI
Nixon
House
Senate
Weather Notice for Iowa Cold Wave Tonight
Cold wave warning issued for northwest Iowa with temperatures falling to the mid teens. Parts of the state see mid 20s to near 40 by Saturday as Saturday morning brings mostly sunny skies and continued cold conditions.
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Iowa
Carver gift to UIA reshapes university funding and projects
Roy J. Carver provides 85,000 Bandag shares valued at about 3.5 million to The University of Iowa Foundation, fueling medical center development, student aid, professorship endowments, and campus facilities including an art museum addition and a performing arts hall. The Foundation sold 25,000 shares. 60,000 remain. Carver also backs a Muscatine community health center connected to the UI College of Medicine. The donors, longtime Iowa supporters, emphasize private gifts as a catalyst for public university growth.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Roy J. Carver
Muscatine
Carver
Museum of Art
Capitol
Iowa Stadium
Bandag
University of Iowa Foundation
Darrell Wyrick
Carver Pump Company
Carver Foundry Products Company
Univer
Towans
Boyd
U of I College of Medicine
University of Illinois
Champaign
Germany
Canada
Belgium
North Carolina
Texas
Presidents Club
First National Bank of
Rock Island, I
Augustana College
Carvers
Roy James Jr
Evanston, Til
John A
Mt Vernon
Clayton
San Diego
Calif
Martin G
Bloomington
Unemployment Declines as Jobless Rate Edges Down
Washington reports October unemployment at 5.8 percent with a record 79.8 million people employed, a 520000 rise from September after adjustments. The decline follows Nixon’s wage price freeze and signals slow unemployment growth despite ongoing strikes in mining and longshore sectors.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Port strike could be farmers’ problem from Iowa senator
Senator Jack Miller says a prolonged port strike at East and Gulf ports could slash farm income by about 145 million dollars this year. He urges action to curb shipping stoppages, noting Gulf ports primarily handle Iowa soybeans and feed grains bound for export, potentially hurting exports and the balance of trade.
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Washin
UPI
Jack Miller
Lowa
Nd Gulf Ports
Iowa
Miller
Gulf Port
Gulf
Iowa Republican
Senators seek ban on Amchitka underground blast
Thirty four senators urged President Nixon to halt Saturday’s Amchitka Island detonation. The Supreme Court may rule on a conservationist appeal. Nobel laureates and scientists warned of environmental risks including potential earthquakes and tidal waves from the Cannikin test.
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Washington
Nixon
Alaska
Amchitka Island
Supreme Court
Hiroshima
Brooke
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
New York Times
Linus Pauling
Stanford University
Harold Urey
University of California
George Wald
Harvard
Foreign aid funds given new chance
Washington Republicans back Nixon aid plan as Senate Foreign Relations Committee revives the foreign aid bill after cutting it 40 percent and splitting it into two measures totaling 2.3 billion dollars. Leaders pledge action before the November 15 expiration, with a June 30 extension to bridge votes.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Ronald L. Ziegler
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Congress
Osteopathic college plans expansion in Des Moines
Des Moines Mege of Osteopathic Medicine unveils a 15 million expansion including campus enlargement and a free inner city clinic. New enrollment goal is 125 to about 340 by 1975 with mobile rural clinics and vans starting by mid 1972 and a Des Moines site by June 1973. President Leonard Azneer seeks federal and state funding.
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Des Moines
UPI
Mege of Osteopathic Medicine
Lowa
Azneer
Minnesota warns on studded tires for out-of-state drivers
Minnesota authorities warned Iowa and neighboring states that drivers could face arrest and fines up to 100 dollars for using studded tires in Minnesota. Horace Henry of the Highway Patrol said the warning preceded a bill allowing out-of-state drivers to use studded tires in Minnesota.
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ST. Paul
Devastation in Jambu Isles After Severe Cyclone Destruction
A devastating cyclone and tidal waves hit the Jambu Islands on the Bay of Bengal, killing thousands and flattening villages. Survivors report immense loss in Suniti and surrounding areas as floodwaters rose to engulf homes. Supplies and relief efforts rush in by air to address the catastrophe.
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Jambu Islands
India
UPD
Bay of Bengal
Ainland
Orissa
Suniti
Todi
Jambu
Puranjan Kola
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