Hearst Released to U.S. Marshals From San Diego Jail
Patricia Hearst was handed to U.S. marshals after being moved from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in San Diego. Warden William Lumpkin confirmed the transfer occurred this morning via underground tunnel to the federal courthouse.
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Patricia Hearst
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San Francisco
Hearst
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Washington City Council Special Session Discusses Street and Sewer Plans
A special 10 am session of the Washington City Council will tackle principal items including proposals for street and sewer improvements.
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Washington City Council
UAW-Harvester Reach Tentative Contract Deal
Chicago UPI reports a tentative contract agreement between the United Auto Workers and International Harvester. The accord covers economic issues and comes 14 hours after about 40,000 Harvester workers went on strike across 10 states.
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UPI
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Iowa Senator Dick Clark Africa trip called counterproductive
Des Moines reports Iowa GOP chair Tom Stoner faults Democratic Senator Dick Clark for a fact finding Africa tour as head of the Senate foreign relations subcommittee on Africa. Stoner labels Clark's meetings with African leaders inflammatory and misguided amid ongoing peace talks.
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UPI
Iowa
Tom Stoner
Dick Clark
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Clark
Senate
Stoner
Iowa Governor bars alcohol at work for top officials
Gov. Robert D. Ray told department heads and gubernatorial aides they may not drink alcoholic beverages during lunch hours or while on state business. Ray said he considers it improper for officials to drink on the job and Wythe Willey noted the order was not prompted by any particular incident.
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UPI
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Ray
Wythe Willey
Iowa troopers warn Thanksgiving weekend deadliest travel period
Iowa State Patrol Chief Ed Dickinson says the Thanksgiving weekend is the year's most dangerous for travelers. He notes 13 deaths in 1974 and that troopers will be out in force. He cites Wednesday and Sunday evenings as high risk due to fatigue and rushing to reach destinations.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Ed Dickinson
Dickinson
Bomb threats disrupt two Belmond banks in Iowa
State and federal agents investigated bomb threats phoned into the North Iowa State Bank and the 1st State Bank in Belmond, Iowa. A muffled male voice claimed a bomb was planted, prompting evacuations and traffic reroutes though no device was found.
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Iowa
UPI
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1St State Bank
Wright County Sheriff's Deputies
Blood donor advice from local center in Washington
Officials from the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center issue do and don'ts for donors before and after giving blood. The mobile unit will operate 1 to 7 p m in the United Presbyterian Church basement, targeting about 100 pints from roughly 130 scheduled donors.
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Evening Journal
Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center
Washington
Do’s
Don
United Presbyterian Church
Washington County to buy high band radio system for safety center
Public Safety Commission set a letting and bid opening for 1:30 p.m. December 28 on a $33,399 high band radio project funded by a $30,060 LEAA grant and contributions from the Iowa Crime Commission and the local public safety commission. The plan relocates transmitters to the safety center, centralizes operations, and includes a base station, control console, tower, receivers, and antennas for sheriff and city police use.
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Fairfield
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Cox
Washington
Agreement Ends GM Strike With Three Year Deal
In Detroit two local union leaders reported a final national contract for 390,000 GM workers, ending the eight day dispute that featured 80,000 workers on selective action dubbed Operation Apache. The tentative three year pact follows patterns seen at Ford and Chrysler and includes eye care psychiatric benefits and a pledge not to interfere with organizing at new southern plants. UAW leaders urged a return to work as details are reviewed in Detroit next week.
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Inflation Eases for Fifth Month Amid Slow Rise
Washington reports October consumer prices up 0.3 percent marking the fifth straight month of easing inflation. New car prices drove over a third of commodity increases while gasoline utilities and insurance also rose. CPI stands at 173.3 preseasonal. Real GNP growth revised down to 4.2 percent for Q3. Burns sees no tax-cut advantage but may reconsider if conditions weaken. Economists Hymans and Shapiro project 4.3 percent real GNP growth with tax cuts.
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UPI
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Federal Reserve
Arthur Burns
Burns
University of Michigan
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Harold Shapiro
Exorcism trial over beating death of 3 year old boy
Yakima County jury heard closing arguments in a case against five members of a Christian household accused of first degree manslaughter and second degree assault for months of beatings that killed 3 year old David Weisbacher. Prosecutors said the group was blinded by a bizarre belief in the Bible while the defense urged judging the evidence, not religion. Police found the rotting body in a sealed bedroom on Sept 19 after the death. The defendants claimed they waited for God to resurrect him.
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Yakima, Wash
UPI
Yakima County
David Weisbacher
Bob Hackett
Howard Hettinger
Leon Cunningham
Cunningham
Dad
David
Debra Weisbacher
Fire damages 32 story building injures three firefighters
An early morning blaze gutted one floor of a 32 story downtown Los Angeles office building, injuring three firefighters. Richard MacHale underwent surgery for a severed tendon behind his left knee and remained in satisfactory condition at California Hospital. George and Fisher were treated for smoke inhalation and exhaustion and released. Damages estimated at 750000 while investigators probe the cause.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Richard MacHale
California Hospital
Richard George
William Fisher
Weather outlook for Zones 10 and 13 Mostly cloudy nights
Zones 10 and 13 will be mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Tonight lows will range from mid to upper 20s with west winds 5 to 10 mph. Saturday highs will be in the mid to upper 40s with continued northwest winds.
Iowa monitors fallout from Chinese nuclear test in 1960s style
Iowa officials say air and later milk samples will be tested over four to five days to detect any radiation from the Chinese blast. DEQ and Iowa Hygienic Laboratory will monitor for fallout as meteorological conditions could spread debris over the state. Dairy farmers would be first notified if any radiation rises above background levels.
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UPI
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Doug True
DEQ
William Hausler
Iowa Hygienic Laboratory
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