Dow Jones falls to two-year low in fifth-worst drop
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 29.05 points to a two year low on Monday. Analysts cite waning confidence in Nixon energy policy after his weekend speech as a key factor in the market slide. Robert Amster of Rosenkrantz Ehrenkrantz Lyon & Ross commented on the public realization of ongoing economic problems.
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New York
UPI
Nixon
Robert Amster
Rosenkrantz
Ehrenkrantz
Lyon & Ross
Nixon signals no oil embargo relief before peace talks progress
President Nixon told 21 congressional leaders at the White House that Arab oil embargo relief hinges on progress in Arab-Israeli peace negotiations. Secretary Kissinger joined the briefing as Fulbright indicated lifting depends on peace talks advancing.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
House
White House
Sen
J. William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fake officer robs supermarket of nearly $20,000 in cash and checks
Davenport authorities search for a man who posed as a police officer at Eagle Discount Supermarket. He took $13,000 in checks and $6,000 in cash by offering to carry receipts to the bank and leaving in a station wagon.
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Davenport
UPI
Eagle Discount
Weather outlook with drizzle and cooling trend
Cloudy with a few periods of drizzle this afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Tonight turning colder with lows in the lower 30s. Wednesday partly sunny and cooler with highs in the lower 40s. Winds light variable this afternoon turning northwesterly 8 to 14 mph by evening and 6 to 12 mph tonight. Measurable precipitation chance 20 percent this afternoon.
County Court Orders Vote Recount In 1972 Supervisor Race
A three member recount board will begin behind closed doors at 9 a m Wednesday to resolve the Washington County 1972 supervisor dispute between John Patterson and Elmer Schneider. Judge L R Carson approved the plan to recount ballots and set aside contested or spoiled votes, with findings to be announced later.
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Washington County
John Patterson
Elmer Schneider
L.R. Carson
Carson
Walter Schroeder
Washington
Delores Rodgers
Johnson
Richard Kemman
Cedar
Daniel Bray
Iowa City
Schneider
John Baldrige
Patterson
Willis Richards
Riverside
Cedar Township
Richards
Board of Supervisors
Iowa Supreme Court
Clifford Conklin
Iowa towns face winter fuel shortage and outages
Washington County deputies probe repeated overnight thefts in Wellman and Kalona. In Wellman, thieves hit Eimen Drug, two gasoline thefts totaling 70 gallons, drugs, and 50 fox pelts. In Kalona, Dr. Sattler and Stagner Drug offices, plus a TV shop, were burglarized with drugs, cameras, and other items taken.
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Washington County
Wellman
Kalona
Eimen Drug
D.G. Sattler
Stagner
Dr. Sattler
Stagner Drug
Court hearing highlights tape erasure in Watergate case
Rose Mary Woods testified in Sirica’s court that she accidentally erased 18 minutes of a White House tape while transcribing on Oct 1. The court seized equipment to study the erasure as the Senate Watergate committee issued new subpoenas and postponed further hearings until January.
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Washington
UPI
Rose Mary Woods
Nixon
White House
U.S
John J. Sirica
Sirica
Miss Woods
Senate Watergate Committee
Senate
House
Howard R. Hughes
Gerald Warren
Sirica’s
New Ainsworth Elementary opens in new $181,000 building
The Ainsworth Elementary School celebrated its opening with 171 students and staff moving into an all electric open concept facility designed by Harvey Henry. The gym remains the lunchroom and music classes space while kindergarten is in a separate room.
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Ainsworth
Ainsworth Elementary School
National Guard
Robert Duncan
Highland School Board
Dwight Bode
Joint County
R.D. Gustafson
Harvey Henry
Coralville
Franz Construction Co
Iowa City
Skylab Astronauts Photograph Barium Cloud Over Earth
Skylab 3 crew led by Gerald Carr Edward Gibson and William Pogue photographed a large barium cloud released from Alaska to study upper atmosphere magnetic fields. Pogue photographed from the kitchen window as the cloud illuminated geomagnetic lines over the Pacific. They also gathered data on natural resources during a sweep from Seattle to the Sabine National Forest and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Houston
UPI
Gerald P. Carr
Edward G. Gibson
William R. Pogue
Earth
Pogue
Space
Poker Flats
Alaska
Pacific Ocean
Carr
Iowa crack down on state travelers dining on taxpayer dollars
The Iowa Executive Council voted to require 58 state employees on out-of-state trips to file receipts for each meal. Secretary Melvin Synhorst argued limits on meals, citing a $65 dinner on a two day trip to Kansas City and total trip costs around $168. Gov. Ray defended the trips as often essential for staying informed.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Executive Council
Melvin Synhorst
Synhorst
Kansas City
Council For Study
Lloyd Smith
Council
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Ray
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Gustafson
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