Fog shuts London airports as 1500 travelers stranded
In London 1500 travelers from the United States were diverted from transatlantic flights due to dense fog. Visibility dropped to zero to 150 yards across England Scotland Wales and Ireland causing widespread disruption at airports from Dublin to Zurich.
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London
UPI
United States
Dublin
Zurich
Switzerland
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
London Weather Center
Have few leads in C. R. girl murder
Cedar Rapids police say the partly clothed body of 17 year old Jean Halverson was found Monday night with two gunshot wounds to the head. Police chief George Matias says the slaying bears the markings of a sex crime. She had gone to Mohawk Park Sunday to photograph outdoor life and was last seen near the boat ramp. Her camera remains missing and authorities had few solid leads as the search began.
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
UPI
Cedar Rapids
George Matias
Jean Halverson
Halverson
Leonard Halverson
Cedar Rapids Park
Mohawk Park
Earls Bound Over In Des Moines Deputy Stabbing Case
Ora Lee Earls, charged with assault with intent to murder in the stabbing of an off duty Des Moines police detective, was bound over to the Polk County grand jury. Earls, captured by FBI agents in Colorado, had bail set at 500 dollars after previously being held without bond. The incident occurred in a Des Moines tavern where Walter Martin sustained an abdominal wound and another eight inch wound from the neck to the hairline.
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Des Moines
UPI
Ora Lee Earls
Polk County
Earls
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Colorado
Ray Harrison
Walter Martin
Broadlawns Hospital
Martin
Weather Summary for Iowa by United Press International
Generally fair conditions continue through Wednesday with cooler air in the north tonight. Low temperatures range from the upper 20s to the mid 30s while Wednesday's highs reach the low 60s to the low 70s.
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United Press International
Iowa
Crane Co Tax Assessment Ruling Sparks Iowa Debate
A Washington district court ruling holds local assessors and county boards lack authority over tax equivalents used for Crane Co property taxes, prompting calls to redefine who sets these assessments. With over 20 similar plants funded by municipal bonds in Iowa, lawmakers may change state law to clarify authority, while questions arise about bond-issue limits and fair tax payments.
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District Court
Washington
County Board of Review
Crane Co
Iowa
Ernie Lund
Washington County
Des Moines
Autopsy Ordered in Kopechne Case Amid Missing Body
In Wilkes Barre Pa Edmund Dinis Massachusetts district attorney ordered an autopsy on Mary Jo Kopechne two days after her death but learned the body had been flown to Pennsylvania for burial. He faced opposition from ABC to obtain a videotape of Kennedy's July explanation and testified about conflicting autopsy opinions and blood tests while two pathologists urged autopsy to clarify drowning as the cause. Graham Kane pleaded guilty in London to obstructing traffic by running naked into the street and grunting like an ape.
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Wilkes-Barre
UPI
Edmund
Dinis
Massachusetts
Mary Jo Kopechne
Chappaquiddick Island
Mass
Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Donald R. Mills
Dukes County
Mary Jo
George Killen
Pennsylvania
Larksville
Bernard ‘. Brominski
American Broadcasting Co
ABC
Sen. Kennedy
Mills
Killen
Luzerne County
Boston
Miss Kopechne
London
OPI
Graham Kane
Trick or Treat for UNICEF drive set Sunday
UNICEF canvass doors Sunday Oct 26 in Washington with youth groups from Marion Avenue Presbyterian First Baptist and St James School and Methodist Church handling collections. Additional downtown appeal Oct 30 and final push Halloween night Oct 31 while 13 000 communities join the drive since 1950.
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Unicef
Washington
Marion Avenue Presbyterian Church
First Baptist Church
St. James School
Glen Green
Calvin Dorsett
Frank Russell
Jim Peterson
Mark Shearer
Vernon Elgin
Richard Peterson
David Groenemann
America
United Nations Childrens Fund
Czechoslovakia Opens “New Era” Talks With Moscow
Kremlin officials press for conditional Soviet aid to bolster the Czechoslovak economy and agreed troop withdrawals as part of a new era move. The plan includes Moscow accepting a formal justification of the 1968 invasion and purging liberal leaders, signaling a return to the Moscow bloc.
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London
UPI
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Kremlin
Moscow
Prague
Alexander Dubcek
Communist Party
Red Bloc
Heavy U.S. losses mark fiercest Viet fight day
In Vietnam 14 Americans were killed and 34 wounded, the heaviest daily losses since the lull began six weeks ago. Total Viet Cong and North Vietnamese deaths reached 166 as U.S. forces began a further withdrawal, including 2,300 Marines from the 4th Regiment to Okinawa. A major engagement 85 miles north of Saigon saw 14 enemy killed in 30 minutes amid helicopter and air support.
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Saigon
Vpi
U.S
Creighton W. Abrams
USS
Vietnam
4Th Marine Regiment
Okinawa
Mekong
Nixon calls for balance on Supreme Court bench
President Nixon reaffirmed support for Clement Haynsworth Jr and urged a conservative but balanced Supreme Court justice. He said judges must interpret the Constitution and law without injecting personal socio economic views, and favored a noncontroversial Senate approval and strict constructionism.
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Nixon
Senate
Laurie Heads for Coast as Hurricane Laurie Nears Gulf
Thousands along the Gulf Coast fled inland as Hurricane Laurie, with 100 mph winds, tracked north from the Gulf. The storm threatened Louisiana and Mississippi after veering east of New Orleans, prompting evacuations in Plaquemines Cameron Lafourche Vermilion Iberia St Bernard parishes and tense shelter planning by civil defense.
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New Orleans
UPI
Gulf Coast
Laurie
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Lousiana
Mississippi
Camille
Mines
Betsy
H. B. Schoenberger
Schoenberger
Cameron Parish
Audrey
Lafourche Parish
Vermilion
Lafayette
Iberia
St. Bernard Parish
Residents Gulf Coast Head for the Hills Again
Residents along the Gulf Coast are urged to prepare as authorities warn of worsening conditions. Officials advise securing homes, stocking essentials, and following evacuation orders if issued.
Iowa Parcel Service Seeks Freight Carrier Appraisal
Proceedings of the board of supervisors outline a notice of application by the Iowa Parcel Service as a freight carrier to the Iowa State Commerce Commission. The entry appears in the public notices section on pages 6 and 7.
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Board of Supervisors
Iowa Parcel Service
Iowa State Commerce Commission
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UPI Telephoto
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