Egypt claims Israel napalm and missiles in Suez clash
At the United Nations Egypt charged Israel with using napalm and missiles on troops and civilians despite a cease-fire. Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Hassan el Zayyat urged U S and Soviet patrols of truce lines while the White House and Soviet envoy Malik dismissed joint policing.
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United Nations
UPI
Peyot Today
Israel
Middle East
U.S
United States
Suez
Mohamed Hassan el-Zayyat
Security Council
Yosef Tekoah
Egypt
White House
Joan Scali
Seali
Scali
Yakov A. Malik
Malik
Proxmire criticizes military contracts in bidless spending
UPI reported Senator William Proxmire of Wisconsin charging that many U S military procurement contracts run 30 to 40 percent above necessary costs due to political influence and the Defense Department practice of buying without competitive bids. He urged Congress to sharply limit negotiated government contracts. He said 99 percent of defense contracts are made without bids. The Pentagon had no immediate response.
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UPI
William Proxmire
D -Wis
U.S
Defense Department
Wisconsin
Congress
Pentagon
State urged to fund Rock Island Lines expansion plan
Urbandale Senator William Plymar said a 1 million dollar state grant should be sought in the 1974 legislature to expand passenger rail service on the Rock Island Lines. He cites demand from Des Moines Ames Newton Grinnell Iowa City and the Quad Cities and notes higher airline prices and fuel shortages as reasons to invest in rail.
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Rock Island Lines
Iowa
William Plymar
Urbandale
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Plymar
Chicago
Ames
Newton
Grinnell
Iowa City
Quad Cities
Amtrak
Osceola
Towa
Towa City
Town City
Rock Island
Urbandale Republican
Witness mission a success at Brighton
A Lay Witness Mission in Brighton drew 15 participants from as far as Dexter and spurred new study and prayer groups. An evaluation meeting, attended by about 30, noted plans include a Tuesday 6 am Men's Prayer Breakfast at Brighton Cafe and several Bible study groups starting late October at local hosts.
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Brighton
Dexter
United Methodist
United Presbyterian Churches of
Brighton Cafe
Leila Mullikin
Raymond Stacys
Earl Wrights
Mildred Lewis
Market Summary from Joplin and Des Moines Livestock Reports
JOLIET livestock sales show cattle insufficient to establish a market with hogs 25 to 50 cents lower. No 12 200-240 lb hogs 43.25 to 44.00, No 13 200-250 lb hogs 42.00 to 43.00. Friday receipts projected at 1,200 cattle and 1,000 hogs. DES MOINES hog trade slow with fair demand. butchers steady to close, sows weak. Prices for various weight ranges and sow weights listed. estimated receipts today 85,000 with prior days around 81,000 and year-ago 86,000.
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Joliet, Il
UPI
Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota
Fred Edwards dies at 89 after illness in 1973
Fred Edwards 89 of 703 East Washington Street died Wednesday October 2 1973 at Washington County Hospital after a period of illness. Funeral services set for Saturday at 10 30 a m at Jones Funeral Home with Rev J Roland Crandall officiating. Burial in Schrock Cemetery. He was born January 5 1884 in Washington County near Wayland son of Absolom and Armitha Kurtz Edwards. He married Jessie Carpenter June 10 1908 at Coppock and the couple moved to Washington in 1947 from Coppock area where they farmed. He later worked at Griffith and Hedberg Dairy. The couple celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in June. Surviving are his wife and four children Edith Widmer Deer River Ethel Hanze Brighton Raymond Millersburg.
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Fred Edwards
East
Washington Street
Washington County Hospital
Jones
J. Roland Crandall
Schrock Cemetery
Mr. Edwards
Washington County
Wayland
Absolom and
Armitha Kurtz Edwards
Franklin School
Coppock
Jessie Carpenter
Washington
Griffith and Hedberg Dairy
Edwards
William
Edith) Widmer
Deer River
Conrad
Ethel) Hanze
Brighton
Raymond
Millersburg
Dies Here This Morning Lester Kern
Lester Kern died here this morning October 25 1973 at Washington County Hospital after a three month illness. Funeral Saturday 10 a.m. at St. James Catholic Church with Rev Edward Shepherd officiating. Burial in Holy Trinity Cemetery Richmond. Rosary Friday 7 30 p.m. at Sherman Eden Funeral Home. Born April 7 1906 in Washington County son of Martin and Stella Kern. Married Loretta Patterson April 28 1925 at Richmond. Survived by four sons Callistus Elmo Mervin Arlo, one daughter Cheryl Manning and nine grandchildren.
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Lester Uner
West
Main Street
Washington County Hospital
St. James Catholic Church
Edward Shepherd
Holy Trinity Cemetery
Richmond
Sherman-Eden Funeral Home
Mr. Kern
Washington County
Martin and
Stella Schillig Kern
Loretta F. Patterson
Washington
Iowa Southern Utilities
Kern
Callistus
Elmo
Mervin
Ottumwa
Arlo
Cedar Rapids
Don
Cheryl Ann) Manning
Sixteen-year-old Johnny White earns Eagle Scout rank
McAlester Oklahoma Johnny White 16 became an Eagle Scout Tuesday the sixth son of J L and Mrs J L White to reach the rank in Scouting history officials say the achievement is the greatest by a single family In congratulatory letters President Nixon House Speaker Carl Albert and Oklahoma Governor David Hall participated in the ceremony
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Mcalester
Okla
UPI
Johnny White
J. L. White
Boy Scouts
U.S
Nixon
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
David Hall
Derald of Wayland Funeral Details and Survivors
Derald of Wayland is noted in an obituary with survivors including a brother Roy Edwards of Brighton fourteen grandchildren and twenty two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers two sisters one grandchild and one great grandchild.
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Derald
Wayland
Roy Edwards
Brighton
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