POW families await word on Indochina cease fire
UPI reports hundreds of relatives of more than 1,800 U.S. servicemen missing or captured in Indochina react with mixed hope and caution as cease-fire rumors surface. Wives and parents recall long waits, while some remain wary after years of false starts. Pentagon lists 1,271 missing and 545 captured, with 12 releases so far.
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United Press International
U.S
Indochina
Virginia Warner
Ypsilanti, Mich
James Warner
el Toro
Calif
Betty Lancaster
Huntington Beach
Cmdr
Charles Lee
Haiphong
William Brown
la Habra
William Brown Jr
Pentagon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Dilley accuses Ray of coddling criminals in Iowa
Robert Dilley, the American Independent Party governor hopeful, charged Gov. Robert D. Ray’s prison reform efforts have reduced inmate populations while crime rises. He claimed courts are lenient, police see more arrests, and the 1972 Iowa Criminal Justice Plan was kept secret from the public.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert Dilley
American Independent Party
Robert D. Ray
Dilley
Ray
AIP
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Iowa Crime Commission
Bleeding Hearts
Iowa
Bay Administration
Two Spurgeons Clerks Win in Hosiery Contest
Mrs. J. O. Sherman head of hosiery department at Spurgeons Stores Iowa division won first place in the semi annual hosiery sales contest with prize money. Mrs. Kermit Klopfenstein finished sixth marking the first time the store had two winners. Manager Harold Johnson awarded the prizes Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
Spurgeons
J. O
Mildred) Sherman
Kermit
Evelyn) Klopfenstein
Harold Johnson
Methodist Women Travel to Tipton for WSCS Meeting
A large group of women from local Methodist Churches rode a church bus to Tipton for the annual WSCS gathering. Attendees from Washington included M. O. Smith and twelve others, with additional delegates joining from Brighton West Chester Wellman.
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Tipton
WSCS
Washington
M. O. Smith
District Project
Walter Griffin
Clark Bauer
Walter Smith
Rolland Taylor
Robert Koehler
Don Maxwell
Edith Weidner
Robert Thomas
Helen Ryner
Russell Davison
Don Statler
Dave Hig
Nixon sees chance for lasting peace
President Nixon expressed strong confidence that the United States is close to a Vietnam cease fire and peace with honor. He spoke at West Virginia and Kentucky rallies, pledging progress toward three peace goals including a cease fire, return of POWs, and South Vietnam's right to self determination. He cited improved relations with Russia and China as part of a broader push for peaceful trade.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Vietnam
Huntington
W. Va
Ashland
Russia
China
West Virginia
Arch Moore
Jay Rockefeller
Kentucky
Louie Nunn
Senate
John Sherman Cooper
Walter Huddleston
Henry A. Kissinger
North Vietnam
South
America
South Vietnam
Soviet pledge 93 percent of Jews cleared to emigrate
Jewish leaders in Moscow said the acting interior minister told them 93 of 100 Soviet Jews seeking exit to Israel have received or will receive permission. A group of about 70 met with three top officials and heard that state matters hinder the remaining seven percent. The minister, named as Mr. Chulikov, said nothing had changed and past emigrants show who can go.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Israel
Police
Chulikov
McGovern pledges no defense plant closures without jobs plan
In Sacramento, Senator George McGovern vows not to shut defense installations until alternative civilian jobs are ready. He urges blueprints for jobs in pollution control, land preservation, and hospitals, framing the campaign as a defense of workers' livelihoods.
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Los Angeles
UPI
California
George S. McGovern
McGovern
Sacramento
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Nixon
Burzloff Baby Born in Eldridge with Mitchell Lineage
Mr. and Mrs. William Burzloff of rural Eldridge welcomed a son named Scott Thomas born October 3. Mrs. Burzloff is the former Susan Mitchell of Washington. Grandparents include Mrs. Madalyn Shaffer of Keota and great grandmothers Mrs. Edna Peters and Mrs. Jennie Mitchell of Washington.
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William Burzloff
Eldridge
Scott Thomas
Burzloff
Susan Mitchell
Washington
Madalyn Shaffer
Keota
Edna Peters
Jennie Mitchell
Livestock Markets Report From Joliet and Des Moines
Markets show mixed hog and cattle activity with declines in steer and heifer prices. Cattle receipts around 3,500 and hog trade active in Iowa Minnesota with price ranges for various weight classes and estimated receipts figures.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Minnesota
U.S
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Tulsa
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Harold D. Monlux
Donnie Collins
Thomas Collins
Clinton
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Maj
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Laos
Todd
Gwyneth Jones
Joe Jones
Ireland
McKesson
Surin
Eee
Iee
Pusnell Stover
Candies
Drug Store
Washington, Iowa
Clint Eastwood
Joe Kidd
Chato
United
Charles Bronson
Jack Palance
James Whitmore
Grain Chicago
API
Minnie
Minnie’s
Ainsworth, Iowa
Dick Ross
Auto Service
S. Marion
Iowa State University Foundation
ISU
Finch - Heery
Atlanta
Durrant
Iowa State Center
Keith Butcher
Les Only
Rigadoons
Sportsman
of Washington, Iowa, Inc
Milwaukee
Lowa
Washington Evening Journal
Hanoi Radio
Henry Kissinger
Nguyen van Thieu
Kissinger
Joliet, Ill
VFW Hall
Columbus Junction
Mrs. Hollis Lauderdale
Land
Lakes
Blue Ribbon Beer
West End Grocery
Pete and
Jane
Hi-Lo Club
Brighton, Iowa
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