Nude driver charged on I 80 in Davenport
Lawrence Murray a 21 year old from Mineola New York was charged with lewdness after being found driving his car naked on Interstate 80 in Davenport He had reportedly been driving for nine hours and removed his clothes to cool off while behind the wheel Murray was held in the Scott County Jail after the arrest following complaints about a nude driver.
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Davenport
UPS
New York
Lawrence Murray
Mineola
N.Y
Scott County
Murray
Iowa Power & Light seeks 296 million gas rate hike
Iowa Power & Light Co seeks a 296 million general increase in natural gas rates with the Iowa Commerce Commission. The 9.6 percent rise would affect customers in 77 Iowa communities, raising the average residential yearly bill about 13 dollars.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Power & Light Co
Iowa
Iowa Commerce Commission
Iowa Freeway 518 Delayed From 1972 to 1974 Start
Iowa Highway Commission chair William Gray says Freeway 518 in Johnson County will be delayed from the current fiscal year to fiscal 1974. The 14 mile four lane project now awaits an environmental impact statement after a federal injunction.
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Des Moines
UPI
Howard Miller
Iowa Highway Patrol
Miller
Iowa
Commission
Iowa City
Gray
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Highway Commission
Johnson County
Mitchell denies advance knowledge of Watergate bugging incident
John N Mitchell, Nixon campaign manager during the Democratic headquarters break in, says he had no advance knowledge of the alleged bugging and was not involved. He testified briefly at Edward Bennett Williams's office as part of the Democrats' million-dollar damage suit, but the session was cut short by defense motions.
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Washington
UPI
John N Mitchell
Nixon
Democratic Party
Mitchell
Edward Bennett Williams
Watergate
Florida
Cone
CIA
Bernard L. Barker
Finance Committee
Nixon Tanaka summit ends with trade boost and security assurances
Nixon and Tanaka wrap talks in Hawaii with a short term trade bonus for the United States and assurances Japan will keep its neutral security treaty with the United States. Japan agrees to accelerate purchases of U S goods totaling 1.1 billion dollars and a broader trade pact will follow.
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Conolulu
UPI
Nixon
Kakuei Tanaka
United States
Japan
Peking
America
Far East
Tanaka
Kaisima Hotel
Pacific
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Taiwan
Ziegler
Chou Enlai
Hawaii
Adm
John S. McCain Jr
U.S
Noel Gaylor
Hickam Aeb
Soviet Union
Jobless Rate Edges Up Slightly As Employment Rises
The August unemployment rate rose to 5.6 percent from 5.5 percent with 290,000 more employed, an all-time high of 81.97 million jobs, while 390,000 more sought work and adult women part time drove much of the gains. Earnings rose to 137.23 dollars per week.
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Washington
UPI
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Nixon
Weather outlook with showers and mild temperatures
Mostly cloudy with scattered light showers today and a high near 80. Tonight and Saturday will be partly cloudy and cooler. Lows around the mid 50s and highs in the mid 70s with northerly winds 8 to 15 mph. Rain chances drop to 20 percent this evening 10 percent tonight and 10 percent Saturday.
Coastal highlands battle opens sixth month of Vietnam drive
In South Vietnam heavy fighting erupted in the coastal highlands as Communist forces marked the sixth month of their offensive. Military spokesmen reported 36 North Vietnamese killed in five skirmishes as government troops suffered four dead and five wounded. Intelligence warned of plans to widen clashes around Quang Tri City for anniversaries of North Vietnam independence and Ho Chi Minh's death.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
Quang Tri City
Ho Chi Minh
Marines
Fischer Becomes World Chess Champion After Spassky Resigns
Bobby Fischer won the world chess championship in Reykjavik after Boris Spassky telephoned his resignation in the 21st game of their $250,000 match. The American, 29, gains the title as the first U S champion in modern times amid final game developments and official validation.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
UPI
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Fischer
Fred Cramer
Lothar Schmid
Spassky
Schmid
Max Euwe
International Chess Federation
Euwe
Cramer
William Lombardy
Ruby Helscher Keeps Keota Store A Living Tradition
In Keota Iowa Ruby Helscher runs the town’s oldest continually operated general store begun by Addison A Hulse and keeps a lively rumor of local history alive. She plans to work until her 100th birthday and greets returning residents with warmth.
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Roger Linehan
KEOTA
UPI
Iowa
Long Branch
A. A. Hulse & Co
Ruby Helscher
Ruby
Addison A. Hulse
Spangler’s
A. A. Hulse General Merchanside
Ruby Explains
Cornell College
Cornell
Hupy
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Educational Television
Mason City
Kdin-Tv
John Montgomery
Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network
IEBN
Federal Communication Commission
Montgomery
Kglo - TV
Maurice Stans
Miami Herald
Miami
Fim
Barker
Donald Sheetz
Pork Industry Committee
National Livestock and Meat Board
Tom Machan
Chicago
P.I.C
Meat Board
Will Helseher
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