Ford says no campaign changes after shooting incident
President Gerald Ford plans to continue campaigning despite the Sacramento pistol incident. He praised Secret Service action as Lynette Fromme, a Manson follower, was jailed for attempted murder. Ford described the visit as great and pledged to meet the American people as he travels.
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UPI
Gerald Ford
Sacramento
Calif
Lynette Alice
Squeaky Fromme
Charles Manson
Ford
Secret Service
Air Force One
Betty
Jack
Seattle
Portland
California
State Capitol
Miss Fromme
Larry Buendorf
Buendorf
Break-in at Sueppel's 66 Service Ends in Vandalism
City police investigated a break-in at Sueppel's 66 Service on North Town Avenue. The store suffered vandalism and significant property damage, though nothing appeared stolen.
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Sueppel’s 66
North Town Avenue
MIU seeks city bonds to finance campus move
Fairfield city review of Maharishi International University request for 2.5 million in industrial revenue bonds. MIU says the city would lend its name but bear no repayment liability. Separately, in Portland Sextuplets birth ends with three deaths. two girls and a boy survived in guarded condition at Bess Kaiser Hospital. Parents Mildred and John Hynes of Alpha, and Eric and Karen Anderson of Brush Prairie, WA, are noted.
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UPI
Robert Parkin
Maharishi International University
MIU
Vincent Dacyznski
Parsons College
California
Portland
Ore
Bess Kaiser Hospital
Mildred Hynes
Alpha
Hynes
John
Matthew
Anderson
Eric and
Karen Anderson
Brush Prairie
Wash
Five gunmen in Camden bar holdup shot themselves during exchange
Five armed men robbed Uncle Bill's Bar in Camden. Two suspects were wounded in crossfire, police said. Two other bandits were arrested and a warrant issued for the fifth. Lamont Hopps and Reggie Jackson, both Camden residents, were treated at West Jersey Hospital as the holdup unfolded.
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Camden
N.J
UPI
Uncle Bill’s
Lamont Hopps
Reggie Jackson
West Jersey Hospital
No postal increase delayed until after Christmas
The planned postal rate hike will not take effect until after December 3 despite a potential year end deficit. Postmaster General Benjamin Bailor said protests from the public Congress and the greeting card industry pushed the delay while current first class letters rise from 10 to 13 cents once implemented.
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Washington
UPI
Postal Service
Congress
Benjamin F. Bailor
Teachers' strikes close many Chicago schools
United Press Inter reports three day walkout by Chicago teachers closes classrooms for 530,000 students while 12 states see impact. Chicago Teachers Union seeks Mayor Daley intervention. school board weighs injunction and reopening plans as New York negotiators move toward a contract ahead of 1.1 million students.
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United Press Inter
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Chicago School Board
New York
Chicago Teachers Union
Robert Healey
Daley
Healey
Joseph Hannon
Elgin
New York City
Kentucky National Guardsmen Deployed Over Louisville Busing Riots
Governor Julian M. Carroll mobilized 800 national guardsmen to back police as anti busing demonstrators clashed with authorities near three suburban Louisville high schools. More than 230 arrests were reported, with 15 officers injured, and the unrest prompted a city ban on further demonstrations at 5 30 am, while Concerned Parents Inc called off a planned march.
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UPI
Julian M. Carroll
Kentucky National Guardsmen
James F. Gordon
National
Harvey I. Sloane
Concerned Parents, Inc
Sloane
Jefferson County
Todd Hollenbach
Hollenbach
Russell McDaniel
Valley High School
Iowans Sought for Long Iowa to Pennsylvania Wagon Train
The Iowa Bicentennial Commission seeks two Iowans to drive a horse drawn wagon train to Pennsylvania. Start midApril, 32 days to cross Iowa, about 20 miles daily, five days weekly. Pay is 35 dollars a day plus expenses, with camping programs each night.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa Bicentennial Commission
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Ed Redfern
Valley Forge
Redfern
Don Huffman
Huffman
P.O
May file charges after scuffle with police
Police weigh charges against Michael Streff of 402 S Iowa Ave after a late Tuesday scuffle with two city officers at 11 58 p m in the 300 block South Iowa Avenue. Streff, in his early 20s, was restrained by six people and sent to the University Hospitals psychiatric ward in Iowa City for treatment. Authorities note a rise in drug abuse cases and urge more officers on duty. The incident follows the Aug 19 shooting death of a Washington man by patrolman Rodney Strabala, who was cleared by a grand jury.
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Evening Journal
Washington
Michael Streff
Iowa Ave
Olice
Iowa Avenue
Streff
Ron Rich
Randy Tadlock
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Ken Bauer
Rich
Tadlock
Bauer
Rodney Strabala
Strabala
Weather outlook partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers
Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and Sunday with scattered showers mainly in the north tonight and in the north and east Sunday. Lows in the 60s tonight, highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s Sunday, ranging from northeast to southwest.
Washington Community School Board Agenda Highlights
Washington community school board meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m to discuss personnel matters field trip fund raising and other items The meeting includes a special session to consider a petition to transfer 40 acres between Washington and Highland districts Field trip requests include a West Des Moines visit to see the Freedom Train and a senior high Science Club campout on Sept 19 20 Salary increases for three faculty members and employment recommendations for a high school educational aide clerical aide junior high para professionals a school bus driver and a half time kindergarten teacher are on the agenda Also planned are reports on opening enrollments grading system study student personnel code and district educational needs assessment with additional items likely.
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Washington Community Schiotistrict Board of Education
Washington
Highland
West Des Moines
Davenport police curb access to crime reports in Davenport
Davenport Iowa police chief Charles Wright announced an interim policy restricting reporters from gaining detailed information on crimes and arrests. A designated information officer will brief police activity 24 hours a day, while reasons and methods behind arrests and officer reports will be withheld under legal advice citing state law and new federal guidelines on intelligence data.
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Davenport
Iowa
UPI
Charles Wright
Wright
Correction on Kalona drun k driving plea error
The Evening Journal corrects that Harold W. Rath, 51, of rural Wellman, pleaded guilty in District Court to the OMVAI charge, not Dale Rath of Kalona as previously reported. Dale Rath, a part time Kalona marshal, is not facing charges. the paper apologizes for the error.
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Evening Journal
Dale Rath
Kalona
Harold W. Rath
Wellman
the Journal
Elder elected IDPA president in Des Moines
Dave Elder, publisher of the Washington Journal, is elected president of the Iowa Daily Press Association at its 32nd annual clinic, succeeding William L. Fahy of the Muscatine Journal. Other officers include William Woodward as vice president and secretary, John McCormally as second vice president, with a slate of directors Carter Pitts Larry Bushman William Epperheimer and J F Hladkey III.
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UPI
Washington Journal
Iowa Daily Press Association
IDPA
Dave Elder
William L. Fahy
Muscatine Journal
William Woodward
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald
Burlington Hawk Eye
John McCormally
Carter Pitts
le Mars Sentinel
Larry Bushman
Webster City Freeman-Journal
William Epper
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