Basques in Spain stir as violence and independence push rise
Spain's Basque country long known for tradition and industry faces intensified secessionist pressure. Basque militants gain ground after Franco era, as police action, bombings, and kidnappings unleash fear and sympathy shifts among locals and exiles.
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Madrid
UPI
Spain
Atlantic Seaboard
Pyrenees Mountains
Bay of Biscay
U.S
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Francisco Franco
Felipe Huarte
Luis Carrero Blanco
France
Garcia
Two day northeast Iowa Wisconsin vacation tale
Mr. and Mrs. Duane White and Mr. and Mrs. Cloyce Statler toured northeast Iowa and southwestern Wisconsin on September 20 and 21. They visited Swiss Historical Village in New Glarus, the House on the Rock in Dodgeville, and enjoyed stops at Prairie du Chien Mt. Hosmer Park and Effigy Mound National Monument while noting fall color and agricultural yields along the Great River Road.
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Duane White
Ainsworth
Cloyce Statler
Keota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Corn Country
Cow Country
Mississippi
Dubuque
New Glarus
Kalona
Dodgeville
Wis
The
Rock
Lansing
Lookout Point
Mt. Hosmer Park
Minnesota
Effigy Mound National Monument
Seaver Finishes Season With Win and Cy Young Hopes
Tom Seaver of the New York Mets earned the win in a 5-4 season finale against the Philadelphia Phillies, finishing 22-9 with a 2.38 ERA. Rival Randy Jones lost to remain at 20 wins as the Padres fell to the Giants 5-3, with Dodgers’ Messersmith at 2.29 and Jones at 2.24. Other NL results: Reds over Braves 7-6, Astros over Dodgers 4-2, Cubs over Expos 9-6, Cardinals over Pirates 6-2.
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Tom Seaver
New York Mets
Seaver
Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Randy Jones
Cy Young
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Jones
Andy Messersmith
Los Angeles Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Atlanta Braves
Houston Astros
Chicago Cubs
Montreal Expos
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Hopper the Navy’s computer pioneer shapes the future
Grace Murray Hopper, a Navy captain and pioneer of electronic brains, reflects on her dual loves: the service and the computer. She recalls joining the Navy in 1943, helping develop early digital machines, and notes how computers touch daily life from washing machines to car fuel efficiency. She cites a 200th Navy birthday and her push to standardize computer language for public use.
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New York
UPI
Grace Murray Hopper
U.S. Navy
Pentagon
Hopper
Miss Hopper
Association For Computer Machinery
Navy
Wolfeboro
N.H
Vassar College
Phi Beta Kappa
Yale University
Vassar
Naval Reserve
Congress
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McGregor
Pikes Peak State Park
Iowa City
Fred Down
Famous Brand
Hit & Miss
Levellen's
Washington, Ia
Jim Reed
Washington
Jim
Cae Prize
Purina
Grant Walker Washington
Grant
Washington, Lowa
Prairie Feed & Grain
Darrell Egli
Crawfordsville
Home Feed & Grain
Crawfordsville, Lowa
Farmer's Feed Mill
Jack Erwin
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