Viet Talks Sought on New Year Tet Truces
South Vietnam says it is prepared to discuss truces for New Year and Tet with North Vietnam. Hanoi may reject or divert talks to the Viet Cong while Viet Cong announces three day cease fires. A U.S. transport plane crash kills 14. a reconnaissance plane is fired upon. Viet Cong shells bases and a depot.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
South Vietnam
NLF
U.S
Foreign Ministry
Republic of Vietnam
United States
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Navy
Taxes Here to Move 90.92 Mills Higher
Austin residents face higher taxes in 1969 as the mill rate rises to 430.05 from 379.13. School District 492 drives the increase with a 26.65 mill jump to 226.76, while the city adds 22.89 mills to 133.49 and the county 1.38 to 69.81. Net levies rise for the school district, city, and county. homestead and non homestead differences hinge on credits under Minnesota law.
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Linda Ulland
Austin
Graham Uzlck
Coun
Viet Withdraws Flag Display at Vietnam Peace Talks
South Vietnam dropped a plan to bar the Viet Cong from displaying its flag at the Paris peace talks after U S urging. Lam proposed only government delegations could display flags, a move rejected by Hanoi which insists on full status for the Front. A compromise may shield all delegations from flags at the table.
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Paris
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
United States
Pham Dang Lam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Lam
North
Hanoi
Front
Federal Reserve Board Boosts Rate to Curb Inflation
The Federal Reserve raised the discount rate from 5 percent to 5 percent to slow borrowing and inflation. Bankers praised the move while some economists questioned its lasting impact, noting mixed district responses and uncertain duration of the higher rate.
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Saul Klaman
National Association of Mutual Savings Banks
Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Board
Walter Klein
Associated Industries of
Massachusetts
Federal Reserve
Nationwide hunt for missing coed Barbara Mackle
Federal agents lead a nationwide search for Barbara Jane Mackle 20 abducted from a motel near Emory University in freezing weather. Her parents, multi millionaire Deltona Corp officials from Miami, travel with FBI to Atlanta airport as no solid lead emerges. The Emory official notes she had been sick with flu in a motel room prior to the abduction.
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Atlanta
Barbara Jane Mackle
Emory University
Robert F. Mackle
Coral Gables
Fla
DeKalb County
Barbara
Mackle
FBI
Mackles
Remother
Treasur
Deltona Corp
Miami
Nude 23 year old held in Minneapolis window spree
A 23 year old man was arrested in Minneapolis early this morning after a spree breaking 39 store windows with a tire iron in 20 degree weather. Police say the suspect fled across a three block area and left a pile of clothing in a phone booth. He is held in the psychiatric ward at Hennepin County General Hospital. His name was not released.
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Minneapolis
Hennepin County General Hospital
Traffic Toll Rises to 1 003 in Minnesota
The 1968 Minnesota traffic death toll climbs to 1 003, up 80 from 1967 and surpassing any prior year. New fatalities include Evelyn Lips, 63, from Danube, who died in Willmar hospital after a car truck crash near Olivia last Thursday, and Benjamin Hurst, 82, a passenger in her car who died at the time of the accident.
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Minnesota
Evelyn Lips
Danube
Willmar Hospital
Olivia
Benjamin Hurst
Flu Epidemic Worsens in New York City
The American Red Cross calls the nationwide flu crisis a disaster. Health Commissioner Edward O'Rourke says 500000 New Yorkers have recovered in two weeks while 300000 remain in the most critical stage. He forecasts a peak in the first week of January near New Year's Day.
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Associated Press
American Red Cross
New York
Edward O'Rourke
O'Rourke
Merger OK Recommended for Two Major Railways
An Interstate Commerce Commission hearing examiner recommended approval of the proposed Chicago and North Western Railway and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad merger. The plan would create a 22 000 mile rail complex operating in 15 states from Illinois and Indiana to the West Coast. The examiner cited improved freight operations, estimated annual savings of at least 31 million dollars, and no adverse passenger impact while noting conditions for several smaller lines would apply. The ruling now moves to the commission for final decision.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co
Illinois
Indiana
C. An N.W
Chicago
Wyoming
Milwaukee
Henry C. Darmstadter
Commission
Darmstadter
Frisco
Ann Arbor
Green Bay and Western
Johnson Admitted to Bethesda for Cold and Fever
President Lyndon B. Johnson entered Bethesda Naval Hospital for an upper respiratory infection with bronchial irritation and a low grade fever. White House officials described him as resting on the third floor, receiving adequate medication, and slated for a soft bland diet.
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Johnson
Bethesda Navy Hospital
Washington
Bethesda Naval Hospital
George G. Barkley
White House
George Christian
Christian
Barkley
Mason City Youth Killed in Police Warning Shot
Police disclose details of a fatal shooting in Mason City. Russell B. Girton, 17, was shot during a chase after stealing a car with Gary Allen Rick. Reindl fired after a warning to Stop or I will shoot, the bullet hit Girton in the back and lodged in the heart at Elmwood Cemetery. Rick was arrested shortly after.
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Mason City
Police Dept
Iowa City
Russell B. Girton
Girton
Walter L. Reindl
Elmwood Cemetery
Gary Allen Rick
Nixon to Hold Gold Price
New York AP report says President-elect Nixon does not expect any change in the official $35 per ounce price for gold. The stance follows a Tuesday news conference where David Kennedy, Nixon’s Treasury secretary pick, avoided firm endorsement of the fixed gold price.
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New York
Nixon
David M. Kennedy
Gold Price Rises to Six Month Peak in Europe
Gold climbed to a six month high on European markets amid speculation the Nixon administration may raise the official price. Dealers noted the Kennedy refusal to defend the $35 per ounce gold dollar rate as a possible shift in Washington. Prices advanced 60 cents in London and 50 cents in Zurich and Frankfurt.
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London
Nixon
United States
Treasury Secrtry
David Kennedy
Washington
Zurich
Frankfurt
Agents to Check for Illegal Booze In Minnesota
Minnesota liquor control agents will not run a border patrol but will arrest individual violators on tips. The state limits each person to one quart of liquor without dealer or wholesaler status. Prices in Wisconsin can be lower by up to a dollar per bottle.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Liquor Control
Gale F. Lindsey
Wisconsin
Lindsey
Atty
Douglas Head
U.S. Supreme Court
Banks Raise Interest Rate To 6 Percent
Major banks increased their prime loan rate by a quarter point to 6 percent, marking the highest level on record for business loans.
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New ‘York
Eisenhower brother dies in Scottsdale hospital
Earl D Eisenhower 70 brother of former President Dwight Eisenhower dies in a Scottsdale hospital where he had been a patient since Monday. His son Earl Jr of Scottsdale suffered a first heart attack Monday. In Crane Indiana an explosion at a pyrotechnic line at the Naval Ammunition Depot caused injuries but no fatalities.
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Scottsdale
Ariz
Earl D. Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower
Earl Jr
Sasid Eisenhower
Crane, Ind
Crane Naval Ammunition Depot
Efforts to Expand Fair Housing Coverage In Minnesota
In St Paul the State Board of Human Rights proposed extending fair housing coverage to more duplexes and rooming houses, aiming to give the law more teeth. In Windom Toro Manufacturing and the union reached a 234 worker settlement after an 11 week strike closure. Also in St Paul Jane C Fridell of Red Wing was named special assistant attorney general by Atty Gen Head.
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ST. Paul
State Board of Human Rights
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