Brezhnev Visits DC Steers Clear of Media Storm
Leonid Brezhnev arrives in Washington for a 10 day stay with limited public access, no planned press conferences, and two guarded presidential retreats at Camp David and San Clemente. Observers note his disciplined, technocratic mien in contrast to Khrushchev.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nikita Khrushcchev
Towa
Roswell Garst
Leonid Brezhnev
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Nixon
United States
Brezhnev
U.S
Washington Post
New York
First-class mail stamp may rise to a dime next year
Postmaster General Elmer T. Klassen said he plans to seek a two cent increase in regular mail rates in January to cover higher labor costs. He noted air mail declines and negotiations with airlines as a hurdle, and reported improvements in delivery performance. Private mail firms and United Parcel Service challenge parcel post, with more packages handled by UPS. Facilities and equipment upgrades are underway and ZIP code usage is rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elmer T. Klassen
Klassen
U.S. News & World Report
United Parcel
Dave Chasen, Hollywood Restaurateur, Dies at 74
Dave Chasen, a Russian-born vaudeville entertainer who built a famed Hollywood restaurant loved by celebrities, died Saturday at age 74. He rose from vaudeville to run the iconic Chasen's in Los Angeles attracting stars and spreading enduring tales of old Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Dave Chasen
Hollywood
Bullets fly as two die in Harlem Capri Bar shooting
In Harlem, a gunman opened fire at the Capri Bar and Grill after two patrolmen ordered him to drop his weapon. A bartender and a gunman died, with one officer and six patrons wounded. Patrolman Ralph Stanchi, 29, was killed. his partner Richard Chiappa, 27, was wounded. The gunman, about 50, acted oddly earlier. The bartender William Dotson, 52, was identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harlem
Capri
Donald F. Cawley
Ralph Stanchi
Richard Chiappa
Stanchi
Chiappa
William Dotson
Police shoot and kill 600-pound escaped circus lion
In Little Rock Arkansas police killed a 600 pound lion two hours after it escaped from Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus. Trainer Wolfgang Holzmier deemed the animal dangerous and a zoo veterinarian joined the search with a tranquilizer gun. A second lion escaped but was captured unharmed nearby after the cage door apparently was left unlocked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock, Ark
Jing Bros. and
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Wolfgang Holzmier
Little Rock Zoo
Jim van Patter
van Patter
Minneapolis girl wins Miss Black Minnesota pageant
Deborah A. Etter, 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Etter, was chosen Sunday night at the Guthrie Theater pageant in Minneapolis to represent Minnesota in the Miss Black America contest in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis, Minn
Minneapolis
Deborah A. Etter
Walter Etter
Guthrie Theater
New Protestant group claims responsibility for Belfast slayings
In Belfast over the weekend two Catholics were killed within 24 hours. A new Protestant faction calling itself the Ulster Freedom Fighters claimed credit, saying more attacks would follow. James Kelly, 25, seaman, was found Sunday. Daniel Rouse, 17, was shot Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
James Kelly
Daniel Rouse
Kelly
Ulster Freedom Fighters
Irish Republican Army
Wilson
Peacekeeping helicopters under fire with one damaged
Three peacekeeping helicopters were fired on over two days with one hit and two forced down but no casualties. The Saigon command logged 77 fresh cease-fire violations in the 24 hours to dawn, while noting Viet Cong and government forces were intermingled near Pleiku. A Kommand chopper landed safely at Pleiku after small arms fire. Two aircraft near An Loc were fired on, one hit, both landed with no casualties. Canada confirmed Viet Cong guarantees for the two helicopters to return to Bien Hoa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
International Commission Control and Supervision
Pleiku
Central Highlands
Phiku
An Loc
Bien Hoa
South Vietnam
Mekong
Cambodia
U.S
Paris
Phnom Penh
Japanese church leader Michio Kozaki dies at 84 in Tokyo
The Rev. Michio Kozaki aged 84 a prominent Japanese Christian leader and longtime member of the World Christian Council central committee since 1948 died in Tokyo He had served as pastor of the United Church of Christ in Japan since 1924 and helped revitalize Japan's Christian and charity services after World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Michio Kozaki
World Christian Council
United Church of Christ In
Japan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Endre Marton
Disneyland
Riority
Kremlin
North Main St
Austin, Minn
Best Tire
Fia
Goodyear Service
Mit
Precision Equipment Headquarters
3M Co
New
Michael Wilson
Ulster Defense Association
Catholic Ira
IRA
George Esper
N. Main St
Wallaces
Sportswear Coordinates
Adams
Richard Oxley
Farmers State Bank of Adams
Stoff
Ole Jordanger
Farmers State Bank of
Art Sparks & Son
Austin and Sargeant
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!