Acrobatic Jewel thieves halted by Owl Eye device in New York
Police in New York stopped a ring of acrobatic burglars during a $1 million jewel theft spree at Botell Ring Co. offices on lower Broadway. One suspect was captured, $240,000 in rings recovered, and four others remain at large as officers used the Owl Eye night vision system to trap them. The gang reportedly specialized in bypassing alarms and escaping to rooftops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Vietnam
Botell Ring Co., Inc
Broadway
Officials Condemn Wadena Rock Fest Sparks Law Debate
State and local officials condemned the Wadena rock festival sponsored by Sound Storm Inc. of Chicago. A joint meeting of the Town senate and house committees aimed to uncover what happened and draft laws to curb future events, with Fayette County Attorney Waller Saur leading the denunciation and calling for tighter controls on similar festivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greg Hinz Gemus
Fayette County
Waller Saur
Wadena
Saur
Sound Storm
Wave of medical progress turns illness into allergy
A century of advances rewrites disease classifications as medical science shifts understanding from acute illness to allergy like responses. Researchers note evolving definitions and diagnostic criteria reflecting improved treatment options and patient outcomes.
Heavy Fighting Reported as Over 300 NVA Die in Saigon-Area Clashes
AP reports intensified combat in South Vietnam with more than 300 North Vietnamese killed as forces push along coastal lowlands near Quang Tri and Thua Thien. Maj. Nguyen Van Van of Fire Base O'Reilly is killed. US planes and tank fire support, with heavy bombing, accompany pacification efforts amid refugee displacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen van ‘van
Quang Tri
Thua Thien
O'Reilly
U.S
O’reilly
Crime Up 148 Percent in 1960s But Hike Slowed in 1969
Washington UPI report cites FBI data showing serious crime rose 148 percent in the 1960s while the US population grew 13 percent. Attorney General Mitchell said the rate of increase slowed substantially in 1969, Nixon’s first year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Solence
United States
Mitchell
FBI
Americans Killed in Vietnam War Tops Week Total
The U S command said 35 American servicemen were killed in the war last week, the highest weekly total since ground operations in Cambodia ended June 30. The death toll marks an upward trend with 14 previous fatalities the week ending June 27, and the cumulative combat deaths since Jan 1 reach 43 297.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPS
U. S
Cambodia
Jury Lists Open to University of Iowa Students
Five of seven judges in Iowa's eighth district ruled Johnson county jury lists illegal for excluding University of Iowa students as a class. They ordered county commissioners to redraw grand and petit juries and salesman lists, noting 20 percent of the county’s 70 000 population are students. The decision followed Stephen Ford’s sentencing delays and motions for a new trial challenging the jury panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fo Ford Clark Chea
Towa City
Iowa
Eighth Judicial District
Johnson County
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Ford
Joseph Johnston
Harold Vietor
Vietor
House Overrides Nixon Veto On School Aid Bill Passage
The House approved a 4.41 billion school aid bill 289 to 114, sending it to the Senate where leaders expect quick passage over Nixon’s objections. A second measure for housing and other agencies fared worse, with a veto anticipated. Israel demands Soviet missiles be removed after Dayan calls for ceasefire violations and U.S. oversight to enforce the 30 mile buffer of the Suez ceasefire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Nixon
Mark
Senate
House
Space Agency
Veterans Administration
Moshe Dayan
Israel
U. S
Suez Canal
Middle East
Dayan
Canal
Suez
Egypt
U. N. Brace
Jerusalem
U.N
General Motors to pay Nader 425000 in privacy suit
General Motors agreed to pay consumer advocate Ralph Nader 425000 to settle his invasion of privacy case out of court. Nader had sued four years earlier for about 2 million, alleging harassment and intimidation by a private investigator hired by GM to probe his private life. GM denied wrongdoing and said the settlement avoids further expense and time without admitting liability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Motors
Ralph Nader
Nader
Senate rejects move to curb Safeguard ABM deployment
The Senate, 52 to 47, rejects a Hart Cooper measure to limit Safeguard ABM deployment to approved sites in Montana and North Dakota, while Hughes fails to block deployment nationwide. The vote shifts margins after Nixon vetoes housing and education bills, with Pearson Anderson and McIntyre delivering the final tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPS
Senate
Nixon
Sens
Hart
D-Mich
Cooper
Montena
North Dakota
Sen
Hughes
D-Iown
Cooper-Hart
Missouri
Wyoming
ABM
Pearson
R-Kan
Anderson
D-N.m
McIntyre
D- NH
Overpopulation alarm urged by Dr Blagen at Coe College lecture
Popul ation ecologist Willam Blagen from Ames Iowa argues that overpopulation causes environmental deterioration societal unrest and resource strain. He spoke at Coe College Cedar Rapids as part of a church institute seminar and noted no coercive controls while urging awareness of future limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam Blagen
Rom Ames
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Blagen
South Dakota
Iowa State University
Iowa
Jaws
Synod of the Presbyterian Church Conference
Cor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kosygin
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Willy Brandt
Center
Alexei Kosygin
Moscow
Brandt
West Germany
Thomas Connolly
New York City
James White
The
Jewelers Security Alliance
Connolly
Owl Eye
2Th Street
Biles Lass
Stephen Ford
Johnston
Tha
AMA
United Press International
Faith Senate
Safeguard
Vienna
Inelge
Aa Daily Record
Farm Ma Financial Tia Marion Massex Wada Society
Matta Sports
Balsa Television
Rigi
Jim Freeland
Rotary Club
East Side Kiwanis
Zero
Blage
Paul Ehrlich
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!