City Council Targets New Plan to End Cedar Rapids Bus Franchise
The Cedar Rapids city council first read an ordinance to terminate Cedar Rapids City Lines Inc bus service. Mayor Johnson said a second and third reading will follow next Wednesday, aiming to attract a new operator by ending the current franchise due to prolonged service gaps and a stalled settlement with the union.
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Johnson
Dean Wagner
Cedar Rapids
Wagner
Thant to Stay as U N Secretary General
The UN Security Council unanimously recommended another full term for U Thant as secretary general. Thant accepted and warned of global disturbances while urging continued focus on Vietnam peace talks and UN finances. The General Assembly was to ratify the decision, with a formal vote set for 5 p.m. EST.
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Security Council
U Thant
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Thant
U.S
Arthur Goldberg
Vietnam
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Motor hotel floor collapses injuring none. 258 evacuated
In New Orleans the Governor House luxury motor hotel suffered a partial interior collapse on two floors. An estimated $500,000 in damage prompted evacuation of 258 guests, with one minor injury reported. Fire officials drained a rooftop pool to reduce weight as workers attempted to free University of Southwestern Louisiana students trapped by a stuck door.
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Governor House ‘Motor Hotel
William Williams
Midge Sallee
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Frank Robin
Canal and
Claiborne Streets
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Worthington Named Iowa Insurance Chief Successor
Des Moines AP reports William E. Timmons resigns as Iowa insurance commissioner effective Jan 2. State Auditor Lorne R. Worthington will succeed him, with Gov. Harold Hughes announcing the transition. Timmons, 42, a Dubuque attorney, was appointed in 1959 and reappointed in 1963. Worthington, a Democrat and former Iowa House member, will serve the remainder of the term and a full four-year term starting July 1.
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Harold Hughes
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Dubuque
Herschel Loveless
Hughes
Canal Street
W. H. Nash
Atlanta
Iowa Senate
Loveless
Iowa House of Representatives
Spokkane
Wash
University of Iowa
Graceland College
Lajmont
U S Jets Raid Areas Near Hanoi In Closest Advance
U S bombers hit a Ha Gia oil depot and Van Dien vehicle depot near Hanoi as 50 to 70 Phantom and Thunderchief aircraft joined the strike. No U S losses reported. The operation followed a broader Saigon west sweep against a Viet Cong battalion of about 400 men.
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Ha Gia
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Iowa Traffic Toll Near Record High
The Iowa traffic toll climbed to 848 on Friday, four short of the 851 fatality peak set in 1964. The state safety department toll stood at 820, up from 721 the prior year, with private roadways excluded.
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Towa
Associated Press
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Pan Am Strike Threat Deferred After Negotiation Progress
New York AP report says the Transport Workers union agreed to a one hour postponement of a threatened strike that would ground Pan American World Airways. A union leader cited progress in contract talks as the reason for extending the deadline set at noon. 13,000 workers would have walked off.
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Transport Workers Unions
Pan American World Airways
Nurses Quit as 20 Percent Pay Boost Granted in Youngstown
In Youngstown Ohio the Youngstown Hospital Association gave nurses who stayed a 20 percent wage increase over two years plus 3.6 percent per year of service up to four years. About 350 general duty nurses resigned Thursday causing reduced staffing at North Side and South Side hospitals. Elective surgery was curtailed and only emergency care was kept, with 421 patients admitted Friday in a 790 bed system.
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Youngstown Hospital Association
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South Side
Youngstown
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Trumbull Memorial Hospital
Warren
Ohio State Nurses Association
Youngs- Lown
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Wau‘kon
Fayette
Oclwein
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
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Weather Bureau
Unoccupied Apartments Destroyed at Coralville
Fire at mid morning Friday destroyed a 6 unit unoccupied building under construction in West Hampton Village Coralville. Flames spread in the attic. cause undetermined. Loss estimated over 100000. Building to be torn down and rebuilt next week. Fire crews from Coralville Iowa City Tiffin and North Liberty responded.
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West Hampton Village
Indianapolis
Ind
Iowa City
Tiffin
North Liberty
Family Forlorn Sentence Is Out
Bruno Pepe 31 of Wilmington Delaware was released from the Lewisburg federal penitentiary after serving less than three months of a 12‑month sentence for evading taxes on gambling income. A judge ruled his family could not live without him and reduced the sentence citing family hardship and testimony from his wife and a psychiatrist.
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Bruno Pepe
Wilmington
Del
Pepe
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary
U.S
Caleb
James Flagherty
Pene
Last Aranson Quint Is Dead
The last of the Aranson quintuplet girls, born last Saturday two and a half months prematurely, died Friday in Pittsburgh.
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Aranson Quint
Pittsburgh
UPL
Soviet Shot 32 Objects in Orbit
A Soviet rocket launched on November 2 placed 32 objects in orbit and a NASA survey reported 12 remained circling Earth in mid November.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Chuckle Advice for Parents About Kids’ Style
Humorous column advises parents how to tell genders by appearance noting pants and long hair as changes. Vague tips focus on observable cues and social expectations, framed in lighthearted tone.
Snowward Fury Hits Mayville New York In 42 Inch Dump
Raging snow squalls blast western New York burying areas under 42 inches in Mayville on the northern lip of Chautauqua Lake. Schools close and roads block as Norbert Schulz of the Buffalo Evening News trudges miles to seek refuge in a diner.
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N.Y
New York
Chautauqua Lake
Sheriff's Office
Norbert Schulz
Buffalo Evening News
Sehule
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