Daley Praises Violence Study Amid Reservations
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley praised most of a federal violence study on the Democratic convention protests while criticizing a section calling the events a police riot. He noted some officers faced suspensions and possible dismissals as the report details ferocious clashes between police, National Guardsmen, and demonstrators in Chicago over five August nights.
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Washington
Chicago
Richard Daley
Daley
Lakeside
Cedar Rapids Price Index Rises 0.3 Percent
Cedar Rapids cost of living rose 0.3 percent to 114.7 for July through October, the smallest quarterly gain in 20 months. The national CPI rose 1.2 percent in the period, while local gains lag behind the national pace.
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Cedar Rapids
Dave Hammond
Iowa State University Extension
Your daughter grows up as she dresses slower and dials faster
A reflective line notes a girl maturing through changes in appearance and speed of communication, implying a shift in behavior and independence as she practices dressing deliberately and dialing quickly.
Prime Interest Rate Increased by Major Banks
New York banks moved the prime rate for top borrowers to 6 percent led by Chase Manhattan which raised from 6 and followed by Manufacturers Hanover Irving Chemical and First Pennsylvania banks. The rise reflects higher money market rates and continued strong credit demand.
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New York
UPI
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chase
Hanover Trust Co
Irving Trust Co
Chemical Bank of New York
Nixon taps Kissinger to lead national security planning
President elect Nixon announces Henry Kissinger will be assistant for national security affairs to overhaul White House security machinery and focus on preventing crises. He names Richard Allen as Kissinger's principal associate and says no cabinet decisions on secretary of state or defense yet.
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UPI
Richard Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Harvard University
Nixon
Richard Allen
Hoover Institution
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National Security Council
New York
White House
Germany
Harvard
Kissiiger
Ecutive
Vietnam
Allen
Walt Rostow
Johnson
McGeorge Bundy
Ford Foundation
Dr Andelman Introduced as Gazette Health Columnist
Dr. 8 L Andelman begins a health column titled For Better Health in the Cedar Rapids Gazette. He follows the late Dr. Joseph Molner as director of the Chicago board of health and serves on White House advisory boards on air pollution and aging. He trained at Northwestern and University of Michigan, practiced in Kentucky and Carbondale, and has a strong writing and teaching background.
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8. L. Andelman
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Joseph Molner
Chicago Board of Health
Andelman
White House
University of Michigan
Harlan County
Kentucky
Carbondale
Gazette
East Germany Declares December Solidarity Month
East Germany launched a campaign to raise 100 million marks about 7 million dollars to aid North Vietnam. The campaign aims to collect supplies for the Hanoi regime during solidarity month announced in Berlin.
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Berlin
East Germany
North Vietnam
Hanoi
South Vietnamese to observe 24 hour Christmas truce
The government under President Nguyen Van Thieu announced a 24 hour Christmas truce from 6 p.m. Saigon time December 24 to 6 p.m. December 25 for humanitarian reasons. The truce applies only to Christmas and not to New Year or Tet.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Reports Hint Russian Advisers Seen Around Da Nang
UPI notes U S intelligence sources say marines have evidence that Russian troops may be advising North Vietnamese units near Da Nang Vietnam A farmer who was captured and later released described four blond men in green uniforms with hammer and sickle insignia suggesting Russian involvement No confirmations of Russian troops have been made though similar reports of Chinese officers exist. The farmer said the men watched for American aircraft with binoculars.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
UPI
U.S
Here
South Vietnam
Rampage by Students in New York Schools
Hundreds of shouting students angered by a 45 minute daily increase in the school day during a teacher strike settlement ransacked high schools. A teacher was hospitalized after a chair strike. windows were broken in Brooklyn areas and subway cars. arrests followed as police pursued rampaging groups.
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New York
Transit Authority
Brooklyn
Flatbush Avenue
Board of Education
Prospect Heights High School
San Francisco College Reopens After Student Demonstrations
Acting SF State president S I Hayakawa says classes mostly resume as two students detained over a sound truck protest. Police maintain order across campus as students return to study after a shutdown since November 6.
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San Francisco
S. I. Hayakawa
George Murray
State College
Talks Near Start for Expanded Vietnam Parley
In Paris US and North Vietnamese delegates met to set procedures for the expanded peace talks. No date for opening was set, but talks should begin after a Saigon delegation arrives. U S and Hanoi clashed over bombing and DMZ actions amid the preconference discussions.
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Paris
Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
Johnson
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Ha van Lau
Cyrus Vance
United States
U.S. Mexican Chiefs To Meet On December 13
Mexico City AP reports President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz and President Johnson will meet in El Paso on December 13 to inaugurate new Rio Grande channel works named for former Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Mateos. The meeting will occur on U.S. soil with a schedule to follow.
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Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Mexico
Johnson
United States
el Paso
Antonio Carrillo Flores
Rio Grande
Ciudad Juarez
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Carrillo Flores
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