Prague uneasy over Kiev talks secrecy and shifts
Prague reacts with unease to a two day Soviet Czech summit in Kiev. The Communique spoke of cordial atmosphere and cooperation while offering no full unity of views. Dubcek allies and censorship concerns spurred protests from journalists and cultural groups. Brezhnev and Kosygin led the Soviet delegation as Prague fears Dubcek isolation.
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Prague
Ukraine
Alexander Dubcek
Kiev
Moscow
Kremlin
Communist Party
Dubcek
Czechoslovakia
Leonid Brezhnev
Alexei Kosygin
Ludvik Svoboda
Oldrich Cernik
Gustav Husak
Slovak Communist Party
Lubomir Strougal
Regents Seek 64 Million Dollar University Budget Hike
Iowa regents seek a 647 million annual increase in general fund expenditures for the three state universities with an estimated total fall enrollment of 51,406, up from 46,365, as Gov elect Ray receives the request and schedules a future assembly review. The plan would raise the regents budget to 163.5 million per year for the next biennium.
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DES Moines
UPI
Owa Board of Regents
Robert D. Ray
General Fund
Regents
Ray
General Assembly
University of Iowa
Iowa State
University of Northern Iowa
Iowa Braille and Sight-Saving School
Vinton
Iowa School For the Deaf
Council Bluffs
State Sanatorium
Stanley Redeker
Boone
J. W. Maucker
Maucker
Yule Bonus for Employees Who Quit Smoking
Ebasco Industries in Shrewsbury New Jersey will pay 3900 in Christmas bonuses to 33 employees who have voluntary quit smoking. Each receiving 10 monthly dollars. the plan follows a suggestion by senior vice president Alex McClendon. The firm argues the program saves sick leave and boosts productivity.
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Shrewsbury
N.J
UPI
Ebasco Industries
Alex McClendon
Ky in Paris as North Viet blasts Saigon foe
North Vietnam spokesman in Paris lashes at Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky calling him a puppet and Hitler devotee. U.S. and Saigon teams plan strategy sessions with Ambassadors Harriman and Vance versus Pham Dang Lam and Bui Diem as expanded talks loom.
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Paris
North Vietnam
Nguyen Cac
United States
Hitler
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Cyrus Vance
Pham Dang Lam
Bui Diem
Washington
Saigon
Hanoi
Bui Nhan
South Vietnam
Chuckle on Estimating Living Costs
A humorous note claims a simple method to estimate cost of living by adding 29 percent to one’s income. The quip satirizes how expenses rise faster than earnings, highlighting commentary on inflation.
Nixon to unveil 12 cabinet picks Wednesday night in Washington
President elect Richard Nixon has chosen 12 cabinet members and will announce them at 9 p.m. CST Wednesday at the Shoreham hotel in Washington. Ronald Ziegler said the event could include other top appointments with nationwide TV coverage planned.
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New York
UPI
Richard Nixon
Washington
Ronald Ziegler
Nixon
Shoreham Hotel
Ziegler
Melvin Laird
Wisconsin
Defense
Laird
Winton Blount
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Blount
Montgomery
Alabama
New Orleans
Chamber of Commerce
Court Won't Block Shaw Trial for Kennedy Conspiracy
The U S Supreme Court refused to halt the Louisiana trial of New Orleans businessman Clay Shaw on Kennedy assassination conspiracy charges. The decision clears the way for New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison to proceed with Shaw's trial as Shaw appeals possible further review after the trial.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Louisiana
New Orleans
Clay Shaw
Kennedy
Shaw
Jim Garrison
Garrison
Warren
Earl Warren
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
Oswald
David Ferrie
L Oswald
Jack Ruby
Laird Named Defense Chief in Nixon Cabinet Shock
The Wisconsin congressman Melvin R. Laird agreed to leave the House after 16 years to become secretary of defense in Nixon's administration. He aims to push for a rapid Vietnam War settlement and shape foreign military policy as a key cabinet figure.
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Shriver
Kennedys
Paris
Peace Corps
Washington
Nixon
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
Laird
Congress
Pentagon
House
Henry Jackson
Jackson
Senate
Bus Bandit Hold Up On Omaha to Iowa City Run
A Greyhound bus was robbed near Tiffin by two gunmen aided by a third. They took about $1,500 and valuables from passengers during a 10 minute ordeal. An 18 year old Cedar Rapids passenger and other riders described the incident as FBI and Iowa investigators joined Johnson County deputies in the case.
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The
Omaha World Herald
Nixon
Sargent Shriver
U.S
France
Shriver
Tiffin
Charles Armstrong
Richard
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
Iowa City
Armstrong
Oregon
Des Moines
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Johnson County
Meade River clash ends as 862 enemy killed
U S Marines finish Meade River operation south of Da Nang with at least 862 North Vietnamese dead after a 20 day cordon. Casualties total 95 killed and 504 wounded for Marines. up to 1 000 NVA losses expected when final tallies are completed.
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National Liberation Front
U.S
Saigon
da Nang
Meade River
38Th
Dien Ban
Vietnam
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Federal Reserve Board
Daniel Moynihan
Housing and Urban Development
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Clifford Hardin
University of Nebraska
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