Iowa to seek flexibility on probationed schools
Iowa state officials stated they will ask the legislature for leeway to waive certain course requirements after the state board placed 26 public and 18 private schools on probation for not meeting standards. Superintendent Paul F. Johnston said waivers may help public and private schools facing penalties tied to a 1965 law.
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Iowa
Paul F. Johnston
Public Instruction
State Department of Public Instruction
State Board of Public Instruction
Johnston
Lester Menke
Calumet
Slight Warming Expected Across Iowa This Weekend
Temperatures in Fayette fell to 2 below zero while Cedar Rapids stood at 9 at noon after a frigid night. Forecasters predict a slight warming trend Sunday with highs in the 20s and diminishing northwest winds. Skies should be clear with little precipitation chance.
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Iowa News
Fayette
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Weather Bureau
Dayan Seeks Stronger US Arab Ties Amid Nixon Talks
Israeli defense minister Moshe Dayan said he would welcome stronger U S ties with Arab nations to counter Soviet influence. He commented on William Scranton's Middle East mission, noting Dayan hopes U S influence grow but not at Israel's expense. Dayan spoke after brief meetings with President-elect Nixon.
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Moshe Dayan
Nixon
U.S
Dayan
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Middle East
Israel
Scranton
U.S. F
Pravda Links NATO Strike Force to European Security Threat
Moscow report says a proposed NATO naval strike force threatens European security. The article frames the plan as a danger to regional stability and warns of escalating tensions.
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Moscow
Pravda
Goof Lands Children In N Y Not Dakota
Three Miner children stranded at Watertown New York airport after Iberian Airlines misrouted them to Watertown South Dakota. Mohawk Airlines manager John Lennox arranged the fix contacting grandparents and escorting the kids home for the night before resuming travel toward South Dakota.
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Goof
N.Y
Dakota
Watertown
J. D. Mauer
S.D
Iberian Airlines
Spain
Madrid
John Lennox
Mohawk Airlines
South Dakota
Lennox
No Charges Brought in Teen Vice Investigation
Linn county grand jury in Cedar Rapids found the juvenile vice case based mainly on hearsay and returned no charges. The jury urged continued work by the county attorney and police as minors’ narcotics and liquor abuse appear to be on the rise. Jurors listed foreman Loretta Houlahan and others from Central City Mt. Vernon and Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Grand Jury
William Faches
Immaculate .Conception Church
Charles Jones
Loretta Houlahan
Foreman
Coggan
Clarence Bugg
Ed Ferreter
Central City
Gladys "Holland
Viola
Gordon M. Neal
Mt.Vernon
George O’connell
Russell Shedenheim
Plane Crash Off Venezuela Leaves 51 Dead
Caracas AP reports an airliner crashed into the sea with 51 fatalities. A crash investigator’s source says the aircraft exploded on impact with the water after witnesses noted a blast before the dive. Thirty bodies were recovered Friday as the search continued Saturday.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Scientists to place seismographs in Sagami Bay
Tokyo scientists plan to install seismographs on the seabed in Sagami Bay to study undersea tremors for possible early earthquake warning.
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Tokyo
Sagami Bay
Acquittal for Land Claims Leader Tijerina
Reies Lopez Tijerina, 42, militia figure in land grant claims, is acquitted of charges tied to violence at Tierra Amarilla courthouse. DA Alfonso Sanchez awaits decisions on seven related counts and possible trials for nine followers.
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N.M
Reies Lopez Tijerina
Alfonso Sanchez
Tijerina
Tierra Amarilla
Sanchez
Interstate designation approved for Cedar Rapids to Waterloo
Congressman Culver announced that the 74.3 mile Cedar Rapids to Waterloo highway will become part of the interstate system with a 90 percent federal share. The project costs about 123.9 million dollars, and planning for final design is set to start early in 1969.
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John C. Culver
U. S. Secretary of Transportation
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Congress
Culver
Canney
Don B. Salyer
Curfew Imposed on U S Troops in Saigon as Raids Escalate
Saigon authorities impose 7 p.m to 6 a.m curfew for American personnel amid fears of a winter offensive. U S B 52 bombers pound invasion routes and rivers near Saigon. 2 sailors killed 14 wounded in four river attacks. The 25th Division reports 22 enemy killed in a seven hour battle with 6 U S dead and 14 wounded.
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Saigon
U. S
Capital Military District
Ieee
Strategic Air Command
Okinawa
Guam
Thailand
U. S. Navy
Cambodia
U.S. Army
Deadly beans found glued to nursery school decorations
Police in Lansing seek hundreds of poisonous seeds after a teacher gave them to children to glue on ornaments. The beans, sold locally for years, can be deadly if swallowed and resemble the Sears recall linked to jewelry pins.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Calvin Glassford
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Sears
Richard Dragomer
Iowa City Woman Perishes in Fire
Mrs. Helen Lemme of 603 South Capitol Iowa City died when fire swept through her house early Saturday. The building housed an apartment once a store owned by the Lemmes and an adjoining home occupied by Mrs. Lemme. James Alexander escaped unharmed and had awoken to smoke at 5 15 a.m. Alexander alerted the fire department which controlled the blaze within an hour. The dining area suffered heavy smoke and fire damage. The cause remained under investigation.
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Iowa City
Helen Lemme
South Capitol
Lemme’s
Lemme
James Alexander
Alexander
Constantine Stripped of Command in Greek Edict
In Athens a royal decree stripped King Constantine of control over Greece's armed forces. The move comes on the anniversary of his flight abroad after his failed coup to unseat the military regime.
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Athens
Constantine
Greece
Ruling on Pay TV Arouses Mixed Reactions Across DC
FCC to ease CATV rules while allowing limited pay TV after hearings. Industry leaders criticize aims to curb expansion and ownership, while supporters hail the move as progress for public access and entertainment. Deliberations include restrictions on live sports and first run movies for two years.
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Washington
Frederick Ford
National Cable Television Association
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
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