Torrijos regains Panama power after guard loyalists back him
Brig. Gen. Gwar Torrijos returned to David and swiftly won the guard’s support, prompting arrests of coup leaders Ramiro Silvera and Amado Sanjur and the surrender of other garrisons. Ten people were killed as fighting erupted around headquarters. The National Council of Private Enterprise urged a civilian junta within six months and elections for a constituent assembly. The national assembly was dissolved and parties banned as Torrijos reassumed control.
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National Council of Private Enterprise
National Assembly
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Allies Relax Berlin Curbs for City Residents
Washington officials say the United States Britain and France proposed the Soviet Union make it easier for Berlin residents to move between the two parts of the divided city.
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Washington
U.S
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Berlin
Chuckle On Track Drivers Fail To Make The Grade
A quip filled note jokes about old track drivers who never die but can no longer meet the grade. The playful caption hints at aging motorists and humor around performance and progress.
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Conyright
Laird Says Draft Calls To Drop 10 Percent In 1970
Secretary of Defense Laird announced after Nixon’s troop withdrawal plan that draft calls would fall about 40 percent next year, cutting the 1970 draft to roughly 225,000 as U S forces shrink by 30,000. He noted Vietnamization cautions and said his February trip to Vietnam will assess enemy strength and security needs during Tet.
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Pacific Command
Pearl Harbor
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Photo aired in massacre investigation
A British veteran observer quoted in the Columbus Southeast Asia report describes armed women and children as part of a Viet Cong unit near My Lai. He cites a cautious view on peace and South Vietnam’s non communist state, while noting Nixon’s policy and ongoing war conduct.
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Vietnam
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Thompson
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Photo from My Lai base camp fuels Calley pretrial motions
An army officer from the Uth tnianity brigade at Fort Benning released a photo said to be from Viet Cong film captured near My Lai about two weeks before the March 16, 1968 raid by 1.5 army troops. The image appeared the day of a scheduled pretrial hearing for LT. William Calley, charged with the premeditated murder of 110 Vietnamese civilians. Judge Reid Kennedy, who will preside, had ordered witnesses not to discuss evidence outside court channels. Protests over media coverage threaten Calley's fair trial.
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City Taxes in C R School District Rise About 4 Mills
Cedar Rapids area residents face higher bills as Linn county supervisors set 1988 levies. The Cedar Rapids school district levy jumps from 63.226 to 68.152 mills, nearly five extra mills, while city levies fall from 42.955 to 40.868 mills. County basic levy rises slightly to 14.652 mills. Kirkwood Community College remains at 1.500 mills.
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Car Stolen Four Times in Cedar Rapids Drama
Don and Mrs. Keister of 16 Rapids Avenue SW endured four car thefts since November with the same vehicle. The fifth theft attempt occurred Monday when a youth was spotted by Mrs. Keister and chased after he jumped from the car, fleeing on foot. The rig had prior lock and ignition changes and was recovered with damaged frame and different plates. Police later connected the sixth attempt to a plan to make the horn sound if a key was used.
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Keisters
Des Moines
Jones Park
Kelsters
Mrs. Keister
Soviet Defense Budget Rises Slightly for 1970
Moscow announced a defense budget of 17.9 billion rubles for 1970, up 20 million from 1968. The rise marks the smallest increase in Soviet military spending since 1965, when the budget was cut. Official exchange places the ruble at $1.11.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
South Viet Nam Faces Heavier Losses in 10 Weeks
Saigon reports show South Vietnamese forces suffered 3,730 deaths in action over the last 10 weeks, four times U.S. casualties, with 17 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed Monday as allied troops, including Americans, clashed near the Cambodian border. Spokesmen noted increased communist infiltration, while President Thieu backs Nixon’s withdrawal plan as Vietnam steps up its own combat role. A Viet Cong bombing at a pro-American newspaper office wounded six.
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55 Indicted In Gambling Crackdown
Fifty five persons including a reputed Mafia boss were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges tied to interstate gambling in New Jersey. The cases accuse conspiracy to violate racketeering and extortion laws, using interstate phone lines to promote bookmaking, traveling across states to conduct gambling, and seeking raid information from law enforcement. FBI agents began rounding up suspects as the indictments were announced jointly by Attorney General Mitchell and FBI Director Hoover.
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Mitchell
Newark
FBI
Hoover
Samuel Riva de Cavalcante
la Cosa Nostra
Justice Department
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Lawrence A. Whipple
Internal Revenue Service
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IRS
Curfew Bans Whites from Black Chicago Areas
Chicago groups announce an unofficial curfew barring whites from Negro neighborhoods from 6 pm to 5 am in response to the Hampton and Clark killings. Leaders like Rev. C. T. Vivian defend the move, while others including Charles Chew and the ACLU condemn it as misdirected and unsupported by many in the community.
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Chicago
C. T. Vivian
Earl Daly
United Front of Black Community Organizations
Wo Illinois Black Panther Party
Fred Hampton
Mark Clark
Vivian
Anas
New Front
Coalition For United Community Action
Charles Chew
Hampton
American Civil Liberties Union
United Front
Jay A. Miller
ACLU
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Cedar Rapids library bond vote turnout lighter than past referendums
Voting was light in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday as residents cast ballots in the library bond referendum. By 2 p.m. 1,167 votes had been recorded across 27 precincts, about half of the 2 pm total in the August civic center referendum. The earlier election drew 1,474 votes and was not approved. a 60 percent yes threshold is needed for passage.
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Cedar Rapids
Work Library
Civic Center
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