Greece to Free 2600 Political Prisoners After Coup
Athens reports the Greek military regime granted amnesty to 2600 political opponents jailed since the 1967 coup. A referendum on a new constitution is planned for April 21 with elections unclear. The move targets unity and anti communist aims as international pressure grows.
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Britain
Mrs. Murray Dies at 93 in Des Moines Home
Cedar Rapids Mrs. Frederick G. Murray age 93 longtime local resident and 1947 Iowa Mother of the Year died at 4 30 a m at Calvin Manor in Des Moines where she had lived the last year with her husband Her last words to family were Merry Christmas Services set for 1 30 Tuesday at Turner chapel east with burial in Linwood cemetery Dr Allen S Van Cleve and Dr Joseph E McCabe officiating She authored books and helped found a Cedar Rapids education and church leadership legacy including Coe College ties and a scholarship backed by the Murrays.
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Cedar Rapids
Calvin Manor
Des Moines
Turner Chapel East
Allen 5. van Cleve
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Joseph E. McCabe
College
Linwood Cemetery
Murray
Ames
B. Avenue NE
Iowa
Tama
Tranquility
Hawaii
Islands
Janette Stevenson
Traer
Tama County
Coe College
Coe
Three Vehicle Crash Kills Elberon Man Everett Wayman
Everett Wayman 64 of Elberon died in a three vehicle crash on Highway 21 a mile north of town. The pickup driver was crushed in the cab, while Clifford Reed and Ernest Dvorak were injured. Dvorak’s granddaughter Mareia Owens rode with him. Investigators continued at scene as responders aided victims. Wayman’s services will be Wednesday at 1 30 p.m. at the Methodist church.
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Everett Wayman
Elberon i
Highway 21
Clifford Henry Reed
Ernest F. Dvorak
Mareia Owens
Willard Owens
Cedar Rapids
Reed
Dvorak
St. Luke’s Hospital
Wayne, Martin
Traet
Tama County
Romney Holds Talks With Jordan Leaders on Middle East Deadlock
Governor Romney of Michigan met with King Hussein and Prime Minister Talhoani in Amman on Saturday to discuss the Middle East crisis and Jordan's postwar challenges.
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Romney
Michigan
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Talhoani
Middle East
Israel
Pope Urges New Moral Order for World Peace
Vatican broadcast of Pope Paul VI Christmas message calls for a new interior moral order as the path to peace. He links peace to personal faith and interior serenity, urging world leaders to pursue forgiveness and avoid armageddon, while ignoring Vietnam in this address.
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Vietnam
College of Cardinals
U.S
Tama County Voters Rejected $1.09 Million Courthouse Bond
Tama County voters rejected a $1,090,000 bond issue to build a new courthouse in Toledo. The tally was 1,270 yes versus 1,222 no with only eight of 25 precincts favorable and a light turnout. all Toledo wards supported it while Tama wards opposed. The current courthouse is 102 years old.
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Tama County
Tama
Italian Cardinal Pacini Dies at 79 in Rome
Alfredo Cardinal Pacini 79 Italian member of the Vatican Curia died Saturday in Rome. He served in the Holy See and was part of the Vatican’s governing body.
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Alfredo Cardinal Pacini
Vatican Curia
James C Miller Dies in Highway 218 Crash
James C. Miller 22 of Cedar Rapids died from injuries after a two car crash on Highway 218 eight miles southeast of Osage. His companion Gregory Schmidt 23 escaped injury. Driver Lewis Rawn 61 of Lyle Minn had only minor injuries. Miller and Schmidt worked at Collins Radio Co and were en route to Minnesota for the holidays.
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Cedar Rapids
Highway 218
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iColling Radio Co
Minnesota
Lewis Rawn
Lyle, Minn
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Rawn
Osakis
Minn
Alexandria
Christmas Card to County Board President Sent With No Address
A Christmas card addressed to President, County Board in Chicago was sent without street address city state or zip code. The sender was Howard McGee Chicago postmaster.
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Chicago
Richard Ogilvie
Howard McGee
Five States In West Hit By Blackout
A widespread power outage affected five Western states from eastern Oregon to western Wyoming. Areas including southern Idaho, most of Utah, eastern Oregon, western Wyoming, and southwestern Montana lost power after a 230 000 volt line near Boise failed. Hospitals switched to emergency power and police radio systems were briefly disrupted.
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Montana
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Cedar City
la Grande
Ore
Three East Iowans Killed in Viet Nam
Three East Iowa young men died in Vietnam. Marine Cpl. Carroll Koehner, 19, of Volga, was killed Thursday. Marine Pfc. Terry Roberts, near Tama, died Wednesday. Marine Pfc. Richard J. Payne, of Quasqueton, killed Wednesday. Koehner enlisted in 1966 and graduated Elkader High School that year. Survivors include his father.
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Vietnam
William Kelly
Volga
Cpl
Carrol Koehner
Pfc
Terry Roberts
Una Roberts
Mesquakie
Tama
Pic
Richard J. Payne
Adelai Payne
Quasqueton
Quang Nam
Pic. Keebner
Elkader High School
Bethlehem Christmas Fears Red Tape Thwarts Pilgrims
Bethlehem, Israeli-ruled, faced a quiet Christmas as weather and stringent controls deter visitors. Officials hoped up to 20,000 pilgrims would arrive for midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity, but few showed amid pass requirements and restricted traffic.
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Jordan
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Elias Bandak
Jemal Salman
Salman
Jesus
Amman
Israel
America
Europe
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Tel Aviv
Palace Hotel
Church of the Nativity
Pittsburgh
Johnson Meets Pope in Vatican on Vietnam Peace Talk
President Johnson arrives in Vatican City for a Vietnam conference with Pope Paul VI as protests erupt in Rome. Security, traffic jams, and demonstrators mark the high profile visit amid Johnson’s transcontinental trip ending near Christmas. He then travels to Karachi and meets Ayub Khan before addressing U.S. troops at Cam Ranh Bay.
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Rome
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Saragat
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Karachi
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Rawalpindi
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Chuckle: Value Shifts Dim Yet Pockets Still Pout
A humorous note on inflation and consumer prices contrasts today with a decade ago. The punchline centers on the penny you place in the scale at the corner drugstore, signaling rising costs and stubborn value.
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