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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1969
Page
2
Three Eastern Towans were killed in Christmas Eve auto crashes with two deaths in Linn County and one in Jackson County amid a pre Christmas snow storm that swept across Iowa.
A Govatville man Marold J. Green 1 died after a two vehicle collision on Sixth Street SW Cedar Rapids. His wife Marjorie A. Green 25 was listed in critical condition at Mercy Hospital. Vernon J. Back Swisher drove the other car and was hospitalized with minor injuries. The crash remains under investigation.
A Jackson county resident, Sandra Sue Klipping of Sabula, was killed in a head-on crash about four miles northeast of Preston. Her husband Terry Klipping and Diane Reistoffer, both of Jackson County, were injured. Klipping and Reistoffer were treated at Mercy hospital in Clinton in fair condition.
A head on collision on the Central City to Center Point road about 5 20 p m Wednesday killed Bernella Bouts 27 of Alburnett. Five others including two children were injured two cars involved two Linn county deputies reported. Gerald A Houts 27 of Alburnett was the driver of the other car.
In Paris, three of 93 children and five American wives met North Vietnamese officials seeking news of missing or captive husbands. Hanoi denounced the trip as anti Nixon propaganda while promising gradual news to families.
A turbulent report describes an eight hour raid with involvement by Perot and a Pathet Lao delegation. The piece covers strikes on Egypt targets and Laos relations, noting gifts and supplies, prisoner issues, and planned missions in Southeast Asia.
In his Christmas message from St. Peter's balcony the Pope calls for a prolonged Vietnam cease fire to allow genuine negotiations and reconciliation. He also seeks peace in Nigeria and the Middle East and denounces godless humanism. about 25 000 attend Masses in Rome.
In Rome the Pope urged hope and God guiding secular problems as allied and Viet Cong truces play out. In Saigon and Da Nang area fighting continues after a 24 hour cease fire with 9 enemy incidents reported. U S Marines clash with the enemy, and Americans note 2 wounded with Vietnamese losses.
Saigon AP reports U S battlefield deaths last week hit a three month low at 1 fewer than 40,000 total since the 1961 start. Wounded rose to 1 261,969, while South Vietnamese casualties remained higher. Allies claimed 4,007 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed last week.
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