Medicare Premium Rises to Five Thirty July First
Washington AP reports the Medicare Medical Insurance premium will rise from 4.00 to 5.30 dollars starting July 1. Secretary Finch cites insufficient funds and reserves as the reason, noting half the increase covers current operations and the rest funds expected rises in physician fees, service use, deductibles, and contingencies. The move draws criticism from the American Patients Assn., which calls it inflationary and fiscally irresponsible.
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Washington
Finch
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Special
Nixon
Congress
Fincht
American Patients Assn
Theodore Cron
Association
Battle biggest US clash since mid November near Cambodia
U S forces fought their largest single battle in six weeks near the Cambodian border, with jet bombers, helicopters, tanks and APCs used. Authorities counted at least 79 North Vietnamese dead and four bunkers destroyed after an eight hour engagement. US losses were one killed and one wounded.
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Saigon
U. S
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Biase
Blowing Snow Crosses Iowa Sparked Wide Travel Warnings
Snow spreads east across Iowa prompting weather bureau travel warnings. West to east accumulation expected 2 to 4 metres by Saturday night with blowing and drifting. Fire at a central Indenpendence building caused extensive damage. losses include fresh produce and groceries. Separate note: Bangkok will require 15 day visa for American tourists from Jan 1.
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Associated Press
Jowg
The
Weather Bureau
Independence
Webster City
Peti
Boone
Williams
Ogden
Newton
West Central Highs Dependence Wholesale Co
Tina
Kenneth Downs
Bangkok
Thailand
Temperature Drops Across Iowa With Lows From Nine Below To Teens
Weather reports show Cedar Rapids at two below and Mason City at one below with Cedar Rapids airport reading two below. Garette instruments read four below while Oelwein and Decorah hit five below, West Union four below, and Elkader three below. East tonight will be warmer, lows near ten in the far north to the teens in the rest. Sunday highs are forecast 15 to 25 degrees with little change.
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Waterlow
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Garette
Oelwein
Decorah
West Union
Elkader
Agnew Seeks Self-Sufficiency Talk With Asia
Vice President Agnew urged Asian nations to pursue economic balance and self sufficiency while vowing U S treaty commitments remain firm during his Pacific tour He spoke in Hawaii before heading to Guam and the Philippines for President Marcos inauguration briefing by Adm John McCain and Lt Gen Michael Davidson preceded his departure from Washington
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Guam
Philippines
Ferdinand Marcos
John McCain
U.S
Pacific
Michael Davidson
Agnew
Accused Sarge Says He Saw No Massacre
Washington AP report says Sxl. David Mitchell, 29, of St Francisville Louisiana, testifies at a Pentagon special board denying involvement in the My Lai massacre. Mitchell faces 30 counts of assault with intent to commit murder while his platoon commander Lt. William Calley is charged with murder of 109 civilians. Eight others under investigation. The board plans on-site questioning in Vietnam with Gen. William Peers leading the inquiry.
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Washington
Sxl
David Mittchell
My Lai March
Calley
Brown
Army Board of Investigators
William Peers
Vietnam
Peers
Rober MacCrale
New York
Chuckle on gourmet invite sparks wine question
A witty quip notes a gourmet is someone invited for wine and song yet asks what wine to bring. The line plays on expectations of refinement and curiosity, highlighting humor in social dining.
Sunday survey on Cedar Rapids drunk problem and Mormon trek
Three part Gazette series begins with Drunks in Cedar Rapids by Pat Bourke detailing arrests and police views. Norma Langford covers the Mormon handcart expedition across Iowa and a photo feature on Christmas dinner prep at the town reformatory teen.
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Gazelle
Pat Bourke
Cedar Mapies
Norma Langford
Iowa
Czechoslovak Tourists In Sweden Face Mass Defection
In Stockholm the first Czech group to visit the West in a month arrived for Christmas, and 74 of 96 members chose not to return home. Police said 52 have applied for political asylum, 22 remain in hiding, and a swollen exodus seen after the Soviet invasion mirrors Prague’s crackdown on reformers.
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Stockholm
UPI
Sweden
Prague
West
Alexander Dubeck
Czechoslovakia
Social Welfare Authority
Birthday Song On Hijacked Flight Returns To Miami
Twenty eight passengers celebrate Linda Brennan's 21st birthday aboard a United Airlines jet hijacked from LaGuardia to Havana. The gun-waving captor released them and the plane lands in Miami after ten minutes of terror.
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Miami
Rew
Havana
Linda Brennan
United Air Lines
New York
LaGuardia
Hijacked Jet Flight From Miami To Havana In Cuba
A United Airlines jet carrying 23 passengers and 2 crew was hijacked en route from New York to Chicago, diverted to Havana, then returned to Miami. Passengers described the hijacker as tall, well educated, and calm claiming Cuban origin, while authorities noted a first class passenger identified as M. Martinez left behind.
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Jim Howard
Chicago
Miami
New York
Havana
M. Martinez
Harold Steinman
Tampo
Ansis Valens
Sharon Brodak
St. Louis
Ammo Ship Badger State Abandoned After Explosion
A U S plane and Greek freighter searched the tormented 459 foot Badger State 1500 miles northwest of Hawaii after an aft section explosion tore a hole and a fire started in the hold. Fourteen crewmen rescued, several missing most likely Washington state. Severe seas 20 ft and 40 knot winds hampered salvage efforts as liferafts and flares failed to locate men at night.
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Pearl Harbor
APS
U.S
Badger State
mid-Pacific
Vietnam
Badger
Hawaii
Washington State
Air Force
Airforce
Honolus
Child Left on Freeway Finds New Foster Parents
Jody Lansdown, five, who was abandoned on a freeway near Bakersfield last October, has been placed in a foster home with two understanding foster parents and siblings. Her mother and Ronald Fouquet, the children's alleged father, remain jailed awaiting trial for abandonment. Authorities seek another missing Fouquet child, Jeffrey, eight.
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Bakersfield
Calif
UPI
Jody Lansdown
Jeff
Kern County Welfare Department
Jody
Ronald Fouquet
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