Johnson proposes 2 million ton food aid for India
President Johnson told Congress he allocates 2 million tons of food grains to India for famine relief and urged a further 3 million tons if other countries match. He cautioned India may need about 10 million tons valued at $725 million from abroad this year to avert famine.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
India
U.S
House
Senate
Canada
Australia
Soviet Union
Louis Blair
St. Luke’s
Hospitals Up Rates an Average 9 Percent
Cedar Rapids hospitals Mercy and St. Luke's raised room rates by about nine percent, following wage hikes for most staff. The increases, effective Wednesday, reflect average new rates: Mercy wards 25.50 semi private 31.50 private 34.50. St. Luke's wards 25.00, semi private 30.00, private 34.00. Rates were last adjusted Oct. 1, 1966, and are tied to wage and hour rules increasing nurse pay and overall costs.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercy
St. Luke’s
Mercy and
St. Luke's
Jimmy Dorsey Band Bus Crash in Mansfield Ohio
Fifteen members of the Jimmy Dorsey band were shaken up when their chartered bus collided with a tractor trailer in Mansfield Ohio. Five bandsmen were injured and director Lee Castle suffered facial and head cuts.
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Jimmy Dorsey
Mansfield
Ohio
Lee Castle
PTA Council Seeks Better Sex Education in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids PTA council plans to petition the city board of education on Monday to improve sex education across all schools. Mrs. Walter Steggail said petitions from over half the city's public schools will be presented, urging inclusion of sex education in the curriculum. The effort aims for district wide consistency and greater emphasis, with committee chair Mrs. M. R. Peckosh noting PTA leaders will support but not dictate curriculum.
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Cedar Rapids
PTA
City Board of Education
Walter Steggail
M. R. Peckosh
Fiftieth Street NE
Morton Schiffer
Brooklyn Jewish Hospital
Lionel Harris
James Seley
Harris
New York City
Tam
Lio
Nel
Liania
Louisa
Talitha
Maddox and Johnson Meet for a “Fine and Pleasant Talk”
Governor Lester Maddox, noted segregationist, met with President Johnson in Washington for over an hour. They described the discussion as a fine and pleasant talk, marking a notable exchange between the two leaders.
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Maddox
President
Washington
Lester Maddox
Georgia
White House
Johnson
New Chicago Snow Panic Strains City Grocery Lines
A severe snowstorm hit Chicago bringing 4 to 8 inches of fresh accumulation and heavy traffic, triggering panic buying of milk meat and cereals while stores struggled to keep shelves stocked. Suburbs closed schools and plants as hazardous driving continued from the Midwest to upstate New York and Ohio.
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Flint
Mich
Lansing
Chi
May Not Have To Serve Czech Term
Washington reports Czech authorities informally stated Vladimir Kazan Komarek an American travel agent will be expelled from Czechoslovakia without serving the eight year prison term imposed Wednesday.
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Washington
UPI
Vladimir Kazan- Komarek
Czechoslovakia
Smooth Removal Job After 7 Inch Cedar Rapids Snow
Cedar Rapids public works crews used about 50 machines to clear 625 miles of streets after seven inches fell from about 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Public Improvements Commissioner Don Canney ordered plows at 1:15 p.m. as accumulation reached two inches and estimated about 1,000 miles driven. Some streets likely cleared twice. total completion uncertain.
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Cedar Rapids
Public Works Department
Public Improvements
Don Canney
Canney
Chuckle Continental guide to English cooking
Brief humorous note contrasts soup for cold days with beer for warm days. Mentions copyright 4. No additional context or names provided.
President Johnson Says Hanoi Has No Serious Peace Bid
President Johnson stated at a news conference that he is not aware of any serious effort by Hanoi to halt the Vietnam war. He reaffirmed U S willingness to discuss a settlement, while noting no indication from the other side of readiness to negotiate. He urged Senate ratification of a Russia consular treaty to protect American travelers and discussed potential steps if a signatory moves toward talks.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Hanoi
Vietnam
U. S
Senate
Russia
U.S
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
North Vietnam
Anoi
131 Yank Deaths in Last Week
SAIGON UPIs report shows American casualties in Vietnam reaching over 50,000 killed wounded and missing since six years of fighting. As of January 28 131 Americans were killed 822 wounded and 6 missing in action, adding to a total of 7 109 killed in action and 8 673 dead from non combat causes. NATO allied forces and South Vietnamese units engaged in the Iron Triangle north of Saigon fought guerrillas while airstrikes and a major Cedar Falls operation pummeled Viet Cong hideouts. South Korean troops near Nha Trang reported 45 Viet Cong killed as part of ongoing operations near Saigon.
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Saigon
UPI
Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Iron Triangle
U.S. Army 1St Infantry Division
Triangle
1St Division
Cedar Falls
U. S
Nha Trang
Doctor and wife slain near Sagineaw in home
Sag inaw Michigan AP report says Dr. A A Claytor 73 a noted physician and his wife in their 50s were found slain Thursday in their bedroom outside Sag inaw. Assistant Prosecutor Gerald Dent says both deaths were definitely murder with few details released. Claytor named Michigan doctor of the year in 1959 and a former U S commissioner to the Virgin Islands.
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Saginaw
Mich
A. A. Claytor
Gerald Dent
Claytor
Michigan
State Medical Society
U.S
Virgin Islands
Iowa license suspensions rise in 1967 report
The Iowa safety department revoked, suspended or canceled 18,643 drivers licenses last year, up 3,342 from 1965. It revoked 2,881 licenses, 2,086 for drunk driving, with total suspensions at 15,497, up 3,141 while cancellations fell from 348 to 265.
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Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press Assn
DES Moines
IDPA
Towa Safety Department
Black Hawk
Drunk driving revocations rise. speed and permit violations grow
Iowa records show 2,086 licenses revoked for drunken driving, up 60 from 1965, with Polk County leading at 89. Speeding violations increased from 2,196 in 1955 to 2,792 in 1966, and temporary permit violations surged by 3,069. Women accounted for 1,823 of 18,643 revocations.
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Polk County
Scott
Linn
Story
Dubuque
Johnson
Pottawattamle
Des Moines
Lee
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