U S and Soviet Open New SALT Talks in Geneva
U S Ambassador at large U Alexis Johnson and Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Semenov began center stage talks on a new treaty to limit offensive nuclear weapons. They set the negotiating schedule building on the Vladivostok pact restricting ICBMs missiles and heavy bombers to 2400 and MIRV limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
U.S
U. Alexis Johnson
Vladimir Semenov
Vladivostok
Ford
Leonid Brezhnev
Amish Miller Faces License Fight Over Slaughtering
Jonas D Miller an Amish farmer north of Kalona was ordered by Iowa's agriculture department to stop slaughtering livestock for neighbors until licensed. The dairy ruled operation may not meet electrical freezing requirements, a conflict with Amish beliefs. Miller's attorney hopes to resolve the licensing issue with regulators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Agriculture Department
Jonas D. Miller
Kalona
Miller
Larry Griffiths
Agriculture Department
Jim Harlan
Department
Iowa
Richard Turner
Turner
Roosevelt Hotel's Silence Signals a Definite Farewell
Desolate meeting rooms and empty breakfast tables mark the Roosevelt’s closing on January 19 as the 47 year old landmark nears transformation. Local businessmen recount lost routines of daily lunches, Kiwanis breakfasts, and long established social groups once anchored at the hotel.
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Roosevelt Hotel
Roosevelt
Sutherland Cook
Grant Wood
Horse Buyers
Cleo Fahrney
King’s Builders Material
Nate Cohn
Bud Jensen
Ernest Pence
Dudley Taylor
Cedar Rapids Executives Club
Fahrney
Kiwanis
Fire Halts Downtown Mt. Vernon Block Fire
A downtown Mt. Vernon blaze Saturday destroyed half a city block of commercial buildings including the dentist's office of Dr. W. C. Harrison American Legion hall a beauty shop the Strand theater and Busenbark Real Estate Co. A Lisbon firefighter Bernard Tiedemann was injured treated for a strained knee and released. Fire officials said the fire began in the dentist's office and residents reported the first alarm shortly before 2 p.m. Fire crews cleared by 8 p.m. with ruins watched overnight.
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MT. Vernon
Lisbon
Bernard Tiedemann
Cedar Rapids
W.C. Harrison
First Street
Roger Reyhons
Reyhons
American Legion Hall
Strand Theater
Chez Ronald’s
Busenbark Real Estate Co
City Hall
Young Viets Rebel Against Saigon Order
Scores of Hoa Hao guards mostly teens rebelled in the Mekong delta against a government order to disband. They blocked a five mile highway near Phong Phu, arrested leaders’ supporters, and forced traffic to stop while authorities detained guards in Duc Thinh.
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Saigon
Hoa Hao
Mekong Delta
Associated Press
Huynh Minh Trinh
Phong Phu
A Boy Contemplates Heaven After Starry Night
A young boy gazes at the sky and muses that heaven looks beautiful below, imagining the other side's beauty with childlike wonder.
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Washington
Air Force
Italy
Southampton
Bermuda
Oswald Jacoby
Gazette
John McIvor
Chez Ronald
Des Moines
Harlan
Church
By Dale Kueter
Pony Buyers
John Hoover
J. K. Hoover, Inc
Country Club
The
Elks
the Roosevelt
Montrose
Bill Lavelette
Bob Hess
Young Viets
Phnom Penh
Congress
Cambodia
Boston
Interior Ministry
Mechanicsville
West Bertram
Springville
Marion
Solon
Anamosa
Brown Township
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