Talks on Pueblo release extend as Vance nears
Panmunjom talks between U S Rear Adm John Smith and Gen Park Choong kook last three hours, longest in eight days, amid hopes for dead crewman’s release and three wounded. Seoul seeks return of operational control of its 600000 man armed forces, while U S promises measures with North Korea. President Park’s life under threat and U S aid funds feature in broader tension.
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Seoul
Pueblo
U.S
Cyrus Vance
Panmunjom
John Smith
Park Choong-kook
South Korea
Vance
U.N. Command
Choi Kyuhah
Korea
Johnson
Park
White House
North Korea
Hawkeyes Beat Wolves 99 86 in Ann Arbor
Iowa's basketball team defeated Michigan in Ann Arbor by 99 to 86 this afternoon, securing a decisive victory. The game featured strong scoring from Iowa and steady defense against the Wolverines.
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Hawkeyes
Wolves
Ann Arbor
Iowa
Michigan
Parents jailed in death by own action of girl
In Phoenix, Joseph Ault and Dorothy Ault, aged 43 and 41, were arrested on involuntary manslaughter charges after their daughter Linda Marie Ault, 21, killed herself following their order to shoot her dog as punishment for spending the night with an air force officer. A coroner's jury ruled the death as death by own action. If convicted, the couple faces one to ten years in prison.
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Robert Corbin
Joseph Ault
Dorothy
Corbin
Aults
Linda Marie Ault
Arizona State University
Judy
Air Force
Williams
Ariz
Moise Berger
Berger
Linda
One Car Crash Claims Life of James M. Wilson
Cedar Rapids news reports that 18 year old James Mark Wilson of 1614 Texas avenue NE died early Saturday after being thrown from a rolling car that crashed beneath it in the southeast area. The driver was 15 year old Thomas D. Herberger of 2311 Bever avenue SE, with 17 year olds Alex F. George and John J. Gradeville as passengers. Police say the youths had been at a party on the southeast side and left together. another teen, James Leidigh, was dropped off at his home at 752 Carroll drive SE.
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James Mark Wilson
Texas Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
Wilson
Thomas D. Herberger
Bever Avenue
Alex F. George
Shady Oakscourt
John J. Gradeville
Vine Avenue
Herberger
James Leidigh
Carroll Drive
Freedom House
Guantanamo
Havana
Congo arrests on fund misdirection charges
Kinshasa Congo government says it ordered the arrest of the president and two directors of the nationalized mining company on charges of misdirecting funds. The action highlights tensions over the state run sector and control of mineral revenue amid ongoing political instability.
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Kinshasa, Congo
Congo
Scouts Camp Out In Downtown Cedar Rapids In Cold Night
Twin Rivers district Boy Scouts held an overnight campout in Greene Square park Cedar Rapids amid frigid three degree weather. Scouts from Solon and Cedar Rapids staged a live display aimed at public view but spectator turnout was sparse due to the bitter cold. Two dozen Scouts and seven adult advisors occupied about a dozen tents in the northeast corner of the park. Breakfast was prepared over a fire the following morning.
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C.R
Cedar Rapids
Solon
Greene Square
Gazette
Gazette Instruments
the Gazette
Twin Rivers District
Scouts
Joe Weber
Roundtable
Lawmakers to Vietnam Travel Curbed While Entertainers Go
The Pentagon said Congress members should postpone trips to Vietnam while entertainers may still travel to entertain U S troops. Rep Waldie delayed his trip at official request. Actor Sebastian Cabot was set to depart for Vietnam despite the restriction.
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Washington
Pentagon
Vietnam
Rep. Waldie
Dcalif
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Sebastian Cabot
San Francisco
Cuban refugees swim to Miami via Guantanamo route
Theodore Ediger reports that about 1,000 Cuban refugees weekly swim to the Guantanamo base to seek asylum, then fly to Miami as the asylum camp swells. Through Freedom House counts 180 so far this year, many travel with families, while intensified Castro patrols curb sea departures and the airlift ferries refugees to U.S. cities.
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Miami
U.S
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Freedom House
Antonio Isla
Guantanamo
Oelwein Marine Killed in Vietnam
Cpl. Nabor Tafolla 22 of Oelwein was killed Feb 6 in Vietnam on his second tour. He graduated from Oelwein High School in 1965 and enlisted that July. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Tafolla four brothers and two sisters. Funeral arrangements by Brant Funeral Home.
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Oelwein
Cpl
Nabor Tafolla
Vietnam
Joseph Tafolla
Tafolla
Gelwein High School
Frank
Clem
John
James
California
Sylvia
Ernestine
Brant Funeral Home
Five Yanks Executed by Reds in Hue
AP reports Hue fell to communists on January 31. At least five Americans are known to have been executed, four civilians and one soldier, with bodies recovered in separate sites. Two victims were mutilated. Names withheld by military authorities. Many civilians and personnel were in Hue. marines rescued most. Some civilians and military personnel were later accounted for or taken captive.
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Hue
Vietnam
Iwo
U.S
Raiders Back in Haiphong Area
U S planes raid Haiphong area breaking a month long bombing restraint as peace talks loom. Officials note Communist offensive began Jan 30 with Hue and Saigon seeing limited fighting while Hue hosts a convoy brought in by marines. IL28 bombers identified near Hanoi and Phuc Yen raid. Continued air activity signals cautious move toward possible peace talks.
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Saigon
U.S
Haiphong
Johnson
Rusk
Hue
Cat Bi
North Vietnam
Air Force
Phuc Yen
Hanoi
Cai Bi
Washington
Navy
Madrid
Warning by Council on Guard Call in New York City
The AFL-CIO City Central Labor Council threatened a general strike if Gov Rockefeller yields to Mayor Lindsay for National Guard help in the garbage strike. Rockefeller pressed a peaceful, costly solution while tensions rose between Republicans as New York battles piling refuse and fire hazards.
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New York
Afl-Cio City Central Labor Council
New York City
Rockefeller
Lindsay
National Guard
Nelson Rockefeller
France and Iraq Demand Israeli Evacuation of Occupied Lands
Paris and Baghdad stated there can be no Middle East crisis solution until Israel withdraws from lands occupied in last June's war.
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Paris
France
Iraq
Middle East
Israel
Chuckling Truth About Money and Birds in Trees
A light saying notes that even if money grew on trees, a few clever birds would still end up with most of it. The quip reflects on greed and fairness with a humorous twist.
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