Venezuelan freighter seized by FALN terrorists in Caribbean
U S navy planes sighted the hijacked Venezuelan freighter Anzoategui about 200 miles south of the Dominican Republic. The ship, seized Tuesday by the Armed Forces for National Liberation, left Caracas and was reported to be near New Orleans. Venezuelan authorities called the act piracy and sought international aid while chaos erupted at home with killings, arson, and attacks on police and infrastructure.
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Caracas
Dominican Republic
Caribbean
Betancourt
Pablo Miliani
U.S. Navy
Puerto Rico
Anzoategui
Communist Armed Forces For National Liberation
FALN
New Orleans
Miliani
la Guaira
Washington
Government Shipping Company
CIA. Venezolana de Navegacion
U.S
Brazil
Venezuela
Cedar Valley Road Study Links City to Green Firm
Howard R. Green Co. will conduct extensive engineering studies to determine the Cedar Valley road alignment for Cedar Rapids. Mayor Bob Johnson says the contract advances the expressway project, with Mullinex coordinating city and highway commission efforts and traffic data collection through 1990.
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Cedar Valley
Howard R. Green Co
Cedar Valley Road
Bob Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Highway Commission
Johnson
The
Charles Mullinex
Green Company
F Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Green
State Highway Commission
Wilson Elected by Laborites Leftist Leader in Britain
London AP reports Harold Wilson aged 46, a pipe smoking intellectual from the left wing, chosen as leader of Britain's Labour party after defeating George Brown 144 to 103. The victory positions him as a potential next prime minister.
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London
Harold Wilson
Britain
Labor Party
Wilson
George Brown
Tax Settlement Set by Goldfine
The justice department said Bernard Goldfine has agreed to receivers' sales of his assets to settle 10.3 million in tax claims against him and his textile companies. The total recoverable may be uncertain, but sales are expected to cover most of his 3.5 million personal liability and at least half of the 6.8 million company liability.
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Washington
Justice Department
Bernard Goldfine
Goldfine
New England
Johnson Stalls Court Reporter Pay Two Weeks
Cedar Rapids mayor Bob Johnson blocked two weeks of shorthand court reporter payments by refusing to sign the per diem resolutions. If unsigned, resolutions become effective in 14 days, unlike a veto which requires stated reasons. Council members Bush and Shank signed to approve pending study. The dispute centers on payments up to 25 per day for two reporters needed in the municipal court.
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Bob Johnson
Frank Bush
Stewart Shank
Municipal Court
L. M. Hullinger, Jr
Howard McLaughlin
Kennedy outlines broad aid plan for U S youth
President Kennedy sent Congress a comprehensive package of youth proposals including a Youth Conservation Corps, a Home Town Youth Corps, a National Service Corps, and expansion of the Peace Corps overseas, plus action on delinquency, family welfare, education and health. He cited rising births, school crowding, youth unemployment and arrests to support urgent action.
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Kennedy
Congress
Youth Conservation Corps
Peace Corps
National Service Corps
Leveling Off In Arms Spending Promoted By Government
Treasury Undersecretary Henry Fowler said the nation has reached a point of preparedness where defense outlays can slow, barring an emergency. He noted Kennedy aims to curb federal spending and tie expenditure control to the tax program.
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Philadelphia
Treasury
Henry Fowler
Kennedy
Mechanicsville to Resume Paving Project After Court Ruling
Mechanicsville will proceed with its paving project after a Tipton district court decision upheld the contract with Iowa Road Building Co. Four objectors are excused from costs. Mayor Sorenson, contractor attorney Dallas, and intervener attorney Elderkin welcomed the ruling. The dispute began in 1961 over funding and assessments.
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Mechanicsville
Philip Sorenson
Tipton
Iowa Road Building Co
B. J. Maxwell
Sorenson
William Dallas
Cedar Rapids
Evan Hultman
Polk County District Court
G O P Fumes Over Hughes Liquor Talks
Des Moines Republicans complain after Gov Harold Hughes says he may invite more lawmakers to liquor talks. The governor led a bipartisan group with Lex Hawkins and Sen Jack Schroeder to discuss liquor legislation and possible tax linkage. Rep John Mowry said Republicans must craft their own bill. Continued on Page 3 Col 5.
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Des Moines
Harold Hughes
House
Lex Hawkins
State Democratiic
Jack Schroeder
R-Bettendorf
Judiciary Two
Senate
Hawkins
Schroeder
Drake University College of Law
Hawkins, Schroeder
Sen
Andrew Frommelt
D-Dubuque
Rep
Ray Eveland
Dhelley
Frommelt
Eveland
Gov. Hughes
John Mowry
Marshalltown
Mowry
Backing for Senate Finance Panel Enlargement Fails
Washington AP reporting that administration supporters lost the first round in boosting the Senate Finance Committee size. The Democratic steering committee kept the panel at 11 Democrats and six Republicans, with Ribicoff to fill Kerr's vacancy. Mansfield said the enlargement failed by a substantial vote as Byrd opposed expansion. Some senators planned floor action and Republicans promised a fight.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Kennedy
Senate Democratic Steering Committee
Ribicoff
Conn
Sen
Kerr
Okla
Mansfield
D‘mont
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
Finance Group
Clark
Dpa
Senator Dirksen
R-Nl
A Wife’s Reaction to Hike Craze
A husband narrates his wife’s busy morning routine as she oversees breakfast and dressing, handles laundry, school prep, packing, and household chores. She manages multitasking with urgency, checks rooms for matching items, and tends to plants and mail before the child returns home.
Cuba Seizes Nine Americans Suspected of Spying
Cuba's security department announced the detention of nine Americans on Cuba's north coast of Camaguey province. They are being interrogated and offered no names or details. The detainees claim they were engaging in underwater fishing as their activity.
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Havana
Cuban Security Department
U. S. Central Intelligence Agency
Camaguey
Cuba
Not a Runaway Just on a Hike
Juvenile officers found Carolyn Vickers a 21 year old physical education teacher during a 25 mile hike treating her as a runaway. She said she planned a 50 mile hike the next day and a relative later identified her before she continued the trek.
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Baton Rouge, la
Carolyn Vickers
Heart Specialist Rules Out 50 Mile Hike
Boston March report quotes Dr. Paul Dudley White saying he will not participate in any 50 mile hike. He prefers walking for fitness and bicycle riding to stay in shape, noting untrained muscles could not handle such strain.
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Boston
UPI
Paul Dudley White
White
Memorial Mass for Sylvanus Olympio in New York
More than 200 United Nations diplomats including Adlai Stevenson attended a memorial mass in New York for Sylvanus Olympio, slain president of Togo, on Wednesday.
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New York
U.N
Adlai Stevenson
Sylvanus Olympio
Togo
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