One Day Tet Truce Declared Amid Saigon Clashes
South Viet Nam announced a 24 hour Tet Lunar New Year cease fire from 6 p.m. Sunday to 6 p.m. Monday as a week long rebel truce began and Viet Cong violence disrupted the lull. The brief allied truce comes amid heavy U.S. bombing around Saigon and ongoing patrols by paratroopers and militia.
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Peru frees American tuna boat as tension with U S rises
The Mariner was released in Talara after skipper Joseph Lewis paid a fine. Peru claims 200 mile territorial scope, while the U S asserts international waters beyond 12 miles. The attack involved a Peruvian gunboat firing over 50 shots at another American vessel and boarding attempts. U S officials warn aid could be jeopardized.
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Peru
Pacific
Washington
U.S
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Fernando Berckemeyer
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Talara
Joseph Lewis
San Diego
Calif
John Verissimo
San Juan
United States
Gann
Felano
North American Association of Tuna Fisherman
U.S. State Department
State Department
Ray Budget May Boost School Taxes In Des Moines Area
Gov Robert D Ray proposes a biennial state aid boost for schools that would average 2.5 million annually but still raise local property taxes by up to three mills. Officials say state to local funding shifts keep tax pressure high while total state aid increases. A bill to set equalization aid at 112 million for 1970 and 115 million for 1971 is under Senate review.
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Robert D. Ray
Ray
Paul F. Johnston
Senate Appropriations Committee
Department of Public Instruction
End 56 Day Dock Strike In New York
The port of New York ends a 56 day strike as dock workers return to piers with a historic contract. About 9,000 to 13,000 men respond to calls at premium pay as 212 ships await unloading after snow clearing. Wages rise to $4.38 hourly with 60 cents more over two years in a three year deal and a full year of guaranteed employment.
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Gulf Coast
Park appoints Shin as unification minister in reshuffle
President Park named Tai-hwan Shin, former president of Seoul National University, to the national unification minister post during a cabinet reshuffle on Saturday in Seoul.
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Park
Tai-hwan Shin
Seoul National University
Raid Nips $1 Million Counterfeiting Ring
Los Angeles police raided an ordinary residence early Saturday and disrupted a counterfeiting ring with a face value between $750000 and $1000000. Four men, all from the Los Angeles area, were arrested without resistance. Counterfeit $10 and $20 bills in various stages of assembly were found, with many bundles ready for passing. Police withheld the suspects' names and declined to comment on nationwide or statewide operation scope.
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Los Angeles
Jin
Parole denied for hero in Mobile jewelry store robbery
U S district judge Virgil Pittman declined to revoke Fred Opalinski’s parole after he shielded a saleswoman during an armed jewelry store robbery. Opalinski remains jailed on state detainers for bad check charges while a separate FBI parole violation lingered. A robber shot and killed Eddie Hoskins during the holdup.
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Ala
Virgil Pittman
U.S. District Court
Fred Opalinski
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Borman Hailed at Vatican Reception After Apollo 8 Flight
Apollo 8 commander Frank Borman met Pope Paul VI in an unprecedented Vatican gathering attended by cardinals, diplomats, and prelates. The Pope blessed him and his crew, praising their bravery, while Borman presented a medal, a Bible, and photographs.
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Lemay Sues Electronics Firm Over Dismissal
Retired Gen Curtis Lemay sues Networks Electronics Corp for 5.3 million claiming wrongful dismissal from a 50 000 per year post after he sought the American Independent party vice presidential nomination. He says the contract kept him as chairman until 1971 and faulted stock and salary losses.
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Curtis Lemay Friday
American Independent Party
Networks Electronics Corp
Chatsworth
Air Force
George Wallace
Mihai Patrichi
Lemay
UNICEF to Spend Over 4 Million for Nigerian Children
The U N Children Fund will allocate more than 4 million dollars for aid and rehabilitation of children in Nigeria and Biafra. Regional director Georges Sicault said 3 million will go to Biafra and the remainder to a rehabilitation program in the federal territory.
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Biafra
Georges Sicault
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Snow Socks Hit Western Iowa Snowy Night
Blowing snow snarled travel in western Iowa on Friday night with lighter flurries in extreme west Iowa and Oskaloosa by afternoon. Interstate 80 from Council Bluffs to Grinnell was reported 100 percent snow packed and drifting but the super highway was normal east of Grinnell.
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East Iowa
Lowa Highway Patrol
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Grinnell
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Four Foot Wall of Water Smashes Lido Beach Florida
A violent squall off the Gulf of Mexico drove a four foot high wall of water ashore at Lido Beach causing widespread motel flooding and property damage. A second smaller wave followed. Winds reached up to 75 mph in spots and a power line was downed. No injuries reported.
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Fla
Lido Beach
Gulf
John Barnes
Sheraton Sandcastle Motel
Barnes
Religious Rule Foils Holdup at Philadelphia Synagogue
Jewish Orthodox worshipers abstaining from worldly possessions on the Sabbath were unable to surrender valuables when three gunmen burst into a Philadelphia synagogue Friday night. The intruders fled after punching two congregants who tried to eject them.
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Philadelphia
Homicide Complaint Over Japan Heart Transplant Case
A Chinese herb doctor Dr Juro Wada and five others filed a homicide complaint in Sapporo accusing him of illegal transplant practices. They allege the donor heart was removed before death and the operation offered no cure to the patient. Miyazaki and Yamaguchi were named involved in the August procedure at Sapporo Medical College Hospital. The prosecutor will review evidence after hearing experts within a month.
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Juro Wada
Japan
Sapporo
Wada
Yoshimasa Yamaguchi
Nobuo Miyazaki
Sapporo Medical College Hospital
Miyazaki
Occupation Hit By Italian Reds
Italy's communist party congress denounced Moscow for the Czechoslovak invasion and pledged to keep its right to criticize the Soviet Union and its policies. The party remains the largest in the West and reiterated its stance at Bologna.
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Soviets warn West Germany over Berlin election plan
Moscow warned West Germany that plans for a presidential election in West Berlin next month are unlawful and punishable under Soviet view.
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