Nixon and De Gaulle in Dublin? Huddle in Paris visit
President Nixon opened talks with De Gaulle in Paris on Franco American unity. Police blocked about 2,000 anti Nixon students from marching on Nixon's Quai d Orsay residence as crowds clashed with officers. Rioting police, 27,000 riot officers mobilized, a few window smashing incidents reported.
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UPI
Nixon
de Gaulle
Quai d’Orsay
Sorbonne University
Paris Hilton
American Express
Pan American
Communist Party
U.S. Vietnam
U.S
Heavy Snow Buries Much of Iowa Strands Northeast
A blizzard-like system dumped up to 15 inches in northwest Iowa with totals reaching 27.5 inches in Ocheyedan and 10 inches in Fort Dodge, while northeast Iowa saw minimal snowfall. Roads packed, some highways iced, and schools closed as forecasters predicted diminishing snow into Friday.
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Ocheyedan
Towa
Oscedla County
Toledo
Tama County
Zearing
Ames
Fort Dodge
Webster County
Cedar Rapids
Marengo
Iowa City
Highway 6
Deep River- Millersburg
Brooklyn
Iowa Highway Patrol
Mason City
Waterloo
Davenport
Normal
Wilton Junction
Sharp Iberian quake kills and injures in Iberia and Morocco
A major earthquake rocked the Atlantic off Gibraltar injuring 61 in Lisbon and killing a farmer near Lagos. A Spain fatal heart attack followed a 3:41 a.m. tremor lasting about a minute, with panicked residents fleeing as chimneys and walls collapsed.
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Portugal
Iberian Peninsula
Africa
Spain
National Earthquake Center
Washington, D.C
Alaska
Atlantic
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Morocco
Casablanca
Lagos
Sevilla
Advisory Group Endorses One-Building Civic Center Plan
Cedar Rapids advisory committee urges the city council to build a single block multi-use arena with an integrated theater to assure acoustics. Estimated cost is 6.6 million, about 2 million less than a two-building complex, with bond needs projected at around 8 million. Attorney Don Hines opposes, preferring first-class funding.
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Cedar Rapids
Don Hines
Hines
Civic Center
Associated Architects, Inc
Duluth, Minn
Ted Healey
Czech Hall road sign spelling misfires again
In Oklahoma City a street sign misprint on Czech Hall road prompts repainting. Mrs. Don Rubes reports all seven signs show backward 7s in Czech, after traffic officials corrected the misspelling.
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Oklahoma City
Iowa House Approves 230 Million Public School Aid
The Iowa House passed 114 to 2 a 230.681 million state public school aid bill, with Democrats warning it will raise local property taxes for two years starting June 30. The measure moves to the Senate for quick passage before spring recess.
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Des Moines
Iowahouse
Senate
David Stanley
R-Muscatine
Soviet Warning to West Germany Authorized East Germany Actions
The Soviet Union said East Germany may take any steps it deems necessary to stop West Germany’s alleged illegal militaristic activities in a Berlin briefing Friday. The disclosure signals Soviet support for East German measures amid Cold War tensions.
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Berlin
Soviet Union
East Germany
West Germany
Gloucester residents ski to market as snowbound town fights 41 inch storm
In Gloucester Massachusetts the 26 000 residents face 41 inches of snow from two storms with streets buried and trains stranded. Police Chief John Coyle and crews deliver food to those unable to reach stores while Mayor Grace uses private snow equipment to clear main streets. Hospital staff cope with injuries and crowding from the severe weather.
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Gloucester
Mass
Joseph Grace
John Coyle
Tucker Vye
Chuckle Quote on Prosperity and Neighborly Stand
A brief witticism notes that prosperity is hard to bear especially when it belongs to the neighbor. The line reflects a light social observation on envy and material success.
Senate Debate On Private College Tuition Aid In Iowa
Iowa senators debated a bill to provide up to 1000 dollars yearly in state aid for students at accredited private colleges and universities. Critics argued the state cannot afford the program while noting private tuition costs run about three times higher than at state universities.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate
Joseph Flatt
Winterset
Iowa
Flatt
Senate Higher Education Committee
Nicholson
Senate
B-52 Blitz Strikes Saigon Suburbs in Heavy Bombardment
U S B-52 bombers from Thailand and Guam delivered their heaviest assault in four months, dropping about 1000 tons of bombs on Saigon's northern outskirts as U S infantry fought Red forces within seven miles of the capital. Casualties from the week include 6100 communists and 614 civilians dead, with 21,903 homeless. American troops, South Vietnamese and Koreans suffered dozens of killed and wounded amid multi front fighting near War Zone D and along canals south and west of Saigon.
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Saigon
UPS
Thailand
Guam
U.S
U.S. Navy
da Nang
Navy
Saigon-area
George S. Patton III
Eisenhower backsslide as pneumonia hits recovery
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 78, suffered a grave setback after intestinal surgery when pneumonia developed. Doctors said he was weaker and respiratory trouble arose, prompting Pentagon reports and careful assessment of risks given his heart history. The operation occurred Sunday night after a blocked intestine, with initial recovery described as remarkable but uncertain.
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Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Pentagon
Madman Posing as Teacher Tricks Officials for Pensions
Vladimir Karpov, a mining school teacher in Moscow, lived a double life posing as a mentally ill man to collect pensions in Ukraine. He forged documents, relied on 30 doctors who never closely examined him, and earned about $20,000 before authorities stopped the scheme. He received a 12 year jail sentence. Izvestia criticized doctors for accepting the initial insanity diagnosis.
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Moscow
Vladimir Karpov
Karpov
Ukraine
Izvestia
Job Hunter In Fast Rise
DETROIT AP Bobby Ward 20 from West Virginia joined a Chamber of Commerce job office for the hard core unemployed. He became a truck driver with Movement Unlimited and rose to a $20 000 a year general manager in seven months and seeks drivers for expansion.
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Detroit
Bobby Ward
Chamber of Commerce
Ward
Movement Unlimited
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