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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1970

Page

3

Book claims Kopechne was alone in Kennedy car

A Time Inc editor’s book contends Mary Jo Kopechne was alone at the wheel when the Kennedy car went off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island last summer. The Bridge at Chappaquiddick Island by Jack Olsen will be published Friday by Little Brown.

Boston Mary Jo Kopechtte Edward Kennedy Chappaquiddick Island Jack Olsen Time,Inc Lidte Kennedy Mary Joe Mary Jo Kopechne Miss Kopechne Sen. Kennedy Edgartown Chappaquiddick Robert Kennedy Balla

Pair Nabbed After Hunt In NE Iona

Waukon and Decorah area police from Allamakee Fayette and Winneshiek counties plus Iowa bureau of criminal investigation tracked two men after a 2 a.m. break in at Heimer's Super Valu in Waukon. Gene Knudtson 23 of Waukon and Francis Evans 25 of Cedar Rapids were arrested at 6:15 a.m. in Freeport trailer park after a multi county manhunt. A third man tied to the breakin was released. Police recovered stolen cash cigarets and merchandise and are probing other possible crimes in the area.

Warthre Waukon Heimer Gene Koudtson Waukon Cedar Rapids Francis Evans Allamakee Knudison Evans Fayette Winneshick Postville Decorah Cresco Dents Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation Freeport Winneshiek North Terrace Knudtson

Agnew pledges alliance bonds with Chiang in Taipei

Vice President Agnew told Chiang Kai-shek the United States remains pledged to defend Nationalist China under the 1955 mutual defense treaty. He defended recent moves toward better talks with Communist China as limited, saying they do not weaken U S support for the ROC and that diplomacy should pursue broader communication and limited trade. He warned of possible new Communist offensives in Vietnam and noted cautious troop withdrawals while urging steps to reduce military spending at home.

Taipei UPI Agnew Chiang Washington Peking China Vietnam Chang Saigon Asia U.S Ito Republic of China

Hijackers Seized Plane But Battery Stopped Departure

Five Brazilian revolutionaries seized a Cruzeiro do Sul Caravelle after a dead battery halted takeoff at Lima refueling. They aimed to fly to Cuba via Panama, holding crew at gunpoint while two young daughters and a wife of another jailed revolutionary were aboard. The group identified as Valpamares Revolutionary Command protesting Brazil’s political prisoners.

Lima Peru Cuba Brazil Havana Uruguay Cruzeiro Do Sul Montevideo Rio Buenos Aires Antofagasta Chile Panama Jetter Valpamares Jin Isolde Sommers Adas Magnos Yanez Allen Tux Claudio Galeno Magalhaes Luis Alberto Silva

Threat to Missing British Woman Highlights Ransom Hoax

An anonymous note sent to a suburban Hornsey Gazette office threatens to kill Marie McKay, wife of Alex McKay, unless News of the World and The Sun halt printing what the letter calls "filth." Scotland Yard probes shift from kidnapping for ransom to possible hoax amid ignored demands.

London Marie McKay Alex McKay Stortly Scotland Yard Talnsom

Notables in sports linked to widespread gambling scheme

Detroit AP reports IRS agents arrested nine in Michigan on gambling charges tied to a national scheme involving famous figures in baseball and football with hundreds of trainers and jockeys at tracks nationwide. Agents seized cash, checks, cars, and records. defendants faced federal anti gambling charges and bonds were set. A Las Vegas arrest at Frte Lindstrom was noted amid broader investigations including interviews with sports figures and bookmakers.

Detroit Internal Revenue Service Michigan U.S James Ritchie IRS Thaddeus Mackrowicr Las Vegas Dizzy Dean Dean Hitchie Detroit Feders Ritchie James Brickley Mackrowicr Lansing Howard Dixon Teonard Tortice East Detroit Dixon Brickley Jack Lucido Grosse Pointe Woods

Blizzard Paralyzes Lead Deadwood Highways in South Dakota

United Press reports four feet of snow in the Black Hills with more falling at 1.5 inches per hour. Highway patrol says all roads in Lead Deadwood blocked and no travel possible. Storm began Thursday and abated Friday, though heavy snow persisted and even emergency vehicles faced difficulty. No one reported stranded Friday.

United Press Black Hills South Dakota Highway Patrol

Nigerian Push Splits Biafra Forces clear key routes

Lagos Nigeria AP reports federal troops after months of heavy fighting cleared vital roads through Biafra and severed the region into three parts a defense ministry spokesman said Friday.

Lagos Nigeria Biafra Eulti A ‘S Defense Ministry

Cuban gunboat fires warning shots at U S owned cargo ship

U S owned cargo ship faced warning shots from a Cuban gunboat off Cuba's coast as it was ordered toward port. Capt. Juan Perez, a Cuban refugee now a U S citizen, reported the incident began around 9 p.m. and the ship was later permitted to continue. Peter Melo of Trans-Carribbean Lines described miscommunications and noted no injuries.

Miami Peter Melo Trans-Carribbean Lines Juan Perez Fidel Castro U.S Cuba Melo Péerez Melv Perez

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