Texas edges Notre Dame in Cotton Bowl thriller
Texas defeated Notre Dame 21 to 17 in the Cotton Bowl aired by CBS. The broadcast noted Nixon’s recent praise of Texas as the top college team and linked the result to national politics. Several viewers argued the win reflected Texas playing to win, reinforcing the president’s judgment.
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TV and football chatter mix with Joan Crawford timing
A note on a football penalty and Texas victory aside, observers praised a TV ad and discussed belief in ads. Joan Crawford reveals she’s a devoted TV fan and will appear in Nightmare on The Virginian. She compares acting on TV to film, noting faster pace and longer set days.
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Auto Premium Rise Tied to Cost of Vehicle Repairs
Washington AP reports a trade group for 120 insurance firms told Congress that soaring auto repair costs drive a steep rise in auto premiums. Two thirds of premiums fund repairs and bodily injury costs, while the rest covers legal expenses. Andre Maisonpierre urged industry and DOT actions to curb repair costs and improve vehicle design. The testimony accompanied an alliance press release criticizing the Senate subcommittee on antitrust and monopoly.
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Former Escapees Are Sentenced In Iowa
Two men who escaped from the Tiverton release center near Newton last summer were sentenced in Jasper County. Michael Perry, 20, Des Moines, received two years at Anamosa for their escape and related charges. Larry Felton, 28, Des Moines, was sentenced to five years at Fort Madison after pleading guilty. Nixon announced a new Council on Environmental Quality in the 1970s as his first official act.
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President Launches Anti-Pollution Fight
The President announced a major anti-pollution drive with the full-time Council of Economic Advisors aiding in policy, data collection, and yearly environmental quality reporting. He warned growing population, cars, and pollution threaten California and other industrial nations, aiming for a decade of restored harmony between man and nature.
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Peking Signals Possible Rift Between Chou and Army
A New Year editorial in the Peking People's Daily and allied papers hints at tensions between Premier Chou En-lai and China's army. The line urges strengthened unity between the army and the people and between the army and the government, a rare emphasis from top leadership.
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Celwein's First 1970 Baby Wins Many Gifts
A fragmented notice describes a local event mentioning Celwein and the first 1970 baby, with scattered references to gifts and public figures. The text includes mentions of Mao Tse-ung, Chou, and military officers, but the details are unclear and largely garbled.
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Immigrant Jiri Vokroublik Finds Freedom in Sun Valley
Jiri Vokroublik, 20, from Czechoslovakia, describes America as beautiful and freer than expected after fleeing a Prague political scene last October. He works as a welder’s helper in California for 50 cents an hour, seeks American citizenship, and plans independent living while weighing a future return to Czechoslovakia. He entered the U.S. after escaping a Czech merchant ship in Wilmington and seeking asylum in Long Beach. He stays with a San Clemente family and studies English, eyeing cars and a career aligned with his mechanical training.
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U S predicts 7 percent growth 1970s GNP to 14 trillion
Washington reports the Commerce Department forecast a seven percent annual economy growth for the first half of the decade with a GNP reaching 14 trillion by 1975. It projects over half of major manufacturing industries to gain at least five percent next year and notes median family income near 10 000 by mid seventies.
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Marshalltown Band Wins Second in Parade Preliminaries
Marshalltown Iowa high school marching band placed second in the Tournament of Roses parade pre parade in Pasadena. The school with 30 bands participated in the New Year’s Day event.
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Book Blasts Arkansas Prisons and Rockefeller
New York report details Tom Morton former Arkansas prison chief accusing Gov Winthrop Rockefeller of complicity after three prisoners' graves were found Morton co authored Accomplices to Crime claiming the system profited from inmate labor and illegal activities while reforms were blocked by officials, legislators and private interests alleging murder and obscured brutality in state prisons
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LaPorte City Couple Sue Over $1.1 Million Crossing Crash
A rural LaPorte City couple and W. W. Livestock Enterprises sue Rock Island railroad M. P. Whittemore and the city for 1 103 000 alleging negligence at a crossing where a Becker truck was struck by a train in September 1968 The filing names the town and railroad as responsible for safety lapses in Waterloo UPIs report adds a TV program notice.
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Iowa to tax newspaper sales at 3 percent
Des Moines AP says Iowa Revenue Department plans a 3 percent sales tax on retail newspaper sales. Revenue Director William Forst cites AG opinions exempting bulk news from use tax. Forst will meet with publishers to set collection details.
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Elgin Youth Killed in Baltimore Auto Crash
James Capper, son of Mr and Mrs Norris Zapper of Elgin, died in an automobile accident near Baltimore Maryland. He was stationed at Fort George Meade.
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