Sihanouk Grants US Troops Border Pursuit Into Cambodia
Prince Norodom Sihanouk announced Cambodia would not deploy its 35 000 man army against U S forces chasing communists into Cambodian border jungles. He warned he would use troops to defend Cambodian territory if the Americans seize it, while opposing foreign calls to enter the conflict and denying any invitation to cross into Vietnam.
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Vietnam
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Sihanouk
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RTA debates buying smaller buses for Cedar Rapids
A. Smith Jr proposes returning 20 leased Flxible buses and buying 10 smaller buses to replace them. City leaders oppose, citing grant ties, fleet size, costs, and future growth. vote not taken.
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Regional Transit Authority
RTA
Cedar Rapids
Dean Wagner
Bob Carson
Smith
Wagner
Waterloo
Davenport
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Carson
Ine
David McGuire
Flxible Co
Ohio
Flxible
Quebec Premier Johnson Only Nonchief on De Gaulle Greeting List
Paris UPI reports Daniel Johnson premier of Quebec was the only name below chief of state on a New Year greeting list to President de Gaulle. The Canadian leader stands among heads of state and other officials as the exception in a field dominated by higher ranking figures.
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Paris
UPI
Daniel Johnson
Quebec
de Gaulle
Sub Zero Cold To Grip Iowa Through Thursday
Iowa remains in a cold wave through Thursday as temperatures plunge across the state. Wind chills reach 24 below in LeMars, 18 below in Spencer, and Burlington reports one below zero as light snowfall blankets Eastern Iowa. Forecasters expect night readings of 8 to 15 below and Thursday highs from zero to 8 above with a 20 percent snow chance.
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Weather Bureau
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Oelwein
Cresco
Decorah
Waukon
Fayette and Elkader
Manchester
Cedar Rapids
Gazette Weather Instruments
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Spencer
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Town Nears Return After Chemical Tank Car Fire
Dunreith Indiana residents are set to return home after a deadly chemical compound is removed from a damaged tank car from a collision of two freight trains on New Year’s night. The blast sparked explosions in ammonia gasoline and oil tankers, prompting evacuations for 236 people and damaging a cannery a service station and three homes.
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Dunreith
Ind
Pennsylvania
Transplant Recipient Doing Very Well After Heart Operation
Cape Town doctors report Dr. Philip Blaiberg, the world’s third heart transplant patient, is “doing very well” after a five hour operation. He regained consciousness Tuesday night and spoke asking for water and to send regards to his wife. The donor was Clive Haupt, 24, who died after a brain hemorrhage following a rugby injury.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Balthazar Vorster
Christian Barnard
Barnard
Blaiberg
Louis Washkansky
Groote Schuur Hospital
Long 30 Minutes for Fourth-Floor Dangler
Joseph Bacigalupo a 54 year old window washer on North Michigan avenue dangled from a fourth floor ledge for 30 minutes after losing his footing He shouted waved objects and finally attracted help when firemen arrived He concluded that delivery method matters as much as the message.
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Chicago
UPI
Joseph Bacigalupo
Michigan Avenue
Bacigalupo
Franzenburg backs away from governor bid talks
State Treasurer Paul Franzenburg said no meeting with Lt. Gov. Robert Fulton will occur to choose who should seek the Democratic nomination for governor. Fulton echoed the sentiment and both indicated a primary race could emerge, with plans for news conferences to reveal their decisions.
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Des Moines
Paul Franzenburg
Robert Fulton
Franzenburg
Fulton
Harold Hughes
U.S. Senate
Hughes
Democratic Party
Iowa
Yanks Report Two Migs Fell In Saigon War Upd
In Saigon strong clashes across the northern First Corps region led to heavy casualties for North Vietnamese forces. A Da Nang air base rocket attack destroyed three planes, with U.S. and allied losses including 18 Americans killed and over 100 wounded. Air and ground actions, including a six-pronged attack near Da Nang, left Marines and South Vietnamese casualties, while U.S. air power claimed several enemy jets downed and damage to railcars in North Vietnam.
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Saigon
First Corps
da Nang
Associated Press
George Esper
Air Force
Happy Valley
Cedar Rapids Detective Robbery at Home
Burglars robbed Cedar Rapids city detective Jerry Navratil at his 440 Memorial Drive SE residence Tuesday evening. About 6:20 to 8 p.m. he and his wife left for the airport and found a backdoor glass hole and unlocked door. Loot totaled 244 dollars including a 177 dollar portable television set plus a steam iron transistor radio camera and wastebasket.
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Cedar Rapids
Jerry Navratil
Memorial Drive
Navratil
Lord Was with GI Patrol Caught in the Middle
In Vietnam at Landing Zone Buat near the Cambodian border Sgt. Mark Ridey led 12 men in a 450 yard ambush position as 2 500 enemy troops attacked the U S post. The action lasted until dawn with 23 American dead and 153 wounded while Ridey’s unit reported 374 enemy killed and several captured. The sergeant praised his men and stated the Lord was with them as Col Leonard Daems planned air and artillery strikes and recommended Ridey for a medal.
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Vietnam
Mark Ridey
Ridey
San Antonio
U.S
NVA
Leonard Daems
Bozeman
Mont
My Advice Sir Oil Change Car Care Chuckle
A comic line features a mechanic advising a car owner to keep the oil and change the car, delivering a light punch for readers. The caption preserves a playful tone about car maintenance and common sense.
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