Hijackers Off After New Delay
PANAMA CITY UPI reports Brazilian hijackers who seized a jetliner between Montevideo and Rio de Janeiro finally planned to depart for Havana after Lima repairs. The 33 aboard faced 27 hours grounded with a replaced generator and a heat suffocating cabin while police surrounded the aircraft and crews remained under guard.
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Panama City
UPI
Havana
Montevideo
Uruguay
Rio de Janeiro
Lima
Peru
Patricio Jansen
Civil Aeronautics Director
Jansen
Brazil
Amana Rips Charges by Ag Official
The Amana Society denounces comments by a state agriculture official calling its meat department filthy. Don Shoup says the group resents being used as a pawn in interagency feuds, noting the department’s meat operations are federally inspected. A federal inspector backed the product quality and criticized the state official’s remarks.
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Amana
State Department of Agriculture
Amanas
Iowa
Amana Society
Don Shoup
Amana Society Corp
State Agriculture Department
Shoup
The
Robert Lounsberry
James Winburn
Cedar Rapids
Lounsberry
Amana Society Meat Department
Amana Meat Department
L.B.) Liddy
Liddy
Secretary of ‘Agriculture
Saigon Talks Visitor Returns for Routine Discussions
Paris AP reports Pham Dang Lam, South Vietnam's chief negotiator at the peace talks, flew to Saigon Saturday for routine discussions with his government.
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Paris
Pham Dang Lam
South Vietnam
Saigon
Glasses Frame Counts in Joke About Passes
A humorous line notes it is not true that men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses. It suggests the frame matters more than the wearer in a witty, lighthearted punchline.
Newscasters in Viet Not Free To Tell Truth
A AFVN broadcaster in Saigon charged that military censorship blocks truth telling. Sp/5 Robert Lawrence condemned MACV control, naming colleagues removed from air and others reassigned. He urged readers to oppose censorship and warned he may face repercussions for speaking out.
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Viet
Saigon
AFVN
Robert Lawrence
Atlanta
Vietnam
Lawrence
Rick
Seven GIs Killed In Hilltop Post Defense
AP dispatch reports seven American soldiers and 29 enemy troops killed as North Vietnamese forces attacked a hilltop outpost 108 miles south of Da Nang. Twelve U.S. soldiers wounded in a four hour assault amid a mortar barrage, with no penetration of the perimeter.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
Americal Division
11Th
Perot Prisoner Aid Plea Draws Heavy Response
Aides report broad support for H. Ross Perot's bid to aid American prisoners in North Vietnam. Perot returned home after failed Hanoi trip, urging letters to pressure communist leaders. United We Stand, underwritten by Perot, fields hundreds of responses from diverse supporters and offers of free work. Staff kept phones ringing as Perot rested with family for Christmas and New Year.
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Dallas
H. Ross Perot
North Vietnam
Perot
Hanoi
Moscow
U.S
John Holman
United We Stand
Saigon
Holman
Eighth Avenue Bridge Closed Starting Monday
Cedar Rapids reports the Eighth Avenue Bridge will be closed to all traffic from 9 a.m. Monday as reconstruction begins. Completion is targeted for October but may slip due to spring high water. project includes strengthening steel supports widening to four lanes new walkways and rail refurbishing.
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Dick Jensen
Public Service
Public Works Department
Nigerians Drive Oosts and Civilians Displaced in Offensives
Nearly 50,000 civilians have been displaced from their homes due to recent gains by Nigerian federal troops in the east and south east. The report notes the scale of displacement as the offensive continues across the region and confirms the location near Owerri in Biafra.
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Owerri
Biafra
Here
Jail Break Via Shower Blocked by Sheriff at West Union
Sheriff Norman McCauley interrupted a jail break Friday night when he found Dale Snyder and Robert Brockmeyer in the shower fully dressed, having removed a brick layer to escape. They are in solitary confinement. Snyder, 10-year B&E sentence. Brockmeyer held on parole violation from Cedar Rapids. Police tied Brockmeyer to a Mobil Farm center theft. trial pending. An Oelwein youth’s arrest cleared a Nov 17 breakin at Oran Youngblut’s hardware.
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Montrose Hotel
Bill Schneider
Cedar Rapidian
University of South Dakota
Cedar Rapids
West Union
Norman McCauley
Oelwein
McCauley
Dale Snyder
Castalia
Robert Steil Brockmeyer
Snyder
Brockmeyer
Belwein
Mobil
Youngblut
Oran
Langl’s
Agnew Says Nixon Won’t Send Troops Without Congress Approval
Vice President Agnew told reporters aboard Air Force Two that Nixon would not deploy U S combat troops to Asia without congressional approval and only if extreme provocation occurred. He cited the Laos and Thailand curb as administration support and noted changes in naval patrols around Formosa to show commitment, while stressing strength remains intact. He indicated Asian leaders fear total attack over infiltration and highlighted Thailand’s self reliance in aiding South Vietnam against insurgents.
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Bangkok
Agnew
Nixon
U.S
Asia
Congress
Laos
Thailand
Air Force Two
Formosa
China
Taiwan
South Vietnam
121 Stranded On Ski Lift
SQUAW VALLEY CALIF. A ski lift cable car carrying 121 passengers was stranded 200 feet high after a power failure. The three and a half hour rescue involved lowering some passengers by rope and other methods while a coffee and doughnuts aid effort accompanied wine.
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Hans von Norde
von Norde
General Probes Ruins of My Lai During Vietnam Visit
Lt General William Peers and an investigating team searched My Lai in rain and mud looking for key sites tied to alleged 1968 massacre. Witness Sgt Nguyen Dinh Phu questioned as security kept reporters out, mapmakers and lawyers accompanying the panel. The probe runs parallel to Lt Calley court martial proceedings.
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Chu Lai
Vietnam
William Peers
My Lai
U.S
Cer
Tain
Americal Division
Peers
Army
Robert McCrate
Jerome Walsh
New York
Billy Stanberry
William Calley
Calley
Kenneth Raby
Aubrey Daniel
Fort Benning
Burglars Steal Cash and Checks from Gas Glazer Meats
Detectives report a Saturday morning break in at Gas Glazer Meats 2210 A Street SW. Between 1 and 7 a.m. burglars removed 1700 in cash and 6000 in checks from a box of meats in a walk in cooler and freezer. entry point could not be determined.
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Cedar Rapids
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George Schaerer
Eighth Avenue Bridge
Squaw Valley, Calif
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