Plea for Calm as Czech Strike Fears Ebb
Prague reported a lull in threats of labor and student strikes after Josef Smrkovsky, 57, national assembly president, appealed on TV and radio for calm. He urged restraint while party leaders weigh his future amid Slovak demands for his replacement. He cautioned against actions risking the January development and potential use of force.
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Prague
UPI
Josef Smrkovsky
National Assembly
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Smrkovsky
Popular National Assembly
Breakin Charged Against 3 Youths Found in Bakery
Three Cedar Rapids boys aged 13 15 and 16 were found inside the Kenwood Bakery at 3221 First avenue SE Sunday evening. They kicked in the north siding to gain entry and took 13 50 from the cash register. They were released to parents and will be processed on breaking and entering charges by youth bureau authorities Monday night.
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Cedar Rapids
Kenwood
First Avenue SE
Youth Bureau
Kenya Receives 132 New Peace Corps Volunteers
AP reports 132 U.S. Peace Corps volunteers arrived in Nairobi to bring Kenya total volunteers to about 300. The group, all university graduates, will teach in secondary schools across the country, said Peace Corps representative Robert Poole.
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Kenya
Peace Corps
Nairobs
Robert Poole
U.S
Marian Kirk Center Point cafe operator dies in Florida
Marian M. Kirk 42 lifelong Linn county resident and operator of This L 'Do Cafe Center Point died Thursday in Crystal River Florida while vacationing Born February 24 1926 in Alburnett she is survived by brother Calvin Strait of Center Point Services will be held 1:30 p m Tuesday at Murdoch chapel Center Point conducted by Rev J G Ricks burial in Urbana cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
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Center Point
Marian M. Kirk
Linn County
Crystal River
Fla
Merle
Gladys Crawford Strait
Alburnett
Calvin Strait
Murdoch Chapel
J. G. Ricks
Urbana
Youths Charged Over Destruction of Park Lights
Two boys aged 13 and 17 were charged after shooting 25 overhead lights at Killian's parkade with BB pistols. Youth authorities say the incident occurred Sunday evening and their cases will be referred to the probation office.
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Killian
Ternoon
Probation Office
Woman Injured in Highway 20 Train? Wait no crash headline
Leah Grammenz 23 of Waterloo in fair condition at Peoples hospital with head and face cuts after her car left Highway 20 near Independence about 1 30 am. She was knocked unconscious and found by a passing motorist an hour later after plunging into a creek bed while en route from Oelwein to Waterloo.
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Independence
Leah Grammenz
Waterloo
Peoples Hospital
Oelwein
Here
South Vietnam to free 10 Viet Cong prisoners
South Vietnam said it will free 10 Viet Cong prisoners on Tuesday for humanitarian reasons. There is no apparent link to the Viet Cong's previous release of three U.S. servicemen from jungle prisons. This marks another release since 140 captives were freed before Christmas.
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Saigon
Lompoc Diatomite Highlighted as Key Mineral
Lompoc California, a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, is noted for its diatomite, a marine deposit used for filter aids, filters and insulation as a significant mineral product.
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Lompoc
Calif
Upi
Santa Barbara County
Sunday Morning Fires Damage Two East Side Homes
Fire damaged the Dillard Brown residence at 1518 Elmhurst Drive NE and the L. W. Moran residence at 1517 Fifth Avenue SE on Sunday morning. Officials attributed the Browns blaze to defective wiring and the Morans to loose mortar around a fireplace brick. Smoke and wall damage reported. total damage estimated at about $1,000.
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Dillard Brown
Elmhurst Drive
L. W. Moran
Fifth Avenue
Brown
Moran
Hickel backs conservation ahead of Senate hearing
Alaska Governor Walter Hickel, Nixon's interior secretary pick, says a January 15 Senate hearing will show basic agreement with conservationists on protecting natural resources. He addresses critics who fear business interests override public needs and asserts his record and philosophy support conservation and utilization of the nation's resources.
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Washington
Alaska
Walter Hickel
Nixon
Interior
Senate
Hickel
Hickey
Congress
Vietnamese Cache Hauls Large Arms and Rounds Found
A Vietnam sweep northeast of Saigon unearthed 172800 rounds of small arms ammo 278 mortar shells and 350 pounds of plastic explosives. Another cache southwest of Da Nang held 166 rifles a light machine gun two rocket launchers 2000 rounds ammo and over 400 mortar recoilless rocket rounds. An American helicopter gunner Spec 4 Earl Guernsey returned from six weeks in Cambodia after surviving a crash and prisoner ordeal.
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Saigon
da Nang
Earl Guernsey
Vietnam
Cambodia
Guernsey
Prince Sihanouk
Titus opens Colosseum with door prize slaves
In ancient Rome, Emperor Titus inaugurates the Colosseum by distributing slaves as door prizes to lucky ticket holders, marking a dramatic early spectacle in the grand arena.
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Titus
Colosseum
A.D
Nixon names Lodge and aides for Paris talks with Saigon
The Nixon transition announced Lodge will be chief Paris negotiator with Ellsworth Bunker staying in Saigon. Lawrence Walsh Marshall Green Philip Habib and Cyrus Vance are named to support the delegation with Vance remaining after Jan 20 to preserve momentum.
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Ron Ziegler
Nixon
Lodge
Bunker
Saigon
Paris
W. Averell Harriman
Ziegler
Lawrence Walsh
Manhattan
U.S
Cyrus Vance
Johnson
Vietnam
Iowa City Woman Dies From Interstate Crash Injuries
Margaret A. Wade of Iowa City died in University Hospitals from injuries suffered November 15 when her Volkswagen was run over by a semi on Interstate 80. She was a school teacher and former Iowa City Golden Age director. Survives include husband Oliver and several relatives. Her body and eyes were donated to the University of Iowa and Lions Eye Bank. Funeral services were announced for Saturday at the Unitarian Church.
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Tipton
Margaret A. Wade
Iowa City
University Hospitals
Iowa
Wade
N.Y
Patricia Wade
George Galic
Midland
Mich
West Branch
Walcott
Iowa State Education Assn
Iowa City Golden Age Club
Lions Club Eye Bank
University of Iowa School of Medicine
Rust College Library Fund
Mary Tangen
Mewien
Rust College
Holly Springs
Unitarian Church
Iowa Avenue
Gilbert Street
Lowa Oy
William M
Saigon Weighs U S Peace Team Shifts In Paris
Saigon silent on Henry Cabotte choice to head the Paris peace group while unofficially signaling a hard line with Lodge retained and Ambassador Bunker kept in place. Vice-president Ky oversees Saigon’s Paris delegation and has a close, influential relation with Lodge.
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Nixon
Lodge
Kennedy
Vietnam
Saigon
South Vietnam
Johnson
West Germany
Hanoi
U.S
Henry Cabotte
Paris
Ellsworth Bunker
Nguyen Cao Ky
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