Bomb kills education minister in Saigon attack
Education Minister Le Minh Tri died from a grenade blast that wrecked his car in downtown Saigon. His driver and a bystander were killed or wounded as two youths fled on a motorcycle. Tri, 46, an American-trained physician, led a hard job in a country facing Viet Cong activity and large allied operations around Khe Sanh and the Plain of Reeds.
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Snowstorm Closes Iowa Schools As Winter Waxes
A statewide snowstorm blankets Iowa with fresh snowfall halting classes across many districts. Eastern Iowa reports up to 5 inches with heavy flakes around Independence, while western and southern Iowa face ice and sleet under a warm front. Interstate 80 moves at about 30 mph as travel remains difficult.
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Dr. George H. Scanlon Dies at 74 in Iowa City
Dr. George H. Scanlon of Iowa City founder of the Iowa Medical Foundation and chair of the state medical examiners board died at his home at age 74. He led the foundation, now renamed the Scanlon Medical Foundation, and was a former president of the Iowa Medical Society. Services set for Thursday at St. Marys Church with rosary the prior evening at George L. Gay funeral home.
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U S Envoy Komer's Car Burned at Turkish University
Anti American students at Middle East Technical University overturned and burned the limousine of U S Ambassador Robert Komer during a lunch with the rector. Komer remained at lunch and later issued a cautious statement. A METU student leader said about 10 students were involved in the burning and noted other students helped fire crews. The incident follows protests at the airport and concerns over Komer's CIA background. METU is partly funded by U S aid and foundations.
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Student Federation
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U. S. Agency For International Development
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Snow Covers Cedar Rapids After Two Inch Snowfall
Cedar Rapids awoke to a heavy Sunday snow, with freezing rain adding hazards. Official airport reports 2 inches, but residents and city crews estimated up to 4 inches, prompting rapid plowing by 115 workers as 85 percent of streets were cleared by 8 a.m. Monday.
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Marriage a 50-50 Proposition Quip
A brief humor item jokes that a man who believes marriage is 50-50 either misreads women or misreads fractions. Copyright notice included.
Lodge Named Nixon Paris Negotiator Hard Line Adviser
President-elect Nixon named Henry Cabot Lodge as head of his Paris negotiating team for Vietnam. Lodge, 66, a former Saigon ambassador, is viewed as hard line on the war yet urges a strong peace effort and sacrifices by all sides. His Bonn statement stresses a balance of peace and shared burdens amid Saigon officials’ reservations.
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Laird Names Chafee Navy Secretary and Seamans for Air Force
Secretary designate Melvin Laird picks Rhode Island Governor John Chafee to head the Navy and MIT professor Robert Seamans Jr. to lead the Air Force. Stanley Resor is reappointed as Army secretary to provide continuity in the new Pentagon team.
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Rhode Island
John Chafee
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robert Seamans, Jr
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Frank Licht
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Robert McNamara
Defense
Clark Clifford
Pentagon
Reagan Vow to Use Bayonets if Needed at San Francisco State
San Francisco State College reopened as militant students and AFT teachers joined picket lines at all entrances. Gov. Reagan vowed to keep the campus open at the point of a bayonet if necessary and backed acting President Hayakawa who imposed strict rules to restore order and safety.
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San Francisco State College
San Francisco
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American Federation of Teachers
Lebanese Israeli talks on cross border raids
Lebanese and Israeli officials met at the border under UN supervision to discuss Israel's charges that Arab guerrillas cross from Lebanon to attack Israeli settlements. Lebanon denies the use of Lebanon as a base and calls for UN observers to verify claims.
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Beirut
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Sirhan Trial Opens in Heavily Guarded Los Angeles Court
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan 24, a Jordanian, goes on trial for Kennedy murder in a guarded Los Angeles Hall of Justice courtroom. The case could span over two months with nearly 200 witnesses. spectators view via closed circuit TV due to space limits. The defense led by Grant Cooper faces three prosecutors including Deputy D A David Fitts, with notable aides Emile Zola Berman and Russell Parsons.
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Grant Cooper
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Russell Parsons
California Supreme Court
Emile Zola Berman
New York City
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Matthew McKeon
Atty
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