Plea for Calm as Czech Strike Fears Ease
Josef Smrkovsky, president of the Czech national assembly, urged students workers and intellectuals to stay calm on national radio and television. He avoided confirming any resignation while Slovakia presses for his replacement and warned against force amid a looming political crisis linked to Dubcek era reforms and the federalization process.
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Prague
Upi
Josef Smrkovsky
National Assembly
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Party
Alexander Dubcek
Smrkovsky
Party Presidium
Popular National Assembly
Nen
Perilament
Breakin Charged Against 3 Youths In Bakery
Three Cedar Rapids boys aged 13 15 and 16 were found inside Kenwood Bakery at 221 First Avenue SE Sunday evening. They kicked in the north siding took 13.50 from the cash register and were released to their parents. Cases will be referred to the probation office for youth bureau processing Monday night.
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Cedar Rapids
Kenwood
First Avenue SE
Youth Bureau
Kenya Peace Corps Volunteers Reach 300
In Nairobi AP reports 132 new Peace Corps volunteers have joined 168 existing ones to total about 300. Peace Corps representative Robert Poole says the latest arrivals are graduates from U S universities who will teach in secondary schools across Kenya.
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Kenya
Peace Corps
Nairobi
U.S. Peace Corps
Robert Poole
U.S
Center Point services for Marian M. Kirk
Marian M. Kirk 42 of Center Point died Thursday in Crystal River Florida while vacationing. Born February 24 1926 in Alburnett she was daughter of Merle and Gladys Strait. Survived by brother Calvin Strait Center Point. Services 1 30 p m Tuesday Murdoch Chapel Center Point Rev J G Ricks Burial 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 Cemetery
Youths Charged Over Lights Destruction at Parkade
Two boys aged 13 and 17 were charged Sunday evening with shooting down 25 overhead lights at Killian's parkade with BB pistols. Youth authorities said they will be processed by the youth bureau Monday afternoon and referred to the probation office.
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Killian’s
Youth Bureau
Woman Injured in One-Car Crash on Highway 20
Leah Grammenz a 23 year old from Waterloo was listed in fair condition at Peoples hospital with head and face injuries after a one car crash on highway 20 fifty miles north of Independence at about 130 a m her car left the road and plunged into a creek bed she was unconscious and found about an hour later by a passerby
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Independence
Leah Grammenz
Waterloo
Peoples Hospital
Beuties
Qeleain
Here
South Viet Nam to Free 10 Viet Cong Prisoners
South Vietnam will release 10 Viet Cong prisoners on Tuesday for humanitarian reasons. The move appears unrelated to the previous week’s release of three U.S. servicemen from jungle prisons and follows the Christmas release of 140 captive Viet Cong.
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Saigon
Lompoc Highlight Diatomite Mineral Product
Lompoc California remains notable for its diatomite deposits a marine sediment used as filter aids insulation and other industrial products. The coastal city in Santa Barbara County relies on this mineral resource as a key local industry.
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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 blamed defective wiring at Brow and a loosened fireplace brick at Moran for smoke and interior wall damage estimated around 1000 dollars.
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Dillard Brown
Elmhurst Drive
L. W. Moran W
Fifth Avenue
Brow
Moran
Hickel Supports Conservation Ahead of Senate Hearing
Alaska Governor Walter Hickel, Nixon’s interior secretary pick, says a January 15 Senate hearing will show he agrees with conservationists on protecting resources. He rejects critics claiming he favors business over public needs and asserts his record and philosophy align with conservation principles.
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Washington
Alaska
Walter Hickel
Nixon
Senate
Hickel
Sunaay
Hickey
Congress
Vietnamese caches found with ammunition and weapons in Saigon area
The sweep northeast of Saigon uncovered 172000 rounds of small arms ammo 278 mortar shells and 350 pounds of plastic explosives. In Da Nang area Marines found 166 rifles a light machine gun two rocket launchers 2000 rounds of ammo and 400 plus rounds of mortars recoilless rifles and rockets. Spec 4 Earl Guernsey helicopter gunner returned from six weeks in Cambodia after surviving a crash and captivity.
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Saigon
da Nang
Earl Guernsey
Vietnam
Cambodia
Guernsey
Prince Sihanouk
Nixon names Lodge Paris envoy and preserves Saigon ties
President elect announces John Lodge as chief Paris negotiator and keeps him in Saigon as ambassador to South Vietnam. Lawrence Walsh, Marshall Green, Philip Habib join the Paris delegation along with Cyrus Vance to maintain momentum and continuity in talks with Hanoi.
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Ron Zigler
Nixon
Lodge
Bunker
Saigon
Paris
W. Averell Harriman
Ziegler
Lawrence Walsh
Manhattan
U.S
Cyrus Vance
Johnson
Vietnam
Ufe
Kennedy
South Vietnam
West Germany
Hanoi
Iowa City Woman Dies From Crash Injuries
Margaret A Wade of Iowa City died in University hospitals after injuries from a Nov 15 crash when her Volkswagen was run over by a semi truck carrying steel. She taught special education and art in area schools and leaves husband Oliver and three children. Services are Saturday at the Unitarian church in Iowa City.
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Tipton
Margaret A. Wade
Towa City
University Hospitals
Towa
City
Iterature
Wade
Spring Valley
N.Y
Patricia Wade
Iowa City
George Galic
Midland
Mich
West Branch
Walcott
Washington
Durant
Iowa State Education Assn
Golden Age Club
Lions Club Eye Bank
University of Iowa School of Medicine
Rust Lollege Library Fund
Mary iTangen
Rust College
Holly Springs
Miss
Unitarian Church
Iowa Avenue
Gilbert Street
William M. Weir
Titus Opens Colosseum Gating Door Prizes to Ticket Holders
The historical note claims Emperor Titus distributed slaves as door prizes to spectators when inaugurating the Colosseum in A D 80, a detail that reflects ancient public spectacle. The claim blends Roman event lore with sensational elements not consistently supported by primary sources.
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Titus
Colosseum
A.D
Saigon Hails Lodge Peace Team Amid Cautious Hopes
Saigon officials offered cautious optimism over Henry Cabot Lodge leading the Paris peace team while Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker remained in Saigon. The Saigon press praised Lodge though some recalled his hard line stance on negotiations. Vice president Nguyen Cao Ky, Lodge ally, supervised Saigon’s Paris delegation and praised the ambassador as a trusted adviser.
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Saigon
Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
iParis
Lodge
Ellsworth Bunker
U.S
Paris
iLodge
Nguyen Cao Ky
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Zenith
Aero
Bentham
M. R
Marty) Smith
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