Iowans Plan Paris Trip to Lobby for POWs
A nine member Iowa delegation from Iowans Care will travel from Des Moines on January 16 with letters from 100000 in support of better treatment and early release of American prisoners of war. They aim to meet with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong envoys in Paris during the peace talks and seek access to detained and missing service members, plus Red Cross visiting rights.
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Cedar Rapids
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Russell Schilling
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Larry Becker
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DC School Board suspends classes for MLK birthday
The District of Columbia school board voted to suspend public school classes on January 15 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. birthday.
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Home Freezers Move Fast With Low Cost Ad
A cheap brief classified ad for home freezers prompts quick sales. The notice highlights fast acting results and affordability to attract buyers to local listings.
Immediate Goal Of Cancer Unit To Save Lives
The Linn county chapter of the American Cancer Society aims to save as many lives as possible through a city wide education crusade. Volunteers plan to recruit 2500 to 3000 people to educate the public about cancer prevention and early detection, including Pap tests to reduce uterine cancer deaths.
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Bonn Expects Soviet diplomat to leave in espionage case
West Germany asked P. F. Borowinski a first secretary at the Soviet embassy in Bonn to depart in connection with an espionage case. Government spokesman Ruediger Von Wechmar said two West German citizens are also under investigation though he offered no further details.
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Rare Agreement at Talks Shows No Progress Over Two Years
Paris dispatch reports the Viet Nam peace talks reached their third year with allied and communist negotiators agreeing on one point progress has not been made in two years. Pham Dang Lam and Xuan Thuy echoed lack of progress while David Bruce accused the communists of demanding preconditions. Both sides blamed the other as the new year opened with no gains reported.
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Top Jaycees Awards Planned at Chamber Event
The Cedar Rapids Jaycees will present Boss of the Year, outstanding Young Farmer, and Distinguished Service awards at the Cedar Rapids Marion Area Chamber of Commerce annual meeting January 27 at Memorial Coliseum. Carlton O. Tronvold will present the honors. A panel from ABC News will speak, with William H. Lawrence Lou Cioffi Barrie Dunsmore and Louis Rakusyser. Dinner is 4 dollars. reservations at Chamber offices.
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Louis Rukeyser
Leniency Rule Blocked as 18 Voting Right Expands
A Paterson judge ruled that 18-year-olds are ineligible for leniency based on voting age. Judge Louis Schwartz denied an appeal for leniency for Michael Henderson after a guilty disorderly conduct plea. Henderson received an indeterminate term at the New Jersey Reformatory for Males. Schwartz warned federal action granting voting rights to 18-year-olds could open a Pandora's box.
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Secretary Named in Will of Illinois Man
Investigators cannot locate Margaret Hensey secretary to Illinois Secretary of State Paul Powell as a statewide probe focuses on Powell's $2 million estate. Mitchell Ware says agents searched Springfield without success after Powell died of a heart attack in October. The will leaves $100000 in Illinois race track stocks to Hensey while cash and equities in banks and tracks are examined.
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Downstate
Pro Bowlers Tour season premiere at St Paul
The Pro Bowlers Tour opens its season with a 2 00 PM Saturday telecast from St Paul on KCRG TV 9. Viewers can expect a full afternoon of bowling action and tournament highlights as the new season gets underway.
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