Italy Crisis Deepens as Moro Resigns Amid CIA Funding Allegations
Premier Aldo Moro resigns after Socialist withdrawal of support, destabilizing Italy's 32nd postwar government. Reports claim CIA funneled about 6 million dollars to centrist and non Communist parties, fueling Communist strength fears amid an economic crisis.
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Rome
Aldo Moro
Socialist Party
Christian Democrat
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
Christian Democratic
Italy
CIA
Republicans
the Times
The
Washington Post
Munist
Ford
William Colby
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Clifford Case
New Jersey
Ford Administration
Bank robber in Culver City demands birdseed during hold up
Miklos Petrovicks, 40, held a Bank of America manager hostage for nearly two hours in Culver City. He demanded branches nationwide send birdseed to his bank and spoke with an FBI agent before being arrested unarmed, joking with officers as he was taken into custody.
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FBI
Miklos Petrovicks
Culver City
Calif
Bank of America
Miklos Petrovichs
Los Angeles
Joe Ferguson
Ferguson
California
Salesman's creed: No customer can be worse than no customer
A compact motto on sales ethics asserts that every potential buyer has value, emphasizing perseverance and proactive outreach in building a customer base. The line reflects a sales mindset that rejects passivity and prioritizes engaging opportunities.
Officer Wounds Fleeing Robbery Suspect in Cr
A robbery in progress at East End Pharmacy ended with Patrolman Craig Uridil firing on two suspects as they fled. Larry Green, 25, was shot in the left side and hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Edward Seiler, 25, was arrested in lieu of $25,000 bond on robbery with aggravation.
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East End
Sixteenth Street
Larry Michael Green
Mercy Hospital
Edward Lee Seiler
Twenty-eighth Street
Green
Craig Uridil
Uridil
Seiler
Cedar Rapids Demo Weekend Draws Top Democrats
Cedar Rapids hosts a busy weekend with Jimmy Carter canceling a Meet the Press appearance to attend a city reception at 3501 F Avenue NW. Sargent Shriver announces James Caan at Polly's Penthouse for a 5 30 p.m. Saturday fundraiser. Morris Udall, Carter, and Fred Harris plan church appearances Sunday morning at Peoples Church noted for a public meeting moderated by David Cohen. Maria Shriver appears Thursday on Cornell campus for her father S Shriver's campaign.
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Cedar Rapids
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Peoples Church
Des Moines
Carter
F Avenue NW
Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
James Caan
Polly
First Avenue SE
Shriver
Morris Udall
Arizona
James Wall
Illinois
The
Christian Century
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Jim Hightower
David Cohen
Common Cause
National
Citizens’ Lobby
Maria Shriver
Cornell College
Hedges
Linn County
Democratic Women's Club
Unpleasant Weather Drags On Across Iowa
Arctic winds push temperatures down with large day to day drops across Iowa. No new state records were set as Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and other cities report subfreezing readings and lingering snow in southern counties.
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Iowa
Spencer
Burlington
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Court rules U S owns Nixon tapes and records
A special three judge court ruled the government owns millions of Nixon era documents and White House tapes, upholding the Presidential Recordings and Materials Act. The records stay locked pending potential Supreme Court review, with GSA planning access options and regional archives for the tape reels.
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Washington
White House
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
Carl MacGowan
Edward Tamm
U.S. District
Aubrey Robinson, Jr
Ford
San Clemente
Calif
Special Watergate
Congress
General Services Administration
GSA
Pro-Soviet Angola Backing Likely in Caribbean and South America
U.S. intelligence expects Jamaica and Guyana to formalize recognition of the MPLA in Angola, following Brazil and possibly after the OAU meeting in Addis Ababa. Reports note Soviet armed support and Cuban reinforcements amid fighting in northern and southern Angola, with Nigeria backing the Soviet-backed faction and volunteers ready to join.
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Washington
U.S
Jamaica
Caribbean
Guyana
South America
Popular Movement For the Liberation of Angola
MPLA
Brazil
Organization of African Unity
OAU
Addis
Forbes Burnham
CIA
Cheddi Jagan
Nothern Angola
Gungo
Luanda
National Front For the Liberation of
Porto Amboim
Gabela
Quibala
National Front
Uige
Negage
Popular Movement
John Tunney
D-Calif
Angola
Pentagon
Defense Department
United States
Zaire
Tunney
Soviet Union
Ford
Henry Kissinger
Izvestia
Popular Movement For the Liberation of
Detent
Nigeria
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Oddo Biasini
New York Times
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Colby
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John Hall
Hall
Phillip Stone
Marion
C.R
Lowa
Herbert Miller
Miller
Justice Department
Franklin Roosevelt
Oval Office
House Judiciary Committee
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