Eight Die in Two-Car Crash West of Ottumwa
Eight persons die in a two car collision on a county road west of Ottumwa Iowa seven members of the Richard Baker family and Terry Chidester of Blakesburg. The Bakers were returning home from Blakesburg when their car swerved into a snowdrift and was struck broadside by the Chidester vehicle.
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Ottumwa
UPI
Iowa
Richard Baker
Terry Chidester
Blakesburg
Chidester
Baber
Ottumwa Hospital
Iowa Highway Patrol
Ralston Purina Co
The
Highway Patrol
Baker
Lawrence E. Stegemann
Manilla
Highway 141
Paul McMorris
North Liberty
Highway 1
Iowa City
Storms Roar Across Europe and Middle East Killing Scores
A Europe to Middle East storm blitz left at least 16 dead in England and Scotland, with missing and hundreds injured as homes collapsed. Snow trapped Swiss Alps travelers while blizzards hit Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Iran. Iran saw forest fires and two children burned, Amman faced heavy snowfall, and Jerusalem logged over a foot of snow paralyzing the city.
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London
Europe
Iran
England
Scotland
Swiss Alps
Mediterranean
Syria
Jordan
Israel
Lebanon
Caspian
Damascus
Latakia
Amman
Jordan River
Jerusalem
Holy
Glasgow
Edinburgh
U.S. Jet Lost 36th North Viet Nam Mig Downing
A U S air force F-105 Thunderchief was shot down by a Mig-21 over Yen Bai North Vietnam during a radar attack. The pilot is missing and the aircraft is counted as the 786th U.S. warplane lost in combat over North Vietnam.
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Saigon
U.S. Air Force
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Yen Bai
Hanoi
Chuckle Clothes Don’t Make the Man Says Lawyer Suit
A witty remark notes that attire alone cannot define character and that a lawyer’s true strength lies in merit. The line underlines style versus substance in professional image without naming individuals or specifics.
Philadelphia Bows Out of Fun City Title Battle
Philadelphia quits its bid to be Fun City U S A as New York City is proclaimed the top Fun City. Abe Rosen promoted Philadelphia as a swinging hub, while Harry Galland, new city representative, promotes a calmer image centering on art museums and education.
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Philadelphia
UPI
New York City
U.S.A
New York
John Lindsay
Abe Rosen
Rosen
Harry Galland
Galland
High Court Upholds Giant Railroad Merger
The Supreme Court upheld the long disputed Pennsylvania and New York Central merger approving ICC actions. New Penn Central absorbs the New Haven. Norfolk & Western gains three small lines Erie Lackawanna Delaware & Hudson and Boston & Maine. A $25 million loan to New Haven is approved. The new Penn Central will span 20 states and two Canadian provinces with about 20 000 miles of track and near 2 billion dollars in revenue.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Penn Central
New Haven
Norfolk & Western
Erie- Lackawanna
Delaware & Hudson
Boston & Maine
Reading Railroad
Reading
Abe Fortas
Wiliam Douglas
New York & New Haven
Penn-Central
Warning About Black Antelope Roaming Wyoming Foothills
Cheyenne Wy AP state game warden Howard Robinson cautioned observers in Wyoming foothills about coal black antelope appearing in the wild. He explained several brown and white animals were dyed to study migration winter feeding habits and other data.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Howard Robinson
Wyoming
Soviet names Soldatov as ambassador to Cuba
The Soviet government named Alexander Soldatov, 53, deputy foreign minister, as its new ambassador to Cuba. He replaces Alexander Alexeev, who has been in Moscow since last spring for medical treatment amid tense relations.
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Moscow
Alexander Soldatov
Cuba
Soldatov
Alexander Alexeev
Mansfield Urges Halt To Bombing Of North Vietnam
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield called for a halt to U S bombing of North Vietnam citing Hanoi’s New Year statement that peace talks would occur if bombing stopped. He warned a pause could risk U S aims while backing a permanent end to bombing as more feasible.
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Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Mansfield
North
Washington
U.S
Johnson
The
Montanan
Nguyen Duy Trinh
United States
Dean Rusk
Trinh
Vietnam
Jeannette Rankin
Capitol
Miss Rankin
Abraham Ribicoff
Dconn
Hartford Courant
Geneva
Ribicoff
Soviet Union
Red China
Renewal Unit Urges Oak Hill Rehabilitation Plan
Cedar Rapids urban renewal board urges city to press ahead with a federally backed rehabilitation program in and around Oak Hill. Planning Director Don B. Salyer says HUD finds no fault and views it as a sound, likely eligible project, but federal funding delays could push start to late years.
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Cedar Rapids
Don B. Salyer
Department of Housing and Urban Development
OEO Grants LEAP $137 037 for Four Months
The Office of Economic Opportunity announced a $137 037 grant to Linn Economic Action Project LEAP for four months ending April 30. Officials expect a merger with a Johnson County anti poverty agency by then. The grant includes 71435 for an eight week Headstart program and 65602 for neighborhood center operations.
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Linn Economic Action Project
LEAP
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Anti-Poverty Agency
Johnson
County
Sicilian Quake Kills Over 250 In Western Island Disaster
A powerful earthquake wave ravaged western Sicily, killing more than 250 people mostly in Montevago hospital collapse. Gibellina and surrounding towns were destroyed, with Palermo Trapani and Marsala affected. Government-led relief mobilized planes ships trucks and tents as snow and cold worsened conditions.
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Palermo
Sicily
Montevago
Mediterranean Sea
Messina
Rally in New York backs draft law critics
About 500 signed a pledge to counsel and aid violators at a rally for Dr. Benjamin Spock and four indicted figures. The event at Town Hall supported anti draft actions, with signs of resistance and calls for demonstrations at induction centers. Notables such as Norman Mailer and Susan Sontag attended.
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New York
Benjamin Spock
Resist- Support In Action
Justice Department
Brooklyn
Spock
Mitchell Goodman
Michael Ferber
William Sloan Coffin
Yale University
Marcus Raskin
Norman Mailer
Susan Sontag
Robert Lowell
Allen Ginsberg
Douglas Dowd
Cornell University
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Richard, Jr
Michael
Laurie Ann
Nickie Lynn
Ralph Kroll
Kroll
Michael Schwiesco
Loenison
Bethany Baptist Church
Town City
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Nga Teta
Associated Press
Ta Boxing
Eee
State Safety Department
Wy Jonge Aes Ai
Eee Slasaaian Anti Nenans Senne Tate
Aarne Cero M NT
Middle East
By Michael Cades
Cessnock
Greenock
Britain
Sea Quest
Wales
Aberfan
Hebrides Islands
Scottish
Northern
Ireland
George Esper
Sam Tra
Nouthern Panhandle
High Court
Charlotte Moulton
Douglas
Texas
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Selective Service
Massachusetts
Florida
McCarthy
Eugene McCarthy
Dminn
California
Charles Warren
Fresno
Calif
Humphrey
White House
Women In Black
House
John McCormack
Everett Dirksen
Dirksen
Oak Hill
By Jerry Elsen
Salyer
Cedar Rapids News
Trapani
Marsala
Gibellina
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