Ray Sets Broad Program After Iowa Governor Inauguration
Robert D. Ray took office as Iowa's 38th governor with a broad agenda emphasizing growth and human values. He proposed county mergers, legalized abortions under certain conditions, lowering the voting age to 18, state control of liquor, park-use fees, and highway system reclassification funded by need. Ray promised no new taxes and urged budget efficiency to finance his initiatives.
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Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Roger Jepsen
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Ray
Fulton
Slushy Iowa Roads Prompt Rescue After Slick Weather
Slushy conditions spread across Iowa as freezing rain melted into rain on ice and snow. Schools in northeastern Iowa closed while main highways stayed passable. A rescue near Manchester involved a snowmobile when Mrs. Harley Barrett failed to reach home, delaying help due to dangerous rural roads.
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Manchester
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Soviet cosmonauts transfer between linked space ships
Two Soyuz crews linked in orbit as Yevgeny Khrunov and Alexei Yeliseyev transferred from Soyuz 5 to Soyuz 4 to join Vladimir Shatalov, leaving Boris Volynov in Soyuz 5. Tass said the link lasted 4 hours 35 minutes and the operation tested crew exchanges for long missions and rescue. The astronauts reported good condition and conducted several scientific observations.
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Radio Moscow
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Yeliseyev
Khrunov
Shatalov
Dog Recovered Unharmed After 110 Foot Mine Shaft Fall
Jeff Ware and his son were hunting quail when their dog Ginger fell 110 feet down an abandoned mine shaft. The dog was rescued unharmed while still gripping a bird in its mouth.
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Jeff Ware
Ware
Ginger
Naomi Doebel Dead at 70 Gazette Editor Won Honors
Naomi Doebel, 70, building and real estate editor of The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, died Thursday in a local hospital after diabetes and heart ailments. Her Sunday Gazette pages were named best real estate section in America by the National Association of Real Estate Editors in 1961, with multiple prior awards for Gazettes real estate coverage.
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Dorothy Dawe
Senate Overrules VP On Debate Gag
The U S Senate voted 53 to 45 to overrule Vice President Humphrey and allow a majority to cut off debate on filibuster curb measures. Earlier 51 to 47, senators rejected a move to soften the gag rule and Humphrey had ruled a simple majority could end debate.
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UPI
Senate
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Combat Deaths Rise 50 Percent
SAIGON AP U S battle deaths climbed 50 percent last week as Vietnam fighting intensified. The U S command said 151 deaths for the week ending Jan 11, with 1 398 wounded including 548 hospitalizations. Eight North Vietnamese and three U S paratroopers were killed in a 40 minute fight near An Khe.
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Saigon
U. S
Vietnam
Batangan
An Khe
U.S
European parliaments back Paris bid to rejoin NATO
Seven European parliaments including Gaullist deputies in the French National Assembly approved a bid for France to return to the NATO military setup. Qualified sources said Thursday in London.
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London
French National Assembly
NATO
Johnson hails Paris Vietnam talks breakthrough
President Johnson applauds the Paris agreement on Vietnam talks and says new discussions on peace in Southeast Asia can start. He outlines three lessons from the bombing halt and urges patience firmness and unity at home to reach an honorable peace as Nixon prepares to take office.
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Johnson
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
America
North Vietnam
Southeast In
Nixon
Vietnam peace talks pick round table at four-way format
The Vietnam peace talks will open Saturday with four delegations around an unmarked round table at the International Conference center. The United States and North Vietnam announced a four-sided plan with four members per delegation and two secretaries, amid procedural questions and debates over equality for the NLF.
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Paris
Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
National Liberation Front
International Conference Center
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Thanh
Saigon
Nguyen Than le
South Vietnam
Cyrus Vance
Col
Ha van Lau
Nguyen Phong
Nguyen Thi Binh
NLF
Vance
Lau
Eight Thousand Died During Haegling in Paris
In Saigon AP reports about 8,000 American servicemen have died in Vietnam as Paris peace talks proceed. From May 18 to last Saturday the death toll rose from 7,844, with about 150 more likely in the week ending next Saturday when talks begin. The period May 18 to Jan 11 also logged 52,937 wounded.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Paris
Cleanup and Repairs After East Iowa Ice Storm
Summary of Cedar Rapids ice storm aftermath details repair crews', utilities, and transportation impacts. Power outages affected Ely Western Lincolnway Village and surrounding areas with about 400 homes out. additional outages hit Mt. Vernon road SE and Newhall Whittier. City workers cleared sewer drains and streets. 125 street department workers plus engineers focused on problem areas Bowman Woods Northwood Knolls and nearby additions.
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Cedar Rapids
Harry Hilton
Public Works
Hilton
Street Department
Engineering
Bowman Woods
Northwood Knolls
Hertz Addition SE
Bel Air Addition SE
Indian Hills
Lincolnway Village
Bowling Street
Ely
Western
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Highway 30
Power Company
Mt. Vernon Road
Wmt-Tv
Walker
Newhall
Whittier
Laz iest World’s Champion? Kitchen Whittler Wins
A humorous note claims the top laziness award would go to a man pictured in the kitchen whittling with an electric knife. The caption adds a playful jab about extreme idleness.
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