Nigeria Prime Minister Balewa Reported Dead in Coup
London AP reports Nigerian information ministry announced Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, 54, prime minister since 1957, found dead after a coup last week. His kidnapping and death shock Africa as military rulers in Lagos lose a compromise leadership figure and raise fears of wider unrest and police reorganization.
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Nigerian Information Ministry
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Sir Abubakar
Nigeria
Africa
Balewa
Lagos
Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi
Festus Okotie-Eboh
Britain
High Commission
Commonwealth Relations Office
India and Pakistan swap war prisoners in peace gesture
New Delhi AP reports India handed over three Pakistani airmen shot down during the war in September while Pakistan released seven Indian flyers. About 2,000 prisoners are believed held on both sides in total as the symbolic exchange affirms their limited peace agreement.
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New Delhi
India
Pakistan
Washington bureau chief Henning dies at 89
Arthur Sears Henning, 89, longtime Washington bureau chief for the Chicago Tribune, died Friday. Born in 1880s era journalism veteran, he guided political reporting and covered federal affairs for decades. He is remembered for shaping coverage and mentoring reporters.
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Arthur Sears Henning
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Chicago Tribune
Judge Drops 12 Fines in Amish Case
District Judge Carroll Engelkes ruled 12 fines against Adin Yutzy were illegal due to lack of personal appearance in Hazleton justice of the peace court. The decision leaves five fines totaling 243.50 still owed as escrow in Buchanan county, with implications for other Amish cases in the ongoing school controversy.
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Yutzy
Carroll Engelkes
Waterloo
Justice of the Peace Court
Hazleton
Buchanan County
Wisconsin
Collie Rescues Pomeranian During House Fire
Taffy the collie plunged into a burning home to rescue Babe the Pomeranian. Babe perished when the roof collapsed while Taffy escaped with third degree burns. The dog, recovered by a veterinarian, owes her survival to her thick coat.
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Ind
Taffy
Ray Sizemore
Babe
Smith seeks Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate
Dr. E B Smith of Ames becomes Iowa's first candidate to seek the Democratic nomination for United States senator, announcing ahead of schedule and planning a Des Moines news conference at the Savery hotel. He supports vigorous debate and recalls past campaigns while awaiting Gov Hughes and Rep. Neal Smith's decisions.
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Senator Miller
Miller
Herschel Loveless
General Burkhalter to retire from Iowa reserve
Cedar Rapids major general Louis D Burkhalter will end 35 years of service in July when he retires as Iowa army reserve commander. The retirement ties to a reorganization of the Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin reserve, with the new command not carrying the rank of major general. Burkhalter, 55, will keep the title of major general upon retirement, per a Friday release from the 14th army at Minneapolis. He is an Cedar Rapids insurance man residing at 335 Forest Drive SE. His military life began at Coe College.
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Iowa
Burkhalter
Iowa-Minnesota-Wisconsin
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Forest Drive
Coe College
Bomb Kills American in Saigon Billet
In Saigon a 25 pound bicycle placed bomb killed a U S sergeant asleep in a signal corps billet near Tan Son Nhut airport during the Lunar New Year truce. A Vietnamese woman nearby died and several others were hurt. Authorities debated whether this was a major truce violation, noting multiple late Friday incidents but no clear side responsibility.
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Saigon
U.S
Signal Corps
Tan Son Nhut
Soviets Set Autopsy In American's Death
Soviet foreign ministry told the U S that Newcomb Mott's body would be taken to Moscow for an autopsy after a disputed death on a prison train. U S officials said a full investigation would be conducted as Moscow claimed he killed himself by slashing his throat in the washroom.
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Mott
Sheffield
Mass
Soviet Union
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Foy Kohler
Kohler
Kuznetsov
Kirov
Howard Mott
Washington
Murmansk
Ussr
Two men rob Booneville bank for 12976 in cash
Two men held up the Booneville branch of the Farmers and Merchants bank of Winterset and escaped with more than 12 000 dollars in cash. They fled west on highway 6 in a white automobile dropping 500 one dollar bills. An abandon car was found near Van Meter and another car had been used. A gray and black knit glove lay beside the vehicle. Assistant Cashier Irvin Martens described the entry and vault work. Police sought the robbers and arrested two in Des Moines within hours.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Winterset
Des Moines
Highway 6
van Meter
Grimes
Irvin Martens
Tight-Lipped on Nuclear Search
In Almeria Spain U S and Spanish officials kept silent as the sixth day of the search for classified material from a U S nuclear bomber continued. U S air force and Spanish units cordon off the crash area near Madrid said the bomber carried unarmed nuclear armament whose presence posed no threat to public health or safety.
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U. S. Air Force
16Th Air Force
Madrid
Storm Center Is Changing Hands At Breckinridge Camp
The Job Corps transfers management of Camp Breckinridge Kentucky from Southern Illinois University to an industrial firm after July 1. Breckinridge, opened last July, faced enrollment challenges and a riot with racial overtones. Dirksen called the site “exhibit No 1” in the anti poverty program as Sen. Fornear defended progress and noted personnel and counseling shortfalls.
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Breckinridge
Dirksen
Southern Illinois
Senate
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