Syrian envoy shot in Baghdad as Arab tensions flare
A Syrian diplomat Abdel Sabbagh was wounded in Baghdad by an Iraqi intelligence agent. Syria protests the attack amid Arab Baathist faction rivalries tied to Nasser era divisions. New spy trials in Baghdad unfold as global protests grow over recent executions in the region.
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Bowen Resigns as University of Iowa President
Dr. Howard R. Bowen announced his resignation as president of the University of Iowa effective Sept. 1 to join Claremont Graduate School in California as chair of the economics faculty. He cited personal reasons and denied student demonstrations or criticisms influenced his decision. The Iowa Board of Regents began selecting a successor as leaders praised Bowen’s tenure and impact on the university.
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Howard R. Bowen
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Pueblo ship Pueblo shies at armed defense claim
Navy Admiral Frank Johnson who controlled the Pueblo said its two .50 caliber guns did not add meaningful defense and he opposed arming the vessel. He noted no direct support forces and questioned armed status provoking reactions. He cited ongoing comms difficulties for U.S. intelligence ships.
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Calif
Pueblo
Frank Johnson
Japan
Navy
Pro-Soviet Czech Reds Grow in Occupied Czechoslovakia
AP report from Vienna notes rising strength of orthodox pro Moscow communists in Czechoslovakia with about 100000 Soviet troops backing a propaganda push. conservatives accuse liberal reformists of Palach death, expand radio and press coverage, expel western reporters, and centralize foreign trade to Zenit.
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Czechoslovakia
Alexander ‘Dubcek
Jan Palach
Palach
Hungary
Zenit
Rules Unit May Block Pay Boosts
Chairman Colmer warned the House Rules Committee will push legislation to block automatic pay raises for top officials unless another committee acts quickly. The $12,500-a-year increase for members of Congress was proposed by a presidential commission and would take effect unless vetoed by Feb. 13. Colmer urged prompt action by the Post Office and Civil Service Committee, warning of inflationary danger and a new spiral if Congress acts to raise pay without restraint.
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Colmer
D-Minn
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Budget speech outlines no tax hike and growing state government
Gov Robert Ray presented a balanced biennial budget of 513125965 starting July 1, with no new taxes and orderly growth. The package, a record high at 18.9 million above the 1967 level, would repeal the 1967 service tax on construction advertising farm processing and municipal services and critique the 1967 sales tax credit for income tax returns as illogical and self defeating.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Iowa
Hell
Professor’s Absent Minded Question Stumps Scholar
A college professor spent time pondering why professors are absent minded but never recalls the answer. The remark is shared as a light anecdote reflecting on teaching life and memory lapses.
Airlines to offer 50000 dollar hijacker reward
The Air Transport Assn. will offer a 50000 dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of airline hijackers who return to the United States. Eastern Air Lines chairman Floyd Hall announced the plan on Wednesday, with the reward to take effect around mid February.
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U.S
Floyd Hail
Eastern Air Lines
Air Transport Assn
Hall
Back to Back Landings in Havana by Hijacked Planes
AP reports two U.S. airliners landed in Havana on Tuesday under hijacker control. Details mention January's piracy toll and continuation on page 2.
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U.S
Havana
Refugee Family Reunites After Son Hijacked to Havana
A Cuban refugee family arrives in Miami to greet their son Luis Sierra Valdes 36 who was aboard a National Airlines jet hijacked by two men over the Gulf of Mexico en route from New Orleans to Miami. The hijackers took the plane to Havana. Luis plans to return to Los Angeles after settling his family in Little Havana.
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Radio Prague
Gustav Husak
Husak
Miami
Cuba
Havana
Dolores Valdes
Luis Sierra Valdes
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Luis
Sierra
Miguel
Los Angeles
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Smrkovsky Ousted as Czech Parliament Chair
In Prague the national parliament formally removed reformer Josef Smrkovsky from his post as parliamentary chairman, in a vote by delegates. Smrkovsky, absent due to surgery for jaw inflammation, endorsed Peter Colotka as his successor to quell criticism.
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UPI
Czechoslovakia
Josef Smrkovsky
Smrkovsky
Peter Colotka
Democrats Strip Rarick of Committee Seniority
Washington AP House Democrats voted to strip Rep. John Rarick from 13th to 18th and last on the agriculture committee for openly backing George Wallace. Rarick said the caucus move signals hostility to Southerners and pondered his future with the party after the closed vote 101-73.
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D-La
George Wallace
Rarick
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Louisiana
Governor seeks funds for Cedar Valley and interstate highways
Governor Robert Ray, in his budget message, notes highways are funded by user fees and gas taxes. He requests four million dollars annually to boost new construction and to use federal funds for the interstate system and Cedar Valley freeway serving the Cedar Rapids area.
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Robert Ray
Iowa
Cedar Valley
Cedar Rapids
Idwa
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