Bombing kills 18 year old at federal building
An explosion in a second floor men’s room of a Los Angeles federal building killed Thomas Ortiz, 18, an IRS orderly. Police noted the bomb left in a wastepaper receptacle caused a four by five foot wall breach. No other injuries.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Federal Building
Thomas Ortiz
Internal Revenue Service
Ortiz
Civic Center
FBI
Immigration, Customs, Secret Service
Social Security and Welfare
Chamber of Commerce
Palos Verdes
Municipal Court
el Monte
Prison Sentences To Eight Basques
Madrid AP reports the national court of public order sentenced eight Basques to prison terms from one to two years for distributing illegal propaganda or belonging to an illegal association.
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Madrid
National Court of Public Order
All Is Go For Apollo 14 Blastoff
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP countdown continued and all systems were go for Apollo 14 on Sunday with astronauts Alan Shepard Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa ready for a Saturn 5 liftoff. The crew prepared on site and planned a family visit through a glass partition due to medical isolation.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Iowa
Alan Shepard
Edgar Mitchell
Stuart Roosa
America
Houston
Cedar Rapids man John Walsh killed in Texas crash
John A. Walsh, 63, of Cedar Rapids, and his grandson Theodore Rahe died in an auto accident in Belton, Texas. A second Rahe grandson, Matthew, 10, was listed in critical condition. Walsh founded Colonial Baking Co. and had a lengthy local career in baking. Surviving relatives include wife Mary Burke Walsh and nine other family members. Services for Theodore Rahe are planned in Belton. Walsh services pending in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Belton
Texas
John A. Walsh
Thirty-fifth Street
Theodore Rahe
T. D. Rahe
Rahe
Matthew
Mr. Walsh
Ottumwa
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest
Colonial Baking Co
All Saints Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
Elks Club
Michael Walsh
Dubuque
Denis E. Walsh
Ann Arbor
Mich
Patricia McHugh
Detroit
Margaret Walsh
San Francisco
Teahen Funeral Home
Brown Found Guilty of Income Tax Evasion
Eugene M. Brown former Tama Packing Co. organizer and president was found guilty in Cedar Rapids federal court of evading 37511 in income taxes. He faces up to five years in prison and 10000 in fines on each of three counts with sentencing set for February 19.
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Brown
Tama Packing Co
Eugene M. Brown
U.S. District
Cedar Rapids
U.S
Edward J. McManus
James Hodges
Evan Hultman
Indian Plane Hijacked to Lahore by Kashmir Front
Two Kashmir Liberation Front members seized an Indian Airlines plane over Kashmir with guns and grenades and diverted it to Lahore. The aircraft carried four crew and 25 passengers. No injuries reported.
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Lahore
Pakistan
UPI
Kashmir Liberation Front
Indian Airlines
Kashmir
Punjab
Atiqur Rehman
India
New Delhi
Sajjad Hyder
External Affairs Ministry
Hyder
Srinagar
Jammu
Curtain falls as mail dumped at North Vietnamese legation
Two delegations of U.S. citizens dumped about 50 bags and boxes of mail in front of the North Vietnamese legation in Paris to press for information on POWs. The protest drew about 14 tons of mail from Memphis and San Diego, with signs asking 1,600 missing Americans and 26 million others seeking humane treatment. The operation halted after four hours, with mail left on both sides of the door as police watched. Joseph McCain led the San Diego group. his father Adm. John McCain commanded U.S. forces in the Pacific and his brother Lt. Cmdr. John McCain Jr. was a POW in North Vietnam.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi Legation
Paris
Lee DiNapoli
Denise Evers
Joe McCain
San Diego
Charles Brownlee
Mary Jane Lane
Ron Watkins
David Jerkins
Memphis
Legation
Joseph McCain
John McCain
Pacific
Cmdr
John McCain, Jr
Joseph
Mary Jane
Soldier Delivers Battery In Cambodia Photo Sparks Debate
Washington AP reports a U.S. soldier briefly on Cambodian ground eight minutes delivering a spare battery to a South Vietnamese radio operator. He was rebuked by Gen. Creighton Abrams. the image fuels war critics' claims of deeper U.S. involvement. A senator offers the unnamed explanation and questions Pentagon silence.
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Washington
Cambodia
U.S
Vietnam
Associated Press
Creighton Abrams
Congress
Pentagon
Administration
B 52s Press Border Area In Laos Vietnam Fight
U S B 52s and smaller aircraft pressed a heavy bombing campaign against North Vietnamese supply buildups in the Panhandle area near Khe Sanh. Three Stratofortresses targeted South Vietnam while U S Seventh Fleet carriers stood by in the Gulf of Tonkin. Saigon canceled regular C 130 passenger flights from Tan Son Nhut and redirected resources to combat duties.
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Saigon
Panhandle
Laos
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Women Gaining Ground in Law Studies
A growing share of women enroll in law programs while many drop out before completing degrees. The trend highlights shifting gender dynamics in legal education and prospects across universities.
Winds of Wind and Snow Hit Northeast Iowa
A blizzard packing 50 mph winds blanketed northeast Iowa on Friday delaying travel and causing more than 100 accidents. Harry Mitchell 50 of Elkader died in a 10 car pileup near Giard Clayton County. Marietta Slaughter 18 of McGregor was hospitalized after a separate crash. Roadblocks and forced detours aided emergency crews as schools and events were postponed.
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Iowa
Giard
Clayton County
Harry Mitchell
Elkader
Mitchell
Norma
Witt
Elkader Marietta
Slaughter
McGregor
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Winneshiek
Blizzard Sweeps Upper Midwest Causing Travel Chaos
A major blizzard hammered the upper Midwest on Friday stretching from northeast Iowa to western New York. The storm caused paralyzed roads in Southeast Minnesota, no travel warnings in North Dakota, and flight diversions from Chicago. Blizzard warnings persisted across Michigan and western New York with severe conditions near Buffalo. Four Wisconsinites were killed in crashes as high winds and heavy snow created near zero visibility. Michael Lloyd O'Brien, 57, of Eastman, Wisconsin, died after a car struck him while he walked along the road.
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Iowa
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Chicago
Midway Airport
Michigan
National Weather Service
New York State
Buffalo
Michael Lloyd O’brien
Eastman
Wis
Mount Washington rescue ends four day survival ordeal
Four Rutgers University Outdoor Club members from New Jersey became lost for four harrowing days on Mt Washington after losing a map in hurricane winds. They survived on high energy snacks and slept in a snow cave before a break in the weather allowed rescue teams to guide them to safety at the summit and beyond.
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MT. Washington
N.H
Appalachian Mountain Club
New Jersey
Rutgers University Outdoor Club
Forest Service
Edward Salter
Vineland
Jose Vazquez
West Orange
Vazquez
New York State
Harvard Mountaineering Club
Lake of the Clouds
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