Con Men Warn of Bank Examiner Scams and Peddler Frauds
Cedar Rapids Police Chief George J. Matias warns of con men in the area ahead of spring and summer. He cites bank examiner scams targeting elderly couples and widows, with tactics including phone calls and staged teller issues. Other schemes involve humus peddlers roofers termite exterminators and fake lawn care offers. He urges verifying companies and reporting any approached money or bank discrepancies to authorities.
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Cedar Rapids
George J. Matias
Matias
Weland urges uterine cancer cure through early detection and education
Dr. Regis E. Weland told Linn County Cancer Society that uterine cancer could be cured with existing knowledge but education must turn to action. He cited annual exams Pap tests and symptom awareness as key tools and noted higher risk in low income and non white groups while stressing no ethnic cause.
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Regis E. Weland
Linn County Cancer Society Board
Roosevelt Hotel
Weland
New Orleans
Dr. Weland
United States
American Cancer Society
Cancer Board
Czech Officials Cooperate with Religious Groups
Prague officials pursue peaceful coexistence with religious groups, a shift since reform era began. Culture Minister Miroslav Galuska met Jewish leaders to discuss ceremonies honoring 3,800 Czech Jews killed at Auschwitz in 1944. Erika Kadleckova met Catholic sisters aiding hospital and social work, with Prague TV showing their thanks.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Miroslav Galuska
Galuska
Auschwitz
Erika Kadleckova
Catholic Ennvents
Four U S Flyers Freed From Cambodia Hold
Four American airmen captured in Cambodia on February 12 were released after President Nixon sent a letter to Prince Norodom Sihanouk. The POWs Major Querin Hurlik CWO Laird Osburn Spec 5 John Fisher and Spec 5 Rob Pryor, held since their L 19 was shot down near the Cambodia South Vietnam border, were abroad in Bangkok.
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Bangkok
Cambodia
Freedom
Nixon
Norodom Sihanouk
U.S. Army
Querin Hurlik
Savannah
C. W. O. Laird Osburn
Webster Springs
W. Va
John Fisher
Gainesville
Fla
Rob Pryor
Oak Ridge
Tenn
South Vietnam
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