Israel Strikes Across Jordan in Major Punit ive Raid
Israeli tanks and troops crossed the cease fire line into Jordan killing at least 150 Arabs in a punitive raid led by Premier Levi Eshkol. Renewed artillery fire followed along the Suez Canal as regional powers reacted with alarm and UN talks began.
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Eisler Dies Fleeing to East Germany in 1949
Berlin report states Gerhardt Hisler aged 71 died Thursday in the Soviet Union where he had gone as a reader for an East German delegation during a 1968 69 radio television cooperation signing with the Russians. Hisler earlier fled the United States in 1941 and was identified in 1946 as the top Communist spy there. He faced contempt charges, jailed briefly, and years later returned to Germany after a 1949 escape from the Polish liner vatory incident.
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Five Killed In Two Car Iowa Crash
Five people died in a near head on collision on highway 20 about eight miles east of Fort Dodge. Victims were George H. Garth 65 his wife Hallie 64 Mildred McCain 49 and Webster City men Gary Brownfield 25 Dennis Berleen 22. Glen McCain 51 was injured in fair condition. The westbound car carried the Webster City men and the two couples had been returning from Des Moines after Iowa high school boys basketball tournament games. Police could not identify drivers yet but indicated the eastbound car may have veered across the center line.
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Snowstorm Bathes Southwest to Midwest Trapping Travel
A cross country blizzard bands snow from the Southwest into the Midwest closing schools and highways. New Mexico reports a foot of snow with up to nine inches in parts of Texas and Oklahoma City sees six inches. Lubbock logs eight inches in 24 hours, the heaviest in seven years. Flood threats arise from heavy rains with tornadoes noted. Hazard warnings span from Kansas to Illinois. Taunton dam resists a rising Mill river flood threatening 45 000 residents amid ongoing sandbagging and partial dam collapse earlier.
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Rockefeller Drops Bid and Backs Nixon in GOP
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller declared he will not seek the Republican presidential nomination and will support the party’s nominee. He said a Rockefeller challenge would divide the GOP and noted a majority of leaders favored Nixon, while he could not claim a large enough following to win. He will focus on issues and the party platform and suggested constructive alternatives to Vietnam policy.
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U.S. says 336 Americans dead last week in Vietnam actions
UPI report shows 336 U.S. fatalities and 1,916 wounded in the past week asOperation Quiet Thang Resolve to Win expands across five provinces near Saigon. The South Vietnamese will draft 135,000 more troops to reach 909,000, with new conscripts aged 18 and 19.
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Steering committee urges Novotny resignation in Czechoslovakia
A steering committee of the Czechoslovak national assembly unanimously recommends that President Antonin Novotny resign. It calls for an immediate special assembly session if he does not quit voluntarily.
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Two Letters From Pueblo Sailor Surprises Iowa Couple
Mr and Mrs Gerald Nolte of Washington Iowa report two letters from their son Clifford Nolte Electronics Technician 2 C captive aboard the USS Pueblo. One letter carries an Alaska postmark and the other France, both not in his handwriting. The Noltes worry the notes may be written under supervision and forwarded from Rockwell City. They include a photo without his glasses and express hopes for his return.
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Saturn 5 Launch Delayed Again to April 3
Cape Kennedy AP reports the space agency postponed the second Saturn 5 launch for two more days. The new target date is April 3, marking the fourth postponement.
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Five More GI Drives Announced in South Vietnam
About 10,000 American troops staged five newly announced drives up and down South Vietnam. U S command listed enemy losses at 799 dead, with 94 Americans killed and 397 wounded. Some assaults began months ago, others five days earlier, but details were withheld for security.
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Chuckle about a real executive and a red headed stenographer
A humorous quip notes that a true executive can send back a letter for a third retyping to a red headed stenographer, reflecting office culture and clerical labor in a light, period voice.
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