Naughton Homecoming Delights Cedar Rapids In 1960s
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Robert Naughton returns from captivity to Cedar Rapids where hundreds greet him at the airport and in a church reception. Family members, former teachers, and classmates praise his service as relatives recall his 1967 downing over North Vietnam and a long road home. Grandmother Margrete Lillis, 89, waits in a camper with a Welcome Home sign as the city shares in the reunion.
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Roberta
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Mayme Scanlon
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David Davidson
Nineteenth Avenue
Margrete Lillis
Forty-eighth Street
Nixon urges job opportunities for Vietnam veterans
President Nixon called on Americans to bind up Vietnam war wounds by offering veterans jobs and respect. He urged employers to hire Vietnam veterans as a good investment and stressed faith with returning servicemen, while noting his Bayfront visit and plans to return to Washington soon.
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CIA Planned Massacre at Viet Village Claims
The Sunday Oklahoman reports Pentagon sources allegedly say the 1968 My Lai massacre was planned and coordinated with the CIA to wipe out a village. The piece cites unnamed sources including five army officers and suggests a coverup to avoid implicating the CIA or policy.
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New York Banks Back Down On Interest Hike
The Chemical Bank of New York yielded to government pressure and lowered its prime lending rate from 6% to a compromise 6% while Chase Manhattan and First National of Chicago had initially raised their rates for preferred customers from 6% to 6%. The rate decision followed a telegram from Arthur F. Burns, chair of the administrations' Committee on Interest and Dividends.
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Chemical Bank of New York
IMF Officials Meet to Shape Postcollapse World Money System
Top monetary officials from the IMF Committee of 20 begin a two day session in Washington to decide if a new flexible fixed rate framework is possible after a currency turmoil. Leaders from Canada Britain and Japan have floated currencies independently while European nations float against the dollar. The crisis marks a break from the old fixed rate system.
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Teens Struggle With Telephone Etiquette Highlighted
A lighthearted item notes that teenagers still stumble over telephone use, reflecting common modern quirks in communication. The column pokes gentle fun at youth while observing ongoing social habits.
Mansfield says Gray FBI nomination a nip and tuck issue
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield said the FBI head nomination for L. Patrick Gray is a close call at best. He urged the judiciary committee to defer action until all facts about Gray and the Watergate case are revealed and noted he has not closed his mind to supporting him.
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Laos POW releases loom as Paris ceasefire tests ties
North Vietnam announced plans to release 40 U.S. prisoners on Tuesday and 67 on Wednesday at Gia Lam airport, while demanding Laos detainees be excluded from the cease fire. The U.S. suspended troop withdrawals until lists and dates for all POWs are provided, as talks continue with the four power commission and Viet Cong conditions cloud the timeline.
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Iowa panel opposes Ray's male board picks
The Iowa Commission on the Status of Women refused to back Gov. Ray in selecting men for two key state posts. They called for weighing long term impact of four men for the Board of Regents and one for the Parole Board while vowing to push for more women in state government and to submit a slate of qualified women for future appointments.
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