Blouin Questions Ford Mayaguez Action and Aftermath
Iowa congressman Michael Blouin questions the Mayaguez operation, citing possible misinformation and diplomatic options. He warns about regional fallout including possible expulsion from Thailand and strain with Taiwan and the Philippines, urging a broader unitary approach to Southeast Asia.
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Mayaguez
Cambodian
United States
South Vietnam
Michael Blouin
Iowa
Blouin
Henry Kissinger
James Schlesinger
Pentagon
Thailand
Southeast Asia
Taiwan
Philippines
Japan
South Korea
Mortar blast in Lebanon kills children near Aitroun
Seven Lebanese children died and five were wounded when a mortar shell from Israeli shelling exploded in a field near the border village of Aitroun. In Israel, multiple bombs injured more than 10 people, including a beach blast at a Dead Sea site.
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Aitroun
Israel
Dead Sea
Lebanon
Tel Aviv
Iowa Seeks Faster Emergency Care Through New Concepts
Iowa shifts focus to rapid emergency medical services with a new communications network and expanded EMS training. A 15 member council led by Dr. Ronald Eckoff aims to train 3,000 EMTA personnel in four years and link seven counties via a CMED system funded by a $192,890 federal grant.
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Iowa
Robert Ray
Ronald Eckoff
Division of Community Health
Iowa Department of Health
Cedar Rapids
Hoover Health Council
Jeff Petrie
Central Medical Emergency Dispatch
CMED
Nazi War Criminal Klaus Barbie Lived Quiet Bolivian Life
In La Paz Klaus Altmann, a husky male with a bodyguard, frequented Confiteria La Paz as Klaus Barbie the Hangman of Lyons. He fled Europe after World War II and evaded justice for decades before his true identity was exposed by Beate.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Confiteria
Klaus Altmann
Altmann
Klaus Barbie
Lyons
South America
Beate
Cedar Rapids Man 49 Killed in Highway Crash
Leonard Lorain Baker 49 of Forty first avenue and Bowling street SW died in University of Iowa Hospitals Iowa City after a two car crash south of Tipton. Vera Maxine Krutsinger 46 of Tipton in serious condition. Loretta Krutsinger 19 treated and released. The 4:25 p.m. wreck on highway 38 occurred when the Baker car crossed the center line and hit the Krutsinger car.
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Leonard Lorain Baker
Fortyfirst Avenue
Bowling Street
University Hospital
Iowa City
Tipton
Baker
Vera Maxine Krutsinger
Krutsinger
Loretta
Highway 38
Iowa Highway Patrol
Protest Note Goes Beyond Earlier Stand
Thailand demanded the withdrawal of all U.S. troops by March 1976 and vowed to curb sovereignty violations after thousands protested at the Bangkok U.S. embassy over the Mayaguez incident. Demonstrators urged a formal apology, burned an Uncle Sam effigy, and warned of reviewing treaties and base access with U.S. forces.
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UPS
Thailand
U.S
Mayaguez
Edward Masters
Kukrit Pramoj
Uncle Sam
Charthai Choonhavan
Kissinger
Boston March For Integration Rally Draws Thousands
In Boston a Saturday march and rally on Boston Common supported school integration. Police estimated about 8 000 marchers with bands and vendors, swelling the crowd to as many as 12 000 to 15 000.
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Boston
Boston Common
Chuckle Travel by Wet Soap Highlight
A lighthearted note touts novelty travel using wet soap as a quirky, amusing concept.
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