Czech Students Continue Sit-ins Amid Dubcek’s Dimming Role
Prague reports thousands of Czech students staging sit-ins in schools as the central committee reshapes leadership under Soviet pressure. The eight member executive committee is expected to curb Dubcek’s influence. protesters vow to occupy buildings until Wednesday or longer.
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Prague
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Party
Dubcek
Bohemia and
Moravia
Bilak
Lubomir Strougal
Antonin Novotny
Cairman
Czech Bureau
Zdenek Mlynar
Strougal
Ludvik Svoboda
Oldrich Ce
Greene 19 dies in Cedar Rapids traffic crash
Gary Lee Greene 19 of Prairie Creek trailer court died after being struck by a car on Bowling Street SW. Floyd L. Follett 63 fled scene and returned. no charges yet. Greene’s death is Cedar Rapids area’s 12th traffic fatality of the year. Services set for Wednesday in North English.
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Gary Lee Greene
Prairie Creek
Waconia Avenue
Bowling Street
Greene
Mercy Hospital
Floyd L. Follett
E Avenue NE
Follett Auto
Follett
North English
Leslie Greene
Shueyville
Cedar Rapids
Riverside Cemetery
Spencer
Fleeing Czech Soldier Killed Near Bavarian Border
A Czechoslovak border guard was shot and killed while fleeing into West Germany, with his body found about 150 yards from the border in Bavaria. Officials ruled out German fire and suggested he was likely shot by his own comrades.
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Wolfstein
Germany
West Germany
Bavarian Interior Ministry
Kulish Warns of Possible Errors In Delinquent List
Linn Treasurer Wendl Kulish cautions that the Gazette delinquent tax list may include people who have since paid their taxes and notes possible errors in amounts or spellings. He urges notifying the treasurer’s office for checks and corrections if needed, citing limited time between notices.
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Kulish
Cedar Rapids News
Gazette
Linn
Wendl Kulish
France Sets Program of Austerity
Premier Maurice Couve de Murville announced a plan to cut government spending and tighten credit to restore confidence in the franc. He pledged full international support for France while urging an agreement among nations to cure the sick international monetary system. The broadcast aimed to reassure both domestic and global markets as Basel bankers met and speculation cooled.
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PARIG
Maurice Couve de Murville
Couve de Murville
Basel
France
Switzerland
New York City Teachers End Historic Strike
New York City teachers voted by a large margin to accept a contract ending a 10 week strike that kept more than one million students out of class. 55,000 teachers would return to classrooms Tuesday amid a district dispute over transfers and supervision in Ocean Hill Brownsville.
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New York
New York City
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
Brooklyn
Ocean Hill Eight
Herbert Johnson
James Allen
Johnson
ESR Rece SI OY
Allen
Agreement With Thieu Near in Paris Talks
U.S. officials said a Saigon accord on sending a South Vietnamese delegation to Paris talks should come within days. Ellsworth Bunker is finalizing details with President Thieu, with co chairmen to head the allied delegation and rotate during discussions with the North Vietnamese side. The United States would not recognize Front representatives as independent spokesmen.
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Washington
Saigon
Paris
Ellsworth Bunker
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Linn Officials Still Unclear on Real Estate Increase
Linn county officials weighing effects of tentative state increases on assessed real estate values. 15 percent rise on agricultural land and ten percent on small residential parcels in Cedar Rapids and unincorporated Linn County. Marion and other towns see no increase. Appeals process not yet clear. boards to reconvene Dec 2 through Jan 3.
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Linn County
State Revenue
William Forst
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Hiawatha
Linn
Forrest Holveck
Dale Piersall
Iowa City Residential Is Up 10 Percent
Iowa counties and several major cities were ordered to raise property valuations to equalize tax bases. Cedar Rapids and Iowa City saw residential increases of 10 percent, with other towns like Burlington and Davenport at 15 and 10 percent respectively. Statewide adjustments target farm land, agricultural and residential realty, with Story County seeing a 40 percent rise in agricultural values and Plymouth County alone reporting a downward adjustment in agricultural property.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
William Forst
Forst
Town City
Burlington
Davenport
Muscatine
Mason City
Newton
Story County
Cerro Gordo
Guthrie
Kossuth
Mills
Mitchell
Buchanan
Poweshiek
Johnson, Linn
Winneshiek
Benton, Cedar and Keokuk
Cedar
Clayton
Johnson
Keokuk
Linn
Louisa
Winneshiek County
Plymouth County
Plymouth
Light Snowfall Grips Iowa With Small Snow Accumulations
Light snow covered Iowa Monday with temperatures barely rising into the low 30s. Snow mixed with rain in the southeast, while Mason City saw .05 inch and Cedar Rapids .03 inch. Most snow melted on impact, with flurries possible Monday night and lows from 10 to 15 in the north and 20 in the southeast, followed by partly cloudy skies Tuesday.
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Iowa News
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Allies Run Heavy Toll In Coastal Ground Battles Near Da Nang
Allied forces report 416 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed in the Da Nang coastal lowlands as troops sweep the seacoast and foothills. Lt Gen Hoang Xuan Lam says this marks the winter offensive start, with anticipated rocket and mortar strikes on major cities and smaller ground actions elsewhere. South Korean and Vietnamese casualties are noted, while American losses are not reported.
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Saigon
da Nang
Hoang Xuan Lam
Hue
Quang Tri
Quang Ngai
Hoi An
Tam Ky
Lam
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