Quebec sets new 4 hour ransom deadline for Cross kidnapers
The FLQ extended a four hour window after a 40 hour ransom deadline expired at 7 am. James Cross, senior British trade commissioner in Montreal, was abducted from his home Monday. Justice Minister Jerome Choquette urged the abductors to release Cross and consider concessions, but refused the demand of 600 dollars in gold bullion.
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Montreal
UPL
Quebec
James Cross
Cross
Cuba
Algeria
Choquette
Frovite de Liberation Quebecois
FLQ
Chounette
Mr. Cross
Open Burning Ban Sparks City Council Debate
Cedar Rapids and Marion council members clashed over a Linn county proposal to ban open burning in cities. The measure, part of an air pollution rule, faces board approval with talk of a 24 month onset to ease city adjustment and potential added costs for Cedar Rapids in refuse collection.
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Jerry Elsen
Garette Statt
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Linn Cowny Board of Supervisors
County Health Board
Board of Supervisors
Donald Canney
Cantey
First Step in Regional Jail Concept Taken By Janet Battsile
Iowa lawmakers move to draft a bill for five regional jails replacing antiquated county facilities. The plan mirrors Gov. Ray’s economy committee with three changes: five jails, temporary confinement in county spaces, and state funding for capital costs. Senators Frommelt and Hill oppose, citing work release programs and tax impacts.
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Janet Battsile
Des Moines
Iowa
Andrew Frommelt
Dubuque
Eugene Hill
Newton
Hill
Soviet Aid Team Returns From Peru Earthquake Zone
Fifty-five Soviet medical workers arrived in Moscow after two and a half months in Peru aiding areas hit by last May's earthquake. Leader Gentich Bychkov noted they served in towns and cities and provided medical care to about 45 000 people.
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Moscow
Peru
Gentich Bychkov
Egypt’s new rulers push tougher anti-US line
Beirut reports show Egypt under Sadat moving to a more radical anti-US stance than Nasser. Protests in Cairo defend the revolution and socialism while pledging closer ties with socialist powers. Observers warn it is early to judge the new leadership's first moves.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Egypt
U.s
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
al Nahar
Israel
Possible Year Delay in C R Highway Work
The Iowa highway commission may delay two Cedar Rapids projects by a year under the proposed five-year road plan. Staff suggestions and a draft seen by The Gazette show Interstate 380 from Seventh Street NE to Hiawatha and the US 30 southwest corridor affected, with Linn county's portion to be discussed next.
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Spacia
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Highway Commission
Linn County
The
Gazette
Seventh Street
Hiawatha
President to speak on Southeast Asia at 8 p m tonight
President Nixon plans a major statement on Southeast Asia at 8 p m tonight to align with a new US proposal at the Paris peace talks. He will brief key lawmakers, the cabinet, and diplomats before his radio and TV address while talks with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong envoys continue in Paris.
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Washington
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Neech
Vietnam
Thursaday
David K
Bruce
Paris
U.S
Bolivian General Torres sworn in as president
Boliva’s leftist General Juan Jose Torres was sworn in amid a violent political crisis that toppled the conservative junta. Crowds cheered as troops seized the palace with no bloodshed. Torres pledged to end poverty, while factions around him pressed for power and release of prisoners. The crisis followed the resignation of President Ovando Candia to avert civil war, with a military junta forming and street protests intensifying through La Paz.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Torres
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Fernando Sattori
Air Force
Efron Cuachalla
Armed Forces
Alberto Abarracin
Itz
Rogelio Miranda
Alfredo Ovanda Candia
Waber
Paraguay
Rogers
Odo
Juan Chuvi
Treops
O Torres
Lontrol
Chuvi
Duth
Still Seeking Capote In California Contempt Inquiry
California authorities report three and a half months of effort to arrest author Truman Capote on a contempt of court charge for not answering a murder penalty trial subpoena in Santa Ana. A June 22 bench warrant remains active as officials pursue Capote, believed abroad in Mallorca and elsewhere.
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San Diego
California
Truman Capote
Capote
Santa Ana
Gerald Seventy
District Attorney's Office
Stevens
New York
Long Island
Palm Springs
Mallorca
Keller
Capole
Matse
San Quentin
Two Bolivians In C R Watch Home Revolt
Gen Juan Jose Torres heads Bolivia in a coup turmoil as two Bolivians, Gen Pablo Acebey and Maria Carmen Ayaroa, stay with Prof Andre Girod in Cedar Rapids while Bolivian unrest unfolds. They arrived unaware of revolutionary plans and are awaiting word from Bolivia before deciding their next move.
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Ken Sullivan
Larelle
Stall Weller
Juan Jose “Torres
Bolivia
Cedar Rapids
Pablo Acebey
la Paz
Maria Carmen Ayaroa
Alfredo
Ovanda Candia
Acebey
Miss Ayoraa
Girad
Gen
Avebey
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Werner
King Baudouin
Belgium
Tito
Yugoslavia
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Brussels
Man
Marvin Smith
R-Paullina
al Hayal
al Kifah
Middle East
al Moharref
V Ery Grave
Anwar Sadat
Mahmoud Riad
Suez, Canal Zone
Arab Socialist Union
Cairo
Sadat
Mel C
Gen. Torres
Casto
Ballyia
Crisis Origin
Luis Adol-fo Siles
Rene Barrientos Ortuna
Bin
1 Ovanda
Orvanda
Federal Aviation Administration
Wichita
Las Vegas
Robert Kelly
FAA
Salt Lake City
Roger Chastaine
Chastaine
Afsel Tibbs
Colorado Rockies
Ozark Air Lines
Tibbs
James Greenwood
Rockies
Denver
National Transportation Safety Board
Ronald Skinpee
Secretary of Transportation
Volpe
Justice Department
Tiffany’s
Joseph Morse
Morse
Augraey
Don Keller
Truman
Ovanda
Miranda
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