Brandt Chosen West Germany Chancellor in Coalition Victory
Willy Brandt, 55, was elected chancellor of West Germany by the Bundestag in a 251 to 235 vote with five abstentions and one absence. The coalition with the Free Democrats gives Brandt a four year mandate, shifting from Christian Democratic rule after two decades. Scheel becomes foreign minister and vice-chancellor as Brandt governs with stronger pro European unification aims.
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Bonn
Bundestag
Willy Brandt
West Germany
Brandt
Free Democratic Party
Social Democrats
Christian Democrats
Free Democrats
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Christian Democratic Socialist
West Berlin
Kiesinger
Scheel
U. S
Atlantic Alliance
East Germany
Soviet Union
Europe
Karl Schiller
Testimony Conflicts on Kopechne Autopsy Bid
In Wilkes-Barre Maryland deputy medical examiner Dr Werner Spitz testifies an autopsy on Mary Jo Kopechne would yield no conclusive evidence and you may exhume the body and still not know if she drowned. His remarks challenge prior testimony by Spellman Katsas and Wecht that autopsy is essential.
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Wilkes-Barre
State of Maryland
Mary Jo Kopechne
Werner Spitz
Common Pleas
Mass. Dist. Atty
Edmund Dinis
Spitz
Joseph Kopechne
Joseph Spellman
Philadelphia
George Katsas
Boston
Cyril Wecht
Pittsburgh
Miss Kopechne
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Toll in Viet Nam and autopsy dispute in court
U S commanders report 14 Americans dead and 34 wounded in Vietnam the heaviest day of losses since the lull began six weeks ago while 166 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese were killed. In Massachusetts a court hearing probes autopsy plans as Kopechne family opposes exhumation.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Creighton Abrams
Mekong
Cedar Rapids Youth Sex Crime Murder Shocks City
Jean Halverson 17 was found dead in a northeast Cedar Rapids park area after disappearing Sunday afternoon. Police Chief George J. Matias said the victim was shot multiple times and sexually molested, with no suspects identified. The body lay partly nude, covered by leaves, and investigators found shell casings nearby. The search party consisting of volunteers located the body Monday evening.
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Gazelle
John McIvor
Jean Halverson
J Avenue
Mohawk Park
Ellis Park River Pavilion
George J. Matias
Cedar Rapids Park
Matias
Miss Halverson
Chilean Army Mutiny Flares in Santiago
Officers and men in two infantry regiments mutinied on Tuesday in Santiago, Chile, as the government faced what it called an attempted military sedition.
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Santiago, Chile
High cost of living talk labeled propaganda
A humorous line jokes that discussions of rising costs are just propaganda from people who eat, reflecting a satirical quip about economic worries.
Medicare Premium to Rise to Just Over Five Dollars
The administration informed Congress it will raise the monthly Medicare Part B premium from four dollars to somewhat over five dollars starting July 1. The increase affects about 19 million seniors and aims to keep pace with rising medical costs.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Turnout in Cedar Rapids City Primary Slows Yet Seen Rising
Voters in Cedar Rapids cast 3,231 ballots by 2 p.m. across 22 of 37 precincts in a light to moderate turnout. Four city council races and favorable weather drew participation, ahead of 1967's pace but below the 1965 high, with 11,000 voting on a rainy day that year.
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Cedar Rapids
Scott Chides Agnew On Vietnam Debate
Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott rebukes Vice-president Agnew without naming him urging tolerance and an end to name calling in the Vietnam debate. Scott says the administration must accept the genuine debate as a free, anguished expression and protests will not be stifled. Rogers in New York says the administration has listened with respect to opponents and seeks peace, despite unpleasant demonstrations.
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Washington
Senate
Hugh Scott
Agnew
Vietnam
Scott
White House
Pennsylvania
New York
Rogers
Council of Churches
Family of Man
Nixon
Hurricane Laurie Veers Toward Gulf Coast From New Orleans
Hurricane Laurie moved a veering path through the Gulf of Mexico threatening Louisiana and Mississippi coastlines. Top winds reached 115 to 120 mph with 50 mph gale gusts near the Mississippi River mouth. A hurricane watch extended from Galveston to Apalachicola as Dr. Robert Simpson warned of potential looping toward central Florida within 12 hours.
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Laurie
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Mississippi
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Galveston
Texas
Apalachicola
Fla
Miami National Hurricane Center
Robert Simpson
Florida
Parents to Be Polled on School Sex Education Plan
Cedar Rapids school officials outlined an elementary family life education proposal at Kennedy High Auditorium in a 700 person meeting. They plan a three month parent orientation with nine neighborhood libraries opening next week and an informal poll after orientation sessions across November and December. Formal board action is slated for January to authorize pilot teaching in second semester if community support shows.
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Cedar Rapids
Kennedy High School
Today
Gazette
Richard Schulz
Schulz
Norman Lipsky
Lipsky
City
Kenneth Byerly
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Bernard Brominski
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Donald Mills
Dukes County
Mass
Mills
Sen. Kennedy
Joseph Flanagan
Kopechne
Flanagan
Armand Fernandes
Massachusetts
Edward L. Tatro
Fourth Avenue SE
Edward, Jr
Harold H. Beck
John Chesmore
J. Street
C.R
Cedar Rapids News
Scott Chides
Walter R. Mears
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