Soviet Pilot Helps in Skyjacking Shakes Turkey
Soviet students Vitaly Kardenir and Nikolai Grilov hijacked a small passenger plane to Sinop with pilot Alexander Menchekov aiding. They seek asylum in the United States, saying they could no longer live under the Soviet regime. A fourth aboard, Yuri Dobrinov, wished to return to Russia. Authorities found no weapons and await further Turkish and Soviet action.
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Turkey
UPI
Soviet Union
U.S
Trabzon
Russia
Alexander Menchekov
Menchekov
Vitaly Kardenir
Nikolai Grilov
Yuri Dobrinov
Swiss reject asylum bid of Biafra leader Ojukwu
Bern Switzerland AP reports the Swiss government on Wednesday denied political asylum to Gen. C Odumegwu Ojukwu former leader of Biafra. The decision ends his bid to remain in Switzerland amid ongoing political turmoil in his homeland.
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Switzerland
Biafra
Gen
C. Odumegwu Ojukwu
Campaign trail coverage by The Gazette editors
Phyllis Fleming spent a day with Congressman John Culver and opponent Cole McMartin. Fleming’s Culver story runs on Page 10 and McMartin’s on Thursday. A Dubuque county politics piece by Frank Nye appears on Page 20.
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Gazette
Phyllis Fleming
John Culver
Cole McMartin
Culver
McMartin
Dubuque County
Frank Nye
Forest Brawl: Indians Clash With Law Officers
In Burney California a clash at Four Corners between Pit River Indians and sheriff’s deputies and U S marshals left 24 jailed. The fight erupted over a quonset hut set up to claim 3 5 million acres in northeastern California and involved improvised weapons as officers used billy clubs and Indians wielded pine shillelaghs in a half hour battle at the Shasta Trinity forest preserve near San Francisco.
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Four Corners
Shasta-Trinity National, Forest
San Francisco
California
Shasta County
U. S
Gerald Gauze
U. S. Forest Service
Iowa panel curbs nearly all DDT use statewide
DES MOINES AP Iowa's Chemical Technology Review Board voted to ban virtually all uses of DDT and DDD in the state under tighter rules than federal limits The panel directed the drafting of a rule to bar spraying or fogging with heptachlor and to prohibit inorganic arsenic based pesticides This follows warnings on long lasting toxicity and calls for safer substitutes and public hearings before final adoption
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DES Moines
Iowa
New Chemical Technology Review Board
Anti-Drug Official Rejects Marijuana as Harmful
New York Treasury official Eugene Rossides told the American Importers Association that research is ongoing but current evidence shows no good from marijuana and danger remains. He urged parents to shield youth as Nixon era anti drug efforts continue.
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New York
API
Treasury
Eugene Rossides
American Importers Association
National Institute of Mental Health
200 More To Be Laid Off By Collins
Cedar Rapids 200 more production workers at Collins Radio Co will be laid off this week reducing local employment to under 8,500. The firm had planned a 9,500 level, with past cuts totaling over 3,000 this year. The company cites weak business, while noting recent contracts won’t affect the line soon. All-time high was about 13,000. a year ago 11,700.
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Collins
Collins Radio Co
Cedar Rapids
Stirring Passages In Any Cookbook Copyright Note
A concise note discusses the phrase stirring passages within cookbooks and copyright, noting expressive language and potential implications for culinary writing. The remark highlights how phrasing can evoke sensations while addressing legal boundaries.
Nixon Aide Answers Job Cost Claims
In Washington a three way political clash over Nixon era economic policy surfaces during campaigns. Meany says no upturn and higher living costs with unemployment near two million. Stein argues inflation is fading and economy stabilizing. McCormack cites a Labor report showing more areas with high unemployment, while administration denies withholding data.
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Nixon
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Herbert Stein
House
John McCormack
Labor Department
McCormack
Los Angeles
Long Beach
San Diego
San Bernardino-Riverside- Ontario
California
New Brunswick- Perth Amboy
N. J
Lawrence-Haverhill
Mass
Rome-Utica
N. Y
Kenosha
Wis
Mont
Industrial Prices Up Food Declines Ahead of Election
United States government data show October industrial commodity prices rising 0.7 percent, the largest monthly gain since 1956, offsetting a food price decline. The leading business indicators slipped 1 percent in September, tied to GM strikes and Labor Day data collection. Farm and processed food prices fell, while industrial prices led to expectations of delayed retail effects.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
General Motors
Labor Departments
Bureau ‘of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Iowa City Drops All Elementary Letter Grades
The Iowa City school board voted 3 to 2 to abolish letter grades for elementary students on a one year trial basis. Principals reported strong staff and parent support though a vocal minority protested. The district will implement modular scheduling while evaluating the new system after the trial.
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Iowa City
Phil Leff
Duechler
James Reusswig
Reusswig
Leff
Nixon Appeals for Democratic Support in Florida Campaigns
President Nixon stumped in Florida urging nonpartisan turnout while backing GOP Senate candidate William Cramer and Governor Claude Kirk amid a Democratic opponent Lawton Chiles. He recalled Democratic backing helped him carry Florida in past campaigns, and urged voters to consider issues over party labels. The remarks came during appearances in West Palm Beach and Miami Beach as voters prepared for next Tuesday’s balloting.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
Florida
Texas
West Palm Beach
Miami Beach
G.O.P. Senate
William Cramer
Lawton Chiles
Palm Beach
Cramer
Claude Kirk
Reubin Askew
G.O.P
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