U.S. reports week of battles and depot strike in Vietnam
U S command says 145 Americans killed in action and 1114 wounded last week, with heavy fighting at a North Vietnamese munitions depot 47 miles northwest of Saigon where 22 enemy troops were killed and rockets and mortars destroyed. Two U S helicopters were shot down and four crewmen wounded as cavalry and air units attacked near Da Nang where civilians died from Viet Cong actions.
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Saigon
U. S
Charles Link
St. Petersburg
Fla
U.S. First Air’ Cavalry Division
U. G
da Nang
Barricades Return as Bogside Flares Rage in Londonderry
In Londonderry Bogside barriers rose again as Catholic mobs and Protestant factions clash. A 50 year old Protestant, William King, was killed while trying to rescue his son amid gunfire and street fighting that left six wounded. The crisis follows earlier barricades and clashes tied to civil rights reforms in Northern Ireland.
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Londonderry
Treland
Bogside
Paddy Doherty
Citizens’ Defense Assn
Ireland
Ulster
William King
King
Belfast
James Disichester-Clark
Bowater Raises Newsprint Prices for Eastern Customers
Bowater Paper Corp, a major newsprint producer, announced a price hike effective January 1, 1970. Eastern customers face a 6 dollar increase to 152 dollars per ton, while other customers see a 4 dollar rise to 152 dollars per ton as competitors study the move.
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New York
UPI
Bowater Paper Corp
Bowater
Smaller Price Boost By American Motors
American Motors Corp. became the last of the four major U.S. automakers to place its new cars on sale with price increases averaging 81 dollars. General Motors raised prices by 125 dollars, Ford by 106 dollars, and Chrysler by 107 dollars.
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Detroit
American Motors Corp
U.S
AMC
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Greeks Free 52 Political Exiles
The Greek government released 52 political exiles including 10 women after 28 months on prison islands or in remote areas. The announcement was made on Thursday in Athens.
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Athens
City Workers Return to Jobs Amid Union Dispute
More than 75 percent of Cedar Rapids city workers resumed duties Thursday as the city and Teamsters edge toward a settlement. Forestry staff returned entirely. sanitation remained undermanned with 36 workers off duty. Bailiffs issued discharge notices to nonreturning workers while SDS picketers confronted the sanitation garage.
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Linn County Sheriff's Deputies
Jerry Bluea
Cedar Rapids
Teamsters Union
Forestry Department
University of Town
The
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Sanitation Department
California Man Named Superintendent for Iowa City Schools
James M. Reusswig named superintendent of the Iowa City Community School District. He has led Stockton Unified in California since 1966 and was chosen from 65 applicants. Born August 14 1919 in Gary Indiana he holds a BA from Wittenberg UC Berkeley MRA and is near PhD completion. He has held multiple California posts including principal and superintendent roles and is a Navy veteran with Air Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross.
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Iowa City
James M. Reusswig
Reusswig
Stockton, Calif
Heusswig
Gary
Ind
Mary Ellen
Sarah
Wittenberg University
Springfield
Ohio
University of California At Berkeley
University of California
John Hay Eang
Bennington College
West Liberty
Fall River High School
Calif
Sonora Union High
Antioch Senior High
Navy
Czech Chiefs Meet To Fix Dubcek Fate
Prague reports the 181 member central committee of the Czechoslovak Communist Party gathering to decide the fate of Alexander Dubcek and other 1968 reformers. Border closures and heightened security accompany the purge as Soviet led forces conduct large maneuvers nearby.
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Prague
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Dubcek
Prague Radio
Vienma
Europe
Dubcck
Soviet Union
Poland
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Tot Berry Picking Fatal Car Crash Near Lima
A three year old boy, Jimmy Cling, died after a car driven by Mrs. Howard Whitcher swerved to avoid a rough spot and veered into a ditch while the child and his mother gathered elderberries on a farm near Lima. The driver, from rural West Union, was uninjured. The boy’s parents, siblings, and grandparents survive. Funeral arrangements are being made at Burnham and Wood in West Union.
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Tne Gazer
Fayette
Jimmy Cling
James Cline
Lima
Howard Whitcher
Rural
West Union
Gelwein
Burnham and Wood Funeral Home
Malvern Father Kills Wife and Three Children Then Dies
Police say Artin Manger Jr., 48, shot his wife Anne 44 and their children Diane 13 and twins Keith and Andrew 13 in their Malvern home at 1:20 am before killing himself. Two other children were critically wounded. Dist. Atty said no quarrel or trouble was evident.
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Paoli
Philadelphia
Ife
Dist
Aby
Thomas Pine
Chester County
Artin Manger, Jr
Malvern
Robert Redzig
East Whiteland
Chester
County
Knot
Manger
Anne
Diane
Keith
Andrew
Thether
Gail
Lodge Says Foe Getting Tougher at Paris
U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge said Hanoi showed greater rigidity at the Paris talks and rejected peace terms. He urged North Vietnam to stop belittling troop withdrawals and to reciprocate with a timetable for full U S troop exit from South Vietnam Laos and Cambodia.
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Lodge
Paris
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Hanoi
Nixon
America
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
Defense seeks dismissal of charges in Vietnam court martial
SAIGON UP1 One defense attorney for six U S Special Forces officers charged with murder in Vietnam will ask President Nixon to dismiss the case claiming army high command and the CIA biased the proceedings. Rothblatt plans to subpoenas CIA Director Helms and Generals Abrams Mabry as witnesses. He argues command influence violated military justice and may seek transfer to civilian court.
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Vietnam
G. L. Mabry
U. S
Green Berets
Narlier
Rothblatt
CTA
Richard Helms
Abrams
CIA
Nixon
Mabry
Helms
Hothblatt
Col
Rheault
Resor
Enogress
Fivether
Ceiling Collapse in House Office Building Hearing Room
A section of acoustical tile fell at night in the House Post Office committee room where Nixon postal corporation proposal was under review. A large piece dropped onto the witness table. workmen removed more of the roof section to avert further collapse. No witnesses were present. the cause is under investigation.
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Washington
House Post Office
Nixon
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