Brezhnev Maintains Top Post as Podgorny Becomes No 2
Moscow reports that Communist Party chief Leonid Brezhnev is confirmed as the Soviet Union's top leader while Nikolai Podgorny rises to the No 2 position. Podgorny moved ahead of Premier Kosygin, strengthening Brezhnev's influence. Kosygin drops to third. The 24th Congress adds four veteran members to the Politburo, expanding to 15, with Grishin Kunayev Shcherbitsky and Kulakov among the new or elevated figures.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Podgorny
Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
Viktor V. Grishin
Dinmukhamed A. Kunayev
Kazakhstan
Bezhnev
Vladimir V. Shcherbitsky
Ukraine
Fyodor D. Kulakov
Grishin
Kunayev
Shcherbitsky
Politburo
Alexander N. Shelepin
Mikhail A. Suslov
Andrei P. Kirilenko
Arvid Y. Pershe
Nirill T. Mazurov
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Associated Pres. Moscow
Alexi N. Kosygin
Podgorny rises to No 2 in Soviet leadership
Podgorny, long allied with Brezhnev and once sidelined, was named second in the Kremlin order as Kosygin was displaced in the party hierarchy at the 24th Soviet Communist party congress. His ascent signals a shift toward boosting consumer goods production and living standards, a shift Brezhnev had previously resisted.
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Moscow
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Podgorny
Alexei N. Kosygin
Brezhnev
Party
Kosygin
Police Break Up Antiwar Rally Outside Hotel
In San Francisco riot police dispersed about 150 demonstrators outside a hotel where Deputy Defense Secretary David Packard spoke. Five men were arrested after declaring the rally illegal. Protestors chanted antiwar slogans and called for Packard’s arrest as “war criminal.” Some carried signs demanding “Jail Packard, free Bobby,” referencing Black Panther leader Bobby Seale who faces charges in New Haven.
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San Francisco
David Packard
Packard
Bobby
Bobby Seale
New Haven
Conn
Fenton Bank Joins Bancshares Network in Missouri Deal
The $15 million Fenton Bank of Fenton Missouri signs an affiliation contract with Commerce Bancshares Inc a Kansas City based bank holding company It becomes the nineteenth Missouri bank to join the state wide banking group which includes Commerce Bank of Mexico as an affiliate.
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Fenton Bank of
Fenton, Missouri
Commerce Bancshares, Inc
Missouri
Commerce Bank of Mexico
Tiny Japanese girl shines in Philadelphia violin debut
Mayumi Fujikawa, using a borrowed violin, made her American debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy. The 105-member ensemble earned a standing ovation after Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D major. Ormandy praised her as phenomenal and planned a return tour next May. Meanwhile Missouri lawmakers consider 36 new boards and commissions per the Public Expenditure Survey.
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Philadelphia
Mayumi Fujikawa
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy
Ormandy
Academy of Music
Chaikovsky
Missouri Public Expenditure Survey
Global and U S News Digest Highlights From AP Report
AP reports Leonid Podgorny’s rise to top Party post pushes Kosygin to third in the Kremlin leadership. In Vietnam, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong harass South targets while bases in the central highlands face pressure. U S debate over 1973 withdrawal date remains unsettled. Civil rights groups join antiwar protests as hunger and discrimination concerns rise. Penn Central officials face fraud charges tied to the railroad’s collapse. Mirex chemical weapon plan sparks conservationist critique. East Pakistan declares Bangla Desh self rule across large areas with local governance emerging.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Man who tackled bank robber to protect kids
In Grand Rapids, a burly unemployed factory worker, Charles Andrakowicz, wrestled a gunman who had taken him and his family hostage after a Central Bank branch robbery. The bandit fired. Andrakowicz pinned him, aiding police who moved in. FBI later charged Clare Harvey, 32, of Sparta, with the robbery.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Charles Andrakowicz
Andrakowicz
FBI
Clare Harvey
Sparta
Holy Week Breakfast Draws About 90 Attendees
The Mexico Jaycees sponsored five Lenten breakfasts concluding this morning at the United Methodist Church with about 90 men present. William E. Johnson, city county health sanitarian, presented the program. Rev. Robert Phillips gave the invocation and Rev. W. H. Duncan delivered the benediction.
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Mexico
Escapee Shot Down At Courthouse
A young prisoner wounded in a courthouse shooting remained in critical condition. His wife, Nancy Pardue, 23, was arrested on charges of aiding and abetting attempted escape and held on a $250000 bond. Pardue and his brother James faced charges for detonations during a Danbury robbery case that involved injuries to 26 people.
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Bridgeport
Pardue
Danbury
Anthony DiRienzo
James
Union Savings Bank
Buffalo teacher wins small claims suit for 4.27
Richard I. Fisher of the Buffalo Teachers Federation won a small claims case against the Buffalo school board over retroactive pay. The court awarded $1.26 in damages and $2.01 in costs, totaling $4.27. Fisher plans to donate the money to the school board’s free lunch program.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Buffalo Teachers Federation
Richard I. Fisher
Small Claims Court
Fisher
Elms Hotel Will Not Open This Summer
Elms Hotel in Excelsior Springs Missouri will remain closed for the summer. Gothiam Hotels Inc of New York said reservations were light and opening would forecast a loss. The Elms, built in 1898, has burned twice and changed ownership many times.
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Excelsior Springs
Elms Hotel
United States
Gothiam Hotels, Inc
New York
Men Beat Wolves Off Boy At Zoo
Two men at the San Diego zoo rescued a 15 year old boy from a pack of wolves after he was attacked while walking near a movable walkway. The boy, David Williams of Palos Verdes Estates, underwent surgery and is listed in satisfactory condition at Mercy Hospital. Zoo veterinarian Dr Charles Sedwick and two visitors, Jim Voorhis and William Graham, entered the wolves enclosure and pulled the boy to safety as the animals closed in. The incident occurred as the boy reportedly crossed over a fence and approached the wolves.
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Calif
San Diego Zoo
David Williams
Palos Verdes Estates
Los Angeles
Young Williams
Mercy Hospital
Charles Sedwick
Zoo
Jim W. Voorhis
Fallbrook
William E. Graham
Voorhis
Mary Ann Williams
Jerusalem
Egypt
Jury Convicts PD Reporter in Assault Case
Jefferson City Missouri six man magistrate court jury found Fred Lindecke St Louis Post Dispatch reporter guilty of assaulting St Louis Globe Democrat reporter John V Colt during an argument in the Senate press room January 25. The panel recommended a $100 fine and 30 days jail with sentence suspended on good behavior for six months. Lindecke claimed the act was justified after Colt allegedly stole a story and ignored a release date. Colt testified he was threatened over using a release obtained from other sources. Magistrate Judge O Lee Munger set a 10 day window for appeal before final sentencing.
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Jefferson City
Fred Lindecke
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
John V. Colt
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Senate
Lindecke
Colt
Globe- Democrat
Coll
Col
William
E. Robinson
O. Lee Munger
Munger
Dogwood Festival Dates Set in Camdenton
The Ledger Covers The Field reports the annual Dogwood Festival scheduled for April 16 to 18 in Camdenton Missouri. The event runs over three days with community activities and local vendors. Authorities emphasize family friendly entertainment and parade preparations.
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Camdenton
the Ledger
Dixie
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