Riots Bring New Polish Leadership
Warsaw AP reports Poland shifted to Edward Gierek as party leader after Gomulka resignation amid riots over price hikes. Gierek aims to revise next year’s five year plan and maintain Soviet ties while promising to aid low wage families. Moczar named to Politburo amid broader changes.
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Warsaw
Poland
Moscow
Edward Gierek
Radio Warsaw
Gierek
Silesia
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Marian
Sopot
Szczecin
Slupsk
Silesid
Gomulka
Soviet Union
Warsaw Radio
Gdansk
Gdynia
Glos Pracy
Gierck
Mieczyslaw Moczar
Secret Police
Politburo
Moczar
Partisans
Jan Kostrzewski
Communist Party
Westminster Man Named As Rhodes Scholar
Rhodes Scholarships awarded to 32 young American men by the Rhodes Committee. Winners represent 23 colleges and 27 states, with nominees from 165 schools and 650 candidates. Criteria include intellect, character, leadership, and physical vigor. recipients must be unmarried U.S. citizens 18 to 24 by Oct 1.
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Middletown
Conn
Rhodes Committee
Cecil Rhodes
Oxford University
England
Oxford
Rhodes
United States
Douglas Gene Hunt
St. Louis
Westminster College
Jerome Davis
Topeka
Kan
Princeton University
Riots topple Polish leader Gomulka and reshuffle government
AP dispatches report that Poland’s new Communist leadership will revise economic plans that sparked riots, maintaining allegiance to Moscow. Gomulka resigns. Edward Gierek succeeds him as party leader as political turmoil unfolds across Warsaw.
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Warsaw
Poland
Moscow
Communist Party
Wladyslaw Gumulka
Marian Spychalski
Gomulka
Edward Gierek
Ousted Aide Questions Hughes Wellbeing In Nevada
Robert A. Maheu, ousted as head of Howard Hughes Nevada empire after a court fight, weighs further action. Maheu’s lawyer says no decision yet on continuing suit against Hughes Tool Co directors who fired him. Maheu vows to spend his own money to confirm Hughes is well.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Robert A. Maheu
Howard Hughes
Nevada
Morton Galane
Maheu
Hughes Tool Co
Galane
FBI
Hughes
Howard Babcock
Toa
Bahamas
Torrance
Calif
Forsythe
Desert Inn
Tool Company
Mexico Ledger Classified Rates and Office Hours
The Mexico Ledger lists publishing details including location at 300 N. Washington St Mexico Missouri 65265. It notes price structure for various regions and periods and states office hours from 8 30 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 00 a.m. to 3 00 p.m. Saturday.
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Mexico Ledger
Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
Christmas Bid for Girl Wounded by Hunter
Six year old Karyn Prestwich remains in hospital after being shot on a rural Idaho road. Doctors describe a long recovery with damaged kidneys and a lengthy stay ahead. Her family, including parents Donald and two younger sisters, awaits a Christmas together in Salt Lake City as donations reach seven thousand dollars for mounting medical bills.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Karyn Prestwich
Karyn
Donald Prestwich
North Fork
Idaho
Salmon
University of Utah Medical Center
Carrie
Jenny
Prestwich
Roy C. Wells
Torrance
Calif
Babes Come Home In Xmas Stockings
Tacoma General Hospital sends newborns home in bright red flannel stockings as a Christmas welcome. Throughout the week before Christmas infants are wrapped and delivered to parents, a festive hospital greeting.
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Tacoma, Wash
Tacoma General Hospital
Okinawan Mob Raid Shocks Kadena Air Base Riot
Rioters attacked Kadena Air Base using fire bombs rocks and empty bottles driving through nearby Koga town. Four hours of clashes ended with tear gas警控 shots and 1,300 troops. Officials reported 35 hospital injuries and 19 arrests amid tensions over US military actions in Okinawa.
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Naha
Okinawa
Kadena
Koga
U.S
Chobyo Yara
Ryukyu
Robinsori Court Date Delayed in Campaign Money Case
Robinsori was ordered to appear January 18 for a personal profit case, with attorney Gordon Hartweger seeking a delay to file motions. Circuit Judge James T. Riley set January 6 to produce legal papers. The grand jury spent about 2200 dollars investigating reports that Robinson accepted 2500 dollars from James B. Crismon, former Bonne Terre bank president. Robinson admits the money but says it was a campaign contribution for a constitutional term limit change, which voters approved. Crismon faces federal indictment on nine counts.
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Robinigont
Gordon Hartweger
St. Louis
Hartweger
James T. Riley
Courity Grand’ Jury
Robinson
James B. Crismon
First State Bank
Bonne Terre
Crismon
Robison Grand Jury Indicts Official Over Bank Profits
The grand jury indicts Robinson for unlawfully profiting from his office after a bank closure and reopening. He posted $2,000 bail before release. Political pressure rises for his resignation as state officials debate the case in Jefferson City.
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Poral
Tete Bank
Calley
Robinson
Waters
Heathes
Delton Li
Houtcheris
Jefferson City
John C. Danforth
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Washington
Senate
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Wright Patman
House Banking Committee
Penn Central Railroad
Tucson
Ariz
Gordon Marshall
Highway 54
Richard Vance
Happy
Girl
Hunter
Mrs. Prestwich
Wells
United Artists
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. C.S.A
Howerton
Felectric CO. Inc
West Boulevard
Intertherm Electric
Joe
Judith Crist
New York Magazine
Underwriters’ Laboratories
Missouri Power & Light Electric
Missouri Power & Light Company
Robinsori
Monterey Motel
Panty
P. N. Hirsch & Co
East Side Square
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