Basque Groups Swear Vengeance Over Sentences
In Burgos Spain Basque nationalists condemned military court sentences that handed death to six Basques and long prison terms to nine others for ETA linked crimes. Protests and violence erupted in Madrid Brussels Rome and San Sebastian as Franco's regime faced international appeals for clemency.
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Spain
ETA
Antonio Troncoso de Castro
de Castro
Madrid
Europe
San Sebastian
Rome
Brussels
Francisco Franco
Franco
Vatican
Italy
France
Australia
Denmark
Norway
Belgium
Washington
U.S
Pete T. Cenarrosa
Idaho
State Department
Soviet Union
World Council of Churches
International Commission of Jurists
Geneva
Paris
Moscow
Eugen Beil
Meliton Manzanas
Revolutionary Defendants Refuse Receipt for Court Papers
The defendants refused to sign a receipt for court papers while issuing a statement that brutal sentences have not dampened their revolutionary morale. They vow to continue fighting fascism to the end.
Springfield vote to recall city manager form set
Springfield voters will decide Feb. 16 on replacing the manager council form with a mayor and council. The election follows a petition drive led by Earl Slavens, a shoe repairman, to recall the current system.
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Springfield
Earl Slavens
Code Leak Frees IBM Calls For GIs In Germany
In Frankfurt IBM offered free phone calls home to soldiers on leave in Germany. A code word allowed GI callers to use West German lines. hundreds queued at Kassel booths and some operators processed hundreds of calls daily. The potential bill could reach six figures.
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Frankfurt
Germany
International Business Machines Co
IBM
Kassel
Stars and Stripes
Sweepstakes Prizes Challenged in FTC Action Against Reader's Digest
The FTC charges Reader's Digest promoted 11 sweepstakes from 1966 to 1969 promising 699,293 prizes worth 5.645 million dollars but awarding only 274,282 prizes valued at about 2.531 million. The agency seeks a cease order and rules to disclose prize counts values and odds, plus bar selling buyers' names without consent. It says tickets misled buyers and some winners faced extra steps or were told undisclosed terms. The action uses consent order procedures inviting settlement.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission Today
Reader’s Digest
FTC
Reader's Digest Association, Inc
Pleasantville
N.Y
Senate to install speech reinforcement system in chamber
Work on a $125000 public address system for the Senate began in October to improve speech transmission. Ninety percent complete, crews work at night to avoid sessions. Each senator will have a microphone and desk control, with loudspeakers hidden under desks and in the galleries later. A test phase follows, while a patient at Kirksville Osteopathic Hospital undergoes tests.
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Washington
Sénate Chamber
Senate
Congress
Capitol
Bettina Chapman
Mexico
Kirksville Osteopathic Hospital
Farber Christmas Services and Family Gatherings Notes
The Farber community marked Christmas with a Teague family dinner at the Farber Community building for 46 attendees. Rev D Randall Cone led a Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion at Silex with David Smook and then conducted a Farber church service, aided by candlelight and traditional decorations. Steve Allen served as acolyte during the Farber United Presbyterian Church vigil.
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Springfield
William Teague
Teague
Joni
Toni
Kate Varney
Pleasant View
Farber
Randall Cone
Wellsville
Paul Reagan Sr
D. Randall Cone
David Smook
Silex
North Lincoln Westminster
Farber United Presbyterian Church
Steve Allen
Christmas Youth Groups Hold Holiday Activities
The Senior High Youth Group of the Presbyterian Church made cookie plates at the church and delivered them to local shots for caroling. The Junior High Youth Group gathered at the matsé for a party with about 21 attendees, playing games. Neil Walters returns home from Missouri Valley College for Christmas with parents Charles and Mrs. Walters. Charles R. Walters of Kansas City visits family through Sunday.
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Presbyterian Church
Neil Walters
Missouri Valley College
Marshall
Charles Walters
Walters
Charles R. Walters
Kansas City
Veterans pensions rise by 9.6 percent in Nixon bill
Washington AP reports monthly pension payments for veterans widows and parents increased an average 9.6 percent in a bill signed by President Nixon. The measure aims to ease costs for veterans families and dependents nationwide.
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Washington
Nixon
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