Radio Free Europe reporters expelled from Innsbruck Olympics
A Radio Free Europe team was expelled after seven reporters and four technicians surrendered their accreditations under IOC orders amid alleged Soviet pressure. The station faced a technicality deemed “cooked up” by the Soviets, with German stamps questioned for Munich based credentials. The network plans to report by purchasing event tickets and operating from a hotel.
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Innsbruck
Austria
Radio Free Europe
Europe
Central Intelligence Agency
Radio Liberty
Congress
Munich
Iain MacDonald
RFE
MacDonald
Ford launches campaign in New Hampshire
President Ford arrives in Manchester for a two day campaign swing in New Hampshire for the February 24 primary. He cites economy and world peace gains and says early primaries will be tight while cautioning against Reagan’s visibility. Ford plans more local voter turnout and hints at a possible future NH visit. He defends budget policy and notes a 90 percent recovery from job losses, and criticizes federal health program complexity with a chart shown to officials.
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Manchester
N.H
Ford
New Hampshire
Ronald Reagan
Ken Nessen
Kaye
Reagan
Cloudy Day With Light Snow Chance Forecast
The weather calls for cloudy conditions today and tonight with high temperatures in the mid to upper 30s. Lows tonight forecast in the mid 20s. Tomorrow should rise to the low 40s under more clouds. Snow chance is 20 percent today and 10 percent tonight.
Nancy Kissinger in Excellent Condition After Ulcer Surgery
Nancy Kissinger wife of Secretary Henry Kissinger is reported in excellent condition after ulcer surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital removing 40 percent of her stomach. Dr George L Nardi says she will need one week to ten days convalescence before discharge and that recurrence risk after surgery is below five percent.
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Boston
Nancy Kissinger
Henry A. Kissinger
George L. Nardi
Massachusetts General Hospital
Kissinger
Starvation and disease feared after Guatemala quakes
Foreign disaster experts warn mass starvation and epidemics loom after the Guatemala earthquake toll reaches official 7375 with unofficial estimates up to 14000. Blocked aid routes, shattered infrastructure, and 133 aftershocks threaten millions while health officials order mass vaccinations and rapid burial of the dead.
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Guatemala
City
U.S
United States
National Observatory
Chimaltenango
Guatemala City
Kjell Eugenio Laugerud
Ford aides hail January jobs report as potential campaign boost
Ford Administration economists welcomed a January drop in the jobless rate from 8.3 to 7.8 percent and predicted the trend could improve the president's reelection odds. Burton Malkiel called the data phenomenal, while Sidney Jones said unemployment may exceed earlier forecasts. White House observers noted gains mainly in manufacturing and auto sectors, with blue collar joblessness falling to 9.4 percent from 10.7.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Ford
Malkiel
Sidney L. Jones
Treasury
Congress
Henry Bellman
R-Okla
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Yugoslav Consul Edvin Zidove Shot Dead in Germany
Consul Edvin Zidove, 45, was gunned down as he backed his car from his suburban Frankfurt home. Police cited unknown killers, possible Croatian separatist links, and a claim of responsibility from the Young Croatian Army for Freedom via a WINS radio call alleging five other shootings in West Germany.
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Frankfurt
West Germany
Edvin Zidove
Gion
Zagreb
New York
WINS
Croatian Army For Freedom
Texarkana Meter Dispute Highlights Missing Parking Ordinance
Texarkana Arkansas faced a ruling that its parking meters cannot be enforced without a proper ordinance. Judge Philip Purifoy affirmed that a 1959–1961 recodification left meters without a valid statute, delaying meter use by at least 30 days. City officials plan to draft a new ordinance, with public inspection required before it takes effect.
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Neigh
Texarkana
Tex
David Davies
Texarkane
McClerkin
Romance lives on as readers answer sweet trait call
The Journal’s women’s department reports romance remains alive based on letters gathered by Nancy Vorhis for page 13. Capt. William Brewer stresses discipline as crucial in police recruit training with experience dating to 1954. Tom Muchmore’s feature is on page 22. A small Butler County cemetery within Pater Park holds 169 years of history. Page 37 includes photos by John Sheckler and a story by C. J. Bosnak.
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Journal
Women's Department
Nancy Vorhis
William Brewer
Tom Muchmore
Butler County
Pater Park
John Sheckler
C.J. Bosnak
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Burton G. Malkiel
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