World Welcomes 70s Says Goodbye to 69 in Tributes
A wave of New Year celebrations spans the globe from Trafalgar Square and Copacabana Beach to Times Square. Rio hosts Macumba rites and offerings to the sea goddess Temanja while Tokyo bells chime in the new year. In New York Mayor LaGuardia era style crowds gather as Guy Lombardo performs at the Waldorf. Police in London arrest 11 at the Trafalgar f rolic. Pope Paul VI prays in St. Peter's private chapel as Bartow Florida marks 35 years of bonfires from Christmas trees.
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Vietnam combat resumes as New Year ends
Allied forces return to combat in Vietnam after a 24 hour New Year ceasefire. Five American deaths push U S war toll past 40 000 in nine years of fighting. Vice President Agnew arrives in Saigon for talks with President Thieu and a troop visit. The Viet Cong cease fire nears end as incidents and casualties rise.
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Agnew tours Vietnam bases vows unity with troops
Vice President Spiro Agnew visited Fire Base Kien and Fire Base Patton near Saigon on New Year’s Day and told U.S. troops the American people are behind them one hundred percent. He urged them to stay the course and hoped the 5th Infantry Division could soon return home. He met with South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu and planned to stay overnight in Saigon before an Asian itinerary to Taipei.
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5Th Division
Amana meat plant labeled filthy amid inspection clash
Iowa officials vow to close the Amana Society Meat Department plant after a state inspector called it the dirtiest he had seen while federal inspectors said operations meet wholesomeness standards. The plant risks losing its state license as law and federal rules collide over remodeling and deficiencies.
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Iowa
Robert Lounsberry
Main Amana
Towa
Harold Schaerer
George
Amana Society Meat Department
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L.B. Liddy
Homestead
James Windburn
Cedar Rapids
Windburn
Liddy
Amana
GO0 Wants Nixon To Halt Off-Shore Rigs
Santa Barbara residents form GOO to press President Nixon for a meeting to stop installation of a new offshore drilling platform amid repeated oil spills. Union Oil says a third platform will be installed. cleanups continue as pipeline repairs are completed.
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U.S. Geological Survey
U S Population Tops 204 Million in New Decade
Washington AP reports the U S population is estimated at 204 334 544 as the nation enters the new decade. The Census Bureau cites about 2 million growth in the past year from 3 608 000 births 1 946 000 deaths and 405 000 immigrants with overseas armed forces included. Official counts follow the 10 year head census.
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U.S
Two French Generals Cut Over Haifa Gunboats
Paris suspended two generals and expelled Israel's Adm. Mordechai Limon, head of the arms purchase mission in Europe, after five French gunboats reached Haifa. The generals are Louis Bonte and Bernard Cazelles. an immediate investigation was ordered. Paris said arms shipments to Israel would not change.
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Cherbourg
Pompidou
United States
Nation Braces for New Year as Cold Grips States
Cold weather blankets much of the country with light snow in 24 states from the Pacific Northwest to Kentucky and Vermont. Temperatures run below normal nationwide outside Florida as interior Northeast endures bitter conditions and travel warnings spread from southern New England to Montana and Nebraska Panhandle.
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Florida
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Nebraska Panhandle
Mississippi
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Carolinas
Hunt For Two Boys Near Athens Ends In Alarm
An all night search for 3 year old Bryan and 3 month old Chris McBride near Athens Ohio proved fruitless as hope of finding them alive faded. Mrs Barbara McBride 26 was found groggy in a parked car between Athens and Nelsonville after the boys went missing from their Marietta home Tuesday. Ralph McBride the father joined about 200 officers volunteers and locals in the ongoing search which will continue indefinitely.
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Two U S Planes Fire Upon Over Cambodian Border
Two unmarked American light reconnaissance planes were pursued and fired upon by unidentified aircraft over Cambodian territory. The incident, linked to secret operations near border bases, involved Skyraider type planes. U S officials denied knowledge but said they were investigating.
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Saigon
U.S
7Th Air Force
62 Killed on Highways in New Year's Weekend
Accidents on the nation's streets and highways claimed 62 lives in the early hours of the New Year holiday weekend. Light snow fell in northern states, with rain in parts of the Southeast as the fatality count began at 6 p.m. Wednesday and runs to midnight Sunday.
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Desert Quote Sparks Laugh at Sahara Gaffe
A traveler returning from North Africa quipped that the Sahara Desert is waste because it is all sand and no bikinis, eliciting a round of amusement.
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Snow Expected Tonight in Middletown Area Forecast
The Middletown region is braced for snow tonight and Friday with a high in the upper 20s today. Snow is expected Friday afternoon, followed by cloudy and slightly warmer conditions Saturday. Five years ago Middletown recorded 8.75 inches of snow on this date.
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