Stow High student held after firing at teacher
A 16-year-old Stow High School honor student was held by police after he fired a shot from a pistol at chemistry teacher Peter Grande, 49, wounding him in the head. Principal James Van Gilder said the youth, calm after the shot, handed over the gun and claimed he was fed up. Grande was listed in fair condition at Akron St. Thomas Hospital.
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STOW
Ohio
Peter Grande
Grande
Akron St. Thomas Hospital
James van Gilder
van Gilder
Nixon era swap talk hints at withdrawal for POW release
Reports say the Nixon administration may propose a date for total U.S. troop withdrawal from Vietnam in exchange for American POW releases. Senator Brooke says the offer could come soon, with State Department sources cautious. Paris talks have not seen any such formal proposal.
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Washington
U.S
Vietnam
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Brooke
Senate Armed Services Committee
Nixon
Paris
Cincinnati School Board Approves Birth Control Education
The Cincinnati Board of Education voted 6-1 to add a health course for seniors and some juniors starting Feb 1 that covers birth control methods and a section on marriage and family living. The plan faced mixed public reaction with supporters and opponents voicing views.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Board of Education
Virginia Griffin
Japanese Soldier Ends Lonely War
Shoichi Yokoi, a former Japanese army sergeant, says he lived alone in Guam jungles since 1944 after nine soldiers dwindled to two others. Officials weigh his claim as he plans to return to Japan. Bunzo Minagawa recalls living with Yokoi briefly.
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Agana
Guam
Shoichi Yokoi
Carlos Camacho
Yokoi
Camacho
James Hintaku
Gael
Peng
Japan
Bunzo Minagawa
Minagawa
Tadashi Ito
Nixon Seeks TV Time for Vietnam Peace Statement
The White House requested 8:30 p.m. EST broadcast time tonight for a Nixon address about proposed peace in South Vietnam, as reported in Washington. The announcement comes amid ongoing U.S. efforts toward an end to the war.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
South Vietnam
Nixon speaks on Vietnam role and Saigon support
The North Vietnamese demand U.S. abandonment of the Saigon government in any settlement, while Nixon indicates no US guarantee of Saigon again and discusses POWs. The White House clarifies continued but reduced support for President Thieu, possibly via residual forces.
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United States
Saigon
Nixon
White House
Thieu
South Vietnam
U.S
Taxpayer May Be First Of America To Exhaust Natural Resources
A humorous line notes that the taxpayer may represent the first of the nation's resources to be fully tapped, reflecting early 20th century concerns about depletion and fiscal strain.
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America
Weather swings from warm to deep cold with snow likely
A dramatic temperature drop occurred overnight from 64 at 8 PM to 5 by dawn. Cold wave warnings issued for tonight with lows between zero and 10 above. Wednesday expected cold with a high near 20 and a chance of snow.
Winter Storm Advances Through Minnesota and Great Lakes
A severe winter storm moved eastward from Minnesota into the Great Lakes with hurricane force winds. It caused at least two deaths, six inches of snow, and blizzard conditions across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula, while plummeting temperatures below zero from Nebraska to Lake Superior. Arctic air spread south and east, bringing showers and thunderstorms from the Ohio Valley to the Gulf Coast, ending Texas' January heat wave. Pacific Northwest endured a wet spell with heavy coastal rains and mountain snow.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Minmento
Co. Ms
Wisconsin
Upper
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
Montana
Lake Superior
Ohio Valley
Gulf Coast
Texas
Pacific Northwest
Escape Fire Destroys U S Hotel in Middletown
Thirty people escaped with their lives as a 135 year old U S Hotel in downtown Middletown burned. Fire Chief James L. Mattson commended crews who contained the blaze amid 25 mph winds with $75,000 damage estimated. injuries were minor and no residents were seriously hurt.
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Pete Chappars
U.S
Middletown
Delton Holley
James L. Mattson
Mattson
Gerald Horn
Michael Tuley
John D. Coldiron
Refugees and the Red Cross help victims after hotel fire
Red Cross workers ensured Thomas Godfrey and eight others displaced by the U S Hotel blaze were sheltered and cared for. They retrieved lost belongings, provided clothing and a layette, and tracked family photos and a diary for a man whose wife and children were missing. The group slept at Ranch Inn Motel as officials coordinated housing and support.
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Robert Hall
Godfrey
Red Cross
Jospeh Ballard
Ballard
Ranch Inn
Layette
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S. Main St
Finkelman
Holley
Don Mason
Joy
James Wagner
S. Main Street
U.S. Hotel
Sheckler
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