Soviet push to gain germ warfare data sparks U.N. probe
AP reports, citing top intelligence sources, that the Soviet Union is accelerating lethal germ production in apparent violation of a U.N. bio warfare ban. A Soviet medical counselor at the embassy allegedly sought information from several U.S. scientists after an American genetic engineering symposium.
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Cedar Rapids man dies from tavern fight injuries
Allan Fearde, 19, died from a brain hemorrhage after injuries from a Dec. 20 fight outside Joe's Tavern in Cedar Rapids. Linn County Medical Examiner Percy Harris ruled the death on Friday. The victim’s father, Joseph Fearde, also suffered minor injuries in the incident. Police said the fight followed an argument inside the tavern.
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Eight-day interim police chief named in Boone
Mayor elect Charles Klinkefus will appoint Police Sgt Don Hart as temporary chief for eight days through Jan 9. Hart is one of five candidates for the post, with Civil Service Commission not meeting until Jan 8. Police Chief Alfred Harvey will become a sergeant.
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Eisenhowers in Tokyo en route to Peking on Nixon plan
David and Julie Eisenhower arrived in Tokyo en route to China for a visit arranged by former President Richard M. Nixon. The couple planned to depart for Peking after an overnight stay in Japan, with U.S. Secret Service seeking no advance disclosure of travel details.
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Christmas sales boom across the nation
Merchants report double digit gains in Christmas sales with items like digital watches and color television sets in high demand. Across the country stores noted 15 to 45 percent increases, with categories such as clothing furniture coffee makers and microwaves selling briskly. Executives cited renewed consumer confidence and low unemployment as drivers of the spree.
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Weekend Snow Flurries Amid Cloudy Skies
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a few snow flurries through Sunday. Low temperatures will be in the low to mid 20s tonight with highs around the mid to upper 20s Sunday. Winds shift from south to south later, at five to 10 mph tonight. Friday highs near 28 and nights around 24 with no precipitation recorded.
Kennedy family photos before sleigh ride at Sun Valley
Members of the Kennedy clan posed for pictures on Friday at a Sun Valley Idaho resort before a sleigh ride. From the left are Sen Edward M Kennedy wife Joan and son Patrick and Jackie Onassis. Kennedy later said he would not cross picket lines of striking bus drivers and left for a ski vacation in Utah.
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Woman claims no JFK illusions in three year affair
JOAN LUND BERG HITCHCOCK, 42, describes a three year relationship with John F Kennedy while he was a senator and after. she says there was no future, he was busy, and she did not believe she was the only other woman. She recalls gifts, politics, and his respect for Jackie, with mentions of Judith Campbell Exner.
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Bodies Found In East Harlem Mulitple Homicide Case
Police inspect two naked burned young children Rachel Mackall aged two and Candy Cunningham aged four found in a vacant East Harlem lot amid broken bottles and weeds. The mother and her boyfriend were arrested and charged with the children's murders after they disappeared on Christmas Eve shopping trip.
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