Relief Supplies Arrive as Nicaragua Quake Toll Rises
U S relief officials report satisfaction with grain arrives and distribution plan under Somoza. Food and doctors move toward the capital and the airport as rescue work continues. Casualties are estimated at 3,000 to 6,000 dead with up to 20,000 seriously injured. a 450 block zone is warned. Somoza’s family has led Nicaragua for 35 years with hourly statements from the ruler.
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Anastasio Somoza
Frank Simons
U.S. Res Gram
Somoza
Eeeeet Eeee Zone
Duty after earthquake Murphysboro man sent to Nicaragua
A Murphysboro man who had planned to be home for New Year's Day is now bound for Nicaragua due to duty after an earthquake. He will depart soon to assist in relief efforts and is expected to return later.
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Murphysboro
Nicaragua
Buddy B. Murphy
Charles
Mariele
Reine
Managua
Murphy
Ft. Hood
Texas
Truman kin recall leader’s time with family in Carbondale
A relative recalls President Truman visiting Murphysboro in the 1930s and meeting family members on campus at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The account mentions a grandmother who chose not to seek publicity during the visit and notes Truman’s long family ties.
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Army
Strong
Truman Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Wells
Truman
Martha
Murphysboro
Lawyer Williams Named Possible Demo Treasurer Candidate
Washington Star-News reports lawyer and Redskins president Williams a candidate for Democrat treasurer. Williams tops a Strauss list to be chief financial officer. Joseph E. Cole, 57, Cleveland businessman who loaned over 300000 to Humphrey in 1972 is also mentioned as a possible treasurer. Williams, 52, serves as party counsel in a civil suit.
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Williams
Strauss
Joseph E. Cole
Cleveland
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Russians and Allies Honor Flags in West Berlin Tribute
In West Berlin the Allied Control Council building displayed flags of France the Soviet Union the United States and Great Britain as a cold war era tribute. The 1948 walkout by Russians and subsequent Berlin airlift under President Truman shaped Allied response and settlement.
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France
Soviet Union
United States
Great Britain
Allied Control Council
West Berlin
Truman
Berlin
Rule Denied Navy Meeting After Demotion Prompt
Navy cost monitor Gordon Rule, demoted after criticizing the President, was denied a meeting with Navy Secretary John Warner. He was told to protest through Adm. Isaac Kidd, who would reassign him to a backwater consultant role and direct any protest via channels.
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Washington
Gordon Rule
Navy
John Warner
Rule
Warner
Adm
Isaac Kidd
Nixon
Roy Ash
Naw
Ash
Litton Industries
Fire trucks respond to Truman Library alarm
A malfunction in the fire alarm at the Truman Library caused four fire trucks to rush to the building where the body of former President Harry S Truman lies in-state. Observers noted the honor guard remained at the flag-draped casket as Secret Service and guards secured the foyer. Fire Inspector Larry Gann led the investigation.
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Independence
Truman Library
Harry S Truman
Secret Service
Larry Gann
Pearson dies former Canadian prime minister and Nobel laureate
Lester B. Pearson died at 75 in Ottawa after a cancer battle. The Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Canadian prime minister will have a state funeral in Ottawa with burial in Wakefield Quebec. He led UN peacekeeping in the Middle East and helped create Canada’s welfare measures and the maple leaf flag.
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Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Christ Church Anglican Cathedral
Wakefield
Que
Pearson
Maryon
Florida
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
U.N
Middle East
Liberal Party
House of Commons
Quebec
Toronto
University of Toronto
Oxford
Flying Corps
Maryon Elispeth
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FBI
Hen Ee
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Israel
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Illinois
Plymouth Fury
Duster
Rysler Ht
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Bud’s Motor Sales
E. Main St
W. Frankfort, Ill
Grob Motor Sales
Walnut St. Murphysboro, Ill
Karr Motor Co
N. Park
Herrin, Ill
Wallace, Inc
Carbondale, Ill
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