Peru Ecuador feel strong quake near border
A quake near the Peru Ecuador border caused alarm with initial reports of 18 dead and many injured. The Peru Geophysics Institute said magnitude about 7.5 on the Richter scale, centered near Guayaquil and 50 miles north of Tumbes with deadly tolls and damage reported in Sullana and border villages.
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Lima
Peru
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Peru-Ecuador
Upsala Seismological Institute
Sweden
Peruvian National Institute of Geophysics
Guayaquil
Tumbes
Sullana
Quito
Winter Holiday Driving Warnings From City Chief
Washington Chief Lyle Parriott urged cautious travel as winter and Christmas holidays begin. He cited IACP and National Safety Council guidance: ensure a mechanic checks safety gear, carry emergency supplies, use appropriate traction, and equip snow tires or chains. He warned that traffic jams strain the department and harm the community.
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Washington
Lyle Parriott
International Association of Chiefs of Police
National Safety Council
Parriott
Hospital Santas seek gifts for 500 U I patients this Christmas
The University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City report shelves still empty as volunteers organize gifts for about 500 patients on Christmas Eve. Donors may send toys, books, clothing, toiletries, and cash. Checks payable to the University Hospitals Christmas Committee. Gifts mailed to Christmas Committee UI Hospitals Iowa City 52240. Washington High wrestlers cancel at Fort Madison due to icy roads. re scheduled dual meet set for Friday in Washington. Demons then travel to Fort Madison Saturday.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
U of I
University Hospitals
University of Iowa Hospitals
Iowa
Washington High School
Fort Madison
Washington Gym
Demons
Ft. Madison
Rail strike shuts down U.S. trains during peak mail season
Washington unions defy a 3 a.m. back to work order as 425,000 rail workers halt service. Congress passes a 13 percent pay raise, Nixon signs it, while Judge Pratt issues a 10 day restraining order. Subways and hubs in New York Chicago St Louis see heavy disruption.
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Washington
UPI
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks
BRA
BRAC
United Transportation Union
UTU
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Nixon
U.S
John H. Pratt
New York City
Chicago
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Maintenance of Way Employes Union
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
C. L. Dennis
The
Congress
Fire destroys Banks Department Store in Council Bluffs
An early morning fire destroyed Banks Department Store in downtown Council Bluffs and a rear duplex. No injuries were reported though a firefighter was knocked unconscious by a window blast but recovered. The blaze began shortly after 1 AM and Omaha Fire Department aid arrived by 2:40 AM with multiple units. Residents above the store and the rear duplex were evacuated and Broadway traffic was diverted.
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Council Bluffs
UPI
Banks Department Store
Omaha Fire Department
Omaha
Nixon offers POW exchange in Vietnam renewed
Paris dispatch reports the United States and South Vietnam renewing President Nixon's offer to swap all Communist war prisoners in South Vietnam for American and allied soldiers held in the North. Daily talks were proposed to start Friday. Mme Nguyen Thi Binh rejected the plan unless Washington announced unconditional troop withdrawals.
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Paris
UPI
United States
South Vietnam
Nixon
North Vietnam
Mme
Nguyen Thi Binh
U.S
David K. E
Washington school board approves tentative 1971 72 budget
Washington Community School board approves a tentative 1971 72 budget reflecting a 6.7 percent increase over 1970 71, or 7.8 percent with added programs. The 1971 72 plan totals 2 230 314, up from 2 089 919, with copies available from admin offices. The meeting also covered ag class curriculum, accreditation efforts, insurance needs, and continued Career Opportunities Program. Fire chief re elected. Pancake Day set for January 13.
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Washington Community School Board
North Central Association
John Lee
Wilma Bannister
Lynne Rusley
Lew McFadden
Washington
Intercepted Memo on Budget Pressures to School Board
An intercepted memo indicates a Washington school board discussion this year on the budget. The note reads squeeze, please and is signed WEJ. The document signals urgency to cut costs while preserving key programs.
Flynn to lead Iowa Drug Abuse Program in threefold plan
Gov Ray named Paul P Flynn to head Iowa Drug Abuse Program with a three pronged approach: education treatment and rehabilitation and law enforcement. Flynn will be assisted by a coordinating council from state agencies and funded by federal sources for a 17000 dollar annual salary.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Paul P. Flynn
Drake University
Flynn
Phillip Levine
Levine
Drake Pharmacy
Ray
Coordinating Council
Absence marks Nobel prize ceremony for Solzhenitsyn
An empty chair on the laureates' podium symbolized Soviet writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn at the 1970 Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm. He refused to attend, citing risk of being barred from returning home, while the King presented awards to other winners amid the day’s events in Sweden and Oslo.
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Stockholm
UPI
Alexander I. Solzhenitsyn
Gustav VI Adolf
Soviet Union
Solzhenitsyn
Moscow
Nobel Foundation
Sweden
Nobel
Oslo
Norman Ernest Borlaug
Cities feel effect of rail walkout
United Press International reports nationwide rail strike causes big city congestion. Chicago sees 137000 normal riders crowd trains, 17000 cars parked on fringe lots. New York officials say 150000 Penn Central riders shift to buses or car pools. Detroit GM warns auto production could stall within a week if strike lasts.
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United Press International
Chicago
Chicago Park District
Penn Central
Detroit
General Motors
Iowa panel stalls on school aid plan and local tax impact
Iowa Legislative Tax Study Committee paused work after learning that under a proposed funding plan local districts would raise about 123 million dollars by 1971-72, up 44 million from 1969-70. A 20 mill local levy would fund a 640 per pupil baseline, with the state to assist to 710, leaving any excess to local taxes, while push for a tax freeze failed. Experts may be brought in to determine how to raise at least 109 million more in state revenue, likely via income or sales taxes.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Legislative Tax Study Committee
Iowa
Charles Grassley
R - New
Hartford
Th c
Miner Is Rescued From West Virginia Mine
ANJEAN W Va UPI A cave in at Leckie Coal Co mine near Anjean West Virginia trapped three Rupert men. Loren Hinkle 43 spent 24 hours underground after a slate knocked him from a mining machine. One companion died and the fate of a second, Charles Pitzenbarger 32, was unknown. Seventeen other miners escaped unharmed.
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Anjean
W.va
UPI
Loren Hinkle
West Virginia
Hinkle
Rupert
R. B. Crookshanks
Charles Pitzenbarger
Leckie
Ice storm and heavy snow warning in northern Iowa
An Iowa weather alert warns of an ice storm and heavy snow for the north portion. Snow tonight likely heavy in the north with accumulation of four inches or more. Lows range from the teens in the northwest to the mid teens in the southeast. Friday will be mostly cloudy with a chance of snow in the northeast. highs from the mid teens in the north to around 20 in the south.
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Iowa
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