Nixon accused of sabotage in peace talks
Paris dispatch reports both Communist delegations charging President Nixon with downgrading and sabotaging the Paris peace talks by not naming a successor to Henry Cabot Lodge. UPI notes Viet Cong and North Vietnamese delegates boycotted sessions while Habib asserts full negotiating authority.
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Paris
UPI
Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Philip C. Habib
No. 3
U.S
South Vietnam
Pham Dang Lam
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Col
Ha van Lau
Viet Cong
Mme
Nguyen Thi Binh
Habbib
William P. Rogers
Lodge
Truck hits utility pole leaves Castalia residents in darkness
In Castalia Iowa a semi driven by Donald Gray struck a utility pole at 11 15 p m Tuesday causing five hours of outage. Interstate Power Co crews restored power around 4 a m Wednesday in near zero temperatures.
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Castalia, Iowa
UPI
Iowa
Donald Gray
Waukon
Interstate Power Co
FDA chief Ley resigns rather than take another post
Dr. Herbert L. Ley Jr. resigns from the government instead of accepting another assignment after being replaced as FDA head. He sent his resignation letter to Dr. Roger O. Egeberg, and the move takes effect at Friday's close of business. Dr. Charles C. Edwards will succeed him effective February 1.
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Washington
UPI
Herbert L. Ley Jr
Food and Drug Administration
Ley
Roger O. Egeberg
Health, Education and Welfare Department
FDA High Command
Charles C. Edwards
Soviet shifts stance support for Arab guerrillas shocks diplomats
Western diplomats assessed Kosygin's luncheon speech as a reversal of Kremlin policy, declaring the guerrilla movement just and anti-imperialist. They warn the move could raise guerrilla aggressiveness while Moscow signals continued UN backed political settlement. No clear word on arms or Egyptian requests.
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Moscow
UPI
Israel
Middle East
Alexie N. Kosygin
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Kosygin
TASS
Anwar Sadat
Gamal Abdel Nassar
Muhammad Fawzi
Cairo
Guatemalan aide teaches Spanish at Washington High
Thelma Cobar, 21, from Guatemala City, is spending six weeks at Washington High as a teacher’s aide in Spanish II. She arrived November 22 and will move to Grand Rapids Minnesota by January 16 for the next six week placement. Thelma travels with Amity Institute, plans to teach Spanish, improve her English, and share Guatemalan culture through songs and dances while learning at the school.
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Washington High School
Thelma Cobar
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Howard Waddell
Miss Cobar
Washington
Grand Rapids
Minn
Thelma
United States
Amity Institute
Helena
Ark
St. Paul
Wisconsin
Waddell
Waddells
Minnesota
Tim Hotle
Hear Medina's Testimony On My Lai Massacre Debate
Washington lawmakers clashed over Captain Ernest Medina's testimony about My Lai in 1968. Representative L. Mendel Rivers said Hugh Thompson Jr. provided no evidence of a massacre while four members on background disputed his view after Thompson's secret briefing.
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Washington
UPI
My Lai
L. Mendel Rivers
D S.C
House Armed Services Committee
CWO
Hugh Thompson Jr
Ernest L. Medina
Medina
Pentagon
Thompson
Decatur
Army
Rivers
Apollo 12 crew freed from moon quarantine in Houston
Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad Richard Gordon and Alan Bean were released from quarantine 18 hours ahead of schedule. A crowd of 300 greeted them outside the Lunar Receiving Laboratory as they stepped into government cars and spoke of the sun and fresh air after 28 days in confinement.
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Houston
Conrad
Intercepted Memo About School Board Decision
A memo intercepted by sources addresses the school board in Washington, noting anticipation among football players and fans for an upcoming decision. It is signed as from Wes.
Inquest Date Set Into Kopechne Death
Judge James A. Boyle set January 5 for the inquest into Mary Jo Kopechne death in Senator Edward M. Kennedy's car. The inquest will be closed to press and public and begin at 10 a.m. EST. The ruling follows a Pa judge's autopsy decision and a Dinis petition.
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Edgartown
Mass
UPI
James A. Boyle
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
Pennsylvania
Mary Jo
Boyle
Bernard Brominski
Wilkes
Dinis
Brominski
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Washington school board weighs Case Field upgrades and boiler needs
The Washington Community School district board discussed Case Field facility construction and a new boiler burner for the high school, with Moore Engineering presenting burner costs and Pacemaker Building Company outlining rest room and storage facility costs. Actions on both projects were postponed for further study. Catherine Griffin and Sandra Stout were named and hired for school roles, with upcoming meetings noted.
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Washington Community School District Board
Case Field
Moore Engineering Company of
Waterloo
Sam Wiley
Washington
Beverly Mohatt
Project Star
Catherine Griffin
Prairie Flower School
Sandra Stout
Rosemary Pacha
Washington Education Association
Washington High Band Concert Set for Tuesday Night
The Washington High School Band Department will present its annual Christmas Concert on Tuesday December 16 at 8 pm in the boys gym. The Concert Band performs pieces by Giovannini Dould Smith and Sousa, while the Swing Band plays Hawaii Five-O Surfboard Watch What Happens and a Count Basie Hayburner arrangement. Admission is 75 cents for adults and 50 cents for students. Director Ron Wise.
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Washington High School
Giovannini
Morton Dould
Claude T. Smith
Alla Barocco
Giovannia
John Cacavas
Minnesota
John Phillip Sousa
Hayburner
Ron Wise
Weather forecast for Iowa city region
United Press International reports a clear night with 10 to 15 degree lows. Friday will be fair and warmer with highs in the 30s. The outlook for Saturday calls for continued fair skies and warmer temperatures.
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United Press International
Iowa
Public notices include council minutes and probate actions
Special city council minutes recorded for a recent session. Probate proceedings list estates of Bernice J. Sheetz Samuel C. Picken and Hazel M. Cherryholmes with appointments of administrators.
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Bernice J. Sheetz
Samuel C. Picken
Hazel M. Cherryholmes
Griffiths named as Stanley aide in Kalona campaign
Lawrence Griffiths was named Kalona Community Chairman for Dave Stanley's bid to become Iowa's First District congressman. Stanley and campaign director Roger Ferris announced the appointment, praising Griffiths for leadership and local respect. Griffiths is an attorney active in Rotary and local churches with a family.
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Muscatine
Lawrence Griffiths
Kalona
Dave Stanley
United States
Iowa
Stanley
Roger Ferris
Griffiths
Kaione
Larry Griffiths
Washington County
American Bar Association
Rotary
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