Kissinger heads to Syria for tough bargaining in parley
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger moved his Middle East peace mission from Saudi Arabia to Syria to press for troop withdrawals and a broader settlement ahead of Geneva talks. In Cairo and Riyadh he secured talks with Sadat and King Faisal, while Damascus warned Israeli POW releases hinge on total troop pullbacks.
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United Press International
Henry Kissinger
Middle East
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Kissinger
Geneva
Riyadh
Cairo
Suez Canal
Faisal
Omar Sakkar
Damascus
Hafez Assad
Jerusalem
Israel
United States
Getty III Freed After Five Month Kidnapping
J Paul Getty III, 17, was freed near Lagonegro after five months in captivity. He was abducted in Rome on July 9 and a ransom of about 29 million dollars was paid by the family. Police said he was weak and one ear was missing. kidnappers had threatened further harm.
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Rome
UPI
J. Paul Getty III
Lagonegro
Naples
Getty
Gail Harris
Fernando Masone
Young Getty
London
Mid-Prairie Chorus to Present Winter Concert Season’s Greetings
On Monday night December 17 at 7 30 pm the Mid Prairie Senior High Chorus directed by Brian Wenhardt will present its annual Winter Concert Season’s Greetings in Song A Musical Prelude to the Holiday Season Readings include Holy Night Carol of the Drum and Silent Night alongside contemporary classics and pop selections fitting the season
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Mid-Prairie Senior High Chorus
Brian Wenhardt
Weather summary for Iowa by United Press International
Decreasing cloudiness and colder conditions sweep most sections of Iowa tonight with temperatures dipping to near zero in the north and to the lower teens in the southeast. Sunday brings partly cloudy skies and highs from about 10 in the north to around 20 in the south.
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United Press International
Iowa
Audit details Washington County 1972 financials and staffing
The 1972 annual audit by Lloyd R. Smith shows county expenditures across funds including 1,082,096.93 from secondary road funds, 267,926.57 for the poor fund, and 54,365.47 for ADC. ADC cost county totals reach 269,339 with 120 cases and 401 people average. Other figures cover State Institution and Mental Health funds, court and education funds, county home costs, Soldiers' Relief, justice cases, fines, and revenue from various county offices and licenses.
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Lloyd R.smith
State
Washington County
Auditor of State
Des Moines
Smith
County
Board of Education
Commings named Iowa football coach after stellar prep record
Bob Commings, a former Iowa standout and successful prep coach, was named head football coach at the University of Iowa. Athletic Director Chalmers Elliott said the board voted late Friday to promote the 40 year old from high school ranks. Commings succeeds Frank Lauterbur and faces the task of a first winning season in 11 years. He posted a 44 5 1 record at Massillon High School and had strong alumni support in Iowa.
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UWA City
UPI
Bob Commings
Iowa
University of Iowa
Chalmers
Bump Elliott
University
Board of Athletic Control
Commings
Frank Lauterbur
Cummings
Massillon High School
Ohio
Iowa Post
Iowa faces second major winter storm of season
Second major winter storm subsided in Iowa with light snow and freezing drizzle mainly in the east. Heaviest fall in Northwest Iowa with up to six inches at Estherville. Des Moines reported 2.6 inches. Roads ice covered, multiple accidents, travelers advised, schools closed early, buses behind schedule, flights normal.
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United Press
Iowa
Estherville
Des Moines
National Weather Service
Iowa Highway Patrol
North Airlines
Optimists plan oratorical contest at Junior High
Optimist Club sponsors an oratorical contest on January 31 at the Junior High School. Eligible are youths up to 15 years old who cannot be 16 before December 31. Applications go to Raphael Gonshorowski or Myron Graber before December 31. Theme is I'm Just One. Prizes for first to third. winner advances to district and state contests with a $500 college scholarship. Three judges and a time keeper. Further announcements to follow.
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Ine Optimist Line
Raphael Gonshorowski
Optimist Club
Myron Graber
Goshen College SST Belize student Vickie Graber
Vickie Graber a Goshen College sophomore from Crawfordsville Ind spends seven weeks studying Belize culture and history and seven weeks volunteering in Belize as part of Goshen’s Study Service Trimester. The program now includes Belize Haiti Costa Rica and Honduras with 10 credits earned.
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Vickie Graber
Crawfordsville
Goshen College
Belize
Dwight Graber
Route 1
Crawfurusvile
Ind
Goshen
British Honduras
Central America
United States
Haiti
Costa Rica
Honduras
Vickie
Jerald Graber
Dennis Graber
Jamaica
The
Mennonite Church
Three injured in Kalona highway crash during snowstorm
A three vehicle collision south of Kalona on highway 1 during a Friday night snowstorm injured three people and trapped a Bloomfield teen who was helping. Randall Stumpf and Jo Ellen Rud were hospitalized and Martha Beer, 16, was taken to University Hospitals Iowa City. A Davenport pickup struck the stalled cars after the initial head on crash.
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Kalona
Warren Schmidt
Highway Patrol
Lewis
Kolonial Homes
Randall Robert Stumpf
Riverside
Washington County Hospital
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Jo Ellen Rud
1000 West Benton
Martha Frances Beer
Bloomfield
Miss Beer
Richard Walter Heald
Davenport
Beor
David Vinton
West Chester
Vinton
Skylab Captains Track Kohoutek as Tail Grows
Skylab 3 astronauts Gerald Carr Edward Gibson and William Pogue monitor comet Kohoutek from orbit. The tail stretches far beyond earlier forecasts reaching roughly ten million miles, with exotic molecules detected. Controllers consider a plan to extend missions by 36 days if a gyroscope fails. Gibson notes rapid tail growth.
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Houston
UPI
Kohoutek
Gerald ¥. Carr
Edward G. Gibson
William R. Pogue
Earth
Gibson
William Snoddy
Marshall Space Flight Center
Emergency powers bill for Nixon approved by House
The House passed a wide energy bill granting President Nixon emergency powers to curb the energy crisis, with Senate-leaning provisions debated and a conference needed. The measure, 265 to 112, requires congressional approval before conservation actions and allows vetoes by both houses over gasoline and home heating oil rulings.
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UPI
House
Nixon
Senate
Rep
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
J. W. “River Rat’ Edwards
Transportation
Claude S. Brinegar
Isrinegar
Edwards
Congress
Southeast Asia
Israel
Nationwide truck slowdown hits Iowa highways and meat supply
A nationwide truck slowdown reduces traffic 20 to 25 percent on Interstates 80 and 35 in Iowa as protesters target lower speed limits and higher diesel prices. Iowa Farm Bureau warns continued disruption could raise costs for consumers and livestock producers while fearing backlogs in meat movement and livestock in feedlots.
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Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau
United Press
Ciosea
Interstate Rroqueers Livestock Association
Anderson
Ilinois
Amuetson
Chicago
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Washington Ws Evening Journal
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Patchchacan
Vernon Schertz
Waco High School
Stack
Skylab
Comet
William E. Simon
John Sawhill
J Merrill Anderson
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