School bus crash on slick streets in Washington
No injuries in an accident involving a school bus driven by Jane Lambertson and a Washington auto driven by Sherry Anita Weidner. Weidner’s car slid into the bus rear after the bus stopped at Van Buren and South Ave B. No charges filed as light snow left streets slick and city crews salted roads later.
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Jane Lambertson
Sherry Anita Weidner
Washington
Weidner
van Buren
South Ave. B
North Korea agrees to release Pueblo crew in talks
Seoul newspaper cites Kyunghyang Shinmun saying North Korea approved releasing 82 Pueblo officers and crewmen during the Panmunjom talks after agreeing to apologize for the intrusion on January 23. Further detailed procedures were to be set in today’s meeting.
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Seoul
UPI
North Korea
U.S
Kyunghyang Shinmun
Panmunjom
Police fire on kidnapers in Miami ransom pickup
In dawn gunfire two Barbara Mackle kidnapers fled after officers spotted a blue Volvo at a ransom drop. A suitcase with about $500,000 was recovered. Miss Mackle’s location remained unknown as investigators, aided by FBI, searched mangrove areas and Biscayne Bay for the pair and any sign of her.
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UPI
Barbara Jane Mackle
Miss Mackle
Atlanta
Fred A. Frodbose
FBI
Robert Mackle
T. S. Self
W. J. Sweeney
Massachusetts
Frodbose
Mackle
James Knight
Biscayne Bay
Mackles
John Mulcahy
Coral Gables
Storm snarls plains to Great Lakes with heavy snow warnings
A sweeping winter storm slowed western travel from Kansas to the Great Lakes and brought heavy snow across six states north of the line. Blizzardlike conditions, zero to near zero temperatures in the Southwest, and tornadoes in the southern plains marked a broad weather outbreak.
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Kansas
Great Lakes
Arizona
New Mexico
Plains
Apollo 8 Power Up Delays Do Not Stop Christmas Orbit
Cape Kennedy reports technicians lag four hours in activating Apollo 8 fuel cells as they work to restore countdown time before the final 28 hours. Officials remain confident for a Saturday launch carrying Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders on a three hundred thousand mile Christmas mission to the moon and back.
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API
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James Lovell
William Anders
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Anders
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Borman
Moonport
Marilyn Lovell
Cape
Valerie Anders
Oceanside
Man In Space
Earth
Moon
Clifford Charlesworth
Lunar
Intercepted Memo Warns Iowa Motorists About Snow
A terse memo warns drivers in Iowa to expect heavy snowfall and hazardous travel conditions. It urges caution, reduces speeds, and highlights the potential for road closures and delays during winter weather.
Reds warned not to attack Paris
North Vietnam said the United States threatened to resume bombing if the Viet Cong resumes attacks on Saigon. The communique followed a meeting between U.S. Ambassador Cyrus Vance and North Vietnamese Col Ha Van Lau. South Vietnamese officials said the Communists plan larger offensives on Saigon and Da Nang, with shelling of U.S. camps around Saigon continuing.
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UPI
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United States
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
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U.S
Ha van Lau
Saigon
da Nang
Johnson
Demilitarized Zone
Vance
Lau
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Defense
Clark Clifford
George McGovern
D S.D
Dan van Thu
Henry
Snowbound Iowa highways disrupt travel and close schools
Snow covered interstates across Iowa with ice layers underfoot created hazardous driving conditions forcing the closure of at least 60 Sioux City area schools. Five inches fell from Onawa to Mason City, with four inches in Sioux City and Spencer, while the Iowa Weather Bureau noted up to six inches in Mason City and widespread 4 to 5 inch depths southeast of a central belt.
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Sioux City
U.S. Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Mason City
Rockwell City
Spencer
Weather Bureau
Onawa
Storm Lake
LaCrosse
Wis
Bureau
Bedford
Iowa Highway Commission
Weather alert for northeast Iowa with heavy snow and wind
Travelers warned in northeast Iowa as strong north winds 30 to 50 mph create blowing snow and occasional snowfall. An additional 2 to 4 inches expected by evening, producing hazardous driving conditions. Lows 10 to 15 west and teens east, Friday near mid 20s to low 30s. Saturday outlook mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow and slightly warmer temperatures.
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United Press International
Iowa
Public Notices Today Probate and Zoning Hearing
Probate of will and appointment of executor for Helen Keifer. appointment of administrator for Sylvester A Doyle estate. public hearing on proposed amendment to city zoning ordinance.
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Helen Keifer
Sylvester A
Forst denies timing of Iowa tax valuation raise
State Revenue Director William Forst faced a Polk County court hearing amid claims he delayed valuation increases in 70 Iowa counties until after the November election for political purposes. Lawyers from 45 counties allege withholding, while Forst and county officials say the data and notices were completed only by November 15. The judge did not rule immediately on dismissing the state's request to halt the valuation impositions, with a potential trial following if the dismissal is denied.
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Des Moines
UPI
William Forst
Iowa
Polk County
Clear Lake
Edward Boyle
Cerro Gordo County
Forst
Mitchell County
Keith McKinley
Department of Revenue
George Murray
Waldo Wheeler
Boyle
Polk County Atty
Chris Becker
Wheeler
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