Two Killed in Iowa City Highway 1 Collision
The late Thursday night head on crash on highway 1 nine miles south of Iowa City killed Marion Wayne Cox 18 of Kalona and Alvin Kelsey 31 of Cedar Rapids. A second brief item notes a fatal shooting in Sumter involving Maxie McFadden Sr and Jr and Elinor McFadden, and a holiday traffic death toll projection by the National Safety Council.
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Kalona
Marion Wayne Cox
Iowa City
Alvin Kelsey
Cedar Rapids
Sumter
UPI
J. Byrd Parnell
Maxie McFadden
Maxie McFadden Jr
Elinor McFadden
J. R. Traylor
United Press International
National Safety Council
Trash dumped along county roads near city Christmas spree
Residents report a large truck emptied rubbish along a dirt road east of the McCleery-Cumming plant and near the airport road. The load continued to Ralph Kleese corner then along the route with bags and loose debris scattered in ditches and fence rows. The act occurred last night after dusk, leaving roads impassable in places.
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Washington
McCleery - Cumming Plant
Airport Road
Ralph Kleese
Viet Cong violations rise as truce holds in Vietnam
UPI reports 81 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese violations of the Christmas cease-fire, while the Allied truce remained in effect. Nine Americans were killed and nine wounded by a 105mm artillery shell near Hue, marking the heaviest U.S. ground losses since July as combat resumed at 6 p.m. Christmas Day. Cambodian T-28 bombers attacked North Vietnamese concentrations near Phnom Penh, with government troops gaining positions and windows rattled in the capital.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Tuk Khleang
Fires leave Iowans homeless after Christmas blaze
United Press International reports 13 Des Moines area residents, including a deaf mother and father and their four children, were left homeless from a $30,000 Christmas Day fire started when a broken bulb on a tree exploded. Fire officials said a Brower son warned family to escape as two further explosions occurred. The 18 year old was hospitalized in good condition. In separate incidents earlier, seven people escaped a south side apartment fire caused by a furnace, with Mrs Hovel and the Stockstads involved. Two Cedar Falls businesses suffered smoke and fire damage at College Square Shopping Center and Bertrand's D X service station near Drake University also burned.
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Des Moines Area
Kenneth Pickering
Saylor Township
Glen Brower
Des Moines
Pickering
Brower
Scott
Brewer
Saylor
Ankeny
Delaware
Mary Ann Hovel
Hovel
Lloyd Stockstad
Stockstads
Iowa
Cedar Falls
College Square
A. J. August Clothing
Bertrand
Drake University
Christmas in 1970 Mixed Joy and Tragedy Across World
Christmas 1970 brought a blend of piety and sorrow. In Bethlehem a grenade sparked by an Arab guerrilla wounded few. nine American soldiers died in Vietnam as misdirected shell and helicopter losses added to the toll. In Tucson a divorced mother of nine received a home fit for a family, thanks to Frank Drachman. In Vietnam, Army Spec. 4 Robert P. Decker won the 500 thousandth gift pack, with Bob Hope praising the troops. Bayonne Hospital issued and then halted blood-supply appeals for a rare teen girl, while Milwaukee Jewish volunteers kept Christmas Eve services for Christians.
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Jesus Christ
Prince of
Peace
Christ
Bhetlehem
Texas
Manger Square
Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
Concepcion Ruiz
Tucson
Ariz
Frank Drachman
Pany
Decker
Bob Hope
Hope
South Vietnam
Bayonne
N.J
Milwaukee
Wis
Probate of Will Appoints Executor for Lukavsky Estate
Probate records show the will of Albie M. Lukavsky being admitted to probate and an executor appointed to manage the estate. The matter outlines the legal authority granted to the executor and related estate administration steps.
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Albie M. Lukavsky
Spanish verdict delayed by storm in Burgos
In Burgos Spain five lawyers defend 16 Basque nationalists facing murder to terrorism charges as heavy snow blocks roads delaying final readings and possible verdict. Six defendants face death with judges in seclusion since Dec 9 amid public outcry and Franco involvement rumored. Unconfirmed reports say Eugen Reihl kidnapped in San Sebastian December 1 may be en route to safety in Biarritz.
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Burgos
Spain
UPI
Madrid
Council of Ministers
Francisco Franco
Franco
West Germany
Eugen Reihl
San Sebastian
B’'Ta
Biarritz
World opinion urged to protest Leningrad hijack sentences
President Zalman Shazar called on Jews and conscience worldwide to protest death sentences against Soviet Jews in Leningrad. Meir and Knesset demanded revocation and emigration rights. Global demonstrations followed with protests in Washington New York London Rome and Tel Aviv.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Zalman Shazar
Leningrad
Soviet Union
Moscow
Supreme Court
Russian Federation
Shazar
Golda Meir
Knesset
Israel
Russia
Kings of Israel
Tel Aviv
Meir
Paris
L’humanite
Communist Party
Friends of Russia
Washington
New York
London
Rome
France
Kremlin
United Nations
New York City
Immanuel Jakobits
Britain
Perry Palmer Named National 4-H Youth Co-Chair
Perry Palmer son of Lyle and wife from Wellman is chosen as national 4-H representative and youth co-chairman of the 43rd annual American Institute of Cooperation meeting at Colorado State University on August 14 1971. He will preside over 1000 delegates from 17 national youth organizations. Also named is J Dan Lehmann national FFA president from Pleasant Plains Illinois as the other youth co-chairman.
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Perry Palmer
Lyle Palmer
Wellman
American Institute of Cooperation
AIC
Colorado State University
Perry
United States
Iowa State University
Washington County
Washington, D. C
J. Dan Lehmann
National Ffa
Pleasant Plains
Ilinois
Nursing Homes Urged to Improve Diet and Sanitation
Iowa Nursing Home Association warns many facilities lack essential nutrients in menus and maintain poor kitchen sanitation. Unannounced health department visits cited protein and vitamin C deficiencies and low sanitation due to staffing costs and untrained workers. Authorities prepare a dietary aid list to guide facilities in planning adequate menus and cleaning schedules.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Nursing Home Association
Nursing Home Association
Lowa Health Department
Health Department
The
Intercepted Memo from Journal Area Cheer Up
An intercepted note addressed to all residents in the Journal Area suggests a morale boost as the writer muses on what Santa forgot and hopes the New Year will bring improvement. The message ends with a courteous sign-off from Whi.
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Santa
Weather Iowa Fair and a bit cold tonight
Fair weather continues in Iowa with a thin cold touch tonight as lows dip toward the teens across the north and mid teens in the south. Sunday turns colder with highs in the upper 20s to around 30s northeast and into the lower 30s in the far southwest.
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United Press International
Iowa
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Tucumcari
N.M
Terry Annis
Kalamazoo
Mich
U.S. Air Force
Pan American Airways
Ly United Press International
Tass Today
New Post
Peniy Palmer
Association
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