Johnson seeks broad anti crime package with gun control and wiretap bans
President Johnson asks Congress for a major Safe Streets and Crime Control Act to curb crime from federal to local levels. He cites $3 billion annual property losses and 7 million yearly criminal justice contacts, proposing an arms control bill and wiretap restrictions with $50 million for 1968 research and local police upgrades.
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Rumors of Peace Talks Surface as Tet Cease Fire Nears
Washington reports circulate that some movement toward Vietnam peace talks exists, with Rostow saying no serious offer yet and Kennedy reportedly receiving a Hanoi peace message via Paris. Newswire notes suggest a three stage process and possible bilateral talks before broader negotiations.
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White House
Hanoi
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Newsweek Magazine
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U.S
South Vietnam
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Foreign Office
Mai van Bo
Moscow
Tass
North Vietnam
Saginaw double murder shocks mixed neighborhood
Two elderly couples were found slain in Saginaw Michigan in a racially mixed area. Carl Middledorf 63 and his wife Gertrude 62 were found dead in their home after a break in. two days earlier Dr Archie A Claytor 73 and his wife Marie 58 were found bound and shot in separate rooms. Prosecutor Gerald Dent labeled the Middledorf slayings hate murders and said robbery and burglary were ruled out as motives.
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Middledorf
Archie A. Claytor
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Saginaw County
Gerald Dent
Claytor
Dent
U.S
The
Virgin Islands
Michigan
Storms Bring Yet More Snow and Bitter Cold Across Nation
Bitter cold and heavy snow grind across the Midwest and Northeast as 11th day of storms hits. Chicago endures 6 to 11 inches of fresh snow with 36 inches in 11 days, while Minnesota plunges to 36 below zero and North Dakota to 30 below. Snow drifts slow traffic. officials report open expressways but packed streets as commuters cope with frigid conditions from Texas to New England.
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Tennessee
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French Journalist Freed After Three Weeks With Viet Cong
Michelle Ray, 28, a French journalist, returned from three harrowing weeks in the jungle as a Viet Cong guest. She said she spent two days in a bunker under American air attack and was treated with politeness, though she endured sickness and continuous movement near the An Lao Valley. The captivity followed a 20 day disappearance after being stopped while driving through Central Highlands, prompting a large search. Her captors made a special pair of black pajamas for her and she hoped to return to Saigon to contact her family.
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Somoza elected president of Nicaragua in 2 to 1 win
Gen. Anastasio Somoza, 41, from the liberal party, claimed victory with late returns showing 20,729 votes to 10,483 for rival Fernando Aguero. Aguero conceded defeat amid claims of fraud as Dr. Alejandro Abaunza trailed with 454 votes. Voting remained peaceful after prior street unrest.
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Nicaragua
UPI
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Somoza
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Central American
Fernando Aguero
Aguero
Alejandro Abaunza
Greatest American effort targets Viet Cong supply hubs in War Zone C
UPI reports American forces with 5th and 4th Infantry Divisions penetrating the Cambodian border jungles and using B52s to strike Viet Cong bases. Chemical defoliation in the DMZ aims to strip jungle cover as air forces clash with MIGs near Hanoi. At least 44 communist troops killed along the Cambodia border as operations Gadden intensify.
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Soviet Refugees Return From China
Nearly 100 Soviet refugees, many children, returned from China after being hissed at and spat upon by Red Guards. They were detained for 11 hours before leaving Peking by plane as Red Guards surrounded buses at the airport. The protest followed accusations of a Russian attack on Chinese students in Moscow and signaled possible diplomatic rupture.
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Rural Ionia man charged in wife slaying in Iowa
Fred Albers, 60, from a rural Ionia area, was scheduled for arraignment on a murder charge after his wife Dora Albers, 62, a Nashua elementary teacher, was found shot to death at their farm home. Sheriff Galen E. Folkers said the incident occurred Saturday near Ionia, with their son Elton, 19, a Wartburg College student in Waverly.
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Chickasaw County
Dora
Nashua
Galen E. Folkers
Folkers
Albers
C.W. Clark
Elton
Wartburg College
Waverly
Weekend Accidents Kill Six on Iowa Roads
Six people died in Iowa weekend crashes raising the 1967 death toll to 59. Dumont man Leonard Bessman 23 Ackley driver Dennis Hardin 23 were injured after a one car run off a Hardin County road near Ackley. Three year old Randy Lee Gann Sioux City died from injuries after being hit by a car near his home. Other victims include Mrs Floyd Schwarck 54 Eldora in a January 24 two car crash northeast Beaman. Mrs Rosemary Borgerd 29 Cedar Falls in an icy I 80 crash near Davenport. Morris McClay 40 and Iva McClay 72 Bondurant in a gravel road crash near Colfax. Raymond Horsey 26 Bettendorf struck while walking on a Bettendorf street.
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Ackley
Iowa
Leonard Bessman
Hardin County
Highway Patrol
Dennis Hardin
Waterloo
Randy Lee Gann
Luther Hospital
Sioux City
Osey Gann
Cecil Harrison
Floyd Schwarck
Eldora
Schwarck
Glendon Button
Conrad
Beaman
Rosemary Borgerd
Cedar Falls
Davenport
Bettendorf
Richard Shiply
Horsey
Kosygin arrives in London for Vietnam talks
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin lands in London for a weeklong visit focused on Vietnam. He hints Britain can help move toward peace, as protests form outside his hotel and security is heightened. He meets Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Foreign Secretary George Brown to resume summit talks.
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Heathrow Airport
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Heathrow
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Weather Iowa: Partly cloudy and continued cold tonight
Partly cloudy and continued cold tonight with Tuesday expecting considerable cloudiness and warmer conditions. A chance of snow flurries in the west. Lows tonight 5 to 10 below zero, highs Tuesday 15 to 20, northeast to the 20s in the southwest. Outlook for Wednesday mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and little change in temperatures.
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Washington City Financial Report Covered on Page Six
A financial report for Washington city is summarized, highlighting city revenues, expenditures, and projected balances as presented on page six. The document outlines budgetary allocations across departments and notes any fiscal pressures or upcoming financial decisions for the Incorporation period.
Heavy Cost in Vietnam War Aircraft Losses Surpass Official Counts
Washington reports US forces have lost over 1,800 aircraft in the Vietnam era from combat and non combat causes through January 1967, far exceeding official tallies of 873 aircraft. Officials acknowledge higher enemy action losses and note weather accidents and malfunctions inflate total aircraft losses to 1,133 planes and 682 helicopters.
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