Cold Washington Night Sets Low Record For Winter
Washington endured its coldest night of the winter with temperatures plunging to 12 below zero at 7 20 a m officials warned that values could dip further overnight Rural residents reported readings as low as 20 below in some areas In Columbus City Iowa thieves stole 120 fifty pound cases of Atrazine fertilizer valued at 12000 from a Farm Service Co warehouse by breaking a glass overhead door and leaving traces in the snow Astronaut Alan Bean has been grounded from space flight for administrative reasons in Houston Des Moines reports say Iowa saw record year end business activity with 3075 new domestic corporations and 570 out of state firms granted authority to operate in the state The Secretary of State's office turned over 560000 in fees to the general fund a figure more than triple the department's appropriation
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Washington
Columbus City
Iowa
UPI
Farm Service Co
Des Moines
Melvin Synhorst
Synhorst
Robber steals $75 from man in public parking lot
San Francisco report says Timothy Kalinowsky was robbed of 75 dollars in broad daylight near the Hall of Justice, the police headquarters. Honolulu raids net 10 on gambling charges, then four, eight, and 11 more arrests at an illegal cockfight. Chelsea Barracks blocks pensioners from seeing a film, with soldiers defending their right to watch Sex Is a Pleasure.
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San Francisco
UPI
Timothy Kalinowsky
Hall of Justice
Honolulu
Lyle Dupont
London
Chelsea Barracks
Robert Shepherd
Stripper collapses on stage in Wolverhampton act
An ambulance driver stated the performer known as Teeny Weeny, Anita Arnold, collapsed mid act in Wolverhampton after claiming her Gstring was too tight during the routine.
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Wolverhampton
England
UPI
Anita Arnold
Weather forecast for Iowa from United Press International
Clear to partly cloudy and bitterly cold tonight with lows 10 to 20 below zero. Partly cloudy to cloudy and less cold Wednesday with a chance of light snow flurries mainly north tonight and again Wednesday mainly central and east. Highs Wednesday about zero to 5 above, northeast to 10 to 15 southwest.
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United Press International
Iowa
Tet Leave Promised As Saigon Vows 5 Day Break
One million South Vietnamese troops to receive five day leaves before Tet while a Viet Cong four day truce runs from Feb 5 to Feb 9. Saigon to place forces on full alert Jan 29 as U.S. Marines repulse an assault near My Lai with 11 dead and 59 wounded. Thirty seven overnight shelling attacks reported across coast and DMZ areas.
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Saigon
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
South Vietnam
My Lai
Agnew
Vietnam
U.S
High Command
Viet Cong
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
Chau Thuan
Ross
Washington Council Names Three City Officials for Year
Washington city council held its first regular meeting of the year and appointed Lloyd Robertson as city clerk John C Owen as city solicitor and C P Weldin as city treasurer all for another year. The body approved a major medical addition to city employee insurance and a contract with Green Engineering Co of Cedar Rapids. A $50 annual clothing allowance was approved for each fire truck driver and radio operator.
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Washington
Lloyd Robertson
John C. Owen
C. P. Weldin
Green Engineering Co
Cedar Rapids
Agnew greeted by wild welcome in Afghanistan
Vice President Spiro Agnew arrived in Kabul on a goodwill tour amid a noisy welcome from Afghans and 300 antiwar demonstrators. The motorcade traveled 10 miles through bitter cold to the royal guest house as police kept protesters from the route.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
API
Spiro T. Agnew
U.S. Peace Corps
Agnew
Vietnam
Zahir Shah
Kennedy says no drinks at Kopechne party inquest
Insecret inquest into Mary Jo Kopechne death Kennedy testifies he drank two beverages at dinner but had none at the cottage party on Chappaquiddick Island. He replayed portions of his televised speech and described the crash on the unlit road before delaying reporting the incident for nine hours.
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Mary Jo Kopechne
Edgartown
Mass
Susan Tannenbaum
Esther Newberg
Rosemary Keough
Chappaquiddick Island
Airport
Miss Kopechne
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
UPI
Kennedy
The
New England Telephone Co
Boyle
Edmund
Dinis
Denis Monday
Paul F. Markham
Joint County Grants Reported
Joint County School System has received 1,343,450 dollars in federal grants from June 1966 to 1969 with another two million earmarked for approved projects. A 140,000 dollar regional center in Coralville funds planning for four more years, while a 219,450 dollar Career Opportunities grant supports a program for low income and Vietnam veterans.
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Joint County
Joint System
Ira E. Larson
Coralville
Larson
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
University of Iowa
Joint County System
Kirkwood Community College
ESEA
Linn County Board of Education
E. Robert Stephens
College of Education
Gal
Joint County School System
Iowa Area Ten
Cedar
Johnson, Linn
Washington
Area Ten
Motive questioned in Yablonski miner slayings
In Clarksville Pennsylvania authorities probe possible links between the fatal murders of Joseph A Yablonski his wife and their daughter and a bitter miners union election. Police say the killings were carefully planned with at least nine bullets fired and may involve more than one killer.
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Clarksville
UPI
Miners’ Union
Joseph A
Jock’ Yablonski
Farrell Jackson
Egyptians Attack Suez Canal Faces Bar Lev Line
Egyptian commandos and warplanes led wide night strike along the Suez Canal claiming to hit Israeli forts near Port Tewfik. Israel reported no dent to the Bar Lev line. Cairo said nine Egyptians were killed or wounded and an Israeli tank and vehicles were destroyed in a three hour engagement.
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United Press International
Suez Canal
Israel
Bar-Lev
East Bank
Cairo
Port Tewfik
Egypt
Intercepted Memo From County Superintendent Dwight Bode Jr
A brief note from Dwight Bode Jr. County Superintendent expresses ambition for joint programs and mutual support. The memo notes enthusiasm for collaboration and ends with a cordial sign off from WEJ.
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Dwight Bode Jr
Agnew Tours Asia on goodwill mission in 1970s visit
Vice President Spiro Agnew and his wife paused at a dancing girl statue in Bangkok's Temple of the Emerald Buddha during a sightseeing stop. He assured Thai leaders that U S policy remains unchanged on Thailand and SEATO, then continued his goodwill tour through Asia. A warm reception in Afghanistan contrasted with minor disturbances linked to Chinese Reds in Nepal.
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Nixon
U.S
Asia
Noor Ahmadi
Pakistan
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Peace Corps
Katmandu
Agnew
Nepal
India
China
Spiro Agnew
Bangkok
U. S
Thailand
SEATO
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
UPI
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Alan L. Bean
Texas
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