Fire crews find no blaze after false alarm at 02 North Ave
Washington firemen responded to a call Thursday afternoon at 02 North Avenue B but found no house or fire. They warned that anyone filing a false alarm can be prosecuted. A separate wire service item notes a student asked Senator Packwood for a West Point nomination. Packwood offered one, then the student declined. In England, Julian Bennett and his sister plan to marry the girl next door. A Rome bill seeks to grant the finance ministry a say in knighthood awards to prevent tax evaders.
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Washington
North Avenue B
Packwood
West Point
Resenheath
England
UPL
Julian Bennett
Lucretia
Catherine Plunkett
Robert
Bennetts
Courting Business
Rome
Alberto Ciampaglia
Finance Ministry
D.C. Meema
United
Meenan
Maj
Thomas Urban
Meenan Id
Predict big hike in postal rates
Washington sources say a 33 percent postal rate increase could take effect within 90 days if the Rate Commission does not act. The plan would raise the 6 cent first class stamp to 8 cents and boost other classes by 33 percent, generating about 1.6 billion dollars in revenue to offset a 2.3 billion dollar deficit.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors
Postal Rate Commission
Des Moines Jetways Dropped As United Cuts Flights
United Air Lines announces a plan to drop four Des Moines nonstop flights to New York Omaha Denver and Lincoln effective Feb 1 1969 due to poor business and finances. Council and city officials discuss whether United must fulfill jetway contract obligations amid the remodel costs.
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Des Moines
UPI
United Air Lines
United
New York
Denver
Omaha
Lincoln
Neb
David Robertson
United Sales and Service
Robertson
Los Angeles
Orirea
Harry Bradley
Bradley
Soviet mission hit by 4:24 a.m. incident in Washington
A hazardous device damaged a metal door at the Russian cultural building in Washington early today. A caller claimed the act was part of a coordinated drive against the Soviets. Police noted damage mainly across an adjacent building owned by the American Psychiatric Association. The incident follows repeated protests near the Soviet Embassy linked to Jewish groups and Leningrad trials.
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Washington
UPI
Sllogan
Jewish Defense League
Soviet Union
New York
Soviet Life Magazine
American Psychiatric Association
16Th St. N.W
Embassy Row
Massachusetts Avenue
Leningrad
United Nations
Aeroflot
Mary Helps Black Family Triggers Town Turmoil
Sweetwater Florida residents react after 11 year old Mary Perkins uses her ten dollar Christmas money to buy toys for four Black children whose family was evicted. Teens taunt her calling her a Black person lover as police say they cannot act. Town considers new laws to protect the Perkins family while Mary’s mother seeks justice.
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Sweetwater
Fla
UPI
Mary Perkins
Mary
Isabel Perkins
Everglades
Miami
Lare
Ed Moore
Perkins
Bill Kimbro
Mrs. Perkins
Yugoslav man feigns illness to stay in hospitals
Beri slav Buzaneic 37, who began feigning injuries in 1963 after a Zagreb accident, spoofed social insurance cards to gain admittance to Yugoslav hospitals. He roamed beds in Zeniga and elsewhere for months until police jailed him after he confessed he had never worked.
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Belgrade
UPL
Berislav Buzaneic
Zagreb
Buzaneic
Yugoslavia
Zeniga
Semi finalists area scholars earn honors
Des Moines IDPA reports the state Higher Education Facilities Commission honored 2 196 high school students for academic achievement and eligibility for limited monetary state scholarships based on class rank and ACT scores. The average scholar scored 29 and ranked in the top five percent. Applications for need based awards require parental confidential statements due Jan 18. Scholarships cover tuition and fees up to 800 dollars at eligible Iowa institutions. Funding for 1971 72 depends on legislative appropriation. proposed 1971 78 biennial would fund renewals and about 2 000 freshman awards yearly.
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DES Moines
IDPA
State Higher Education Facilities Commission
Norman W. Kladstrup
Commission
Iowa
Weather Summary From United Press International
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight with lows from zero to 15 above. Saturday cloudy with a chance of snow flurries, mainly southeast. Warmer elsewhere with highs in the 30s, southern regions reaching upper 30s, while northwest stays in the upper teens.
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United Press International
TOWA
Crop Day reports uncertain 1971 blight outlook in Iowa
Harvey Thompson of Iowa State University Extension told 175 Washington County farmers at the Extension Crop Day on January 7 that the 1971 com blight outlook remains uncertain. He warned blight will persist and may appear earlier, with overwintering in cribs and residue. Thompson urged plowing stalk fields, selecting top 1970 performers, reducing plant density, and focusing on high risk fields.
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Harvey Thompson
Iowa State University Extension Agronomist
Washington County
YMCA
Comight
Thompson
Vivan Jennings
Steve Ryan
Iowa State
Ryan
Jennings
Iowa
Iowa House of Representatives
Senate
Iowa General Assembly
Jim
Nixon to propose revenue sharing plan for states and cities
President Nixon plans a revenue sharing package to be introduced after Congress opens on January 21. Officials say the plan could total about 2.5 billion dollars in unrestricted grants to states and cities, depending on reductions in other programs. Agnew to tour the nation to rally support, with stops in Atlanta on January 27 and Kansas City on January 28 and more to come.
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New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
NBC
Meet the Press
UPI
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Administration
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Atlanta
National Association of County Executives
Kansas City
Family safe after snowbound trip home to Cheyenne
Kenneth Youngs learn that their daughter and family the McCrackens reached their Cheyenne home Wednesday night after being snowbound in the Lincoln area from Sunday to Tuesday. They left Washington after a holiday visit, were aided by Red Cross and Armory staff in Lincoln, and arrived without illness. The McCrackens kept calls brief due to long lines, but reported safe arrival and gratitude for assistance.
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Kenneth Youngs
Paul McCrackens
Cheyenne
Wyo
Lincoln
Neb
Mrs. McCracken
Jeramie
Washington
Youngs
Red Cross
Intercepted Memo Calls for Tackling County Blight
A memo intercepted in Washington County urges action against local blight. The message suggests mobilizing residents and authorities to apply pressure on problem properties and speed up cleanup efforts. Strong language signals broad concern and planned coordination.
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Mark McAndrew
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Christy $. Mourer
Richland
Linda DL. Orris
Ainsworth
Alvin E. Peiffer
Kathryn Temple
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Thomas L. Bennett
Richard Carroll
Jill Hauenstein
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Jack A. Schrader
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