Miners Practice Rescue Equipment Walk Through Town
Seventeen miners attend a life saving course in town walking the square from 2 to 4 p m wearing mine rescue breathing gear. The Iowa Limestone Producers Association sponsors the session taught by U S Bureau of Mines instructors to prepare for underground emergencies near River Products mine. They will tour the mine on Friday.
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Washington
Iowa Limestone Producers Association
U.S. Bureau of Mines
OCAW strike threatens fuel shortages at Texas refineries
OCAW president Grospiron says four major Texas refineries Port Arthur Port Neches Gulf Port Arthur and Beaumont will strike at noon if new contracts are not agreed. He cites lack of refining capacity and calls for health safety and pension reviews as key bargaining points.
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Denver
UPI
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union
OCAW
Texas
A. F. Grospiron
Port Arthur
Port Neches
Tex
Gulf
Mobil
Beaumont
Grospiron
U.S
Supreme Court caps Hughes TWA judgment in private suit
The Supreme Court dismissed a multimillion dollar TWA award against Howard Hughes and the Hughes Tool Co. The original $138 million judgment from 1963 by Judge Charles Metzner grew with interest to a sizable total after Hughes failed to appear.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Trans World Air Lines
TWA
Howard Hughes
Hughes Tool
U.S
Charles M. Metzner
New York
Metzner
Hughes
Upside Down Airmail Stamp Sells for 37000
A 24-cent United States airmail stamp with an upside down airplane printer error sold at auction Tuesday for 37 000 dollars. The block of 100 stamps was bought by Irwin Weinberg of Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania from seller Robert A Siegel galleries. The sale sets a high price for a stamp and follows Siegel’s 1970 record purchase of the British Guiana one-cent stamp.
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New York
UPI
Irwin Weinberg
Wilkes-Barre
Robert A. Siegel
British Guiana
Increasing Cloudiness With Light Snow Chance Tonight
Weather forecast notes building cloud cover this afternoon with a chance of light snow tonight and into Thursday. Warmer than recent days, west to southwest winds 8 to 15 mph, today’s highs 10 to 15, tonight’s lows around 5 above, Thursday highs in the low teens, snow probability 5 percent this afternoon, 30 percent tonight, and 20 percent Thursday.
Bell stolen as Ainsworth burns
Fire investigators ruled the blaze at the 52 year old Ainsworth elementary was caused by an arcing 220 volt wire near a steam pipe. Officials said the cast iron bell was dragged from the top story during the fire and stolen Monday night as students resumed classes in the remodeled gym.
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Marty Chebuhar
Ainsworth
Ainsworth Elementary
Lacy L. Lines
Joe Beal
Oskaloosa
Sines
Pat Alvine
John Brissman
Brissman
Kissinger Tho Meet in Paris But No Progress Seen
Kissinger and Le Duc Tho met for a third time this week at a French villa near Paris with smiles but no clear sign of progress toward ending the Vietnam war. Negotiators arrived for a 3 p.m. session amid continued disagreement over key issues.
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Paris
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
North Vietnam
Kissinger
Tho
Gifsur-Yvette
Communist Party
Nhan Dan
Nixon
Stockholm
Swedish Broadcasting
Admiral Moorer says he was not consulted on Indochina bombing
Admiral Moorer testified before the House Armed Services Committee that the United States launched the December 17 heavy bombing of North Vietnam without Joint Chiefs of Staff input or White House consultation. He described a contingency plan approved by presidential order and lifted restrictions, while lawmakers debated administration policymaking and Vietnamization.
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Washington
Harrington
Moorer
North Vietnam
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hanoi
South
Defense
Elliot L. Richardson
Senate Armed Services Committee
South Vietnam
U.S
Richardson
Melvin R. Laird
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Winter Storm Strikes South For Third Day Closes Atlanta Schools
A second major winter storm across the South forces Atlanta and surrounding counties to keep schools closed for a third day. Mississippi counties report treacherous roads amid freezing rain and sleet while North Carolina and South Carolina brace for more ice. Governor West urged state workers to report by noon where safe, as outages persist and power crews restore lines.
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South
Atlanta
Mississippi
South Carolina
John C. West
West
North Carolina
Georgia Power Co
Kentucky
Campships Offered to Iowa Musicians by Federation
The Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs invites young musicians to enter state competition for music campships. Last year 12 campships were awarded across four camps: Dorian at Luther College Decorah All State at Iowa University Iowa City Tall Corn at UNI Cedar Falls and Morningside Sioux City. Winners need no audition or grades, and deadlines hit January 29 with applications to Mrs Wayne Gamon Washington.
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Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Dorian
Luther College
Decorah
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Tall Corn
UNI
Cedar Falls
Morningside
Sioux City
Gloria Zuehlke
Jean
Washington
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High Court
Vietnam
House
Edward Hebert
D-La
Sam Stratton
D-N.y
Hebert
William J. Porter
State Department
Heyward Isham
Porter
Lion's Club
Shirts
Legion Hall
Ralph Graber
The
Washington Jaycees
Jaycees
Washington Street
Journal
Wayne Gamon
Gamon
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