Sat urday Evening Post to close in February
The Saturday Evening Post will publish its last edition on February 8 after losing $5 million last year and an expected $3 million in 1969. Subscribers may receive offers to switch to Time Life Look McCalls Sports Illustrated and Mechanics Illustrated as negotiations proceed.
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Saturday Evening Post
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Mechanics Illustrated
Regents halt UI remodeling of Iowa City Supreme Court room
The Iowa Board of Regents, 5-2, voted to deny the University of Iowa permission to remodel the Supreme Court room in the old Capitol building in Iowa City. Regents argued the building is historically significant and must be preserved, while some members urged leaving space decisions to university administration.
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UPI
Iowa Board of Regents
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Supreme Court
University
Jonathan Richards
Red Oak
Howard Bowen
Richards
Redeker
Melvin Wolf
Waterloo
Supreme Court Room
Budget concerns drive Iowa legislators in new session
Senator Richard Stephens of Crawfordsville explains the 1968 Iowa Assembly faces a $300 million request rise across all departments, with education bills driving most growth. He cites a $112.9 million surplus at start and a projected $55 million growth in revenue this year. The 100 day session plans to rate bills by priority, aim no new taxes, and cut spending by consolidating departments and reducing state employees.
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Richard Stephens
Crawfordsville
Stephens
The
Journal
Iowa
General Assembly
Nixon denies rift with Bliss over GOP leadership
President-elect Nixon reportedly dismissed talks of replacing Ray Bliss as GOP chairman. Bliss, 61, said Nixon was pleased with his work and will stay on indefinitely. Bliss predicts GOP gains in the 1970 elections and arms for House and Senate majorities.
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UPI
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Ray Bliss
Bliss
National
Republican Party
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House
Hotel
Pierre
GOP
Dean Burch
Barry Goldwater
Weather forecast for Iowa with light snow chances
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with a chance of occasional light snow or flurries. Most activity remains west today with 1 to 3 inches additional accumulation through Sunday northwest. Lows tonight range from 5 below zero in the north to 13 above in the south. Warmer Sunday.
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United Press International
Iowa
Intercepted Memo From Washington County
An intercepted memo from Washington County hints at tension around money as a political talking point. It questions who has funds and who lacks them, signaling fiscal pressure influencing local affairs. The note ends with a blunt aside about ownership of money and power.
Navy to convene Pueblo Court of Inquiry in Coronado
The Court of Inquiry will convene Thursday in Coronado to investigate the USS Pueblo seizure of January 23 and the conduct of Cmdr. Lloyd Bucher and crew during captivity. It will review damage to security from the Pueblo’s secret electronics, with most sessions open to the public and recommendations to naval leadership.
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Lloyd Bucher
U. S
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Pacific Fleet
Oswald’s mother files five libel suits for 25 million
Marguerite Oswald sues U.S. Rep Gerald Ford and authors Jim Bishop William Manchester Stephen White John Stiles and Jimmy Breslin plus publishers Simon and Schuster Harper and Row Cowles Funk and Wagnall Co McMillan New York Magazine and CBS. Suits allege malice and false statements about her son Lee Harvey Oswald aiming for trial in Fort Worth before Judge Leo Brewster.
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U.S
Gerald Ford
R-Mich
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William Manchester
Stephen White
John Stiles
Jimmy Breslin
U.S. District Court
Lee Harvey Oswald
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Cowles Communications, Inc
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New York Magazine Co
Columbia Broadcasting System
Fort Worth Court of U.S
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Soviet peace plans loom in Middle East drive
United Nations envoy Gunnar Jarring will pause his Middle East mission for at least a week while the Soviet five point peace plan progresses. Al Ahram cited his plan to wait for the outcome of current international contacts before resuming trips to regional capitals.
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Gunnar Jarring
Middle East
Cairo
al Ahram
Jarring
Soviet Union
Mourad Ghaleb
U.N. Security Council
U.N
Mahmoud Riad
Egypt
Belgrade
Tito
Yugoslavia
Riad
Grand jury to decide indictment in Williams case
A Polk County Grand Jury will determine if Anthony E Williams will face an open murder indictment for the Christmas Eve slaying of Pamela Powers, 10, in Urbandale. The hearing revealed police conduct disputes, right to counsel, and a crowd of about 100 as witnesses described Pamela’s disappearance.
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UPI
Pamela Powers
Urbandale
Luther T. Glanton, Jr
Polk County
Anthony E. Williams
Pamela
Merlin Powers
Leaming
Williams
MacNight
John Ackerman
Davenport
Tes
Widows Press for Trust Fund Over Miners Disaster
A group of businessmen and clergy who hold 145000 in relief for 74 widows of the Mann ington No 9 mine disaster say they will meet with the women to discuss the funds. The Citizens Mine Disaster Committee plans a sit down to address claims of equal division and a trust for educating 121 children.
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Farmington
W. Va
UPI
Mannington No. 9
Citizens Mine Disaster Committee
Citizens Committee
Jess Borowski
Seven of Nine Dead In Viet Cong Night Attack
Viet Cong guerrillas killed seven sleeping Soldiers and wounded two others in a bamboo hut 37 miles southwest of Saigon. The assault followed heavy shelling of the patrol base and broader coordinated attacks across the Mekong Delta during a rising wave of Viet Cong activity.
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Saigon
UPI
David Lamb
Mekong
U.S
North Vietnam
V.C
Lamb
County Board Proceedings Declared for December 27
County Board of Supervisors adjourned after a December 27 session. Agenda items included routine approvals, funding allocations, and updates from departments. Minutes note public attendance and ceremonial acknowledgments, with no major policy shifts announced.
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