Thanksgiving prices hold steady on turkey and trims
UPI reports the 1972 food price index may rise 4 percent overall but key holiday items show restraint. Turkey 16 to 20 pounds runs about 39 cents a pound, brand 45 cents, cranberry sauce 22 to 27 cents per can, fresh cranberries 29 cents a pound, chestnut dressing 79 cents, oyster dressing $1.49, stuffing 59 cents a pound, sweet potatoes 14 15 cents, white potatoes 79 cents to $1.09 per 10 pounds, peas and beans vary. Desserts list pecans 97 cents, Brazil nuts 59 cents, mince pie $1.35 per pound, pumpkin pie 99 cents, antacid 37 cents for 25 tablets.
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Agriculture Department
Turkey
Washington
Wintry weather grips midwest and causes fatal plane crash
A low flying single engine plane struck power lines during a snowstorm in Steeleville Illinois, killing two people. Crews set up barricades and lights to turn a road into a makeshift landing strip as visibility remained poor. Snow blanketed the Midwest while temps ranged from 5 degrees at Dalhart Texas to 72 at Key West Florida.
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Key West
Fla
Kissinger Leads Third Round of Paris Peace Talks
Negotiators Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy attend the third session at Gif-sur-Yvette near Paris with Kissinger arriving after meetings in Brussels with Suharto. Talks follow concerns by Thieu over ceasefire terms and possible coalition government. Canada Hungary Poland named as possible commission members.
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UPI
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U.S
William J. Porter
Nguyen Xuan Phong
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Fernand Leger
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Viet Cong
United States
Adam Malik
Canada
Hungary
Poland
India
Indochina
Job service expands in Washington county Iowa
The Iowa State Employment Service expands to Washington with a staffer from Iowa City visiting every Wednesday, aided by the Washington Chamber of Commerce. The arrangement aims to bring full service to nearby towns, with plans for daily presence if demand grows, offering access to the Job Bank for statewide job opportunities.
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Soviets condemn Kennedy souvenir sales on ninth anniversary
The Soviet weekly Literary Gazette criticized American merchants for selling Kennedy assassination mementoes nine years after the president's death. It cited the Dallas Book Depository site as a potential “museum of assassination” and described plans to dismantle the building and sell bricks. It condemned exhibits and a $1.50 film showing as promoting greed and violence.
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UPI
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America
B-52 Bomber Crashes In Northern Thailand
A B52 eight-engine bomber returning from a North Vietnam bombing mission crashed about 12 miles west of Nakhon Phanom air base in Thailand after likely being hit by a surface to air missile. All six crewmen were rescued with no serious injuries.
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Washington
UPI
Thailand
North Vietnam
Pentagon
Nakhon Phanom
Thanksgiving unrest and Mayflower guard face Plymouth threats
In Plymouth police guard a replica Mayflower after threats of arson on Thanksgiving Day tied to a Day of Mourning proposed by 12 Indian tribes. Indians plan mourning for past harms while officials deny tribal involvement.
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Mass
England
Atlantic
America
David Freeman
More arrests expected in Iowa drug raids
Sioux City police arrested 13 people in a city wide overnight raid directed by the Woodbury County attorney's office. Officials said the suspects faced charges of possession or possession with intent to sell drugs as officers searched multiple homes. A large quantity of marijuana and hard drugs was seized.
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Sioux City
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Weather outlook shows cooling trend with sun and clouds
Mostly cloudy this afternoon with highs in the lower to mid 30s. Tonight will be cooler with lows near 20. Thursday turns partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the lower to mid 40s. Winds shift from light and variable this afternoon to southwest 5 to 10 mph tonight. Measurable precipitation remains near zero this afternoon and tonight, rising to about 5 percent on Thursday.
Bear hunting proves costly in Bulgaria
Two hunters pursued a Balkan brown bear in central Bulgaria despite a ban that allows few bears. Both men were injured during the hunt. one lost toes and the other an arm fragment, and both lost their jobs as a result of the incident and legal consequences.
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Bulgaria
Sofia
UPI
Fatal Vehicle Crash Claims David Hildebrand in Washington
David Edward Hildebrand 28 died Tuesday night November 21 1972 in an automobile accident on highway 1 five miles south of Washington. The Perfex Company electrician lost control on a curve his car rolled 615 feet before stopping on its top. He was born Ottumwa February 7 1944 and married Susan Kay Jones February 7 1968. Surviving are his wife two daughters Jamie Sue and Charlotte Ann his parents and siblings. Funeral arrangements are by McGinnis Funeral Home Bettendorf.
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Perfex Company
Washington
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Ottumwa
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Pleasant Valley
Susan Kay Jones
Lutheran Church
Jamie Sue
Charlotte Ann
Raymond Hildebrand
Edwin
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Tom
Nancy
McGinnis Funeral Home
Bettendorf
Christmas Opening Aims to Draw Early Shoppers
Washington merchants announce in the Evening Journal their annual Christmas Opening with extended evening hours December 7 9 14 15 and 18 23. Stores close Thanksgiving but reopen Friday and stay open Sundays 1 to 5 pm on the square with Santa Claus visiting Central Park Friday at 6 30 p.m. for candy.
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Evening Journal
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