American claims defector John Smith tells of CIA past in Russia
John Smith a Quincy Massachusetts native and former CIA employee who says he defected to the Soviet Union claims Washington plans a new world catastrophe He describes loyalty probes and surveillance by U S authorities and says he now lives in Moscow as a Soviet citizen Tass summarized his remarks in Literary Gazette amid Bolshevik Revolution anniversary coverage and amid American denials of a Runge spy tale.
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UPI
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Soviet Union
Washington
John Smith
Quincy
Mass
Central Intelligence Agency
India
Smith
Literary Gazette
Tass
Pocahontas
Washington University
State Department
New Delhi
CIA
Australia
Africa
Switzerland
Austria
Italy
Bomb Hanoi airfield first time in war raid
UPI reports U S planes bombed Phuc Yen airfield near Hanoi for the first time in the conflict and shot down at least one MIG 21 with another possibly downed. The raid targeted North Vietnam’s key defense airbase ringed by SAM sites and antiaircraft guns, drawing pilots from Navy Air Force and Marines to join the midafternoon strike.
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UPI
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North Vietnam
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Air Force
Marines
Gia Lam
Red River
U.S. Air Force
Demilitarized Zone
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U.S. 1St Air Cavalrymen
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Mild man shoots colleagues in Lock Haven spree
Police seek motive after Leo Held a 39 year old school board member and hammermill technician opened fire at 8 am injuring and killing coworkers and neighbors. He was shot by police and held in Lock Haven Hospital with four bullets. Investigators note he had a mental blacklist of targets and no clear trigger.
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Lock Haven
UPI
Leo Held
Held
Clinton County
Allan W. Lugg
Lugg
Lock Haven Hospital
Hammermill Paper Co
Duel With Artillery Across Suez Canal Escalates
United Press International reports Egyptian and Israeli forces trading fire across the Suez Canal as Israel warns of retaliation for the sinking of the destroyer Elath. Israel cites ceasefire violations and questions Soviet weapons support, while leaders urge a permanent Middle East settlement ahead of a potential broader conflict.
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Elath
Jerusalem
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Tewfiq
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al Ahram
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Soviet Union
Israel
Moscow
Middle East
Witness testifies in counterfeit case in Iowa court
A barber from Hi awatha testified that he was approached by Lee Gearhart and offered counterfeit money. Gearhart and J W Grant face seven counts of counterfeiting as the trial opened in U S District Court in Cedar Rapids. Brown said Gearhart showed him counterfeit bills on August 26 and asked to buy or know buyers. He contacted authorities, leading to a Secret Service agent arranging a sting to buy between 250 000 and 290 000 in counterfeit money for 65 000 in genuine currency.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
UPI
Hiawatha
Larry Brown
U.S
Lee Gearhart
J. W. “Lee
Grant
Brown
Gearhart
U.S. Secret Service
Omaha
Secret Service
John Massa
Massa
Witness claims $1 million bribe offer in Hoffa case
Edward G. Partin testifies in U S District Court that Baton Rouge Contractors Association official James H. Gill offered him $1 million to alter his testimony against James R. Hoffa. Partin warns of threats to his life as leaders including Frank Fitzsimmons attend a Washington meeting plotting to discredit him and spark Baton Rouge labor unrest.
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UPI
Louisiana Teamsters
U.S
Baton Rouge Contractors Association
Teamster
James R. Hoffa
Edward G. Partin
Teamsters
Baton Rouge
James H
Buddy) Gill
Baton Rouge Industrial Contractors Association
Partin
Hoffa
Chattanooga
Tenn
Nashville
Gill
Charge students with marijuana possession Adel Iowa
Three out-of-state students pled guilty in Dallas County District Court to illegal possession of narcotics. Mark Mazzeo Murray Hoeckle and Kenneth Overstreet were fined 500 dollars and given suspended two year sentences. Linda Smith and Richard Conley were allowed to enter pleas by Monday. All five were arrested October 7 near Grimes for allegedly possessing wild marijuana.
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Dallas County
Mark Mazzeo
Norfolk
Murray Hoeckle
Richmond
Kenneth Overstreet
Roeville
M.C. Herrick
Linda Smith
Virginia Beach
Richard Conley
Hayward
Calif
Grimes
Lloyd Marek
McBee
Richard Duperly
Mt. Pleasant
Dwight Bede
Ray Glover
Pat Custer
Nyc
Duperly
Bode
Washington High School
Area 10 School
CAP Board
Weather Outlook for Iowa Tonight and Wednesday
Partly cloudy tonight with rain in extreme east end ing this evening. Much cooler with freezing temperatures likely west and north and locally freezing in southeast. Wednesday sees clear to partly cloudy skies with cooler temperatures. Lows tonight range from the upper 20s in the northwest to mid 30s in the southeast.
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United Press International
Iowa
CAP Annual Meeting Elects Washington County Leaders
Washington County Community Action Program elected directors for three year terms including Clifford Conklin Leon Hillman Robert McAllister Milan Thompson and Harlan Widmer all from Washington with Dr McAndrews and Kenneth Wehr of Kalona. Officers reelected Walter Schroeder president and Mrs Lloyd Marek and Mrs McBee.
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Washington County Community Action Program
Clifford Conklin
Leon Hillman
Robert McAllister
Milan Thompson
Harlan Widmer
Washington
Dr. McAndrews
Kenneth Wehr
Kalona
Tee
Walter Schroeder
CAP
Robert Day
McAndrews
McBee
Violet Lundquist
Iowa Cap
CAP Board
Medallion theft prank at Grinnell Library shocks campus
A $2,000 medallion vanished from Burling Library after closing hours in Grinnell Iowa with a prankster leaving gumdrops a plastic scorpion a poem and two dollars to cover broken glass. Police and college officials await the culprit while a note hints at student admin communications gaps and an ongoing open housing policy debate. Probate notices for Minnie F. Van Meter Michael Martin Flynn and Hubert William Kucera follow.
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Grinnell, Iowa
UPI
Grinnell
Burling Library
Glenn Leggett
Minnie F. van Meter
Michael Martin Flynn
Hubert William Kucera
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Charles Robb
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UPI Telephoto
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