Iowa Council Backed to Buy Lowest Bid Calculators
The Des Moines Executive Council ordered the Iowa Tax Commission to purchase the lowest bid calculators. Burroughs offered four units for 2514 with trade ins versus Smith Corona Marchant at 2388. council rejected the lower priced option and insisted on the cheapest bid.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Towa
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Burroughs Corp
M&m Sales Co
Burroughs
Executive Council
Brezhnev Secret Talks With Hungarian Leaders
Soviet party chief Leonid Brezhnev spent three days in Hungary last week in secret meetings with Hungarian Communist leaders. He discussed mutual interests with Prime Minister Janos Kadar, alongside Nikolai Podgorny, a Presidium member, per MTI.
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Budapest
Hungary
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Janos Kadar
Malaysia Prepares for New Raids Across Border
Malaysian security forces were reported ready for new Indonesian guerrilla raids. The latest clash occurred Saturday when about 60 Indonesian guerrillas crossed the jungle border into Malaysian Borneo but were driven off by a British Gurkha patrol.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Malaysian Borneo
Traffic Deaths State Today and 55 Years Ago
A brief comparison notes Iowa traffic fatalities reported today as 33 for 33 year ago and 55 years ago as 47, with counts suggesting changes in road safety or reporting over time. Observers record ongoing concern for driver safety practices and enforcement.
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Iowa
Penalty on Auto Licenses In Iowa Delayed Ruling
Iowa county treasurers faced confusion as the attorney general ruled that the five percent penalty on auto licenses could not be collected today. Some treasurers did not apply the penalty while others imposed it during hours of indecision.
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Des Moines
Attorney General's Office
House Banking Committee Moves Fast on Gold Outflow Bill
The House Banking Committee sped its hearing today to address gold outflow and send a remedial bill to the House before adjournment. In St Paul, University of Minnesota President C Meredith Wilson says the school needs 8 percent more salary money each of the next two years to stay competitive for teachers.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
House
ST. Paul
C. Meredith Wilson
University of Minnesota
Rolvaag Returns to Duty After Cold Absence
Gov. Karl Rolvaag returned to duty in St. Paul after a week away due to a heavy cold. He resumed official duties as the state government resumes normal operations.
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ST. Paul
Karl Rolvaag
Wide Approval Predicted for Appalachian Aid Bill
The Senate is expected to pass the Appalachia aid bill by a wide margin with a $1.09 billion plan to improve economies in 11 states, focusing largely on road construction. Debates included amendments to curb scope, with key opposition over a land stabilization provision tied to cattle production. The Appalachia region spans West Virginia and parts of ten states, with about 15 million residents.
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Joe Hall Washington
Senate
Appalachia
Mike Mansfield
Johnson
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
West Virginia
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Maryland
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Poll OKs A Status for Mankato
Minneapolis news notes that 52 percent of respondents favor giving Mankato State College university status while 8 percent oppose and 35 percent are indifferent. The survey shows 30 percent cite overcrowding at the U of Minnesota and 20 percent see southern Minnesota needing a university with 23 percent fearing cost and tax hikes. 27 percent have no reason against it and 29 percent are unsure.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis Tribune
Minnesota
Mankato State College
University of Minnesota
Southern Minnesota
King Among 300 Arrested During Voter Registration March
In Selma and Perry County Alabama approximately 300 Black citizens including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were arrested for parading without a permit as they marched to the Dallas County Courthouse to register voters. King urged ongoing civil rights action and protested literacy tests as federal court orders allowed more freedom in queuing for registration.
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Selma
Selma, Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Dallas County
Wilson Baker
Baker
Dallas County Board of Registrars
King
Johnson
George Wallace
Alabama
U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
United States
Perry County
Perry
Marion
Here
Justice Department
Thomas
Dallas
22nd Day of ILA Strike Idle Ports Across Region
The 22nd day of an ILA strike idles docks from Maine to Texas as Baltimore longshoremen vote on a weekend contract. The master contract has been approved in other ports while negotiations continue in South Atlantic ports and Philadelphia. In Tokyo, nine patrol boats and one airplane will escort the Sea Dragon to Sasebo amid planned protests by left wing groups.
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Paul Franzenburg
Frazenburg
Harry Graefe
Des Moines
First of Iowa Corp
Lewis
Gary Cameron
Baltimore
Maine
Texas
New York
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
ILA
Thomas W. Gleason
Gleason
New Baltimore
William Haile
Washington
Miami
South Atlantic
James Reynolds
Galveston
Tex
Philadelphia
John Murray
Boston
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Tokyo
Sea Dragon
Sasebo
Maritime Safety Board
Socialist Party
Elizabeth II to visit fabled Ethiopia in landmark state trip
Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Addis Ababa for an eight day state visit the first by a British monarch to Ethiopia Emperor Haile Selassie prepares the capital with a new highway and palace wing for the royals The tour includes the interior mountains lake Tana and a move to the Sudan before returning to London
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Dennis Neeld
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Elizabeth II
Africa
Haile Selassie
Prince Philip
Emperor’s
Queen Elizabeth
Dondar
Lake Tana
Sudan
Buckingham Palace
London
Australia
India
Pakistan
Malaysia
Thousands Attracted to Churchill's Bladon Grave
Sir Winston Churchill’s grave in Bladon attracts crowds with police estimating over 125000 people filing past on Sunday. Wreaths carry messages from Lady Churchill and Churchill grandchildren. Melbourne leaders seek to fund a Winston Churchill memorial trust with scholarships.
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Churchill
Bladon
England
Winston Churchill
Statesman
St. Martin’s Church
Winston Clemmie
Clementine
Grandpa
Nicholas
Emma
Jeremy
Charlotte
Rupert
Oxfordshire
Melbourne
Australia
Robert Menzies
United States
Complete Sulpha Pill Administration In West Branch
Authorities planned to complete Saturday the administration of sulfa pills to about 1 000 persons after a meningitis case surfaced in West Branch Iowa. About 400 school children received first and second doses Thursday and Friday. the rest had the first dose Friday with a second to follow. Susan Schrock 16, daughter of Clarence and Mrs Schrock, became ill and was diagnosed with meningitis and taken to University Hospitals Iowa City where she was improving Friday.
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West Branch
Iowa
John Spiess
Susan Schrock
Clarence Schrock
University Hospitals
Iowa City
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D-Mich
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Lansing
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