Iowa Family Wins Alaska Ice Pool Prize
Des Moines residents Bill Otcheck and his family return from Alaska after sharing a $42 000 ice breakup lottery prize with his mother. The Otchecks settled in Chariton before moving to Palmer, Alaska, where he worked on the railway and homesteaded 160 acres. Now back for a visit, they plan to haul farm gear home by truck and resume farming in Iowa style, with hay as the staple crop and some small grain.
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Alaska
Des Moines
Bill Otcheck
Chariton
Tanana River
Yukon
Nenana
Northwest
Otcheck
John Blackburn
Palmer
Otchecks
Portland
Ore
Kansas City
John
Alaska Railway
Matanuska Valley
Mills Opposes Across the Board Tax Cut
Washington AP report notes Rep. Wilbur Mills says he will not back an across the board tax cut. Kennedy aims to spur the economy with tax relief next year, while Mills favors broad tax law revision without risking a budget imbalance. McCarthy hints at tax cut ideas within the Senate Finance Committee context.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Kennedy
Congress
Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
Senate Finance Committee
Mills
McCarthy
Treasury
McArthy
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
Finance Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Truman Questions Four Day Week Proposal
Kansas City AP report notes former president Harry S. Truman expressing doubts about a four day 30 hour work week. He did not oppose the idea outright as delegates at a five day convention of the Office Employes International Union heard him say he works long hours.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Employes International Union
Howard A. Coughlin
New York
Truman
Youth Driver Dies After One Vehicle Crash Near Princeton
Ronald Reiman 17, Princeton, died in a St. Cloud hospital after injuries from a June 6 one car crash on old Highway 18 near Princeton. Police said the vehicle skidded 260 feet, hit a power pole, cutting telephone and electric service. this marked Minnesota road deaths at 217 for the year, down from 270 last year.
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Princeton
Minnesota
Two Civilian Inventions Roiling WWII Use Mine Detector Radio Proximity Fuse
During World War II two civilian inventions gained prominence the mine detector and the radio proximity fuse. The mine detector aided demining while the proximity fuse improved anti aircraft defenses changing wartime technology and tactics.
Unusual Franchise Opportunity Seeks Local Applicants
Exclusive regional business chance offering a proven income range of 12 000 to 27 000 yearly. Requires a 3500 starting inventory investment. Regional manager visits Austin June 14 15 for interviews. Confidential replies to franchise department Box 87 Iowa City Iowa.
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Iowa City
Iowa
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