Wagner's Bid Law on New Courthouse
Mower County Board opened base bids totaling 703827 for a new Courthouse with completion in 300 days by Wagner Construction Co. and 466900 by Lysne Construction for general work. Only two bidders on base plan with basement, and federal aid decisions may affect the project timeline and basement plans.
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Wagner Construction Co
Austin
Lysne Construction Co
Blooming Prairie
Wagner's
Lysne’s
Favorable meat price trend boosts farmers profits
The Agriculture Department report shows farm prices up 10 percent from a year earlier aided by higher meat prices like hogs up 51 percent and beef cattle up 23 percent. Supplies remain tight, keeping farm operating costs about 2 percent higher while parity coverage rises to 79 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Postwar baby boom to strain schools with larger upcoming enrollments
A NEA report warns a bigger wave of students will hit schools as the postwar generation ages into schooling. Census figures show births rising from 2.9 million in 1946 to 4.1 million in 1964 with potential to reach 5.2 million by 1970, stressing classrooms, teachers, and taxes amid shorter fertility and earlier, longer school attendance. The study notes shortages persist and costs remain undetermined.
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National Education Association
Johnny
U.S. Census Bureau
United States
Census Bureau
NEA
Violent Winds Rain and Hail Hit Kansas Missouri
Thunderstorms brought hurricane winds heavy rain and golf ball sized hail to areas across Kansas and Missouri with 75 mile per hour gusts in Kansas City and a funnel cloud near Columbia. Nearby Nebraska reported one inch hail from 60 mile winds. No damage reported. Dr W R Parks appointed president of Iowa State University succeeding retiring James Bilton.
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Kansas
Missouri
Texas
New England
Kansas City
Atcheson
Kan
Weather Bureau
Columbia
Kearney
Neb
Weather outlook fair to partly cloudy through Thursday
Forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies through Thursday with a low in the 50s tonight. Highs reach 72 to 78 on Thursday, followed by slightly warmer conditions Friday with little or no rain.
Great Northern buys Superior taconite storage yard
Great Northern Railway purchases a 15 acre storage area near Allouez ore docks in Superior Wisconsin to store taconite pellets from Minnesota Iron Range. The facility will include a conveyor system for stockpiling in winter and loading lake boats in shipping season with initial capacity of 2.25 million tons and potential costs running to several million dollars.
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Superior
Wis
Minnesota
Great Northern Railway
Allouez
Eastern Steel Mills
Minnesota new fiscal year brings tax bite with few changes
Minnesota begins a new fiscal year and biennium with a larger state income tax bite for most taxpayers, retroactive to Jan 1. A $784 million two year budget raises withholding by about $1.90 monthly for six months, then 95 cents more monthly, affecting typical earners.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Guerrillas Circle Government Troops Near Imminent Battle
In Phu Bon Province near Cheo Reo and Thuan Mong a large Viet Cong attack surrounds a government task force of three units. Two airborne Viet Namese battalions linked up with threatened troops, while an American pilot and observer fate remained unknown. The first joint Vietnam American Australian operation ended with little result.
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Cheo Reo
Pleiku
Air Force
Phu Bon
Thuan Mong
Rolvaag to Host 57th Conclave
The National Governors Conference plans its 57th annual meeting in Minneapolis July 25 29 with Waverly Minnesota hosting events including a luncheon at Vice President Humphrey's lake home and entertainment at Aqua show and theater. Governor Rolvaag will host while Governor Sawyer chairs the conference as discussions cover education finance and economic outlook with speakers from Harvard University West Virginia University and Brookings Institution.
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Minn
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Humphrey
Grant Sawyer
Nevada
Karl F. Rolvaag
Minnesota
Rolvaag
Johnson
Hugo B. Margain
Mexico
United States
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Harvard University
Paul A. Miller
West Virginia University
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Walter W. Heller
University of Minnesota
John F. Kennedy
Joseph A. Pechman
Brookings Institution
Frederick C. Belen
Body Found on Beach as Boat Sinking Investigations Continue
Searchers found a woman's body and footprints on the beach near the site of two pleasure boats that sank off Baja California. The area was linked to Denise Winter, 15, reported to have swum ashore, and to the Wynn family from Visalia and Murrieta, with new evidence raising hopes others may have survived.
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Denise Winter
Baja California
U.S. Coast Guard
Denise
Hugh V. Wynn
Visalia
Calif
Wynn
Art
Letitia Wynn
Warren Winter
Murrieta
Traffic Deaths State Today
A compact look shows today and a year ago 296 traffic deaths statewide in Iowa with 374 deaths the year prior. Officials note trends in crashes and safety measures across the state.
Youth Opportunity Offices Dedication in Twin Cities
The Youth Opportunity Center offices in Minneapolis and St Paul will be dedicated next Tuesday with Vice President Humphrey among dignitaries. The centers, chosen by the Labor Department, aim to aid youths with job preparation and finding work, with Gov. Rolvaag Sen. Mondale and Reps. Karth MacGregor Fraser also attending.
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ST. Paul
Minneapolis and St. Paul
Youth Opportunity Center
Hubert Humphrey
Twin Cities
Department of Labor
Gov
Karl Rolvaag
Walter Mondale
Joseph Karth
Clark MacGregor
Donald Fraser
Minnesota
World Today-5 Editorials-4 Area News-13 Wo6 7 8 9
Schedule listing pages for World Today sections and special inserts. Shows page numbers for editorials area news and world of sports markets and comics.
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the World Today
Mansfield Charges Johnson on End to Bombing Slaughter
In Washington Senate Majority Leader Mansfield warned House Republicans to back President Johnson or risk a push to halt the indiscriminate air and naval bombing of Vietnam.
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Washington
Cap
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
House
Johnson
House approves 25th amendment plan to ensure presidential continuity
The House passed by unanimous voice vote an amendment aimed at removing a disabled president and restoring power, prompted by the Kennedy assassination. Senate concurrence is expected, but ratification by three fourths of states may take two more years.
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Washington
House
Swift Senate
John F. Kennedy
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