Tax Levy For Linn Is Spread
Linn county supervisors spread the 1968 levies payable in 1989 across 88 districts. Most Cedar Rapids residents face a small increase, while Cedar Rapids Community district sees about a half mill rise. The Linn-Kansas district holds the highest levy and largest rise.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapidians
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Putnam Township
Solon Community
Cedar
Cedar Rapids
Lian-Mar
College Community Schoal
Marion
Marion Independent School District
Cedar Rapids Community School District
Boulder Township
Monticello Schaal
Litin Township
Lisbon
Franklin Township
Linin Township
Funeral Train Taking the Home to Abilene
Abilene crowds line tracks as Dwight D. Eisenhower's funeral train bears the body home for burial. The cortege passes Civil War battlefields, through Appalachia, into Ohio and Indiana, with thousands paying homage to the man known as Ike.
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Abilene
Majesty of
America
Dwight David Misenhower
Bread Plains
Challenge of Public Strike Ban Spurned
The Supreme Court declined to hear a direct challenge to state laws banning strikes by public employees in a case involving New York City garbagemen. The ruling upholds that such bans may stand under federal questions, with implications for public labor disputes nationwide.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
New York City
Cedar Rapids
In- Marion
Triat
Marion
White
Justice Black
Linn-Marshall
Justice Marshall
Iun Ageu
Milton Eisen
Lewis Shower
Wolfson
Iytde
Walter Reed
Fairfax County
Army
Little Rock
Thestrikers’ Union
New York Supreme Court
Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association
John
Rules Draft Act Invalid
A federal judge ruled the Selective Service Act of 19K7 unconstitutional for denying draft exemptions to conscientious objectors with non religious beliefs. Chief District Judge Charles Wyzanski found the act discriminates against atheists agnostics and men whose moral beliefs oppose the draft. The government plans to appeal.
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Boston
UPI
Charles Wyzanski
Jurist Death May Compel Trial of Ray
Memphis AP Jurist W Preston Battle aged 60 died of a heart attack raising the possibility that James Earl Ray may get a jury trial he seeks. Battle had accepted a guilty plea on March 10 for the murder of Martin Luther King Jr and sentenced Ray to 49 years. A letter from Ray asking to withdraw the plea could move the case to a new trial if the motion is valid under state law.
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Memphis
W.preston Battle
Tennessee
James Earl Ray
Ray
Martin Tuther King
Galbreath
Tennessee Supreme Court
Hamilton Burnett
Battle
Burnett
James Blackwell
Collins Officials Resist EDS Proposal Amid Merger Talks
Collins Radio Co officials stiffen opposition to Electronic Data Systems tender offer. A letter signed by President Arthur A. Collins states management will not accept the exchange and hints at potential talks with other firms, with Wall Street noting several names as possible suitors. Stock opened at 68.62 and traded down as investors weighed the hostile bid and possible merger moves.
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Codae Rerids
Nevin Collins Thadia
Electronic Data Systems of
Dallas
Ietter
Tors
Arthur A. Collins
Collins Radio Co
Wall Street Journal
McDonnell Douglas Corp
Callins
University Computing
Control Data
Burroughs Corp. Stork
New York Exchange
Electronic Data Systems
Collins
EDS
Mine Blast Traps 145 to 168 Men in Mexican Mine
A methane gas explosion 1,700 feet underground at Altos Hornos de Mexico mine in Barroteran, Coahuila, trapped 145 to 168 workers. Seven bodies recovered. rescue teams faced gas and dangerous conditions as officials warned it could take days to reach all miners. Troops controlled mournful crowds at tunnel entrances as officials disputed initial tallies and noted few survivors from methane blasts.
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Monterrey
Mexico
Coahuila
Ignacio Villasenor
Chick
Royal
Altos Horns [de Mexico
No. 2
Barroteran
Rolando Villareal
Lesco Valdez Martinez
Villareal
Chuckle Says A Dollar For Faxes Joke Of The Day
A witty quip notes that today a nickel equals a dollar if faxes are removed. The comment, reflecting a past standard, pokes fun at shifting values and outdated measures in communication.
U S Deaths In Viet Top Korean Toll
Walter Whitehead reports Vietnam death toll surpasses Korea war mark at 83 624 with military sources noting the conflict’s heightening. Maj Gen Raymond Davis suggests Laos and southern North Vietnam as the path to shortening the war while stressing US aims to defend South Vietnam amid renewed shelling.
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America
Vietnam
Laos
North Vietnam
Raymond Davis
South Vietnam
U. S
Laird and Nixon Agree on Cuts in Vietnam War Costs
Secretary Laird told the House Armed Services Committee that defense cuts for the 1970 fiscal year reduce the Johnson plan by about 1.1 billion dollars, halving a $100 million B 52 add on, delaying a new short range nuclear missile, and delaying production until tests confirm effectiveness.
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Washington
UPN
Neleast
Laird
South Vietnam
Nixon
Atlion
Hiouse Armed Services Committee
Johnson Administration
Creighton Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
Bien Hoa
Long Binh
Saigon
Davis
Third Marine Division
Demilitarized Zone
Cor
David Latubinani
SRAM
Dong Ha
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Washington Natonal
Francis Sayre
Woodrow Wilson
College District
Mamie Doud Eisenhower
Charles de Gaulle
France
Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
Trek
State Penitentiary
Charles Galbreath
Texas
Eagle Pass
Emilio Lopez
Barroteran Hospital
Fia Farm
Ana Society
Viet
By Walter Whitehead
Nixon Sall
Abrams
Viet Nam
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