Iowa Senate Debates Student Fee Bond Financing Bill
Des Moines reports a heated debate over SF531 and SF532, bills to let the state board of regents pledge student fees, tuition, and hospital fees to retire revenue bonds for campus buildings including UI, ISU, and State College of Iowa. Rebels switched votes triggering a reconsideration motion, with ongoing discussion on government control versus urgent need amid soaring enrollments.
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Frank Nye Sazette
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Warren Kruck
D-Boone
Elmer Lange
R-Sac
Kruck
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
Andrew Frommelt
D-Dubuque
Rigler
Senate
State Board of Regents
University of Iowa
Iowa State
State College of Iowa
Joseph Flatt
Winterset
Iowa
Board of Regents
Threat of Rail Strike Eased By Agreement
Insurance coverage for members of the Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen was restored, ending the dispute between the Cedar Rapids union and railroads. An agreement approved by Judge Richard Austin prevents a near term strike, with negotiations to resume to resolve wage equity and other issues for the 18,500 member union.
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Cedar Rapids
Orc&b
Richard Austin
U.S
Austin
Robert Sanford
Travelers Insurance’ Co
Sanford
Clyde Lane
Orca&b
Chicago
Lane
National Mediation Board
Congress
Bailey Fame Questioned by Coppolino Jury Panel
In Naples Florida AP report juror prospects were asked if F Lee Bailey’s fame as a criminal lawyer could affect verdicts. Assistant State Attorney William Strode urged focus on testimony not popularity while Coppolino stands accused of murdering his wife Carmela on August 28 1965 with a lethal drug.
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Naples
Fla
Carl Coppolino
F. Lee ‘Bailey
William Strode
Bailey
Sam Sheppard
Cappolino
Carmela
Strode
Coppolino
Window washer dangles 140 feet after belt slips
Dave Bartley, 25, climbed a 14th story ledge at the Pick-Roosevelt hotel with one belt end hooked when the latch failed and the sash slammed shut. He dangled about 140 feet above a downtown street until a hotel employee and two police rescued him unharmed. Bartley said he would return to work Tuesday.
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Pittsburgh
Dave Bartley
Bartley
Pick-Roosevelt Hotel
Bonding for Court Facility Ruled Illegal by Attorneys
Linn County officials clash over financing a municipal court facility. City Attorney says general obligation bonds cannot be issued due to a near 30 mill levy cap, leaving the Chamber building plan as a contested alternative. Mayors Johnson and Scolara spar over ownership and funding as space needs push for a solution.
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Linn
David McGuire
Torneys
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
Jmerce
Chamber
Bob Johnson
May’s Island
Anthony Scolara
Johnson
Scolaro
Tony
Johnny Carson Quits Tonight Show Over NBC Strike
New York UPI reports Johnny Carson quit his NBC Tonight show on Tuesday becoming the first major television star to resign amid the week old network strike.
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New York
UPI
Johnny Carson
Speck Near Scene Witness Testimony Links Murders
A prosecution witness testifies Richard Speck was near the dormitory apartment of the eight student nurses he is accused of killing. Sam Barger described seeing Speck at a union hall before the killings, waiting for it to open and asking him to watch his suitcases. The testimony follows Speck’s defense arguing lack of direct evidence. Gibraltar Talks: Britain proposes Gibraltar talks resume April 18, Spain accepts.
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Peoria
UPI
Richard Speck
Sam Barger
Speck
National Maritime,Union Hall
Chicago
Barger
Union Hall
Luella Park
News Reporter
Leftist Leader Nabbed After Student Demonstration
Franklin Alexander of Chicago, led the W. E. B. Du Bois clubs, was jailed in Harris county after a campus blockade at Texas Southern University. Rev. F. D. Kirkpatrick, co-chair for Friends of SNCC, was arrested nearby. Six days of protests followed an expulsion that sparked the disruption and food-throwing in campus cafeterias. A former TSU student Lee Otis Johnson was sought.
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Houston
W. E. B. ‘Dubois
Franklin Alexander
Chicago
Harris County
Texas Southern University
F. D. Kirkpatrick
Friends of Sncc
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Lee Otis Johnson
Texas Southern
500th U S Plane Lost Over North Vietnam Battles Heat Up
SAIGON AP reports heavy Monday raids by U S air forces, navy, and marines in North Vietnam. The loss of the 500th American plane is disclosed as 147 missions target storage bunkers, bridges, trucks, and boats. Ground fighting in the south slows, while weather improves aiding continued onslaught.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
North
Air Force
Navy
Marine
Red County
River Delta
Seventh Fleet
South Vietnam
Quang Ngai
Skyhawks
Crusaders
Enterprise
Hancock
Dong Hoi
Vinh
Thanh Hoa
Thailand
Dien Bien Phu
Marine Corps
Jealous Lion Floods Cellar in San Francisco
AP reports Togare the 500 pound lion, kept by Anton LaVey, caused extensive damage at the sorcerer’s home. The jealous incident began when LaVey babysat a friend's 280 pound jaguar, prompting the lion to wreck furniture and trap his head in a chair, then flood the basement after a water pipe was smashed. authorities removed the animal to a safe location.
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San Francisco
Togare the Lion
Anton Lavey
Lavey
Satanic Church
Togare
Mrs. Lavey
King Calls Teach-Ins to End War in Vietnam
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr urged a nationwide teach-in and preaching campaign to awaken the conscience of the nation against the Vietnam War. He urged conscientious objectors, argued the war harms domestic programs, and outlined steps toward peace including a UN backed ceasefire, end to bombings, Viet Cong inclusion, and a 1954 Geneva accord based withdrawal timeline.
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New York
Martin Luther King, Jr
Vietnam
King
America
House Committee On UN
Wai
United Nations
U Thant
Southeast Asia
Coal mine blast in Natal BC kills 15 workers
An explosion in a coal mine on Monday killed 15 miners and seriously injured nine. The bodies of two victims were not recovered until Tuesday. In a separate report, shooting occurred on the Syrian Israeli border with no casualties.
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Natal
B.C
Tiberias
Israel
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