Linn Tax Levy Sets New Highs in Linn County
Linn county supervisors approved the 1966 tax levies for 1967, raising taxes across 86 of 87 districts. Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas face large millage hikes with Area 10 adding 1.486 mills, while Monticello district cuts keep a small relief for Fire District No. 4 residents. Major increases hit Cedar Rapids and Marion districts with hefty mill jumps and higher school taxes in Mt. Vernon and the Linn-Mar district.
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Linn County
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Boulder Township
Monticello Community
Monticello
Marion
Linn-Mar
Damage to Hanoi May Be by Its Own Shells
Saigon reports Hanoi damage possibly caused by North Vietnamese anti aircraft shells and missiles. US spokesmen say targets hit were rail and truck yards five to six miles from the city center. American military sources cite likely defense fire as the cause.
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Hanoi
Saigon
U.S
City Council Seeks Vote on Municipal Bus System
The council plans a public election on establishing a city bus system. Dean Wagner to estimate funding, David McGuire to prepare papers for next Wednesday’s meeting. A four week wait per state law with a 60 percent approval threshold. Revenue bonds to finance the system, without city lien.
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Dean Wagner
David McGuire
Iowa
US reports 83 killed in action in Vietnam last week
U S command says 83 Americans killed and 559 wounded with seven missing or captured in the latest week of Vietnam fighting. Jets and ground actions are described, with Viet Cong attacks and new U S troop arrivals noted as combat and casualty figures rise.
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199Th Light Infantry Brigade
Strike ends as Ohio nurses approve contract
In Youngstown two major hospitals, operating at half capacity since December 1 due to a nurses strike, began returning to normal after nurses ratified a contract. The starting pay rose to 475 dollars a month retroactive to October 1, with 510 dollars next October 1, up from 397.20. Nurses had sought 480 dollars monthly with 20 and 30 dollar monthly increases in March and December.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown
Five year old Kenneth McBrayer dies in accidental brother shot
In Chattanooga on Kenneth McBrayer's fifth birthday a younger or older brother accidentally shot him at home. Police said the incident occurred Wednesday during play.
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Chattanooga
Kenneth McBrayer
Kenneth
Editorial outlines bus problem study in Cedar Rapids
An editorial on page 6-A discusses issues to study when addressing the Cedar Rapids bus problem. It was written before the announcement of a special election.
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Cedar Rapids
City may levy up to two mills for transit funding
If bus revenue fails to cover operations and bond debt, the city could levy up to two mills from the general enterprise fund. The money would fund operation but not bond retirement. Trustees may seek federal grants for equipment and call bids from transit firms to manage the system.
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General Enterprise Fund
Thant Deplores Raid Step-up in Vietnam Bombing
United Nations Secretary-General U Thant condemned the intensification of U S bombing of North Vietnam on Thursday. Through a spokesman he warned the action could provoke a broader war and escalate the conflict.
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U Thant
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Hoffa Orders End to Truckers Walkout in Detroit
Teamsters President James Hoffa urged more than 1,200 demonstrators to return to work and avoid acting on impulse after a 24 hour wildcat strike tied to a Supreme Court decision. He warned defiance could affect him and ordered drivers back, while city officials pleaded for restraint.
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James R. Hoffa
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Chicago
Jerome Cavanagh
Cavanagh
Growth forecast doubles Iowa college enrollment by 1980
A Des Moines panel of Iowa education leaders predicts post high school enrollments will reach 175 000 on campus by 1980, with adult extension programs expanding about 230 percent. Total expenditure for post high school education is forecast to reach 650 million dollars, and no new state supported degree granting institution is needed.
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Plane Rams Bus Killing 26 Near Iraq Syria Frontier
An Iraqi air force training plane crashed into a trans-desert bus near the Iraq Syria frontier. All 25 bus passengers and the plane’s pilot were killed. The bus driver and assistant survived with minor injuries. Survivors said the plane was the last in a four-plane formation flying at a very low altitude.
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49 State Employes Top Governors Pay
Des Moines report shows 49 state officials earning more than the governor after a 1965 raise to 25 000. Top salaries reach 34 000 for Hardin and Spedding, with Bowen and Parks at 22 500 and Maucker at 27 500. Some funds come from federal sources and private fees supplement university pay.
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Des Moines
General Assembly
Robert Hardin
College of Medicine
University of Iowa
F. H. Spedding
Atomic Energy Commission
Ames
Howard Bowen
Iowa State
W. Robert Parks
J. W. Maucker
Iowa Daily Press Assn
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Laboratory
Iowa
Coppolino Case Goes to Jury in Murder Trial
Dr. Carl Coppolino’s first degree murder case is in the hands of a 12-person jury in Freehold New Jersey. Prosecutor Keuper presses life for Farber’s death while Bailey denounces the case as a scandalous accusation tied to a widow’s affair. Judge Simmill options four verdicts including death or life, or acquittal.
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Freehold
N. J
Carl Coppolino
William Farber
Coppolino
Vincent Keuper
F. Lee Bailey
Farber
Marjorie
Cappolino
Superior Court
Elvin Simmill
Saragoza
Fla
Carmela
Santa Claus dies after collapsing on the job in Oklahoma City
Fred Holland 66, a retired elementary school teacher, worked this season as Santa at a department store. Two weeks earlier his grandchildren visited him for a photo. Wednesday night he collapsed at the store and died at a hospital.
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Oklahoma City
Fred Holland
Holland
Civilian government approved in South Vietnam
Saigon reports the constitutional assembly on Thursday backed establishing a civilian government with a president elected nationwide by vote. The decision sets a civilian regime in place following the assembly’s one sided vote.
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Saigon
Apc
South Vietnam
Constitutional Assembly
Walt Disney dies at 65 after lung surgery in California
Walt Disney founder of Disneyland and creator of Mickey Mouse died at St. Joseph hospital in Burbank after lung surgery for a lesion. He was 65. Disney received more than 900 awards including 21 Oscars and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He pioneered color animation and built a vast entertainment empire, with Disneyland as a worldwide symbol. He is survived by his wife Lillian and two daughters.
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Robert Brown
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