Johnson Proposes Eight Point Consumer Protection Plan
President Johnson outlined an eight point program to protect consumers. The plan calls for federal and state fish and poultry inspection, safer televisions and appliances, stronger home improvement fraud laws, and a comprehensive auto insurance study. He also urged a consumer counsel in the justice department and more robust truth in lending and warranty oversight.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Justice Department
U.S
Federal Trade Commission
South Korea Demands Tough U S Pueblo Clash Response
Seoul lawmakers denounce secret talks on the Pueblo affair and urge punitive steps if needed. They fault U S diplomacy and call for reviewing treaties to ensure security, amid anti American protests and a formal South Korean complaint to Washington.
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Seoul
South Korea
National Assembly
U. S
North Korea
Chung Hee Park
Washington
Kim Dong-jo
U. S. State Department
Rusk
Knudsen Named Ford President After GM Departure
Detroit AP Knudsen 55 retired GM vice president last week and was named president of Ford Motor Co by Henry Ford II. Arjay Miller becomes Ford board vice chairman. Knudsen joins board and executive committee after leaving GM for personal reasons. Knudsen helped rebirth Pontiac and was known as a cost cutter.
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Detroit
Lemon
Knudsen
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford II
Arjay Miller
Ford
Snow Follows Cold Front in Eastern Iowa
A cold front moved into Iowa Tuesday with winds up to 35 mph from the northwest and brought snow and colder air. Snow and rain developed as the front crossed the state, with Cedar Rapids reaching a high of 38 degrees.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Four Children Die in North Nebraska Fire
In Valparaiso Nebraska a two story frame house burned killing four children aged two to ten. The parents and two other children escaped the blaze Monday night as firefighters battled the blaze.
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Valparaiso, Neb
Chuckle Nursery School Lesson Quip
A humorous line notes a nursery school teaches children who hit not to hit and those who don’t hit to hit back. The quip reflects playful parenting wisdom in a lighthearted tone.
Garbage Strike Leader Sentenced to 15 Days in Jail
John DeLury head of the Uniformed Sanitation Men's Association was found guilty of contempt and sentenced to 15 days in jail after a five day garbage strike defying court orders. He was fined $250 as three aides had contempt charges dismissed.
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NEW York
Uniformed Sanitation Men’s Association
John DeLury
Sanitation
John V. Lindsay Mon
National Guard
Gov. Rockefeller
Supreme Court
Refugees Flee Saigon as Viet Cong Attacks Spur Exodus
Tens of thousands of refugees crowd Saigon streets fleeing southward toward the city center. They report police unable to protect them from marauding Viet Cong who burned shops and destroyed 500 homes. Officials say 47 000 refugees are in camps with more expected.
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Saigon
Cholon
Jury Acquits Robert Lynn In Counterfeit Case
A Cedar Rapids jury acquits Robert Lynn in a counterfeit case. The trial concluded with the defendant cleared of charges after deliberations in a local court. No further details were provided in the available text.
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Robert Lynn
Cedar Rapids
L Street
Saigon Hue Ruined as Communist Offensive Expands Second Week
Viet battlegrounds darken Saigon and Hue with heavy attacks as Marines retake Hue headquarters and allied forces push back along the Citadel. Refugees flood cities while Da Nang alert rises amid ongoing air war and large scale casualties.
Marines raise flag in Hue battle at Thua Thien HQ
In Hue's Thua Thien province Marines retook the headquarters building and raised the Stars and Stripes after routing Viet Cong defenders. Two Marines were killed and 23 wounded, with weekly toll up to 37 dead and 283 wounded as fighting continued.
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Thua Thien
Hue
Perfume River
Vietnam
Iwo Jima
Huel
Frank Thomas
Camden
N. J
Alan McDonald
Jacksonville
Fla
Walter Kacmerek
Port Reading
Contractors sue Iowa construction tax over constitutional power
A group of contractors filed in Polk County District Court Tuesday to strike down Iowa s 3 percent construction service tax of 1967 arguing the law unconstitutionally delegates essential legislative power to the revenue department. The suit asserts taxation power must be held by the legislature and not delegated to the executive branch.
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DES Moines
Polk County District Court
Iowa
Department of Revenue
Executive Department of
Westmoreland lauds allied victory in Vietnam drive
General Westmoreland said allied forces have blunted the communist offensive and turned the tables in South Vietnam. He warned of a possible second wave while congratulating about half a million U S troops and free world allies for their performance and courage.
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United States
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