Funds Cut For C R Poverty
Linn county war on poverty funds for the in school student neighborhood youth corps will be scrapped until next fall due to depleted federal funds. A Washington aide said more than 200 Linn county students would have been employed in schools with allocations by district. Out of school programs will continue with a pending approval for $204 000. The total national youth corps appropriation was $259 million. The program was to be run by the county school board with United Community Services.
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Washington
the Gazette
Leonard Burchman
Labor Department
Burchman
The
Gazette
United Community Services
Cedar Rapids
Regis and LaSalle
Alburnett
Central City
College Community
Linn-Mar
Marion
North-Linn
Springville
Neighborhood Youth Corps
National Youth Corps
Vietnam
Johnson
Goldberg Urges All Lands Aid for Peace
United Nations report shows U S Ambassador Arthur Goldberg urging all U N members and nations to aid in bringing Vietnam talks to a peace conference. He delivered the appeal to U Thant and outlined Washington’s moves, including messages to Pope Paul VI and other leaders, and emphasized negotiations without preconditions, possible ceasefire, and withdrawal of U S forces when South Vietnam can decide its future.
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U.S
U.N
Vietnam
Arthur Goldberg
U Thant
Security Council
Johnson
Thant
Goldberg
Pope
Jose Rolz-Bennett
Council
Pope Paul VI
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Extra 13 Billion Sought for War
President Johnson plans to ask Congress for an additional nearly 13 billion dollars for Vietnam war costs for the year ending next June 30. About 5 billion would fund actual expenditures by then, mainly to replace military stocks. The remainder is described as prudent contingency for Vietnam needs rather than planned extended operations.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Vietnam
Expect Divorce For Lawfords in Early February
Hollywood report says Peter Lawford and Pat Lawford are headed for divorce early next month. Pat remains in Sun Valley with her sister and some children while the Kennedy clan travels another location, suggesting a six week residence may qualify her for a divorce.
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Lawfords
Hollywood
UPI
Peter Lawfords
Lawford
John F. Kennedy
Sun Valley
Idaho
Kennedy
Pat
New York
Steel price hike settled as U S Steel raises 2.75 a ton
Middleton Ohio Armco Steel announces a 2.75 per ton increase in structural steel. The White House supports the move as part of a broader settlement easing a five day steel price dispute. Bethlehem Inland and Inland review their prices, while U S Steel cuts cold rolled sheet prices in California. Bill Moyers hails the action as serving national interests.
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Gardner Ackley
President's Council of Economic Advisers
White House
U.S. Steel Corp
Bill Moyers
Middleton, Ohio
UPI
Armco Steel
Washington
Johnson
Bethlehem Steel
Ackley
Joseph Block
Inland
U.S
Bethlehem
U. S. Steel
Pittsburgh
California
Civil Defense Inadequate Says Gov Hughes
DES MOINES AP Gov Harold Hughes criticized the Iowa civil defense commission and acting director Ray Stiles for failing to educate the public on the need for shelters. He said the governor’s mansion lacks a shelter and questioned Stiles’ effectiveness while noting the Capitol evacuation plan remains unused. He hinted Stiles is probationary and urged local awards for civil defense projects.
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Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Iowa Civil Defense Commission
Ray Stiles
Hughes
Commission
Stiles
Ray
State Capitol
Teachers Strike Protests at St John’s Twin Campuses
Pickets marched on Wednesday at the twin campuses of St John’s University as the teachers union strike entered its third day.
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New York
St. John’s University
Death toll in Vietnam climbs dramatically in 1965
Defense figures show U S battle deaths surged nearly tenfold from 146 in 1964 to 1,365 in 1965 as American forces expanded in Vietnam. Army suffered 898 in action while Marines 335, Navy 72, Air Force 60. total U S fatalities in Vietnam since 1961 exceed 1,600 with 7,500 wounded.
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Washington
U. S
Vietnam
Defense Department
Army
Marine Corps
Navy
Air Force
Coast Guard
Baker Indicted for Tax Evasion and Conspiracy
Federal grand jury charges Bobby Baker with nine counts of tax evasion and conspiracy for understating income in 1961 and 1962 and conspiring to funnel funds through a Washington attorney in 1963 and 1964. Indictments include $67,000 theft from California executives and $33,000 fraud payments. Baker faces up to 48 years and $47,000 in fines if convicted. Clifford Jones charged with perjury.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
Senate Democrats
Katzenbach
Baker
Internal Revenue Service
Wayne Bromley Baker
California
Bromley
Nevada
Clifford Jones
U. S
Jones
Union Rebuffs Lindsay Plea
NEW YORK AP. Union negotiators rejected Mayor John Lindsay plea to resume subway and bus service while contract talks continue. Lindsay joined strike talks on the fifth day of a transportation paralysis that began when he took office.
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New York
John Lindsay
Lindsay
Transit strike costs New York City billions daily
The Commerce and Industry Association of New York calculates city business losses at 100 million dollars per day from the transit strike. Negotiations falter as union reps refuse the plan, with nine jailed officers from two striking unions still involved. A court session is set for the afternoon to consider possible levies.
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New York
The
Commerce and Industry Association of
No Final Decision Yet on Atom Site
Washington AP reports a National Academy of Sciences spokesman says no final decision has been reached on semi finalists for locating the proposed 348 million atom smasher. An ABC spokesman notes rumors persist as the 85 communities in 43 states remain under study and no specifics have been released.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Academy
ABC
National Academy Committee
Blanket of Cold To Cover Iowa Forecasters Warn
Forecasters expect a slow moving cold front to bring a prolonged cold snap across Iowa. Wednesday night lows are predicted from 10 to 15 degrees in the northwest and mid 20s in the southeast, with highs near 40 in the southeast and 20s in the northwest. regional forecasts show single digit to mid 20s by daybreak, with temperatures near seasonal norms in the southwest and up to five degrees below normal in the northeast. Cedar Rapids logged 49 degrees at 2 pm after a 31 degree overnight low and a 46 degree high the day before.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
Cedar Rapids
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