Farm Proposals Form in Johnsons Farm Message Plan
President Johnson plans a farm message to Congress with commodity programs and rural poverty proposals. Drafting is underway via Agriculture Secretary Freeman. Items include voluntary wheat production cuts and new cotton, dairy, sugar legislation, anti poverty loans, food stamp and Food for Peace renewal, and land use conversion incentives.
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Congress
Freeman
House
U. S
Food For Peace
Johnson
Food For Peace Authority
Mind Fogged By Narcotics -Wessling
Gary Lee Wessling 23 of Des Moines testified his mind was fogged by narcotics and he had no recollection of the Grinnell policeman Ralph Ogan Jr. murder on Nov. 13. He pleaded guilty to open murder as the trial continued, detailing drug use before during and after the killing and his capture near Dubuque after shooting himself.
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Montezuma
Gary Lee Wessling
Des ‘Moines
Grinnell
Wessling
Ralph Ogan, Jr
Des Moines
Iowa City
Kennedy
Dubuque
Kiernan
David Barns
Ogan
Bus Terminal Planned on Borden Property in Cedar Rapids
Local investors announced purchase of the block long Borden Co property between Second and Third streets on Fifth Avenue SE. Part of the land will be sold to Greyhound Co for a new bus terminal, with a 120 by 140 foot section at Second Street. Greyhound expects to issue a regional update later.
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Borden Co
Second
Third Streets
Fifth Avenue
Greyhound Co
Greyhound
Second Street
Cedar Rapids
Borden
Hutchinson Ice Cream Co
Nixon says he will do anything to help GOP nominate strongest man
Former vice president Richard Nixon, turning 51, says he willSacrifice to ensure the party nominates its best qualified man. He has not ruled out 1964 but denies being a candidate now, favors leadership on issues, and states he remains in the thick of political work without entering the scramble.
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Associated Press
Nixon
New York
Richard Nixon
Republican Party
Thursday
Nixon, Mudge, Rose, Guthrie & Alexander
Bunk
Hughes denounces Iowa interim probes as pure politics
Gov. Harold Hughes calls the legislature interim committee investigations of the highway commission and the board of control pure politics. He objects to releasing an oral transcript as garbled and not public, while noting no personal criticism in the transcript. The panel also questions Clemens J. Smith, ex-campaign manager, over truck dealings linked to the highway panel.
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DES Moines
Harold Hughes
Iowa Legislature
The
Highway Commission
Board of Control
Iowa
State Board of Control
Hughes
Clemens J. Smith
New Hampton
Robert Barry
Danbury
State Highway Commission
Scranton Says He Is Discouraging Presidential Prospects
Governor Scranton of Pennsylvania says he is discouraging any efforts to draft him or to form clubs for a GOP presidential bid. He notes no political speaking engagements outside Pennsylvania except a Jan. 29 appearance in Indianapolis and downplays speculation over a national committee connection and a new agriculture liaison post.
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Scranton
Pennsylvania
Indianapolis
Washington
G.O.P
Republican National Committee
Craig Truax
National Committee
National Farm
Fairfax Youth 18 Killed in Iowa Crash
Robert Edward Beranek 18 of Fairfax died in a one vehicle crash near Marengo Iowa when his pickup overturned on an icy road. He suffered skull injuries and a crushed chest and died en route to Marengo hospital. The Leo Kelly Co. owned truck and Beranek's employer. Services set for St Patrick's Fairfax with memorial fund planned.
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Marengo
Robert Edward Beranek
Lyle Beranek
Fairfax
Beranek
Iowa
William Spurrier
Everett Schultz
Marengo Hospital
Leo Kelly Co
Bessie Maas
St. Patrick’s Church
Brush Chapel
Cedar Rapids
McNamara Disputes Goldwater Missile Reliability Claims
Defense Secretary McNamara accused Senator Goldwater of damaging national security by claiming U S long range missiles are not reliable. Goldwater argued Johnson defense cuts rely too much on missiles while insisting short range weapons are dependable. The debate arose during Goldwater's New Hampshire campaign as he criticized the State of the Union spending figures.
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Washington
McNamara
Barry Goldwater
U. S
Goldwater
Arizona
New Hampshire
Johnson
U.S
Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
Defense Department
Wildcat Bus Strikes Erupt Over Gasoline Tax in Colombia
A wave of wildcat bus strikes protested a 10 percent gasoline tax across Colombia on Wednesday. Public transport disruption spread nationwide as unions voiced fury at fuel levies and the government faced mounting pressure.
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Bogota
Colombia
UPI
Argentine plane crash leaves 28 dead near Buenos Aires
The Argentine airline ALA reported a passenger plane crash about 50 miles northwest of Buenos Aires. At least 28 bodies were recovered and four U S citizens were among the dead. None were from Iowa.
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Buenos Aires
ALA
U. S
Iowa
Kennedy says he will stay as attorney general through the election
Robert Kennedy says he will remain in the attorney general post through the presidential campaign and do whatever the President or Democratic National Committee asks. He notes his future is uncharted after the election and he could teach run for office or enter private life. He praises Sargent Shriver and says he would consider the vice presidency if asked.
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Washington
Robert Kennedy
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Robert
John Kennedy
Democratic National Committee
Associated Press
Sen
Humphrey
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Kennedy
Peace Corps
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Arthur Sylvester
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