Tax Pains Build for Cedar Rapids Area Schools
Cedar Rapids and surrounding districts face bigger than usual levy increases for 1966 67 as budgets await approval after hearings. Cedar Rapids levy rises to about 6612 mills, Marion to about 82, College Community to 64, Linn-Mar to 63 12, Iowa City to roughly 7112, with potential reductions from consolidation. The piece argues for more state aid and statewide uniform valuation to ease tax burdens and notes closer levy clustering reduces disparity and weakens district merging resistance.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
College Community
Miehle-Goss- Dexter
Linn-Mar
Iowa City
Iowa
Linn County
Cross-Traffic Slowdown Suggested After Iowa Motorcycle Crash
A Linn County crash near a quarry three miles northwest of Cedar Rapids injured a teenage rider. The rider’s father urged posting cross-traffic warnings on hills to slow drivers, arguing Iowa lags behind other states. No fatality occurred, but questions arise about fault for delayed safety notices.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Linn County
Bugging Order In 1963 FBI Directive At Issue
Washington reports question whether Senator Robert Kennedy knew of J Edgar Hoover's 1963 order to bug a hotel suite. The Justice Department declines to confirm Kennedy's knowledge while Kennedy remains unavailable for comment. The piece argues the attorney general bears responsibility for actions in his department.
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Hief J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Washington
Robert Kennedy
Bobby Baker
Fred Black
Justice Department
Senator Kennedy
Kennedy
Pompidou Seen as Possible Heir to De Gaulle in France
Premier Georges Pompidou gains prominence as a potential successor if Charles de Gaulle steps down. De Gaulle's term continues, but elections due in spring could shift power. Pompidou camps at Cajared country home, courts voters, and builds televised exposure while De Gaulle weighs backing and balances with Michel Debre.
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Aris
Georges Pompidou
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Roly-Poly Pompidou
France
Pompidou
Gaullist Union For the New Republic
UNR
Michel Debre
Debre
Ambiguity surrounds Vietnamese Buddhist unity and aims
In war torn Vietnam the unified Buddhist church presents a puzzle as monks demand troop withdrawal yet claim no power while tensions rise ahead of September elections. Leaders vary from moderates to Tri Quang, whose stance against Ky mirrors broader questions about religion and politics in Saigon.
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Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Saigon
Vinam
Unified Church
Buddhist Institute
Committee For the Protection of
Tinh Khiet
Tam Chau
Thich Tri Quang
Quang
Buddhist Unified Church Holds Large Northern Following
U S officials estimate Tri Quang and the unified Buddhist church command about 3.5 million adherents across five northern provinces. Other Buddhist groups remain sizable in the Mekong Delta and border regions, with Cao Dai Hoa Hao and Binh Xuyen also active. The unified church, though fractured since 1963, still wields influence and its leadership shows desperation amid Ky regime tensions.
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Tri Quang
Mekong River
Vietnam
Saigon
Cao Dai
Hoa Hao
Binh Xuyen
Unified Church
Buddhist Church
Two Chinas in the U.N. debate stalls admission prospects
The General Assembly remains unlikely to seat Communist China this fall, with several votes fewer than last year. A prior failed 47 47 tie on ousting Nationalist China and seating the communists reflects ongoing debate.
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N.Y
China
United Nations
General Assembly
U.S
India
United States
Peking
Soviet Union
Albania
Cambodia
Two-Chinas Debate in United Nations Shapes U.S. Policy
The United Nations China seating issue resurfaces with votes on two-thirds mandates and the Peiping designation. U.S. policy remains recognizing the Republic of China while debating tactics and timing for any new resolutions. a September decision will address approach and possible early or late debates.
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China
United Nations
Vietnam
Peking
Red China
Republic of China
Formosa
United States
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dean Rusk
Government of
U.S
Doctors Could Sell Prescriptions Profit Sparks antitrust debate
Illinois physician argues for equal rights to sell medicines to patients while Senate subcommittee considers a medical restraint of trade bill. Hart cites doctor patient trust and proposes generic prescriptions to curb pricing while noting cost sales at no profit remain allowed.
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Ashington
Illinois
Philip A. Hart
Mich
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
Hart
South Carolina
Missouri
Seattle, Wash
Senator Hart
UPI
Kentucky
Wisconsin
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Hsueh
People’s Republic of
Assembly
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