Severe storms lash central Iowa with high winds and heavy rain
Severe thunderstorms tracked across Iowa on Saturday bringing winds up to 70 mph and more than an inch of rain in many areas. Independence reported downed trees while a metal barn near Winthrop was blown onto a highway. Tornado sighted near State Center caused no damage, and storm effects included damaged grain elevators, rinks, a drive in theater, mobile homes, and aircraft hangars at several towns including Ames, Slater, Dysart, and Nevada.
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Iowa
Independence
Hubert Grapes
Winthrop
Highway 20
State Center
Atlantic
Underwood
Neola
Ames
Ranch Drive- In
Highway 69
King’s Mobile Home Park
Slater
Nevada
Civil Defense
Dysart
Tama County
Des Moines
McCarthy Wins Warm Welcome in Des Moines Rally
Senator Eugene McCarthy drew about 3,500 supporters at Des Moines airport praising open Democratic convention rules and urging Iowa backing. He greeted by Gov. Harold Hughes and other leaders, and noted recent criticisms by Hoover and Rockefeller while joking about Hershey.
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Des Moines
UPI
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Iowa
Chicago
Harold Hughs
Paul Franzenburg
Thomas Urban
George Jessel
Oklahoma City
Okla
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Gen
Hershey
Linda Scheuermann
Ames
Unity Pact by Four Rail Unions in Hot Springs
Four operating railroad unions reached a unification document in Hot Springs Arkansas after talks by 10 member committees. The unions involved are the Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Switchmen's Union of North America.
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Cleveland
Hot Springs
Ark
The
Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Brotherhood of Railroad ‘Trainmen
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Chuckle Secretary Phrase On Phone Hinting Mock Error
A humorous line features a secretary noting an automatic answering device is away for repairs and the speaker identifies as a person. It plays on misdirection of automated systems in a light office setting.
Steve Jackson elected second district Democrat chair
Steve Jackson of Cedar Rapids, an assistant Linn county attorney, won the second district Democratic delegates’ vote for state central committee 40714 to 11435 over incumbent J D Weimer of Cedar Rapids who works for a Marion bank.
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Des Moines
Steve Jackson
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
J. D. Weimer
Marion
Tax Boost Starts July 14 With Higher Withholding
Paychecks dated July 14 will reflect a roughly ten percent rise in income tax withholding to help fund the Vietnam war and sustain Great Society programs. President Johnson signed the bill, mandating a $6 billion spending cut and delaying tax effects until the next payday for some workers. The measure is retroactive to last April 1 for individuals and shifts tax payments for corporations earlier.
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Johnson
Rose Garden
Patrick Lyndon Nugent
Congress
George Christian
Congress i
Indians End Camp-Out At Olympia Capitol Grounds
An Indian camp-out on the Washington state capitol lawn ends after state workers dismantle three teepees and four tents. Nin e people are detained following a brief scuffle as 29 Indians and whites observed the action. Janet McCloud labeled the action reclaiming ceded land under the 1854 Medicine Creek Treaty. Governor Dan Evans said the demonstration had gone far enough.
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Olympia
Wash
State Capitol
State
Capitol
Janet McCloud
Washington
U.S
Medicine Creek
U.S. Supreme Court
Dan Evans
Barbara Mulnix to be married and killed in crash
Barbara J. Mulnix 25 of 1915 Fourth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids was killed in an auto accident near Burlington Colorado on Friday while en route to Raton New Mexico for her wedding. Her fiancé Roy D. Riddle also of Cedar Rapids was driver and wounded with a concussion and arm injuries. Riddles parents reside in Topeka Kansas. Memorial services are pending at Turner Chapel East. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Barbara J. Mulnix
Fourth Avenue SE
Burlington
Colo
Raton
N. M
Roy D. Riddle
Cedar Rapids
Riddle
Topeka
Kan
Barbara Jean Malnix
Collins Radio Co
Morgan, Minn
Monty Dewayne
Michael Allen
Mary C. Seaton
John D. Alkire
Enquilly
Minn
Grace Marie Judd
JoAnn Guthrie
Raymond Alkire
Bruce Alkire
Thailand
Turner Chapel East
Oak Hill Cemetery
Room Rates Going Up at CR Hospitals
Cedar Rapids two hospitals will raise room rates on Monday as they implement general wage hikes. St. Luke's plans annual increases of 264 540 dollars to align salaries with Cedar Rapids market levels. Louis B Blair notes 8 173 of 22 045 monthly salary rise funded by new equipment and efficiency gains, with 13 872 passed to patients, about one dollar more per day.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Louis B. Blair
St. Luke’s
De Gaulle Urges Tough Gaullist Win to Restore France
Paris AP report says President de Gaulle called for a strong continuous majority in Sunday's elections to back a tough policy. He warned of foreign competition, rising prices, inflation, and franc depreciation after May unrest and a general strike. He praised public resolve and urged a renewed national march forward.
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Paris
de Gaulle
France
Johnson calls to curb nuclear arms race a safety step
President Johnson urged the United States and the Soviet Union to stop piling weapon systems and seek security in a rational way. He spoke at a dam dedication and noted Russia may discuss reducing its atomic arsenal, including anti ballistic missiles, and said a broader treaty ban on spread of nuclear weapons would be signed soon.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Johnson
U.S
Soviet Union
White House
Gromyko
Russia
Tower Seen Backing Nixon at Monday News Conference
Senator John Tower of Texas expected to publicly back Richard Nixon at a news conference Monday as the Texas delegation, pledged to Tower, could push Nixon toward the 667 votes needed for the nomination. Sources say 40 Texas delegates are Nixon supporters and 610 to 625 Texas votes are firmly committed.
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Washington
John Tower
Texas
Richard Nixon
Tower
Nixon
Associated Press
G.O.P
Deadly syringes wash ashore in Dana Point
In Dana Point California twenty five hypodermic needles and syringes containing the insecticide bella donna washed up on the shore Friday night. Officers said the deadly drug astrophine sulphate was inside the syringes though there is no indication of their origin.
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Dana Point
Calif
Pacific
Refugees Driven From Son Tra After Viet Cong Attack
Viet Cong fighters shell and burn the fishing town of Son Tra, forcing refugees from a 4 000 resident camp to flee. U S Army Captain Dennis Eilers says insurgents attacked village gates for months, burning huts and scattering survivors.
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Dennis Eilers
Luana
Iowa
U. S. Army
198Th Infantry Brigade
Son Tra
Viet Cong Attack on Refugees Kills 88 in Saigon Refugee Town
Viet Cong fighters attacked Son Tra, a refugee town 345 miles northeast of Saigon, killing 88 civilians and pacification workers. The assault burned 85 percent of the town, with 4,000 residents sheltering in bunkers as U S Marines and militiamen tried to defend the area.
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Saigon
U. S
Son Tra
US. Army Americal Division
Chu Lai
198Th Light Infantry
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Frank Nye
Gazette
Joseph Coyne
Barbara Mulnix
Cedar Rapids News
By Dana Stone
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Eilers
George Esper
Thieu
Thich Tri Quang
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