Severe storms across Iowa cause property damage and power outages
Severe thunderstorms with winds up to 70 mph hit multiple Iowa towns on Saturday. Independence reports downed trees, a farm building blown onto a highway, and power outages. Ames loses theater roof and rink roof. mobile homes damaged at King's Park and Slater. aircraft damage at Ames and Nevada airports. rainfall peaks near Des Moines at 2.25 inches.
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Independence
Hubert Grapes
Winthrop
Highway 20
State Center
Ames
Raach Drive- In
Highway 69
King's Mobile Home Park
Slater
Nevada
Civil Defense
Dysart
Tama County
Des Moines
McCarthy Welcomed by 3500 at Des Moines Airport
Senator Eugene McCarthy drew about 3500 supporters at Des Moines airport as he pitched for Iowa backing for the Chicago Democratic National Convention. He praised openness at the convention and criticized unit-rule voting while joking about FBI director Hoover and Governor Rockefeller.
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Des Moines
UPI
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Iowa
Chicago
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Gen
Hershey
Linda Scheuermann
Ames
Unity Pact Reached by Four Rail Unions
In Hot Springs Arkansas union negotiators from 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 finalized a unification document. A 10 member committee from each group worked out the details and announced the agreement in Cleveland.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Order of Railway Conductors
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Chuckle Secretaries Record Phone Message Joke
A humorous note reports a secretary quoting a caller about an answering device being under repair. The gag hinges on a formal attribution and a mistaken formality in a plain telephone message.
Jackson Wins Second District Democrats Choose New Chairman
Des Moines Second district delegates to the Democratic state biennial convention elected Steve Jackson of Cedar Rapids as the new chairman and state central committee representative for two years. He defeated incumbent K D Weimer of Cedar Rapids by a vote of 40714 to 11434.
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Des Moines
Steve Jackson
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
State Central Committee
K. D. Weimer
Marion
Paycheck tax boost takes effect July 14
President Johnson signed a bill raising federal income taxes to curb inflation and fund the Vietnam War. The new withholding rate increases about 10 percent for most earners, retroactive to last April, with penalties due on next April 15. Exemptions apply to individuals earning 1000 dollars or less and couples earning 2000 dollars or less. The tax is slated to expire June 30, 1969 unless renewed. Corporations see retroactive changes from Jan 1 plus sped up tax payments. Car excise taxes stay at 7 percent and the telephone tax remains 10 percent.
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UPI
Johnson
Rose Garden
Patrick Lyndon Nugent
Washington
President Johnson
Congress
Indians Spurn Ultimatum at Capitol Campout
In Olympia Washington eight days of a self described land reclaiming camp ended as state workers dismantled three teepees and four tents after a 90 minute eviction notice. Janet McCloud denounced a 1854 treaty while Gov Dan Evans warned the protest had gone too far with nine arrests after a brief scuffle with troopers.
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Olympia
Wash
Capitol
State
Janet McCloud
Washington
U.S
Medicine Creek
U.S. Supreme Court
Dan Evans
Barbara Mulnix to be married killed in Colorado crash
Barbara J. Mulnix aged 25 of Cedar Rapids was killed in an auto crash near Burlington Colorado while en route to Raton New Mexico for her marriage. Her fiancé Roy D. Riddie was injured with a concussion and arm injuries and treated in a Burlington hospital. Memorial services are pending at Turner Chapel East. Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Fourth Avenue SE
Burlington
Colo
Raton
N. M
Roy D. Riddie
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 i
Bruce Alkire
Thailand
Room Rates Increase at Cedar Rapids Hospitals
Cedar Rapids two hospitals plan rate hikes starting Monday along with general wage increases totaling 264 540 annually to align salaries with Cedar Rapids market levels. St Luke s superintendent Louis B Blair notes 8 173 of 22 045 monthly salary rise funded by new equipment and efficiencies. remaining 13 872 monthly costs passed to patients adding about 1 per day.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Louis B. Blair
St. Luke’s
De Gaulle urges tough, united Gaullist majority in elections
Paris AP reports President de Gaulle calling for a solid Gaullist majority in Sunday's parliamentary vote. He warned of foreign competition, inflation, and franc devaluation while urging a strong, continuous government to restore France after the May June crisis. He praised the nation’s response to turmoil and urged renewed unity.
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Paris
de Gaulle
France
Jhhere
Johnson calls to curb nuclear arms race worldwide
President Johnson urged both superpowers to stop building weapon systems and seek security through rational limits. He spoke at a dam dedication, praising a treaty banning spread of nuclear weapons and pledging a national address, after Gromyko signaled talks on reducing arsenals.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Johnson
U.S
Soviet Union
White House
Gromyko
Russia
Tower Seen Backing Nixon at News Conference
Washington AP reports Senator John Tower expected to back Richard Nixon at a Monday news conference. Tower leads Texas Republicans who could add 56 votes to Nixon. If Texas delegates commit, Nixon nears the 667 vote nomination with roughly 610 to 625 declared supporters and 40 Texas pledges already backing Nixon.
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Washington
John Tower
Texas
Richard Nixon
Tower
Nixon
Associated Press
G.O.P. S
Deadly syringes wash ashore near Dana Point
Twenty five hypodermic needles and syringes containing a deadly insecticide washed ashore from the Pacific Friday night in Dana Point California. Officers said the drug bella donna with a hospital grade sulphate was in the syringes. There was no indication where they came from.
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Dana Point
Calif
Pacific
Bella ‘Donna
Refugees Burned as Viet Cong Attack Son Tra Town
The fishing town of Son Tra, housing about 4,000 refugees, faced a brutal Viet Cong raid with mortars and crossfire. Survivors fled to bunkers, many killed or burned when satchel charges ignited huts. U.S. Army Captain Dennis Eilers reported extensive damage and ongoing evacuation.
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Dennis Eilers
Luana
Iowa
U. S. Army
188Th Infantry Brigade
Son Tra
Viet Cong attack on refugees near Son Tra
Viet Cong troops blasted huts in a refugee settlement at Son Tra killing 73 civilians and 15 pacification workers and wounding 103 in a 30 minute assault. The attack left many burned alive while U S Marines and militiamen provided defense and later pursued fleeing guerillas.
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Saigon
U. S
Son Tra
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