Bingo Amendment Advances in Iowa Senate amid Debate
In Des Moines the Iowa Senate passes a constitutional amendment to legalize bingo games run by charitable religious or veterans groups by a 44 to 15 vote. The measure, SIR 11, advances as eight amendments from 1965 seek approval. fate in the House remains uncertain. Senate critics warn of gambling and crime risks while supporters push home rule and extra sessions.
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Frank Nye
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Senate
House
Tne House
Johnson to push youth first draft plan amid deferment changes
President Johnson outlined a draft overhaul to favor younger men, with a four year extension of authority and a lottery style call. He proposed ending most undergraduate and father deferments while preserving family hardship exemptions.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Texas White House
Garrison Subpoenas Fifth Witness in Kennedy Probe
New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison seeks a fifth witness in the Kennedy assassination inquiry. The subpoena targets J. B. Dauenhauer, bookkeeper at the International Trade Mart, ordering him to appear at 5 p.m.
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New Orleans
Jim Garrison
Kennedy
J. B. Dauenhauer
International Trade Mart
Soviet Izvestia Calls CIA Trojan Horse in New Allegations
Izvestia accuses the CIA of subverting Soviet citizens and infiltrating institutions. It cites UC Berkeley professor Gleb Struve and Boris Filippov-Filistinsky as alleged CIA agents, following Pravda claims about Martin Malia and others.
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Soviet Union
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Zvestia
Gleb Struve
Berkeley
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Struve
Boris Fillipov-Filistinsky
Novgorod
Pravda
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Javestia
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Press
Link-Belt Inks Merger Plan Amid Dresser Bid Details
Link-Belt Co. board announced details of a forthcoming merger proposal to be released within days. The new suitor is a long established growth company, not Dresser Industries, and the deal would keep Link-Belt’s identity. Dresser’s bid to buy 1.3 million shares at 48 dollars faces scrutiny as negotiations continue.
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Link-Belt Board
Dresser Industries, Inc
Link‘Belt
Becherer
Link-Belt Board of Directors
Link- Belt Co
Dresser
Link- Belt
Harlan B. Collins
Doctor in Berlin Sees Mao as Aged Brain Disease Sufferer
East German doctor Eric Bonde-Lee, after 30 years in China, attributes Mao Zedong's erratic actions to brain artery hardening. He cites Red Guards as a power show, predicts five to six more years of cultural upheaval hampering industry, and notes China seeks external conflict while reforms progress.
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Mao Tse-tung
Eric BondeLee
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Shanghai
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Peking
U.S
Soviet Union
G.O.P. Split Over Remap in Iowa House
Des Moines reports a GOP rift over reapportionment as 20 representatives led by Rep. John Mowry oppose a deal with Democrats. The dispute, simmering since last Thursday, surfaced Monday morning after House leader Rep. Floyd Millen claimed accord with Democrats.
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Des Moines
John Mowry
Marshalltown
House
Floyd Millen
Farmington
G.O.P
Iowa Delays on DST as Nebraska Action Looms
Iowa House deferred a bill to resume Standard time pending Nebraska action on the yearlong ban. Rep. Maurice Van Nostrand urged waiting for Nebraska to decide. Opponents argued for independent Iowa choice, citing a straw poll favoring Standard time by 28,494 to 13,730.
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Nebraska
Maurice van Nostrand
Avoca
Donald Bowin
Waterloo
Bowin
House
Cold Wave Grips Iowa Towns With Subzero Spike
Northern Iowa braces for a late winter cold wave Monday night as temperatures near zero and winds up to 45 mph raise blowing snow. The Weather Bureau warns stockmen and motorists of sharp temperature drop. by Tuesday clear skies return but teens remain.
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Weather Bureau
Iowa judge condemns sentencing laws as terrible
Judge William R Eads criticized Iowa sentencing laws as terrible and inconsistent. He noted harsh contrasts with animal abuse penalties and urged a state commission study for a comprehensive revision to be enacted, saying reform could come if legislature acts this session.
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Cedar Rapids
William R. Eads
Iowa
Eads
Criminal Law Committee
Iowa District Court Judges Assn
Folsom
Everest
Council Bluffs
Paul Hellwege
Boone
Harold Marlin
Hamburg
Lowell Phelps
Davenport
Blair Wood
Waterloo
George Paradise
Sioux City
John Oberhausen
Dubuane
Iawa
Airliner Crash Kills 38 in Ohio Storm
In Kenton Ohio a Lake Central Convair 580 exploded during a storm killing 38. Wreckage covered snow fields near Marseilles and debris spread across a bean field as 150 responders searched for bodies.
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Columbus, Ohio
Dispatch
Lake Central
Kenton
Ohio
Kenton, Ohio
Marseilles
Maharaja of Bharatpur resigns title to son and seeks reentry
Maharaja Brigendra Singh, 48, announces abdication of his princely title in favor of his 444 year old son to serve as a commoner. He won a parliament seat as an independent and plans to resign to rejoin Indira Gandhi's Congress party or seek re-election from Bharatpur. He previously aligned with Congress until last August.
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Charles Redding
Redding
Tex
New Delhi
Bharatpur
Brigendra Singh
Raj Bahadur
Singh
Indira Gandhi
Congress Party
Bahadur
Plane crash in Monrovia kills 56 including American
Varig DC-8 jetliner crashes into a Liberian house near the runway in fog. Seventy passengers and 19 crew were aboard. 38 survived, among them an American serviceman on leave from Vietnam and a Brazilian traveler. One American woman passenger also died.
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Brazil
Chuckle Cartoon Punchline Sparks Psychiatrist Wit
A captioned cartoon plays on a psychiatrist remark that a man may have a spark of genius yet shows ignition trouble. The humor hinges on a pun about ignition and mental flair. Copyright note appears trailing.
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