44 GI Dead In Combat: 434 Wounded In Action
UPI report says 44 Americans killed in combat last week, 434 wounded the highest in five months. The Indo China war toll through Jan 1964 totals 44,631 dead and 296,678 wounded. Heavy fighting in Sepone area with tanks and air strikes and several American helicopter losses amid fog and rain.
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Saigon
Battefield
U.S
Tans
Front Disparchies
Noviti Vietnamest
Mare
Sepone
Four More Named To Key State Jobs In Iowa
DES MOINES Four more appointments were sent to the Iowa senate for confirmation by Gov Ray. Iowes M Busker a Sioux City businessman and Manejo Van Nostrand of Des Moines were named to the Iowa commerce commission. Dr Merwin Dougal of Iowa State University Ames and Leslie Klink a Elkader farmer were named to the Iowa Natural Resources Council. Busker and Van Nostrand would join two Republican highway commissioners named earlier this week to form a four year four year term if confirmed.
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The
Gazette
Des Moines
Robert Ray
Iowa Senate
Iwes M. Pusker
Sioux City Businsman
Piheighway Commission
Manejo van Nostrand
Ray
Iown Commerce Commission
van Nostrand
Fred Means
Merwin Dougal
Iowa State University
Ames
Leslie Klink
Elkader Farmer
Iowa Natural Resources
Connell
Busker
Highway Commission
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
Marty Reed
Winterset
Nixon Urges Reform of Courts and Prisons
President Nixon urged sweeping reform of courts and prisons to speed trials and curb crime. He opposed live courtroom television and supported paraprofessionals under attorney supervision to handle administrative matters, aiming to free judges for core duties and reduce backlogs.
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Nixon
Williamsburg
National Conference On the Judiciary
Jon
Both Houses Approve Tax Freeze Bill
The Iowa legislature moved a proposed property tax freeze for school funding toward final passage. Senate and House approved compromise versions by wide margins and sent the measure to Gov. Ray, who is expected to sign. The bill freezes property tax, state aid, and income tax revenue for districts at current levels and allows limited growth for special education programs.
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Des Moines
Towans
Senate
House
Robert Ray
Senate-House
County Boards of Education
Ancame
Ov State
Probe Urged on Oil Accusation
Rep. Willian Anderson calls for a congressional investigation into allegations that oil interests aim to keep the nation in the Vietnam War to secure Southeast Asian oil deposits. He cites magazine articles suggesting U.S. air companies could reap billions in profits.
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Washington
Willian Anderson
R-Tenn
Vietnam
Hige
Southeast Asia
U.S
Chuckle Women Enter Two Classes in Modern Split
A humorous note suggests women are divided into two groups today those who distrust husbands and those who have none. The quip echoes a parenthetical flourish and a playful voice typical of light social commentary.
Three Britons Slain in Belfast Pub Shooting
In Belfast six gunmen said to be IRA. three British soldiers were shot in the back after drinking at a Ligaulel pub. Names include Fusilier John McCaig 17, his brother Joseph 18, and Fusilier Donald McCaughey 23. The deaths raise this year’s British soldier fatalities to six.
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Belfast
UPS
Irish Republican Army
IRA
TRA
John McCaig
Tiis Brother
Joseph
Ayr
Scotland
Irish Republic
Northern Ireland
The
Republic
Loree
Approve 18 Year Old Vote in All Elections
The Senate swiftly approved a constitutional amendment to lower the voting age to 18 in state local and federal elections. If House approval follows, the measure moves to the states for ratification requiring 38 states. it would end the dual age system and align with the 1972 trend expanding suffrage to young adults.
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Washington
Senate
Swift
House
Congress
Supreme Court
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Columbia
My Lai Command Concern Told By US D
Testimony in Lt. William Calley court martial revealed higher commands worried about civilian deaths during the My Lai operation begun March 6, 1968. Col. Henderson testified Maj. Gen. Westmoreland commended troops after the mission. Calley faces possible death, life, or manslaughter penalties depending on the verdict.
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FT. Benning, Ga
William Calley
Oran Henderson
My Lai
Trenderson
Bosseyhe My Lai
Samuel Koster
Henderson
Vietnam
Cox
William Westmoreland
Army Chief of Staff
Gen
Westmoreland
Culley
Dth
Lisi
Tendersall
Fares Barker
My Laiseareltt
Des Koster
Amer
Koster
Mendelson
Belt tightening urged as Iowa budget cuts loom
Gov. Ray outlined a revised biennial budget with about 16.9 million in cuts and shifts in revenue. The plan relies on trimmed university salaries, sales tax changes, and a three cent cigarette tax increase, with hoped income tax reform facing GOP resistance and possible sales tax boosts from 3 to 4 percent.
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Frank Nye
Auociale
Thead
Ing
Abe
Dahon Nv
Grst
Tam J
Whitney Young Dies While Swimming Off Lagos Beach
Whitney M. Young executive director of the Urban League collapsed in strong surf while swimming at Lighthouse beach during a Ford Foundation African American dialogs session. He was pulled from the water by Ramsey Clark and others and received treatment. Young, 49, became Urban League head on October 1, 1961, and was a prominent civil rights leader born in Kentucky.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Whitney M. Young
The
Urban League
Young
U.S. Attoney
Ramsey Clark
Mes
Broom
Anouth
Anouth Resus
Urba League
Kentucky
Kentucky State College
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Donald McCaughey
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Ligaulel
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