Ex-Helper Lied Dodd Says in Testimony
Senate campaign finance inquiry hears Sen. Dodd defend usage of funds as political. He accuses former aide Michael O’Hare of lying about money orders used to cover personal bills. Dodd says most expenses were political and recalls discussing financial troubles with friends.
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Lone Pilot Attacks Bac Giang Power Plant North of Hanoi
Cmdr Ronald Hays led a lone Navy Intruder bombing the Bac Giang power plant 20 miles from Hanoi. He faced intense anti aircraft fire and four surface to air missiles while dropping 13 000 pounds of bombs. The attack followed other raids on industry near Hanoi during the week.
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North Vietnam
Hanoi
Bac Giang
Ronald Hays
Olla
U.S
Thai Nguyen
Viet Tri
Hays
Ted Been
Houghton, Mich
House group proposes plan to boost school funding
The Town House Committee on Tax Revision in Des Moines endorsed a plan to triple state school aid by refunding 40 percent of county income taxes to local districts per pupil, while counties levy 40 percent of general fund requests. It also calls for a state equalization fund to standardize money per pupil, replacing much property tax reliance.
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Des Moines
Town House Committee On
Leroy Petersen
R'Grimes
Petersen
Kennedy Calls LBJ An Outstanding President In Campaign Pitch
Senator Robert Kennedy praised Lyndon Johnson as an outstanding President and said he would campaign for him. He disputed that their Vietnam clash damaged the United States and urged that democracy allows differing viewpoints while noting broad agreement on major issues.
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New York
Robert Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Kennedy
Vietnam
U.S
Spaniard Leaves 29-Year Civil War Hideout in Oviedo
Jose Fidel Blanco, 54, a cobbler who fought for the republic, emerged from a friend’s stable in Oviedo after 29 years. He hid when Franco’s troops entered in 1987 and feared reprisals. He learned of a 1966 amnesty and decided to come out after seeing others do so. He now enjoys sunlight and fresh air.
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Oviedo
Spain
Jose Fidel Blanco
Francisco Franco
Blanco
Malaga
Luana Man Burned In Creamery Boiler Blast
Luana superintendent Leon Olson of Northeast Town Dairy Cooperative was severely burned in a boiler room explosion at 6 30 am Friday in Luana. He was alone when the blast began while switching from natural to propane gas and was treated at Postville hospital for burns to his back arms and legs. Eugene Trude rushed in from the drying room, doused the flames and aided Olson as the fire and ceiling crack were contained. The cause is not yet known.
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Leon Olson
Northeast Town Dairy Cooperative
Postville Hospital
Eugene Trude
Olson
Nixon Is Brushed Off by Soviet Officials During Visit
Nixon, meeting with U.S. embassy staff, is told by Soviet leaders he cannot meet as he is now a private citizen. He plans a quick trip from Moscow to Alma Ata in central Asia before returning to Eastern Europe.
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Richard Nixon
U.S
Soviet Central Asia
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Llewellyn Thompson
Powell Cancels Harlem Campaign Trip Citing Violence Fears
Adam Clayton Powell aborts a planned Harlem campaign swing Sunday fearing possible violence if he is arrested, a Harlem radio station reports. The move underscores tensions around his legal troubles and potential public confrontation.
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New York
UPI
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
President Johnson backs study on commerce labor linkup
President Johnson, facing labor opposition, abandons merging the labor and commerce departments. He sends a special message proposing a presidential committee on labor management policy to study the idea, while affirming the potential benefits of a unified approach and maintaining that business and labor voices will remain strong. He also seeks funds to streamline federal planning and an executive order to create a cost reduction advisory council.
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Johnson
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Solon Bank Employee Dies in Iowa Crash
Iowa City report says 26 year old Paul Dean Pedersen of Solon died in a one car crash on Highway 382 two miles west of Solon. He was alone, ejected from the vehicle, and died en route to Mercy hospital Town City. He worked for the Solon State Bank since January and is survived by his wife and two children. Services and burial will be in Cherokee.
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Johnson County
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Solon
Highway Patrol
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Mercy Hospital
Town City
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Cherokee
Birch Millionaire in Controversy Dies in Dallas
AOtis Birch 95, the Texas millionaire noted for marrying his ex convict nurse and ensuing legal fights over custody of his estate, died in Dallas from natural causes. An autopsy confirmed the cause. his funeral home announced.
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Grand Prairie
Texas
UPI
A. Otis Birch
Dallas
California
State safety chief post vacant in Iowa
Des Moines reports Iowa lacks a state safety commissioner since February 8, as Atty. Gen. Richard Turner ruled interim appointee Gene Needles neither legally occupies the office nor draws its salary. The opinion questions the validity of driver license suspensions since that date and notes hearings required by law. Needles had been appointed Jan 1, 1966 after William Sueppel’s resignation, with a four year term submitted to the Senate before the February 8 deadline, but the Senate refused to confirm on February 28.
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DES Moines
Towa
Atty
Richard Turner
Harold Fischer
R-Wellsburg
Turner
Gene Needles
Needles
Commissioner of Public Safety
Department of Public Safety
Harold Hughes
William Sueppel
Senate
Hughes
Retired pastor and wife drown after car leaves road
In Miami a car veered into a canal as bystanders watched without helping. The victims were Rev. George Kuechie 78 and Maria 72 returning from a missionary trip in Mexico. Louis Lento 34 was booked for drunk driving.
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Miami
Highway Patrol
Phil Dixon
George Kuechie
Maria
Mexico
Louis Lento
Dixon
Plans Go Awry In House In Iowa Reapportionment Push
Des Moines report on a Friday session where a conference committee plan to adopt a 1965 permanent apportionment bill and a 1969 single member district amendment failed to advance before spring recess. The measure called cross my heart resolution passed 54 to 1 in the senate, while house adjourned. The plan hoped to set a 150 member legislature by 1970 and involve a 10 member citizen commission by May 1.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Citizens Commission
House
Senate
Humphrey Chips Bone In Wrist After Fall
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey chipped a bone in his right wrist when he slipped on a wet floor in the downstairs lobby of his apartment. He will wear a cast for several weeks after the incident Thursday night.
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Washington
UPI
Humphrey
White House
George Burkley
Take-home Pay Compared to Nineteenth Century Custom
A quip notes that take-home pay resembles a nineteenth century custom now outdated by tax laws. The remark frames wage deductions and net pay as an old practice replaced by modern taxation.
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