Iowa House agrees on 132 million tax hike plan
The Iowa house moved toward a 132 million dollar annual tax increase bill designed to fund Petersen plan school aid rising to about 40 percent and later cut local property taxes by an average of 33 percent. The plan would raise the sales tax to 3 percent and extend it to services, raise individual and corporate tax rates, and use revenue to bolster school funding amid partisan debate.
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Frank Nye
Des Moines
Iowa House
House
Maurice Baringer Roelwein
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Considers Helicopter Ordinance By Council
City council weighing a helicopter ordinance after hearing from City Attorney David McGuire who studied how other communities regulate helicopters. A neighbor dispute over a helicopter landed in a yard at 2101 Grande avenue SE prompted an inquiry into current rules and FAA guidance.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
David McGuire
Lloyd Humphreys
Robert E. Welly
Grande Avenue
Welly
McGuire
Park bears freed by vandals net four in Bever Park
Des Moines AP reports early Tuesday vandals pried open bear pens at Bever Park and released four black bears from the city zoo. An impromptu posse of seven police and five park workers corralled the bears with no injuries or damage but a potentially dangerous situation.
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Parks Department
Elmer Delaney
Delaney
Tun- Des Moines
Bears
Acta.m
Eugene Hunt
Andrew Tendent
East
Frommelt
D-Dubuque
Hunt
Kosek
Raccoon blamed for Platteville power outage
In Platteville Wisconsin a dawn blackout affected 7000 residents and 4000 to 5000 students for about 30 minutes before midnight. Police said a raccoon caused a substation fault while attempting to reach eggs, prompting warnings and possible legal action. Officials called the act dangerous but urged restraint while promising prosecution if coordination is found.
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Platteville
Wis
Wisconsin
State University
Kennedy Christening Set for Carrier John F. Kennedy
Caroline Kennedy will christen the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy at Newport News Virginia. President Johnson and Mrs Kennedy will attend and McNamara will speak at the ceremony.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Newport
News
Caroline
Defense McNamara
Aise
Repel Marine Assault Near Con Thien Fails to Break Siege
UPI reports North Vietnamese forces surrounding the Con Thien outpost repelled a Marine armored spearhead attempting to reinforce defenders. Marine casualties cited include 26 killed and 22 wounded over four days of heavy fighting near the DMZ.
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Saigon
UPI
U. S
Con Thien
Marine
Thomas Cheatham
Cheatham
North Vietnam
Communist
China
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
New Railroad Strike Threat Casts Shadow Over Hearings
A 20 000 member strike threat by conductors and brakemen was authorized for June 2 as Congress resumes hearings on President Johnsons bid to avert a walkout by six rail road shop unions. The clash risks paralyzing 90 percent of major rail lines, while Johnson may appoint an emergency board for 60 days to head off the dispute.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
De Gaulle signals no veto on Britain but warns of U.S. links
In a news conference De Gaulle said Britain may join the six nation Common Market but warned its close ties to the United States and its insularity could block entry. He urged U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam and criticized inflationary global monetary schemes. A 24 hour strike began as De Gaulle faced domestic opposition to expanded powers.
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Red China
Kep
Hanoi
Peking
U.S
Paris
de Gaulle
Britain
France
Italy
West Germany
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
United States
Vietnam
Johnson
Harold Wilson
Man shoots at fox. son dies after fall in Cashel
In Cashel Ireland Thomas ODonnell fired a shotgun at a tree he believed harbored a fox killing his chickens. His 11 year old son Jeremiah fell from the tree and died. The incident occurred Monday and is under investigation.
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Cashel
Ireland
Thomas O'Donnell
Jeremiah
U S Red Chinese Showdown Inevitable Chou Says
Chinese Premier Chou En Lai tells Simon Malley in Peking that a U S escalation in Vietnam could trigger a U S China war. He forecasts massive mobilization if war comes, vows China will defend sovereignty and resist aggression, while noting outer allied risks and Moscow’s stance.
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Chou
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