Iowa to Lose 200 Guard Members in Reorganization
Des Moines Iowa legislators announced a national guard overhaul reducing authorized strength to 8053 by January 1. The 34th Red Bull division will be folded into Minnesota’s 47th Infantry Division, with several units in Des Moines Boone Fort Dodge Knoxville Burlington Atlantic and Dubuque reassigned or eliminated. An infantry brigade will form at Boone and a Des Moines emergency operations HQ plus a military police battalion will be created.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Army National Guard
Harold Hughes
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
34Th
Red Bull
Minnesota
34Th Artillery
Boone
24Th Transportation Group
Fort Dodge
Knoxville
Burlington
Atlantic
Dubuque
Adj
Junior F. Miller
National Guard
Stock Market Still Rallying
New York traders pushed the stock market higher for a second day as gains outweighed losses four or five to one. A broker cited growing signs Congress and President Johnson may agree on tax measures tied to pound devaluation and higher interest rates as a market-friendly factor.
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New York
Congress
Johnson
Today's Chuckle About Parents Think They Know More
A humorous take argues that many parents assume greater wisdom than their children and misjudge their offspring's perspectives. The quip highlights the gap between parental authority and youthful insight with a light tone.
Labor Leaders Rally Behind Wilson Amid Market Turmoil
In London the opposition Conservatives opened a Commons censure bid against Prime Minister Wilson’s government as the pound’s devaluation sparked mixed markets. The pound climbed toward two points above par, signaling possible Bank of England intervention. The stock market fell sharply but later rebounded with strong investor buying. Officials noted global gold demand and orders from major financial centers as Edward Heath led the Conservative attack on policy.
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London
House of Commons
Wilson
Soverneclas Ae
Ierak ‘Laat
Bank of England
Britain
Paris
Viet-Bound Munitions Shipped Out of Cedar Rapids
A C-141 Starlifter jet carried three semi truckloads of conventional ammunition from Burlington to Vietnam from Cedar Rapids airport. Maj. Frank C. Munn called the operation standard and said shipments are not due to urgency. Officials noted Cedar Rapids is well suited for such flights despite limited nearby facilities.
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Gazette
John Aidvor
Vietnam
Air Force
Cedar Rapids
California
Iowa
Burlington
Iowa Army Ammunition
Burtington
Air Force Starlifter
Frank C. Munn
Munn
Illinois
Donald Brooks
Dover Air Force Base
Del
Maj
Paschal H. Baxter
Dover
Moline
Rapids
Truax Air Force Base
Madison
Wis
U.S. Army Ammunitions Procurement and Supply Agency
Joliet
Inl
Ce‘dar Rapids
MAC
Collins Radio Reports Earnings Decline Despite Higher Sales
Collins Radio Co. said earnings for the quarter ended Nov 3 1967 were 23 million dollars or 1 cent per share on 2,832,711 shares. Sales were 112 million dollars, up from a year ago. The drop in earnings followed a 1 cent per day strike at Cedar Rapids plants, though operations overall rose versus last year. Backlog stood at 405 million dollars on Nov 3, up from 385 million on July 28.
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Cesar Ravias
Collins Radio Co
Collins
War Due for New Phase Westmoreland Asserts
General William Westmoreland told the National Press Club the United States will enter a new war phase in Vietnam with the end in view, though no fixed date. He said the enemy’s hopes are bankrupt and that South Vietnam’s armed forces will gain combat effectiveness to take a larger share of the war while the communist structure in the south weakens. He did not specify when the final phase would begin.
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Washington
William Westmoreland
U.S
Hincheon
Can
Westmoreland
Hel
Last American Paratroopers Reach Summit On Hill 875
U S forces lift the last of 140 wounded paratroopers from Hill 875 as air and artillery pressure North Vietnamese bunkers. The 173rd airborne brigade fights to seize remaining trenches amid heavy fire in Dak To central highlands. Casualties climb with 239 dead and 22 wounded reported as battles rage from Pleiku to Kontum.
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Saigon
U.S
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Dak To
William Peers
Peers
Pleiku
Dai Lae
Kontum City
Dak
Airborne
L. H. Schweiter
Wichita
Taft Junior High Launch Cancelled For Fat Mouse
Oklahoma City AP reports Taft junior high science students prepared a homemade rocket with George the white mouse as the planned space traveler. The launch was called off because George was too fat to fit his capsule.
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Oklahoma City
Taft Junior High School
George
Iowa girls sell grand champion steer for $17050
Two Iowa farm girls sold their grand champion steer named Modern for $17,050 to Segal Hess of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange at the international livestock exposition. Hess bid $15.50 per pound to win, with Modern to tour on a year before market. The price trails the 1987 record of $31,050 and last year's $17,625.
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Chicago
UPI
Iowa
Marlene Wiseman
Anita Bulfer
Segal Hess
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Tax boost talk revived by British currency action
Congress weighs Johnson proposed 10 percent income tax surcharge as Britain's devaluation spurs both White House pressure and a new House hearing set for November 28. Administration argues the move defends the dollar. critics question its near term impact on the balance of payments.
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U.S
Sterling Green
Washington
Johnson
Britain
Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
George Christian
White House
Capitol Hill
Ian
Federal Reserve Board
Christian
Excessive Number Airliner Crashes Prompt Ohio Inquiry
Norman Crabtree urged immediate congressional action to determine causes of rising airliner crashes near Greater Cincinnati airport. A TWA Convair 880 Flight 128 en route from Los Angeles to Cincinnati collided with a hillside near a plateau south of the river. The crash killed or injured multiple people, with witnesses reporting a fireball and a crowd awaiting arrivals at the airport.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Norman Crabtree
Ohio
Division of Aviation
Congress
Greater
American Airlines
Kentucky
Ohio River
TWA
Woodrow McKay
Maude Cuneo
Hebron
TWA Convair 880
Los Angeles
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Gov. Hughes
Miller
Pentagon
McNamara
Frank P. Williams
Edward Heath
C.R
By Dale Kueter
Military Airlift Command
Norton Air Force Base
Calif
Donald W. Vollett
Fifteenth
Norton
C. R
Collins Radio
E. A. Williams
Control and Finance
South Vietnam
Joseph Grosso
Philadelphia
Grosso
William Kelly
Chattanooga
Gen. Schweiter
Schweiter
Trans World Airlines
Greater Cincinnati
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Covington
Hot Springs
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