Agencies Clamp Lids On Interest Rates
Three federal regulators moved quickly to curb rising rates by imposing 5 percent ceilings on deposits under 100000 at banks and mutual savings banks, while the Home Loan Bank Board set a 4.75 to 5.25 percent range for savings and loan deposit rates. The action followed President Johnson signing broader powers into law.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Savings and Loan
Johnson
F.D.S.C
K. 4A. Randall
Corporation
F.D.I.C
Pulse Feelers: Tama County Campaign Prospects
The Gazette launches a series by associate editor Frank Nye assessing election trends in Tama county. Beginning today the pulse feeling report surveys governor senate and congressional races and county offices to gauge current standings and momentum.
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Gazette
Frank Nye
Tama County
Furor Over Courthouse Columns Divides City Leaders
Protests by the Greater Downtown Assn and architects challenge plans to pull down massive Ionic columns at the Cedar Rapids courthouse. The Green Engineering Company seeks to sink the building to ground level or save the columns at extra cost as officials review options and costs for the municipal court structure.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
William Pohersky
Greater Downtown Assn
Abbott Lipsky
Smulekoff
KCRG
Mike Scott
Robert C. Armstrong
B. W. Griffith
the Green Engineering Co
Leo C. Peiffer
Robert Hach
Richard Scherling
The
Killian Co
the Gazette
George Kruse
Ted Paulson
David Elderkin
C. W. Garberon
W. J. Brown
Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
Robert Johnson
Green Engineering Co
William Linstrom
Judge Rules for Married Student in Anamosa Football Case
District Judge William Eads ruled that John Patnode, 16, may play football for Anamosa schools. He enjoined the school board from preventing his participation due to his marriage, and he permanented the injunction with costs assigned to the board.
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Anamosa
William Eads
John Patnode
John ‘Patnode
Eads
Patnode
Bus Drivers Set Vote After Talks in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids bus drivers vote on a new contract offer after talks with National City Lines. Local 638 has 34 members and a 7 p.m. meeting at the Labor Temple to decide on the wage proposal. Mediator Bud Libbey noted no further statements until the vote.
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Cedar Rapids
National City Lines
Bud Libbey
Labor Temple
F Avenue NW
Bus Company
Union
Scout dog Tiger dies saving 1st Cavalry in Vietnam ambush
UPI reports a German shepherd scout dog named Tiger sacrificed his life during Operation Paul Revere near the Central Highlands 250 miles north of Saigon. Tiger alerted a 200 man unit to 300 Viet Minh troops, taking a fatal wound while guiding his platoon to safety. Handler SP4 Jerry Brown wounded, recovering in Japan, with a Bronze Star recommendation pending.
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AN Khe
South Vietnam
UPI
U. S
1St Air Cavalry Division
1St Cavalry
Saigon
2Nd Battalion
12Th Cavalry
Tiger
Sp4
Jerry Brown
McComb, Miss
Thomas McCarren
St. Paul
Bruce Wilson
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Teddy Hampton
Buena Park
Brown
Camp Zama
Japan
Nationwide Appeal For Percy Killer Hunt Aid
Chicago police issued a nationwide appeal for help finding Valerie Percy killer after her slaying in the Kenilworth mansion. Investigator teams including FBI agents pursue fingerprints and clues as the Percy family travels to California.
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Percy Killer Hunt
Chicago
UPI
Valerie Percy
Kenilworth
Tumbling Act Dims Chances For Surveyor
Pasadena scientists report Surveyor 2 began tumbling in space after a small rocket motor failed to fire. The three legged lunar photographer spun about one revolution per second, casting doubt on mission success unless stabilization is achieved. Two corrective firings failed when engine No 3 did not fire, hindering the mid course maneuver.
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Pasadena
Calif
Alt Hibbs
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Hibbs
Moon
Marines End 4 Day Fight Seize Village
U S marines captured a fortified village from North Vietnamese regulars after four days of ground and air assaults near the demilitarized zone. Flame throwing tanks aided riflemen as jets and artillery pummeled enemy positions. other actions included B 52 bombers Phantoms and Navy planes hitting targets and a sinking torpedo boat.
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Saigon
Gia Binh
Haiphong
North Vietnam
Coral Sea
da Nang
Air Force
Hanoi
Io U.S
Ralph Hanson
Miami
Hanson
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Mekong River
Johnson Shifts Katzenbach to State Post in Cabinet Shuffle
President Johnson announced that Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach will leave the Justice Department to become undersecretary of state. Eugene Roston, Yale law professor, will fill the undersecretary role, with Fay当然 Kehler returning to Washington as deputy undersecretary. Johnson also hinted at a possible tax move to balance the budget while urging support for Pope Paul VI’s Vietnam peace appeal. He declined to detail war costs beyond what Congress has heard.
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Washington
Johnson
Atty Gen
Nicholas Katzenbach
Justice Department
Katzenbach
George Ball
Dean Rusk
State Department
White House
Alexis Johnson
Japan
Paul VI
Vietnam
Sarah McClendon
Texas
Dirksen Prayer Proposal Falls in Senate Vote
The senate rejected a constitutional amendment to permit voluntary prayers in public schools by 49 to 37, eight votes short of the required two thirds. Sen Dirksen of Illinois, the chief sponsor, vowed to continue fighting for the measure. An earlier substitute sense of Congress resolution was also defeated.
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Washington
Senate
Dirksen
R-Ill
Move for Censuring Rep. Powell Opened
Washington AP reports Rep. Glenn Andrews plans a resolution to censure Rep. Adam Clayton Powell on the eve of Democratic moves to curb his power as chairman. A partisan struggle includes talks of a special committee probe and a possible expulsion vote, with Powell’s stance still unclear.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Glenn Andrews
R-Ala
Powell
Educationand
Andrews
Sam Gib
D-Fla
New York
Puerto
Rico
Teenager Declares Move Toward Independence
A teen tells his father he is ready to stand on his own feet and manage without the present allowance, signaling a planned move toward independence. This lighthearted exchange reflects a common rite of passage in a family setting.
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