Johnson asks higher GI loan limits and public service incentives
President Johnson urged Congress to raise the GI home loan guarantee from 7500 to 10000 and to fund a Veterans in the Public Service Act offering educational stipends and teaching, police and fire training support. He also pressed for life insurance increases and pension protections and called for priority veteran hiring in civil service. The plan includes extended vocational rehab and expanded draft training for disadvantaged youths.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
America
U.S. Steel Posts 31 Percent Profit Decline for 1967
U S Steel reports a 31 percent drop in 1967 profits to 172 499 331 dollars from 249 238 569 in 1966 with earnings 3 19 per share on sales of 4 067 313 898 dollars. Fourth quarter earnings fall to 51 721 141 dollars or 9 cents per share on sales of 1 053 110 479 dollars.
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NEW York
Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corp
U.S
U.S. Steel
Roger Blough
Sea otter fur fetches record bids at first legal Alaska sale
A Seattle Fur Exchange sale marked the first legal sea otter pelt auction since 1911. George Liebes of Neiman Marcus paid 2,300 dollars per skin for four skins, while Zalmon Porter paid 2,150 dollars per skin for four more. The event drew 100 international brokers as Alaska’s sea otter population sits at 30,000 to 40,000.
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Seattle
George Liebes
Neiman Marcus
Dallas
Tex
Liebes
Michael Dederer
Seattle Fur Exchange
Alaska
Zalmon Porter
Minot, N.D
Ed Shepherd
Walter J. Hickel
Counseling Alcoholics and Their Families course offered
An extension course for social workers titled Counseling Alcoholics and Their Families will run Tuesdays 7 30 to 9 30 p m for 12 sessions through April 23 at the State Office Building 250 Mormon Coulee Road La Crosse. Registration is at the first session and interested workers may contact the La Crosse County University Extension Office in the Court house.
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Mormon Coulee Road
la Crosse County University Extension Office
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Christiaan Barnard
Gina Lollobrigida
Rome
Rosanna Schiaffino
Barnard
Europe
Pope Paul
Giuseppe Saragat
UPI
LBJ
Ers
Cass
Aquinas
Aquinas Auditorium
Smale
Swift's
Lutefisk
Arcadia
Quryer
Widmer
Purina
Va Gal
Blatz Beer
Hetleman's
Hills Bros
Dole
Richelieu
Libby
Hunt's
Mu Lili
Indian River
Sunkist
Idaho
la Crosse
Betty Hopper
United States
London
Leithold’s
the Fisher
BSR
Dial
Kenmens
Dacron
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