Iowa Tax Receipts Fall Short Of Projections
A State comptroller report shows tax receipts for the year ending June 30 about 28.1 million dollars below forecasts. Corporate income tax lagged 6.7 million, individual income tax 12.3 million, with sales and use taxes also under estimates. Delays and new service tax testing may have contributed. Elimination of a use tax exemption and corporate filing extensions are among factors.
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Department of Revenue
Iowa
The Polls Mean Nothing Now
John Chamberlain argues that July polls mispredict November outcomes as party loyalties shift and third party threats loom. He shifts focus to Nixon Wallace Humphrey McCarthy dynamics, youth movement questions, and Texas Connally signaling how ballots may realign before the election. He stresses that until tickets are set and third party risks resolved, polls hold little value for forecasting the result.
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John Chamberlain
George Gallup
Louis Harris
Nixon
George Wallace
Wallace
House of Representatives
Reagan
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
McCarthy
Hubert Humphrey
New York City
Allard Lowenstein
Congress
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Johnson
Lowenstein
Rockefeller
Amoeba
Vietnam
South
Texas
Senator Tower
John Connally
Connally
Florida
New York
Pennsylvania
Gallup
Harris
Jobs Lacking for Many Teen-Agers
AP analysis notes too many teenagers lack work due to discrimination, migration of unskilled labor, suburban shift, education gaps, and automation. It cites June figures showing 1.3 million more jobless, including a large share of poor Black teens, warning of social and economic harm without more training and directed opportunities.
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John Cunniff
New York
Foot Elevation Beneficial For Circulation Questions
Dear Dr. Molner advises that elevating feet can aid leg and foot circulation, especially when varicose veins or circulatory issues exist. Elevation reduces the lift needed for blood to reach the heart, aiding return to the heart, lungs, and kidneys. Exercise helps, and sometimes medical measures or vein procedures are used.
Tie Bill Fails as Arizona Senate Debates Bola Tie
After the Arizona House approved a bill to make the bola tie the official neckwear, the measure was killed in a heated Senate debate. Critics called the bill ridiculous and warned it left undefined what constitutes a bola tie, a woven leather cord with a silver or turquoise clasp.
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Phoenix
Arizona
House of Representatives
Senate
How Normal Are You Test in Everyday Life
A humorous self quiz questions readers about sanity in a fast paced era. If you answer yes to all items you are “normal,” but any no answers mark you as out of touch or bewildered by modern life. The piece plays on cultural anxieties and everyday obsessions.
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United States
America
John Day
Ore
Eagle
Dr. Motner
Vietnam
Mars
Chicago Faces Possible Move Of Democratic Convention
More than 1.3 million has been spent in Chicago on the Democratic National Convention. A labor strike at Illinois Bell Telephone Co. risks delaying or moving the event set for August 26. Mayor Daley says the convention will go on, while DNC chair John Bailey warns relocation remains possible if disputes persist.
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Gary Greenbaum
Associated Press
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Democratic Party
John M. Bailey
Democratic National Committee
Daley
Ilinois Bell Telephone Co
Baptist church praised for fresco improvements in town
Our Yesterdays 100 Years Ago notes praise for the Baptist church after wall and ceiling frescoing, claiming it becomes a top western worship site both inside and out. Three Mulberry front lots in Sawyer's addition, and City Editor Stocker witnessed a cold storage disaster.
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New Baptist Church
Sawyer
Stocker
Today in History Friday July 12 1968 list of events
Key historical notes dated July 12 include Julius Caesar born in 100 b c Napoleon establishes the Confederation of the Rhine in 1806 Stalin Line breached by German forces in 1941 Khrushchev questions Monroe Doctrine in 1960 Milton Eisenhower visits Panama in 1969 and China Soviet talks sour in 1965 plus Newark police protest in 1969.
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Associated Press
Julius Caesar
Napoleon Bonaparte
Confederation of the Rhine
Russia
Kiev
Moscow
Leningrad
Prinee Karim
Harvard University
Aga Khan
Nikita Khrushchev
Milton 5
Eisenhower
Panama
Central America
China
Newark
Daily Prayer for Readiness in Service
The text presents a devotional prayer urging readiness for divine use by Christ, invoking the Father and Christ’s name. It references Luke 12 40 from the NEB and quotes a call to be prepared for the Son of Man's coming. The prayer asks for willingness to serve and be found faithful throughout the day.
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Christ
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