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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1969
Page
8
Pentagon studies lump sum enlistment bonus debates
A Pentagon presidential commission weighs a lump sum enlistment bonus potentially worth thousands to cut draft reliance. Other ideas include pay raises expanded education and housing benefits and stronger recruiting to improve servicemen’s status and public image.
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Washington
Pentagon
Presidential Commission
Thai troops hold off Viet Cong attack near Saigon
Thai infantry backed by U S air power and artillery repelled multiple Viet Cong assaults 20 miles east of Saigon. The battle left more than 212 enemy killed in six hours, with no American casualties reported. U S Cobra helicopter gunships and aircraft supported the Thai defense as the Viet Cong pressed bases in War Zone D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Associated Press
Jay Sharbutt
Black Panther
274Th
Surtax extension seen but unlikely before deadline
The 1 cent income surtax extension faces slim odds of finishing before the June 30 expiry as the House Ways and Means Committee weighs amendments and Senate hearings loom. Treasury Secretary Kennedy backs the extension amid inflation fears, while opponents seek reforms or a shorter window. a temporary withholding fix may be adopted if action stalls.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Senate
Everett Vi. Dirksen
Congress
Kennedy
CBS
Dirksen
Abcs
Sex book cited in ouster of Iowa Methodist preacher
Des Moines AP report says Rev Stephen Cree was censured and removed from ministry after resigning his Montrose area pastorates. Church officials say his removal stemmed from general lack of effectiveness, not the book The New Act of Sex. Cree defends his views as history will prove him right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines, Iowa
James
Thomas
The
Methodist Church
Stephen Cree
Cree
Gensure
Iowa
Montrose
Nixon receives surfboard gift from Eisenhowers in White House
Julia Eisenhower and Tricia Nixon present President Nixon with a Father's Day surfboard in the Rose Garden. He jokes he will never ride it. A full-size board is later delivered to his San Clemente home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Eisenhower
Tricia Nixon
President Nixon
White House
Rose Garden
San Clemente
Calif
Body of Muscatine banker pulled from Mississippi River rescue ends
Dragging operations continued today for the body of William R. Henning a 52 year old Muscatine banker who fell from a boat on the Mississippi River near Turkey Island Port Louisa. Henning disappeared after slipping while moving between boats as three craft tied together Search and rescue teams backed by local units and the Conservation Commission worked through the night and resumed this morning. Henning served in the Air Force and held positions at the First National Bank of Muscatine including vice president and trust officer.
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Mississippi River
Louisa County
William R. Henning
Muscatine
Henning
Turkey Island
Mark Twain Game Refuge
Port Louisa
Ruth
Chris Taramenga
Rt. 2
Letts
Oscar Schmidt
W. 3Rd
Lock and Dam
No. 17
New Boston
Tammenga
Jeanette
Schmidt
Wapello
Muscatine Emergency and Rescue Unit
Conservation Commission
Mr. Henning
U.S. Air Force
Muscatine County
Mervin Shafer
Pompidou wins French presidency after Gaulle era
Georges Pompidou, a former school teacher and De Gaulle ally, defeats Alain Poher with about 58 percent of votes to lead France. He pledges liberal foreign policy, a larger government, and a less abrasive style, with Jacques Chaban-Delmas likely to be premier. Poher plagued by abstentions. De Gaulle sends congratulations.
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Charles de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
France
de Gaulle
Pompidou
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Chaban-Delmas
de Gaulie
National Assembly
Alain Poher
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