Hospitals to be surveyed for Medicare participation in Iowa
DES MOINES AP Two Health Department survey teams begin checking Iowa hospitals later this month to determine eligibility for the new Medicare program which starts July 1. About 114 of roughly 160 hospitals have Medicare applications. most hospitals are expected to be accepted. The program will reveal a nurse shortage in Iowa and home care will be limited to about one third of residents until a 1967 law authorizes county nurse fees.
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DES Moines
State Health Department
Iowa
Arthur Long
Long
Towa
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
Health Department
Lang
30 Seized in Carolina Race Clash
About 200 demonstrators clashed with police in Hertford North Carolina as tear gas and fire hoses dispersed the crowd. 30 were arrested for parading without a permit and released on 50 dollar bonds. No injuries reported. The protest called by Golden Frinks demanded a broad program including Negro hires in local offices.
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Hertford
Perquimans
Elizabeth City
Golden Frinks
Edenton
Frinks
F. L. Andrews
First Baptist
Perquimans County
W. N. Darden
Precautions After Chlorine Tank Derailment Evacuations Ordered
Authorities evacuated 4 500 people from five western Massachusetts towns within 15 miles of a derailed chlorine gas tank car near Charlemont. Officials reported no leaks and began precautionary evacuations, with Charlemont's 90 residents moved early.
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Charlemont
Mass
Massachusetts
Shelburne
Shelburne Falls
Buckland
Hawley
News Briefs Strike Threatened in New Orleans Schools
A union representing about a third of the 3,900 teachers in New Orleans public schools plans a strike Friday. Most other teachers say they will not support the walkout. Also reported: Earl M. Winslow, 70, of Arlington Virginia, killed in a car wreck near Knoxville en route to Williamsen College for a speaking engagement. Sergeant Wilbur Kirchoff, 24, Marcus Iowa, killed in Vietnam after previously saving a life in a parachute drill. Iowa officials note Gov Harold Hughes plans Manila trip. Robert Barry improves after a heart attack. Don L. Walker resigns as superintendent of the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School. University of Virginia appointment. University of Iowa Symphonic Band heads to Essen for State Department tour with Berlin schedule cited.
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New Orleans
Knoxville
Earl M. Winslow
Arlington
Here
Winslow
Williamsen College
Long
Iowa Ulry
Don L. Walker
State Board of Regents
Iowa Braille and
Walker
University of Virginia
Iowa Symphony
Essen
University of Iowa
West Germany
Austria
Free Germany
van Wilson
Mediapolis
Iowa
Berlin
Weather Forecast Mixed Clouds and Light Showers Through Friday
Weather is mostly cloudy with brief light rain drizzle or showers through Friday. Southeast winds shift to lighter tonight with lows in the 40s. Friday highs in the 60s. High Wednesday 32, overnight low 40, daytime 45. River stage 8.7 feet.
North Vietnamese Overrun Ashan Special Forces Camp
North Vietnamese regulars overran the isolated Ashan Special Forces camp after a two day fight. Several hundred mountain tribesmen and 15 to 20 U.S. advisers fought to defend the garrison north of Saigon. Casualties were heavy on both sides as the fortress was reduced to ruins.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
William McKean
Gemini Crew Holds North Viet Nam Camp Against Attacking Regiment
Heavy clouds cut the ceiling to 200 feet as American Green Berets and Montagnard troops clung to a northern trench line. Defenders numbered 15 to 20 Americans and about 300 Montagnards. The attackers were a reinforced North Vietnamese regiment. Three U.S. aircraft were lost in a costly effort to save the camp. The battle dominated reports from the fighting zones in South Vietnam.
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Lacey
U.S
South
Viet Nam
Comrmn
Camp Falls Ashan Special Forces camp overrun near Laos
North Vietnamese regulars overwhelmed the isolated Ashan camp near the Laotian border after a two day battle. Casualties include 15 to 20 U.S. advisers and about 300 Montagnard tribesmen who defended the outpost 360 miles north of Saigon.
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Saigon
Astronauts Run New Flight Rehearsals Before Launch
At Cape Kennedy Florida the Gemini program continues practice flights as Neil Armstrong David Scott and backups Conrad and Gordon run countdown launches and orbital procedures in a Titan 2 Gemini test. The simulated flight is expected to last until late night after a previous complex countdown of Atlas Agena and Titan 2 Gemini with minor issues.
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Neil Armstrong
David R. Scott
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Agena
Scott
AP Photofox
Neil A. Armstrong
Dutch Princess Beatrix Weds German Diplomat Amid Protests
Crown Princess Beatrix married Claus von Amsberg in Amsterdam as about 1,000 demonstrators clashed with police near the royal palace. The 99 year old groom, once a German youth in the army, becomes a prince with an $83,000 annual allowance. Police dispersed protesters, while crowds cheered the bridal procession through the city.
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Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
Beatrix
Royal
Claus van Amsberg
Hitler
van Amsberg
Europe
Conferees Study Amended Tax Bill
Washington AP conferees study an amended tax bill as Sen Prouty proposes a 10 percent tax on long distance calls and Social Security coverage for 1.8 million people over 70. The measure would cost about 750 million annually and keep a 3 percent residential telephone tax. Etched by Senate action, the amendments face House resistance as talks proceed.
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Washington
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Johnson
Red River Flood Peril Indicated
Army Engineers warn heavy snow runoff risks serious floods in the Upper Mississippi and Red River basins. Lt. Gen. Cassidy told a Senate committee that the Red River basin faces the greatest threat with seven inches of snow on the ground. Slow melt may keep rivers high, rapid melt could cause flooding.
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Washington
Army
Mississippi River
Red River
North Basin
William F. Cassidy
Senate Public Works Appropriations
Iowa Senators Vote With Minority on Tax Bill
Iowa Republican senators Bourke Hickel, Enlooper, and Jack Miller joined nine others in opposing the administration's watered down tax bill as the Senate approved it 79 to 9 on Wednesday.
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Washington — i
Iowa
Bourke Hickenlooper
Jack Miller
Senate
Senate tax amendments shaping up before major vote
Sen McCarthy predicts the conference will drop two personal and corporate tax amendments before reaching the rotunda. A Social Security amendment by Sen Prouty was adopted 45 to 400 and would cost about 750 million dollars. Hartke's plan to remove the local residential phone excise would erase 315 million of the bill’s revenue.
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Eugene J. McCarthy
Senate
House
Winston L. Prouty
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
White House cautious on Saigon coup reports
Washington said there may have been action in Saigon but details were lacking as officials sought clarity. Deputy press secretary Fleming noted conflicting reports on South Vietnam’s government while Ky and other leaders met under heavy security at Tan Son Nhut Airport and dismissed Lt. Gen. Thi in Saigon.
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Saigon
Washington
White House
Robert H. Fleming
South
Viet Nam
Amareramy
Ashau
Vinh
Out
Route 15
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tan Son Nhut
Red
Senate OKs Viet Nam aid measure in punchy Senate vote
The Senate approved President Johnsons request for 415 million dollars in foreign aid for Viet Nam and Asian and Latin trouble spots. The bill returns to the House to resolve minor differences. Sen Henry M Jackson warned against overtalking Viet Nam and urged steadfast resolve. Sen Stuart Symington argued Communists assume US determination remains strong and watch for signs of wavering.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Viet Nam
House
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
United States
Symington
Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Agreement Reached on Clinton Job Corps Center
The Office of Economic Opportunity announces a 16 month contract with General Electric to operate a 600 woman Job Corps Center at the Veterans Administration facility near Clinton Iowa. Training covers basic education work skills health and citizenship. Monthly living allowances plus room and board are provided with matching funds for dependents.
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Washington
General Electric Co
Clinton
Iowa
Office of Economic Opportunity
Veterans Administration
Harold E. Hughes
General Electric
Job Corps
Corps
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