$65 Million Tax Bill Advances in House Calendar
Des Moines reports a heated debate as the House Appropriations Committee pushes a $65 million tax bill to create a property tax relief fund. The plan would raise sales and fuel taxes from 2 to 3 percent and increase income taxes by one third, with mixed votes from Republicans and Democrats on advancing the measure.
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Des Moines
Appropriations Committee
House Appropriations
Ray Cunningham
R-Ames
House
Ways and Means
David Stanley
Muscatine County
A. L. Mensing
Cedar County
Jobless in Iowa: February Unemployment Lowest Since 1959
Des Moines report shows Iowa February unemployment at 3.9 percent with 41,400 people jobless out of a 1,054,200 workforce. The State Employment Security Commission notes February often peaks but this year marks the lowest February rate since 1959, despite a workforce rise from January and unemployment increasing from 38,50.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Employment Security Commission
Medical Care Bill Advances In Iowa Senate
A proposal to provide medical care for needy persons over 63 not on state pension lists gained support from the Senate Appropriations Committee. The bill would allot 1 630 000 annually, with federal aid pushing total funds toward about 4 million yearly. The measure aims to cover medical bills for the eligible elderly not on pension. It also notes a separate unanimous approval by the State Tax Revision Committee granting the State Tax Commission authority to standardize property assessments across Iowa for local taxes.
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Des Moines
Towa
Senate Appropriations Committee
John Shoeman
R-Atlantic
Appropriations
Scate Tax Revision Committee
State Tax Commission
Weather outlook through Thursday with warm temps
The forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions through Thursday with tonight's lows 46 to 52 and Thursday highs 72 to 77. Muscatine records a high of 60 and a nightly low near 37 as river stage stands at 11.6 feet.
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Muscatine
Hopes Rise of Early End for Paper Strike
New York eight major newspapers, shut down for 110 days, may resume Thursday as photoengravers ratify a peace pact. Union leaders accepted terms from Mayor Wagner and publishers, ending the longest city paper shutdown with an estimated loss over 200 million dollars.
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New York
New York City
Photoengravers
Robert F. Wagner
Iiense
Frank McGowan
Hope to Cut Flow of Big Pipe to Reds
Washington moves to pressure Britain over export of 40 inch steel pipes used in Soviet pipeline plans. George W. Bull heads to London to urge curbs on shipments, amid Khrushchev’s charge of Cold War pressure. The issue traces to embargo lists and a Soviet push for an oil pipeline to Europe. The story also notes a downtown Iowa City fire ruling out arson. Brémet’s clothing store and three offices suffered about 500000 in damages.
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Washington
George W. Bull
London
Soviet Union
Ball
David Ormsby Gore
Kheushebey
United States
Khrushchev
Moscow
Iron Curtain
Western
Europe
Britain
West Germany
Italy
Sweden
Japan
Chelyabinsk Steel
Iowa City
Brémet
Wilbur Johnson
Davis Wins Kansas City Mayor Race
Davis, a 47 year old attorney and former council member, won the Kansas City mayoral race for the Citizens Association, defeating Dutton Brooks Geld of the Independent Voters Association. Unofficial returns show a 2,365 vote lead. IVA failed to prevent a Citizens sweep of city offices and most council seats.
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Davis
Kansas City
Citizens Association
Tom Pendergast
Tus i W. Davis
Dutton Brooks Geld
New Independent Voters Association
Citizens
City Hall
Brookfield
Police Commission
IVA
Citizen's
Sinc
Pendergast
TVA
H. Roe Bartle
Earl D. Thomas
Bruce R. Watkins
Silas"w. Davis
Hotel Continental
Dutton Brookfield
Independent Voters Association
Open Bids Tonight on Two Schools Construction
The Six community school district invites bids by 8 p.m. for the construction and equipment of two similar schools on Colorado Street and Mulberry Avenue. A public hearing is at 7:45 p.m. at the courthouse office of the county school superintendent before bids open at 8. The district previously approved $600,000 in funding. The buildings, designed by Charles Richardson and Associates of Davenport, cover general construction plumbing heating ventilation electrical systems and kitchen equipment.
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Colorado Street
Mulberry Avenue
Board of Education
Geneal
Charles Richardson and Associates of
Davenport
Record Lampooning Castro Regime becomes hot refugee seller
Miami reports a satirical phonograph record titled The Last Family lampooning the Castro regime as the latest hot item among Cuban exiles. Billed in Latin Spanish, it sold 3,000 copies quickly with another 3,000 issued, English edition planned. The humor targets Fidel Castro and his regime, includes parodies of his UN visit and Bay of Pigs talks, and notes distribution plans across Latin America with potential Venezuelan importer wary of censorship.
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Miami
Fla
Red House
Cuba
White ‘House
Fidel Am
Bobby Kennedy
Donovan
Fidel
Latin America
Comazauniate
Bill Ave
Two Rescued From Cold Show Fast Improvement
Whitehorse Yukon Territory nurse doctor report reveals Helen Klaben 21, and pilot Ralph Flores recovering after February crash on a Yukon mountain. Klaben may leave Whitehorse Hospital next Wednesday, with toes to be removed but heels improving. Flores recovering from a broken nose jaw and frost bite.
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Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
Helen Klaben
Brooklyn
Nesta James
Yukon
James
Miss Klaben
Ralph Flores
British Columbia
Bank Misses $7.5 Million In Securities
A government spokesman said Treasury securities worth 7.5 million dollars are missing from the Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco since last August. He indicated the evidence points to accidental destruction. A Fed spokesman confirmed much of the Examiner report based on a copyrighted story.
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Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
San Francisco
Federal Reserve System
San Francisco Examiner
Dieting Woman's Slim Chance To Reach Goal Fades
Long Beach California report on Mary Ferguson a 50 pound goal in two weeks. She says she lost 14 pounds with the fast and weighs 230 pounds. She notes weight fluctuation and denies fainting while noting stomach contractions. She faces a Sunday end to her two week fasting period.
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Long Beach
Calif
Mary Ferguson
Hoto
Living Costs Return to Peak in U S CPI Report
The Labor Department reports February consumer prices rose 0.1 percent to 106.1 percent of the 1957-59 average, 12 percent higher than a year ago, signaling living costs back at the all time high reached last September with the average household paying about $10.61 for goods in the 1957-59 era.
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Washington
Labor Department
Iowa House Sends Bill to Senate on Key Club Liquor Control
Rep. William Denman leads a measure to regulate clubs serving alcohol, allowing local governments to set hours and licenses. The bill, backed by Des Moines officials, would require a $1000 bond and per member license fees, with key clubs facing closure or exile within six months. Opponents warn of a back door to liquor by the drink and resist exemptions for veterans groups and country clubs.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
House
Richard‘ Turner
Niels Nielsen
W. Denman
County Boards of Supervisors
Denman
S11
James Briles
R.corning
The
American Legion
Brilen
North Iowa Lava Could Hide Copper and Oil
State Geologist H Garland Hershey announced a vast lava formation found in north central Iowa, up to 15 miles wide near Mason City and widening to 30 miles toward Fort Dodge. He notes sandstone flanks and potential petroleum or mineral possibilities, though no proof exists yet. airborne magnetic surveys costing 200000 were funded by state and federal agencies.
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Des Moines
H. Garland Hershey
Iowa
Hershey
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Michigan
Dougherty Details Muscatine County Road Work Plans
County Engineer J R Dougherty announced Muscatine county 1963 road program including 16.45 miles of grading and rock work with bids opening April 5 for grading and incidental work in seven townships. Rock surfacing bids April 11. Concrete box culverts and extensions bids due April 3 for Bloomington and Seventy Six townships.
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Muscatine County
J. R. Dougherty
Bloomington
Pike
Nichols
Letts
Tewnship
Montpelier
Wild Cat den State Park
Wilton
Sweetland
Sweetland Center
Fulton
Two Working On REA Lines Electrocuted near New Vienna
Two men wiring rural electrification lines in Dubuque County were electrocuted Tuesday three miles east of New Vienna. Robert Schaeffer, 32, of Dubuque and Harold Metcalf, 28, of Cedar Rapids, pulled slack from a wire that touched a 7.50-volt line. They were employed by F. M. Olds Construction Co. of Davenport on an REA extension project near New Vienna.
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Dubuque
Dubuque County
New Vienna
Robert Schaeffer
Harold Metcalf
Cedar Rapids
F. M. Olds Construction ‘Co
Davenport
Pick Student Paper Editor Iona Clty and Sean Mills Named
Iona Clty and Sean Mills of Mount Pleasant, juniors in journalism at the State University of Iowa, named editors of The Daily Towan and Hawkeye yearbook respectively. Their appointments run for one year from May 16, announced Tuesday by the Board of Student Publications.
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Iona Clty
Sean Mills
Mount Pleasant
State University of Iowa
Daily Towan
Jan Burns
Aledo
Hawkeye
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Raul
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