Rock Island Merger Fight Moves Toward ICC Hearings
The Union Pacific and Chicago and North Western railroads fight over control of the Rock Island Lines as the Interstate Commerce Commission opens hearings likely to last a month. Union Pacific seeks approval to merge with Rock Island. North Western counters with a future merger plan. Shareholder votes favor UP at about 125.4 million dollars while North Western values its bid around 204 million. UP also would sell 3800 miles of Rock Island track to Santa Fe. North Western would transfer the same track to Santa Fe for 100 million as a condition of approval. The dispute centers on maintaining transcontinental service and single-line access from West Coast routes to Illinois gateways.
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Union Pacific
Chicago and North Western
Rock Island
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
North Western
Western
Rock Island Now
South Pacific Railroad
Kansas City
Ovjar
Santa Fe
Illinois
Omaha
West Coast
St. Louis
Courthouse Ruling Stirs Grumbling in Iowa Counties
In Des Moines Iowa counties react with grumbling as the State Supreme Court orders courthouses opened five full days and a half day Saturday to satisfy a 1965 measure. Benton County’s appeal may delay immediate effect. Officials debate adjusting 40 hour week schedules to fit the mandate.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Supreme Court
High Court
Benton County
John W. Tobin
Benton County District Court
Supreme Court
Weather outlook and temperatures for Thursday
The forecast calls for generally fair and warmer conditions on Thursday with southerly winds remaining strong tonight. Temperatures include lows around 46 to 50, Thursday highs near 76 to 80, and Tuesday high near 81 with a daytime low around 42. River stage noted at 10.9 feet.
Johnson backs plan to close Springfield Armory
The White House announced President Johnson will back Secretary McNamara’s decision to close the Springfield Armory Massachusetts. Some functions will shift to the Rock Island Arsenal Illinois under the plan.
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LBJ Washington
White House
Massachusetts
Johnson
Robert §. McNamara
Springfield
Mass
Rock Island, Ill
Des Moines Rep. Wilson Waives Preliminary in Fatal Crash
State Rep. William Price Wilson, a Cedar Falls Democrat, waived a preliminary hearing on a charge of failure to aid the injured in a fatal Des Moines auto crash that killed 63 year old McKinney Thomas. He was released on a $1,000 bond and awaits Polk County Grand Jury action. The incident occurred March 27 when Wilson was alleged to have driven the car that struck Thomas.
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Grand Jury
DES Moines
William Price Wilson
Dcedar Falls
Polk County
Howard W. Brooks
McKinney Thomas
Governor's Wife Wins Wallaces Show Power In Alabama
In Alabama Democratic primary Lurleen Wallace defeated nine male candidates securing a clear majority for governor, denying a runoff. Rival Richmond Flowers trailed as a racial moderate criticizing Gov. Wallace, while the home front power would shift to her husband who would act as an unofficial aide.
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Wallaces
Alabama
Lurleen Wallace
Richmond Flowers
George C. Wallace
Flowers
Bigger Guns For Cambodian Border
The infantry staging Operation Birmingham targets Viet Cong supply dumps along the river. The US says it shelled Viet Cong hideouts across the river in Camana government which appears to have been endorsed today. Negro voters in Alabama doubled under the federal voting rights act turning out in long lines alongside whites. About 230,000 Negroes about 20 percent of the eligible voting population. Fred D. Gray of Tuskegee leads a Negro surge toward nomination to the Alabama House of Representatives, the first since Reconstruction. A Negro sheriff candidate in Macon County makes a runoff. Sheriff James G. Clark of Selma leads renomination amid challenge from Wilson Baker. Former public safety director Albert J. Lingo falls short against Sheriff Melvin Bailey in Jefferson County. Alabama held primaries alongside six other states. Robert Taft Jr. wins the Republican nomination for the U.S. House in Ohio on the comeback trail, defeating an Birch Society ally. Taft previously served in the House and earlier lost a Senate bid in 1964.
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Alabama House of Representatives
Fred D. Gray
Tuskegee
Macon County
James G. Clark
Selma
Wilson Baker
Albert J. Lingo
Melvin Bailey
Jefferson County
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Robert A. ‘Taft
U.S. House of Representatives
John Birch Society
Taft
US. House
Johnson
Stephen M.young
Primaries At a Glance Across Several States
A summary of primary results shows Mrs. Lurleen Wallace winning Alabama’s Democratic gubernatorial nomination amid civil rights opposition. In Florida, Haydon Burns and Robert King High lead theDemocratic field and face a runoff. Alabama Senator Sparkman wins renomination, Indiana’s Roudebush secures the GOP nod in the 10th District, and New Mexico’s Gene Lusk clinches the Democratic gubernatorial ticket. Rhodes and Taft Jr. win renomination or strong showings in Ohio and Oklahoma contests with runoffs anticipated later.
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Lurleen Wallace
George Wallace
Florida
Haydon Burns
Miami
Robert King High
Jom J. Sparkman
Indiana
Richard L. Roudebush
Ralph Harvey
Congress
New Mexico
Gene. Lusk
Carlsband
John Burroughs
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Frazier Reams Jr
Robert Taft Jr
John Birch Society
William EB. Flax
Oklahoma
Raymond Gary
Preston Moore
American Legion
Dewey Bartlett
John N. Happy Camp
Employment Gain In Iowa Reported
DES MOINES AP A report from the Iowa Employment Security Commission shows Iowa nonfarm workers rising by 6,000 from mid February to mid March, reaching 762,000. Manufacturing added 1,400 jobs and nonmanufacturing added 4,600.
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Des Moines
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Prowlers Reported Entering Iowa Officials Offices
DES' MOVIES AP Several Iowa officials report after hours tampering with private papers. Descriptions include opened drawers, missing files, and locked desks left ajar. Officials say security upgrades are needed while some suspect political motive but others doubt it. Security and investigation efforts continue.
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Iowa
State Executive Council
Executive Council
Secretary of Agriculture
Bombers Strike North Viet Nam Amid Monsoon Weather
Weather grounded air operations as B52s hammered the southern Ho Chi Minh trail area 65 miles northwest of Saigon. Navy and USAF sorties continued while Monsoon season looms, threatening future air support and signaling a possible Viet Cong offensive. Australia begins reinforcements, sending 400 men and 300 trucks as 4,500 await mid June deployment. Marines report 29 Viet Cong killed in two actions. overall air activity 301 sorties.
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South Viet Nam
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North Viet Nam
Navy
Australia
Viet Nam
Sydney
U.S
Campaign Opens For Summer Jobs Drive In Iowa
The 1966 youth opportunity campaign to enlist Iowa communities in finding summer jobs for youths 16 to 21 was launched by the Iowa State Employment Service and the Small Business Administration. Last year 11,500 youths secured summer work. sponsors aim for 26,000 this year.
Supervisors Pave Way For Levee District Vote
Muscatine and Louisa counties canvassed petitions to place control of the Muscatine Island Levee District under a board of trustees. Elections set for June 20 with three trustees to be chosen from three sub districts, district 3 in Louisa and districts 1 and 2 in Muscatine. District sizes and acreages noted, petitions showed 314 valid Muscatine signatures and 70 valid Louisa signatures. The district, funded by taxes, totals 7,500 dollars for maintenance and employs levee walkers to deter rodent burrows.
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Louisa Counties
Muscatine Island Levee
Island District
Island Community Hall
Stewart Road
Jevee
Louisa County
Muscatine County
Keokuk Lake
Rock Island
Wustees
Katzenbach Pushes 1966 Civil Rights Act to Congress
Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach opened hearings before a House Judiciary subcommittee on President Johnson's civil rights package. The bill would ban housing discrimination nationwide, add federal penalties for racial violence, prohibit juror discrimination, and strengthen federal tools against school segregation.
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Judiciary
Congress
Katzenbach
Johnson
Woman's Body Found Near Keokuk National Cemetery
Police identified the deceased as Shirley Milligan, 31, of Keokuk, found lying in the street near the Keokuk National Cemetery early today. Bruises were noted on the face, but the cause of death was not yet established. A caller reported discovering the body while driving by.
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Doughs
Keokuk National Cemetery
Shirley Milligan
Keokuk
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