Commission Pushes For 1 80 Link With Bridge
Iowa Highway Commission acted to push completion of Interstate 80 to the Mississippi River and rebuild the western Iowa super highway. It approved low bids for final 10 miles of I 80 work in Scott County to reach the east side of the Mississippi bridge under construction. Quad City Construction Co. of Rock Island bid on 6.9 miles of Portland cement pavement totaling $2,400,488. B A Jamme Co. Inc and John P Abramson Construction Co of Des Moines bid $2,102,221 for one mile of grading and paving on I 90 to the bridge. F A Moser Inc of Farmersburg bid $146,787 for 12 reinforced concrete culverts and extensions on I 80 in Scott County. Gould Construction Co. of Davenport bid $18,947 for a 41 by 22 foot beam bridge. Completion date slated for Nov 21 except for the big river bridge. The commission also approved bids on grading, bridges and culverts on the uncompleted eastern segment of Interstate 0 in Cass County to the junction of U S 71 NE of Atlantic. Lowe and Eschman Construction Co. of Marion bid $1,008,350 for 7.5 miles of grading. Total bids read at $9.4 million, with $5.72 million for interstate work, $1.45 million for primary highways and $245 million for farm to market roads.
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Jamme Co., Inc
John P. Abramson
Big River
Cus County
Pottawaitamie
Atlantic
Lowe and Eschman Construction Co
Marion
McNamara Plans World Tour Back To Saigon
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces a Friday night trip starting with Bonn to meet West German leaders on the U.S. supplied military support program and a jointly developed new main battle tank, before continuing to Saigon to review progress from the March visit and return to the Pentagon by Thursday.
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Washington
Robert 5. McNamara
Defense
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Saigon
McNamara
Boma
Germany
United States
West Germany
Bonn
Pentagon
Ottumwa Woman Killed in Wreck
Ottumwa tragedy reports Mrs. Dorothy Hanrahan age 31 of Ottumwa killed when her car ran off a county road seven miles west of town. Two women nearby stopped at the scene and found the wreck after the car traveled 190 feet along a ditch before help arrived.
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Ottumwa
Dorothy Hanrahan
Rurei Ottumwa
Hanrahan
Hughes Hit For Inaction On Cattle
The Republican caravan led by unopposed Governor candidate Evan Hultman concluded a busy campaign day in SIOUA CITY with a 375 attendee dinner. Hultman criticized Governor Hughes for inaction on cattle prices, touted GOP legislature actions, and highlighted support in the 7th Iowa District amid a seven-man race for Congress. The tour touched Estherville Emmetsburg Humboldt and Sac City, ending with a Woodbury Republican Women dinner.
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Sioua City
Alty
Evan Hultman
Hultman
Harold Hughes
Iowa
GOP
U. S
Charles B. Hoeven
Alton
Hughes
Strom
Estherville
Emmetsburg
Humbolt
Sac City
Woodbury Council of Republican Women
Tremors Felt in Parts of Japan
A moderate quake shook northern and central Japan followed by a three foot tidal wave that hit the northern Honshu coast. The Sea of Japan fishing community at Fuk aura suffered a blackout but no injuries or damage were reported.
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Tokyo
Honshu
Japan
Fuk Aura
Sea of Japan
Governor Surveys Tornado Damage in Iowa Storm Path
Governor Harold Hughes toured the 25 mile tornado path near LeMars by National Guard helicopter after a Tuesday night storm that began near Hinton and swept northeast. Red Cross offices will open in LeMars on Friday to take aid applications, with food clothing and shelter provided. Long term loans from Farmers Home Administration and other agencies will help farmers. no federal money is available for privately owned property repair. Debris piles grow as farmers burn waste while cattle losses mount.
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Remsen
Hell
Harold Hughes
LeMars
National Guard
Hinton
Red Cross
Hughes
Farmers Home Administration
Civil rights bill fight ends in narrow senate vote
Senate sponsors of the civil rights bill win a contentious first test, but a 46 to 45 vote defeats a Morton amendment for jury trials in criminal contempt under the measure. Support shifts from Sen. Morton to Hickenlooper and Miller. Debate continues on limited jury trial provisions as Mansfield and Dirksen prepare a possible vote, with timing uncertain.
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Senate
Thruston B. Morton
Rey
Johnson
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Be Bbate
Walington
Bourke Hickenlooper
Jack Miller
Iowa
Owten
Thomas H. Kuchel
GOP
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Mansfield
Morton
Plane crash near Concord kills 44 in California foothills
A Pacific Airlines Fairchild F27 crashed in foothill country 40 miles east of San Francisco killing 44 people. The plane carried 40 passengers, three crew, and an FAA observer. Witnesses reported wreckage scattered, with no survivors. Pilot was Captain Ernest Clark, first officer Andress. stewardess Marge Schaler listed. The cargo area described as exploded into small pieces. some debris found a mile from the ranch involved. The crash occurred after the plane disappeared from radar scopes as it originated from Oakland International Airport.
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Calif
Pacific Airlines
San Francisco
Federal Aviation Agency
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Sheriff's
Louis Skuse
George M. Galvin
Airlines
Ernest Clark
BR. Andress
Marge Schaler
Tasajero
Gordon Rassmussen
Vel Shea Celebration Opens At Iowa State University
The Vel Shea festival at Iowa State University began with a torch light parade and opening ceremony led by Chief Justice Earl Warren in Washington. Rep Neal Smith then re lit the flame in Ames. Veishea derives from the initials of ISU colleges.
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Ames
Iowa State University
Washington
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Warren
Congressional
National Capital
Neal’ Smith
Towa State University
Woman Found Dead in Mississippi River Near Savanna
The body of a soldier's wife identified as Mrs Kanieio Finkler, 5, was recovered four miles downstream from Savanna five days after she disappeared while walking with her daughter Jeannie, 10. Authorities remain uncertain about the circumstances of her plunge into the river.
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Savanna
Mississippi River
Kanieio Finkler
Jeannie
Johnson Seeks Backing in antipoverty push tour
President Johnson outlined aims to end poverty and illiteracy, lengthen life expectancy, and promote peace during a trip that included Athens Ohio and Cumberland Maryland. He announced a redevelopment institute at Ohio University and noted Lorain Elyria's unemployment status as improving. The journey continues through Atlanta and Gainesville as he seeks broader support for his anti-poverty program.
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Athens
Apalachia
Johnson
Cumberland
White House
Dohinson
Ohio
Tye
Ares Redevelopment Administration
Lorain-Elyria
Pella Tulip Festival Opens Amid Dutch Heritage
Pella townspeople welcomed the three day Tulip Festival hoping for fair weather. Over three million tulips bloomed in the town of 5,200 as residents donned authentic Dutch costumes for the opening ceremonies.
Refugees Report Cuban Unrest Growing
Newly arrived refugees in Miami described rising unease in Communist Cuba. Jose Garcel Mora from Oriente Province said the atmosphere is one of rebellion and rumors say a major event may occur by May. The Revolutionary Junta renewed a pledge to land in Cuba by May 20 to join guerillas already there.
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Miami
Ftate
Cuba
Jose Garcel Mora
Oriente
Revolutionary Junta
Firemen Quit on Some Railroads
Washington reports firemen struck at Conway Pennsylvania Railroad yards and Peoria lines amid a federal arbitration ruling that could cut about 30 000 jobs. AFL CIO official Gilbert says strikes unauthorized while railroads vow to enforce court orders and prevent spread. A May court hearing may shape actions as unions reflect on national implications.
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Washington
H. E. Gilbert
AFL & Cio Brotherhood of
Gilbert
J. E. Wolfe
Alexander Holszoff
Conway
Peorie
Pennsylvania Railroad Yards
Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad
Peoria & Pekin Union Railway
Peoria
Ulinois
U. S
Johnson
Johnson urges action on administration program at news briefing
President Johnson pressed lawmakers to act on antipoverty and medical aid measures while hosting a White House press conference for 1,080 guests. He said Secretary McNamara will visit South Vietnam again to monitor the war, urged wage restraint, and asked business to hold or cut prices. He denied a Soviet Cuba spy plane deal and hoped civil rights legislation would pass by month’s end to clear room for admin programs.
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Johnson
Robert §. McNamara
South Viet Nam
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Soviet Union
Cuba
Senate
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