Iowa Senate push to enact sales tax plan sparks debate
Iowa lawmakers press a plan to raise state revenue by increasing the sales tax from 2 to 3 percent and broadening it to hotel and motel bills while considering credits and tax relief. Disputes over spending provisions and state agency cuts delay final action as Lt. Gov. Mooty reconsiders prior rulings to resolve session differences.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Robert Rigg
Hampton
Senate
Senate Democrats
Andrew Frommelt
Duhueue
Harold Hughes
Andrew Frommek
D-Dubuque
Frommelt
State Board of Regents
William Mooty
Hispaniola Tension High War Threat Fades
The Dominican Republic and Haiti face a easing risk of war as the OAS and UN Security Council hold talks. President Bosch calls Duvalier a madman while urging cautious steps and US evacuation if crisis worsens. Dominican officials seek exit for opponents from the Santo Domingo embassy as investigators visit Washington.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Organization of American States
U. N. Security Council
Caribbean
Hispaniola
Cuba
Security Council
OAS
Juan Bosch
François Duvalier
Bit
Bosch
United States
U. S
Poet Au Prince
Hait
Domcan Republic
Washington
Ceremony to Start School Building on Colorado Street
A ground breaking ceremony is set for 9 a m at the Colorado street site for a new Area Six Community School district grade school. Board president George Recsink will turn the first shovel, with Heinz donor representatives and other officials present. Construction contracts are signed and work will begin on the Colorado street project, followed soon by a second seven grade building on Mulberry avenue.
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Area Six
Colorado Street
Board of Education
George Recsink
H. J. Heinz, Company
Iéh
Mrooram
Princeton Students to Pay for Damages Riot
In Princeton a wave of destruction prompted by about 5 000 undergraduates left several thousand dollars in damages. university president Dr Robert Goheen said students will cover all costs and promised strict discipline for those involved.
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Princeton
Robert Coheen
Goheen
Omaha mother wins coveted Mother of the Year title
Mrs Olga Pearson Engdahl of Omaha Nebraska outpointed rivals from several states to win the Mother of the Year award. The 67 year old mother of seven, blue eyed and gray haired, was chosen by the Advertising Committee. Her husband John S Engdahl, also a Nebraska native, joined the announcement as they described their family of six sons, one daughter and 14 grandchildren.
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New York
Olga Pearson Engdahl
Omaha
Neb
Adverteat Mathers Committee
Engdahl
John S. Engdahl
Nebraska
Patrolmen Ordered to Birmingham
State officials report Gov George Wallace ordered 20 highway patrolmen to Birmingham to aid officers facing a seventh day of large scale demonstrations. Public Safety Director Al Linge later said the force would rise to about 575 troopers, equipped with tear gas grenades and carbines under Wallace’s direct orders amid the ongoing racial unrest led by Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. supporters.
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Birmingham
George Wallace
al Linge
Linge
Wallace
Unis
Rev
Mar
King Seeks Desegregation as Birmingham Tense Day Unfolds
President Kennedy and Attorney General Kennedy urged calm as Birmingham faced mass demonstrations. King led a large Negro church rally demanding desegregation of downtown facilities, better employment opportunities, and removal of charges against arrested protesters. Fire hoses were used to disperse crowds. at least 10 police injured, none seriously.
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Tin Luther King Jc
King Hag
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Negro Attendance Up At New Jersey School
In Englewood New Jersey Negro children entered Cleveland Elementary with regular students amid protests of racial imbalance. They registered with parents and Black leaders, while police notes conflict about an alleged incident involving a parent. Officials say the children entered as visitors to avoid incidents, not as regular class members.
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New Jersey
Englewood
Cleveland
Beulah Thweatt
Joseph Lawless
Lawless
Thweatt
Thorkief Henriksen
Lincoln
Board of Education
Henricksen
Board For Education
U N Expected to Admit Kuwait as 121st Member
The United Nations General Assembly is expected to admit Kuwait next week, making it the 121st member of the UN. Officials anticipate approval amid Kuwait's oil wealth and regional influence.
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U.N. General Assembly
United Nations
Probe of Fatal Sub Fire at Electric Boat Yard
In Groton Connecticut a flash fire aboard the nuclear submarine Flasher killed three workers and injured two, one critically. The Thresher class sub burned at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics in Groton, but launching remains scheduled for June 22. Representative William L. St Onge urged a thorough review of all Thresher class subs. Electric Boat said it will conduct its own investigation.
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Groton
Conn
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corp
Atlantic Ocean
William L. St. Onge
D-Conn
Washington
Electric Boat
Hold Decision on Short Plan Until After Vote
A panel delays ruling on the Shaff legislative reapportionment plan, urging awaitable action after voters decide in a special election. Judges note constitutional issues but retain jurisdiction for further hearings, with no haste for a decree before 1964 elections. The Shaff plan proposes a 50 member Senate and 108 member House based on population and county factors.
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Martin D
En Qosterhout
Orange City
U.S. Suh Circuit Court, of Appeals
St. Louis
Roy L. Stephenson
Des Moines
McManus
Edward J. McManus
Cedar Rapids
van Gosterhout
Stephenson
Deepee
Towa
Town General Assembly
Town Federation of Labor Afl
Charles L. Davis
Arthur J. Lewis
David Shaif
R.clinton
Iowa
Shaif
Someenber Senate
Scent Flaw In State's Liquor Bill
Des Moines reports a flaw in the reverse local option provision of the liquor bill. An informal ruling says county elections could permit dry status in rural areas while potentially excluding cities and towns. Rep. Charles Grassley urges Senate to clarify intent and restore city inclusion.
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Des Moines
State Attorney General
Senate
Inmcigzal
County Board of Supervisors
House
Charles Grassley
New
Hartford
Cty
Pope John XXIII Delays Visits Amid Health Fears
Vatican reports indicate Pope John XXIII’s health has worsened delaying planned late month visits to Montecassino and Pompeii. He conducted a general audience in St Peter's Basilica but observers noted he appeared unwell. Il Tempo cited a relapse after a prior stomach disorder and anemia, suggesting doctors may curb his heavy schedule.
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Vatican City
John Xcxiii
L’osservatore Romano
Montecassino
Pompeii
St. Peter's Basilica
Rome
Il Tempo
Can. II Tempo
Pope John
Oxygen Masks For Everest Climbers Made In Iowa
Engineers at Maytag research division spent 15 months developing a breathing mask for the Everest expedition. Dr. Thomas Hornbein led the project, designing a single piece rubber mask with a valve to prevent ice and moisture. Initial tests on Mt Ranier, suede lining for comfort, and foam inserts for varied faces, including Sherpa guides, produced a successful device.
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Mt. Everest
Maytag
Newton
o.Maytag
Shawn
Dick Stilwall
John-Williams
Towa
Everest
Maytag Company
Thomas FE. Hornebein
San Diego, Calif
Hornbein
Hornhein
Mt. Ranier
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