Democratic Delegates Face Two Campaign Jobs
Muscatine county group of delegates heads to Des Moines with two duties. Alberta Metcalf Kelly seeks re election as Iowa national committeewoman with Gov. Hughes backing. rival James Dunbar challenges in Third District. County plans support for I E Fain for national delegate. registration and sessions set in Des Moines with Harol Hughes to speak. Neal Smith cannot attend due to prior commitment in Washington.
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Muscatine County
Des Moines
Alberta Metcalf Kelly
Nichols
Lowa
James
Randy) Dunbar
Cedar
Fally
Kelly
Muscating ‘County
I.E. Fain
Wilton
Eastern
Iowa Light and Power Cooperative
Fair
Relly
Wil
Silvery
Hotel Kirkwood
Kant Theatre
Donald Mitchell
Fort Dodge
C. Barber
Magon City
Harold Hughes
S Johnson
Towa
Neal Smith
Altoona
Washington
Early Action Urged On River Road Bill
Sen. Gaylord Nelson urges rapid passage of a bill to fund 4 million dollars over two years for developing the Great River Road along the Mississippi River Valley. He warns delaying raises costs and harms natural beauty as land values rise. The administration opposes grants pending a nationwide study by the Recreational Advisory Council.
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Washington
Mississippi River
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Tink
Gulf of Mexico
Lake-of-the-Woods
Ontario
Nelson
Senate Public Works
Tawa
Ning
Rex MM
Whitton
Federal Highway Administrator
Great River Board
Recreational Advisory Council
State Might Aid Tourists Bid
Des Moines reports Gov. Hare proposes state support for federal funds to develop tourist attractions along major routes. The Hiawatha Trail project spans four states and requires land, easements, and right of way. Sen. Hubert Humphrey urged approval and funding through 1986.
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Des Moines
Hareold Hughes
Mlingis
Hughes
Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Mina
Nelson
Humphrey
Senale
Sagan
Inmates Sentenced for Riot at Men’s Reformatory
ANAMOSA three of eight inmates charged in a May riot at the Men's Reformatory plead guilty and receive five additional years. Judge William Bads grants transfer requests for Ronald B Sansers and Frank J Eversoll to serve at the State Penitentiary. George M Austin to serve time locally. Joseph Lea James sought to plead but counsel absent. Richard C Austin to appear with court-appointed attorney. he lacked counsel at his earlier appearance. The case continues with Richard Austin of Mason City and others involved.
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Anamosa
William
Bads
Ronald B Santers
Ford-Madison
Frank J. Eversoll
Galena
Ill
State Penitentiary
Reformatory
George &. Austin
Antioch
Joseph Lea James
Des Moines
Jamez
Iowa City
Richard C. Austin
Mason City
Richard Austin
Cedar Rapids
Johnson Seeks Grand Slam Win In Fall Campaign
Washington report traces Lyndon Johnson’s aiming for a sweeping November victory to cap six months in office. A self made poll watcher, Johnson pitches a bold record while promising to outpace FDR’s May 1996 popularity and stand tall in history.
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Report Johnson
Washington
Lyndon
Baines Johnson
Coolumbia
Johnson
Gohn
Kennedy
Texas
U.S
New Frontier
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR
Maine
Vermont
Roosevelt
Daddy
Pet Johnson
Audacinus
Regents at Odds Over Dormitory
The State Board of Regents debated university housing equity between Iowa and Iowa State. Iowa City would add 338 beds in Quadrangle Dormitory at an estimated 2.378 million dollars, with smaller closets and more lounges compared to Iowa State’s 22 story dormitory costing about 3.2 million. Regents cited philosophy on student housing and cost differences as key factors.
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State Board of Regents
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Stanley Redeker
Boone
Regents’ Building and Business Committee
Lowa State
Theodore Rehder
University of Towa
University
Town State
Iowa State
Rehder
Widening of Action in Southeast Asia Possible
Washington dispatch reports U S reconnaissance flights over Laos amid rising threats in Laos and South Vietnam. Officials say actions may include strikes on North Vietnam, more air and sea power, possible Thailand landing, and direct intervention in Laos if crises intensify. Navy carrier squadron joins 7th Fleet as diplomatic pressure rises.
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Southeast Asia
Washington
the Stars of
Laos
South Viet Nam
U. S
Viet Nam
Thailand
Indian Ocean
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Pacific
Laotian Neutralist Chief Kong Le Reinforced Near Vientiane
Military sources report General Kong Le’s Laotian neutralist army backed by 80 troops who fought through Communist lines to rejoin him southwest of Muong Phanh. Reports say Kong Le, mood dim, plans to stay with battered forces as government lines counterattack near Muong Kheung, with a possible withdrawal toward Vang Vieng to avoid advancing Reds.
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Kong le
van Phao
Ban, Na
Pathet Lao
Ban Na
Plaines Des Jarras
AP Photofax
Ees
State Department
Peking
U. S
Des Jornes
United States
Vientiane
Laos
Kong Li
Aly
Muong Phanh
Kong Lei
Nome
Vic
Kang le
Vang Vieng
Phoum
Vang
Court Action Aims To Force Hoffa Fund Transparency
The government said it will seek a court order to make the Teamsters open its books for funds spent to defend James R. Hoffa in multiple criminal trials. Labor Department subpoenas were challenged. the case advances to the U.S. District Court after court rulings upheld subpoenas. Philadelphia Local 1 members seek reimbursement, with estimates up to a million dollars spent on Hoffa’s legal defense and related trials.
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Washington —P
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Unnion
Labor Department
Landrun Griffin
Charles Donakee
Justice Department
W. Willard Wirtz
Hoffa
Philadelphia Teamsters Local 1
Donahue
Wis
Teamalers
U. S. Court of Appeals
Supreme
Cort
Philadelphia Teamsters
U.S. District Court
Teamsters Executive Board
International
India Seeks U S Starfighter Squadrons for Defense Buildup
Diplomatic sources say India has asked the United States to split three squadrons of Starfighter jets as part of a defense buildup against China. The request reflects New Delhi’s effort to strengthen aerial capability amid regional tensions.
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Washington
India
United States
China
Autos Collide Killing Two Men Near Cedar Rapids
Two men died in a two-car crash on Highway 50 about miles north of Cedar Rapids. Donald Norton, 30, of Independence, and Lyle Ford, 41, of Walker, were killed in the Thursday collision.
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Cemar Rapids
Merita
Here
Donald
Norton
Independence
Lyle Ford
Walker
Johnson urges graduates toward the Great Society at Michigan
In Ann Arbor Johnson told 4909 graduates that their era should build cities and countryside, use wealth to enrich national life, and end poverty and racial injustice. He described the Great Society as an affluent, cultured nation renewing contact with nature and prioritizing quality of goals over material goods.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Johnson
University’ of Michigan
British Support Flight Survey on Laos Reconnaissance
The Foreign Office announced British governmental support of U S reconnaissance over the Laos battlefield. The first Soviet reaction was critical but carried less force than earlier Southeast Asia statements.
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London
Foreign Office
U. S
Laos
Southeast Asia
Unclear confrontation in Southeast Asia looms
Officials voiced uncertainty on the speed of a potential showdown in Southeast Asia if diplomacy fails to resolve the crisis. Events could move quickly, depending on Communist decisions. President Jobson and Secretary of State Dean Rusk were mentioned in the discussion.
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Southeast Asia
Jobson
Dean Rusk
Showers Expected To Break Plains Heat Wave
A blistering May day across Iowa with highs around the mid 90s in Council Bluffs and Dubuque near 85. Tonight and Saturday cooler conditions arrive as scattered showers and thunderstorms move through most of the state, easing the heat across the Plains and Midwest.
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Council Bluffs
Dubuque
Sioux City
Spencer
Plains
Midwest
North Dakota
Mercury
Grand Forks
Fargo
United Nations Studies Border Patrol Plan
The United Nations weighs proposed military patrols along the Cambodia South Vietnam border. Ambassador Voeunsai Sonn cited the plan as a key portion of Adlai Stevenson’s policy speech to the 44-nation council. Moroccan envoy Ahmed Taiba Benhima seeks a basis for a resolution as the council prepares to reconvene.
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United Nations
N.Y. S
United ‘Nations
Cambodia
Viet Nam
U.N
Voeunsai Sonn
Adlai TE. Stevenson
Council
Fay
Ahmed Taiba Benhima
Prisoners to Build Desks for State Legislature
Inmates at Fort Madison State Penitentiary will manufacture desks and chairs for 25 new legislators. Senate desks cost $301.98 each, House desks $286.30, chairs $5.55 each, totaling about $2,412. Desks for the Senate are six inches wider than those for the House.
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Fort Madison
Senate
House
Penitentiary
Hawkins Elected Negro Moderator in United Presbyterian Church
Edler G Hawkins 55 of St Augustine Bronx New York elected first Black moderator of United Presbyterian Church in USA and to share duties with Stated Clerk Dr Eugene Carsor Plake. He notes commitment to civil rights as church faces racial demonstrations and Senate stalled bill.
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United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Silas G
Kessler
Hastings
Neb
Edler G
Hawkins
Oklahoma City
St. Augustine Presbyterian Church
New York City
Oklahoma
City
Okla
Edler G. Hawkins
United Presbyteri Church
USA
Eugene Carsor Plake
Assembly
New York
Bronx
J. Vernon Lloyd
Datville
Calif
Hawking
Blake
United Presbyterian
Baltimore
Anturegment Park
Amy
Senate
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Laban
International Control Commission
Canagan
Poland
Entiane
Muong Kheung
Stern
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