Treasury Secretary Opens Push for Kennedy Tax Cut
Secretary Douglas Dillon testified before the Senate Finance Committee on Kennedy's 11 billion tax cut, urging rapid passage despite opposition from Senator Byrd. Dillon warned delaying risks the economy, while Byrd pressed for spending cuts to accompany tax relief. The plan would lift taxes for many families, with varying savings by income, prompting debate on capital gains treatment.
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Nine Member Manpower Advisory Group Named
Governor Harald Hughes and the State Board of Public Instruction named a nine member Manpower Advisory Committee to also serve as the board’s vocational education advisory group. Hughes said consolidating the panels avoids duplication and promotes a total resources approach.
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Admiral Kirk 74 Naval Hero Dies in New York
Admiral Alan G. Kirk, 74, a naval hero and diplomat, died at Presbyterian Medical Center in Columbia. He led a task force in Allied Sicily operations and commanded the 1941 invasion force in France. A Philadelphia native, he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1909 and held ambassadorships in Belgium Luxembourg Russia and Nationalist China before retiring in 1944. A veterans’ casualty, the article notes his long public service and wartime leadership.
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Iowa Ahead of Last Year With Corn Harvest
Iowa is ahead of last year in harvesting its 1963 corn crop due to mild weather and good drying conditions. About 15 percent of corn had been harvested this week versus 6 percent at the same time last year. Soybeans were about 50 percent harvested, with nearly half in the last week, while last year at this time only 30 percent had been gathered.
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Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Record Pace In Business Expansion
Expansion has picked up steam during the summer, with national output reportedly exceeding 587 billion dollars a year. The gains surprised the President's Council of Economic Advisers and underpinned a forecast that output would top 600 billion early in 1964, according to government sources.
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British Cabinet Fails To Pick Prime Minister
London reports the British Cabinet met for two hours but made no decision on a successor to ailing Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Acting Prime Minister Richard A Butler presided as ministers remained divided on leadership, with some backing Lord Home and others split.
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Quintuplets headline as Aberdeen hosts grand celebration
In Aberdeen South Dakota a mile long parade honored Andrew Fischer Mary Ann and their newborn quintuplets. An estimated 20 000 to 25 000 lined Main Street while the family weighed measured the babies at St Luke s Hospital Mary Ann weighed 3 pounds 1 ounce and the others ranged from 3 to 5 pounds with lengths about 16 to 19 inches.
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National Newspaper Week Guest Staff Honored by The Muscatine Journal
The Muscatine Journal marks National Newspaper Week with guest staff participation in editorial, business, advertising, and photography. A complete guest staff list is on the editorial page and a photo page shows staff at work on page 8.
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Ambassadors hold talks in Istanbul amid Middle East reach
Turkish capital hosts a week of meetings as American and other ambassadors from 13 Eastern Mediterranean nations gather to discuss regional issues and potential cooperation.
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Arson Suspected After Three Major Fires in Monmouth
Three large fires hit two lumber yards and a metal culvert plant in Monmouth Illinois within hours causing over 2 million in damage. Fire Chief Dale Moora said arson is suspected as guards protect hospitals nursing homes and hotels while 125 to 150 firefighters from 12 communities fight the blazes. One firefighter, Dick Evans, injured after a roof fall at the Monmouth Lumber Co, is hospitalized.
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Algeria Recaptures Desert Outposts Near Morocco
Algiers Radio reported Algerian forces retook two desert outposts named Hassi Beida and Tinjoub after Moroccan troops backed by tanks planes and heavy artillery reached up to 60 miles into Algerian territory. U S airmen denied involvement. U S bases lie far from the fighting area as Mrs Kennedy visits Morocco.
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Invasion Claims Blur Sahara Border Clashes
Reports from President Ahmed Ben Bella claim Algeria faces an invasion by Morocco along the Bechor to Tinsdouf frontier. Moroccan troops are said to have crossed the border while Morocco asserts activity on its side of the Varnier Line. Nomadic tribes express loyalty to King Yassen amid mineral and oil prospects in the region.
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Chancellor Foresees Reunited Germany With Allied Help
Konrad Adenauer bids farewell to the West German Parliament as chancellor. He says a dream of a united Germany is possible only with help from friends abroad. He notes the need for patience and cautions about the East German threat, while remaining in office as acting chancellor until Ludwig Erhard's election.
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Vatican approves broader use of local languages in Mass
The Ecumenical Council in St. Peter's Basilica voted overwhelmingly to permit local languages for sacraments and Mass, retaining Latin for core rites. It also renamed the Sacrament of Last Anointing to Anointing of the Sick, aiming to reduce fear of death. changes await final council and papal approval.
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Agency Chosen To Direct Aid To Iowa's Aged
Des Moines Iowa Hospital Services Inc was selected by the Iowa Board of Social Welfare to administer the states medical aid to the aged program. The apparent bid is 15 and a half units, with Continental Casualty Co and Bankers Life Co submitting bids of 1.26 and 1.74 per unit respectively. Federal approval is pending but the board chair Lawrence Putney expects the program to begin December 1.
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