City council mulls 100 percent fire dept pay rise request
Uelwein sees voluntee r fire department seek monthly uplift from 350 to 700 with 10 percent raises for three years and better accident insurance. Council sends proposal to public safety committee while noting budget timing and 30-mill levy pressures. County road plans include L-1972 East Line Road paving and Elm Street intersection work with fall completion.
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Fire Department
Public Safety Committee
Blacktop
Keniston’s
Old City
McGovern Sees Nomination All But Secured After NY Primary
A New York Times tally shows McGovern leading with 1342.05 delegate votes, well ahead of Humphrey Wallace Muskie and others. With 488.25 uncommitted and 76 outstanding, he needs 167 more to reach 1509 as convention nears on July 10. Kennedy denies any run, Mankiewicz races to 1600 delegate goal as effort intensifies.
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New York Times
South
Gary
Edward M. Kennedy
McGovern
Kennedy
Washington
Frank Mankiewicz
Frank
National primary debate grows in Senate scrutiny
Senators Aiken and Mansfield push a national primary plan amid a fragmented scene. Bayh, chairing the subcommittee, urges renewed dialogue as he criticizes the current system for producing low turnout and minority candidates despite heavy media coverage.
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George Aiken
Vermont
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mike Mansfield
Aiken
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Bayh
Laird Pushes Congress on Nuclear Arms Strategy
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird testifies before Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, urging modernization of the United States offensive strategic forces. He warns that failure could scrap the Moscow arms control pact and heighten Soviet advantage, proposing B-1 bomber and Trident submarine at a potential $25 billion cost over a decade.
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Congress
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Melvin R. Laird
House Republican
United States
Nixon
Moscow
Laird
They'll Do It Every Time Reader Letter
A reader named Milton Smith complains about drivers who pull in ahead as you back out blocking the space, forcing you into oncoming traffic to exit. He notes this happens nearly every time and urges consideration for safe driving.
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Milton Smith
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
House Appropriations Committee
Equal Employment Outfit
Commission
Treasury
Oelwein
Fred Schwendiman
Stolen statues at Memorial Gardens Cemetery anger Cedar Falls writer
Mrs Earl Williamson of Cedar Falls Iowa expresses sorrow and frustration after two statues were stolen from Memorial Gardens Cemetery. She says two have disappeared over two years and vows to replace them for her parents and grandmother, urging the thief to stop.
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Memorial Gardens
Earl Williamson
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Revenue sharing bill sparks Iowa protests in Congress
The House approved a five year plan to share $30 billion in federal funds with state and local governments, a move critics call wasteful and debt funded. Senatorial and gubernatorial allies press the measure as aid, while opponents warn it deepens deficits and expands federal control.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Federal Treasury
Congress
House
Nixon
Wilbur Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Five Marines buried after Guadalcanal search and return
Arlington rites mark the return of five Marines killed October 9, 1942 on Guadalcanal. Identification of remains followed 1970 finds, ending years of unmarked graves. Families, led by Mollie Johnston, sought homecoming despite time and distance.
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Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Guadalcanal
Mollie Johnston
Littleton
Johnston
Pacific Island
Batttlefield
David W. Johns
Johnstown
Eugene Johnston
N. C
John F. Suggs
Richlands
Paul E. Gagnon
Augusta
Maine
Godfrey E. Hunter Jr
Winston-Salem
N.C
7Th Marines
1St Marine Division
Matanikau River
Point Cruz
Marine Corps
Y. Timothy Kwaimani
G. E. Hunter
U.S.M.C
BIS cites U.S. budget gaps and dollar value fears
Basel officials estimate the U.S. deficit for the year ending June 30 at about 25.5 billion, far below earlier 38.8 billion, signaling inflation risks and a monetary restraint debate. They fault how trust funds and receipts are counted, noting Social Security funding is borrowed and replaced with government bonds, expanding claims on the debt and the money supply.
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Switzerland
Bank For International Settlements
U.S
BIS
Fort Knox
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Paris
Nixon
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