Iowans Build Dikes As Mississippi Flood Threat Grows
Iowa towns brace for cresting Mississippi River levels with Clinton deploying about 1000 students and teachers to finish a 12 mile dike by nightfall while Dubuque and Muscatine reinforce defenses. River stages near Clinton 17.13 feet rising toward 22 feet expected Thursday. Dubuque at 21.2 feet with 23.5 foot crest forecast for Wednesday. Davenport at 14.35 feet with flood risk Tuesday. Army Corps reports 557000 sandbags issued in Rock Island District. Culver tours river communities seeking disaster relief and SBA loan readiness for potential declarations.
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Hero's Welcome for Humphrey as Johnson Praises Europe Trip
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey returned from a two week European tour amid a hero's welcome by President Johnson on the south lawn. Johnson praised Humphrey for shaping U S policy in Vietnam and said Europe now shares a clearer U S vision.
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Passports Surpass Marriages in 1967 First Quarter
Washington County clerk Robert Porter reports 22 passports issued in the first three months of 1967, two more than 20 marriage licenses. Porter notes no real significance, and predicts Cupid may catch travel plans as June approaches.
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Four Die On Iowa Highways In Weekend Crashes
Four persons died in Iowa highway crashes over the weekend. The 1967 toll rose to 168, 17 fewer than the same date in 1966. John L. Shellabarder, 47, of Curlew, was killed near Emmetsburg when his car hit a bridge. A 22 year old Maurice woman died in a two car crash north of Struble on the Plymouth Sioux line. Bonnie Ney perished in the Ney car colliding with Fred Rickleff’s vehicle. Rickleff was uninjured. Helen Ruden, 19, a Ney passenger, was injured in LeMars. (Continued on page 8).
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Lopsided Victory Against Viet Cong Near Saigon
Allied forces and Vietnamese troops routed a crack Communist battalion along the Dai Ma River on Saigon’s outskirts, with at least 166 Viet Cong killed and 17 American casualties. The operation, part of a broader South Vietnam campaign, included air strikes and a push toward crowded suburbs as U.S. and South Vietnamese forces tightened a trap that offered surrender or death to many guerrillas.
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IRS aims to tax unrelated profits of national magazines
The IRS plans a new regulation that would tax unrelated business revenues of tax exempt periodicals including National Geographic and Journal of the American Medical Association. The rule, expected before month end, would affect over 700 U.S. publications and is driven by lobbying from competing publishers.
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Johnson to Lead Historic Latin American Summit Trip
President Johnson prepared for a late evening departure to Punta del Este Uruguay for a hemispheric summit with Latin American leaders. He returned from Camp David and chose a quiet White House sendoff with no announced congressional participants or ceremony.
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Notice of Plans to Vacate County Road
County authorities announce plans to vacate a county road. Public notice outlines the proposed action, location, and potential impact on adjacent property and traffic patterns. Community input period and official dates for hearings are expected.
Meredith to speak at Luther College on racial peace
James Meredith, who desegregated Ole Miss in 1962, is set to address Luther College in Decorah Iowa at 8 p m tonight on the topic Racial Peace in America Meredith earlier ran as a Republican candidate against Adam Clayton Powell in a Harlem special election but withdrew shortly after announcing his candidacy
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Ross employees to Portugal aid new plant setup
Advance Ross and ITT launch a joint effort in Cascais Portugal to establish a television component plant. Washington technicians Gary Putney and Wilbur Keine will train Portuguese staff with no planned permanent transfers.
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Television strike ends soon with tentative AFTRA deal
New York based AFTRA announced a tentative agreement with three major networks ending a 13 day nationwide strike by about 18 000 members. Details remain undisclosed as bargaining concluded under federal mediation.
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Weather Iowa Brief Off Tuesday Warmth and Showers
Partly cloudy and warmer Tuesday with lows in the mid 30s to near 40. Highs will reach in the 60s. Outlook calls for considerable cloudiness and showers on Wednesday with mild temperatures.
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Nationwide trucking shutdown deepens supply tensions
Thousands of trucks from Boston to San Francisco idle as a Teamsters lockout disrupts highway freight. Federal mediators plan separate talks with industry leaders and Teamsters officials to restore negotiations after bitterness flared over the weekend. A Taft Hartley injunction could be sought to cool tensions. The shutdown affects many states, with perishable and emergency shipments still moving in some cases.
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