B52 Raid Against North Vietnam Marked by Heavy Losses
UPI report says Guam based B52s hit Mu Gia Pass in North Vietnam for first time in a high risk strike as U S infantry near Saigon suffer heavy casualties in a night battle with Viet Cong. Marines wrap up Operation Orange near Da Nang with 61 enemy killed and 53 suspects arrested.
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UPI
U.S
North Viet Nam
Guam
U.S. Army
1St Infantry Division
Strategic Air Command
Mu Gia Pass
Abilene
da Nang
North
Viet Nam
Philippines approves 2000 troops for Viet Nam mission
The Philippine House of Representatives overwhelmingly approves a bill to dispatch 2,000 troops to South Viet Nam and authorize an $8.75 million budget. President Marcos backs the measure, while Senate leaders urge delaying action amid Ky government turmoil. Rep. Barbero cites limited anti American sentiment in Saigon area and support elsewhere.
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Manila
UPI
South
Viet Nam
Philippine House of Representatives
Senate
Arthuro Tolentino
Lorenzo Sumulong
Nguyen Cao Ky
Ferdinand Marcos
Carmelo Barbero
House Defense Committee
Barbero
Iowa Tax Receipts Rise in First Quarter 1966
Iowa Tax Commission reports January to March 1966 revenue at 150.7 million, up 31.6 million from 1965. Key gains include withholding based personal income tax, cigarette and use taxes, with income tax receipts excluding withholding at 30.0 million.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Tax Commission Today
Iowa
Commission
Rural clean up plan urged by Governor Hughes
Gov Harold Hughes urged farm groups to launch a spruce up and paint up campaign for derelict vacant farms along Iowa highways. He cited abandoned farmhouses and rundown barns as eyesores and said improvements could boost state image and possibly raise property taxes, while opposing demolition of useful buildings.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
America
Vietnams military rulers push for quick elected government
In Saigon and northern cities Buddhists staged protests denouncing the three day constitutional congress as a CIA tool. Thieu affirmed a plan to form a constitution immediately to yield civilian rule, while officials warned of a fragile path to peace as Buddhist demonstrators demanded rapid capitulation.
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Saigon
UPI
Viet Nam
Nguyen van Thieu
Directory
Junta
Hue
Congress
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ko
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
United States
Weather Iowa Tonight and Wednesday Forecast
Partly cloudy east and mostly cloudy west tonight. Wednesday will be clear to partly cloudy with unseasonably cool conditions. Low tonight in the upper 20s to mid 30s, high Wednesday 45 to 50. Thursday outlook shows mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and continued cool temperatures.
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Iowa
Iowa City pledges exceed goal for University gallery
Iowa City business community raised 203 848 toward a million dollar University of Iowa art gallery drive. Co chairs W W Summerwill and M Dean Jones announce additional gifts pending. Gifts from Iowa City Coralville and University Heights credited to city. university personnel to university. Construction to start later this year. Owen Elliott paintings and other works to be housed in the gallery.
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Iowa City, Iowa
UPI
University of Iowa Art Gallery
Iowa City
W.W. Summerwill
M. Dean Jones
University of Iowa Foundation
Coralville
University Heights
Owen Elliott
Cedar Rapids
Fire damages two Cedar Rapids firms
A fire that apparently started in a trash barrel behind a bakery damaged two businesses in the Kenwood Shopping Center in Cedar Rapids Iowa The Kenwood Bakery and the adjoining House of Carpets suffered smoke and water damage as a result of the incident reported by UPI.
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
UPI
Kenwood
House of Carpets
Probate of will and executor appointment for H Neill Trotman
Public notice lists probate of the will and appointment of the executor for H Neill Trotman. Also a Saupe notice to bidders for county fuel supplies.
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H. Neill Trotman
Local Board Approves CAP Center Plan for Washington County
The Community Action Program CAP board unanimously approved filing a state and federal application to create a county CAP center. The plan includes renting a headquarters and offering homemaking, consumer education, and academic courses for high school equivalency. Deadline for local plan approval is May 15.
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Washington County
Community Action Program Board
CAP Center
Community Action Project Board
CAP
Highland
Washington
Mid-Prairie
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Community Action Project
CAP Board
Governor Can Remit Fines In Iowa Case
Des Moines reports public ignorance of the governors power to remit fines. Buchanan County Attorney Harlan Lemon sought amnesty for 7288 dollars in fines against Amish fathers who kept children from certified schools. Gov Hughes refused comment on whether he would forgive the remaining 41114 dollars unless the Amish people request it. The governor noted he could not forgive fines already paid. Iowa law grants the governor power to remit fines and forfeitures under proper conditions.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Buchanan County
Harlan Lemon
Hughes
Iowa
FHA VA Mortgage Rates Jump to 5.75 Percent
Washington agencies FHA and VA raise their home loan rates from 5.5 to 5.75 percent for mortgages negotiated after Monday. The move, last seen at such levels in 1959 1961, follows pressures on conventional lenders. VA backed mortgages last year supported 52 000 new homes and 113 000 existing home purchases. Industry welcomed the rise as sensible, noting it benefits both sellers and buyers.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Veterans Administration
Riot at Glen Echo Amusement Park Grips Washington Area
Thousands of teens rioted at Glen Echo Park near Washington on Easter Monday, smashing windshields and windows in a several hour melee. Police contained about 3 000 to 4 000 rioters with injuries reported and scattered vandalism across nearby streets and a bank window. Authorities cautioned against racial overtones, noting the crowd’s makeup and dispersal by late evening.
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Washington
UPI
Capital
Glen Echo Amusement Park
Potomac
District of Columbia
Montgomery County
Massachusetts Avenue
White House
Northwest
Mongomery County
Frank Griggs
James McAuliffe
Glen Echo
Few miners back at work today in wage dispute
A few hundred striking soft coal miners returned to some mines in the south while more than 50,000 stayed out for a second day. Wildcat walkouts continue in Illinois, Utah, and Kentucky amid a wage contract dispute as union leaders await telegram instructions from W A Boyle. African Catholic population now about 23 million, 10 percent of continent total. Native clergy include one cardinal, 28 bishops, 1,400 priests, 900 teaching Brothers and 4,500 nuns.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Illinois
Utah
Kentucky
C. E. Bean
District 30
United Mine Workers
UMW
W. A
Tony) Boyle
International
Bean
New York
Africa
Catholic Digest
Rock Island to move terminal to Sigourney amid mixed civic reaction
Community reaction in Washington is split over Rock Island Motor Transit plans to close the Washington depot and relocate the base of operations to Sigourney. A 7:30 pm meeting at the Washington Armory aims to explain the move, with three Rock Island officials present and hints of offers to keep the facility local.
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Tom Kmcl
Rock Island Motor Transit Company
Washington
Sigourney
Journal Monday
Rock Island
Industrial Corporation
Kent
Washington Depot
Washington Terminal
Washington Armory
Rock Island Company
Paul F. Kluding
Rock Island Motor Freight
W. B. Robison
L. L. Cole
Rock Island Motor Transit
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