Johnson Signs Bill to Block Rail Strike Abroad
President Johnson swiftly signed a congressional resolution blocking a nationwide rail strike set for midnight. He warned he would again seek Congress action if talks fail within a 20 day cooling off period. The measure covers six railroad shopcraft unions through May 3 and was signed in Uruguay at a hemispheric summit.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Punta del Este
Uruguay
C. Robert Boadley
National Mediation Board
South America
Border clash erupts as Syria and Israel trade fire
A Syrian military spokesman reported a border battle after an Israeli patrol crossed into Syrian territory north of the Sea of Galilee. Three Israelis were killed and two wounded inside Syria, with more exchanges near Tel Katzir and Genen as both sides fired missiles and returned fire amid ongoing regional tension.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Israel
Sea of Galilee
Kibbutz
Tel Katzir
Damascus
Lake
Tiberias
Genen
Galilee
Renewal of Articles of Incorporation for American Pearl Button Co
The American Pearl Button Co files for renewal of its articles of incorporation. The action reaffirms corporate existence and ongoing authority to conduct business. No changes to governance or capital structure are noted in available records.
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American Pearl Button Co
Hemisphere leaders hold cordial opening of Uruguay summit
President Johnson and 18 other hemisphere leaders began their summit in Punta del Este with cordially informal preliminaries. Security surrounded the San Rafael Hotel as leaders met in a swift opening session, outline procedures, and planned a series of 10 minute speeches to address regional poverty and economic tools.
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Punta del Este
Uruguay
UPI
Johnson
Hemisphere
San Rafael
Oscar D. Gestido
Arthur Costa E Silva
Brazil
Gestdo
Ferdinando Belaunde Terry
Oscar Gestido
Bombers Strike Viet Cong Jungles From Thai Base
U S heavy B52 Stratofortresses pounded Communist positions for a fifth straight day from a new near border airbase in Thailand. The attacks, aimed at a key infiltration valley near the Laos border, followed prior guerrilla offensives and a dawn mortar barrage on Chu Lai that killed two Americans and wounded 45. Marine and Army units reported scattered resistance as operations continued amid poor weather.
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Saigon
Vps
U.S
South Vietnam
Thailand
Chu Lai
Quang Tri City
Laos
U.S. Army
Green Berets
Ameri
Pope sets agenda for church talks
Pope Paul VI named five major topics for the bishops synod to meet in Rome September 29 to October 24. The agenda centers on doctrine, mixed marriages, canon law revision, seminary reform, and liturgical reform, with the Vatican yet to release full details.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Bologna
L’avvenire d'Italia
Rome
Paul
L’avvenire
Vatican
Farmers oppose tax hike at Iowa Tax Commission hearing
A 45 member Woodbury County farmer delegation pressed the State Tax Commission in Des Moines citing a 25 percent rise in agricultural land assessments and seeking relief from higher levies. They argued the increase worsens county inequities and questioned staff changes from political patronage.
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Des Moines
UPI
Woodbury County
State Tax Commission
Paul Franzenburg
Tax Commission
Commission
Ballard Tipton
The
Woodbury
Plymouth County
Ida County
Monona County
Tipton
State Board of Review
Plymouth
Ida
Monona
Agriculture Department
L.B. Liddy
Kenneth Owen
Earl Burrows Jr
Owen
Franzenburg
Richard Dennler
Liddy
Dubuque Escapes Crest Near Clinton Floods
UPI reports the Mississippi crest moved toward Clinton after passing Dubuque with no major damage. Officials plan a Dubuque disaster-area review. crest levels reached 22 feet at Dubuque and 19 to 19.8 feet near Clinton with evacuees in Smith's Island Big Island and Campbell's Island and ongoing dike and sandbag efforts.
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Dubuque
Iowa
UPI
Mississippi
Clinton
Des Moines
Harold E. Hughes
Davenport
Smith’s Island
Big Island
Campbell’s Island
Powell re elected by wide margin in Harlem vote
In Harlem, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. won re election to the House with about 86 percent, unofficial returns show. Powell received 27,900 votes while opponents Lucille Picket Williams and Erwin F. Yearling totaled 4,518.
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New York
UPI
Harlem
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
D-N.y
Powell
House
Lucille Picket. Williams
Erwin F. Yearling
Await decision on policy for area vocational schools
An Iowa Senate appropriations subcommittee deferred action on a 4.5 million bail out bill for area vocational schools until a policy decision on the program is made. The panel set April 20 for final action and referred the bill to the full committee. A bipartisan group seeks to separate community colleges from the area system and create a state board. Many districts face red ink and Gov. Hughes urges tighter control.
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Des Moines
UPI
Senate Appropriations
New Area
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Department of Public Instruction
Area Vocational Schools
Harold E. Hughes
Paul Johnston
Senate Education Committee
Johnston
House
Arlo Hullinger
D-Leon
Iowa
Hullinger
Supreme Court Denies Two Stays for Mitchell Execution
The Supreme Court refused two requests to stay the California gas chamber execution of Aaron C. Mitchell just hours before the scheduled death. San Francisco attorneys sent telegrams urging stays while telegrams opposing the execution were also received. Mitchell, a convicted policeman killer from a 1963 Sacramento bar robbery, faced California’s first execution in four years.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Aaron C. Mitchell
California
San Francisco
Evander C. Smith
Herbert Donaldson
Doris B. Walker
A. Jay Conner
Mitchell
Sacramento
Weather outlook for Iowa shows showers cooling by Thursday
United Press International reports showers ending in the west by Thursday and a cooler trend. Tonight lows reach the 40s to 50s, with Thursday highs from the 50s in the west and north to the low 60s in the southeast. Friday forecasts call for clear to partly cloudy skies and continued mild conditions.
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United Press International
Iowa
Amish Shoulder Upgrades Approved Near Kalona Iowa
The Iowa Highway Commission approves shoulder improvements for 16 miles of Iowa 1 north of Kalona and two miles of Iowa 22 east of Kalona at an estimated $231,200 and $35,000 respectively. Amish representatives voiced concerns about mud on shoulders and weather impacts on buggies. The project marks a statewide stabilization experiment.
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Ames
Iowa
UPI
Iowa Highway Commission
Kalona
Iowa 1
Iowa 22
Memo I. Miller
Henry B. Miller
Ezra Miller
Chriss B. Miller
Tobias J. Miller
Tobias Miller
Derby Thompson
Commission
Burlington
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John Aldridge
Gumbs
St. Kitts
Leeward Islands
UPI Cablephoto
Office of Emergency Planning
OEP
Kent. Hutton
Adj
Junior Miller
City
Guttenberg
Howard B. Coffman, Jr
Frank Ashton
Rock Island
Corps of Engineers
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Karl Nolan
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