McNamara Defends Viet Nam Policy Before Senate
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara urged pride in U S restraint in Vietnam as he testified on the 917 million dollar military aid request. He argued the conflict is outside aggression not an internal civil war and cited 325 000 U S servicemen in Southeast Asia including 240 000 in South Vietnam with room to expand without calling up reserves.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McNamara
J. William Fulbright
United States
Fulbright
U.S
South Viet Nam
Sen
John Sparkman
D-Ala
North Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
America
Buddhist Leader Denounces Government in Saigon Rally
In Saigon Buddhist leader Thich Thien Minh led a 10,000 strong crowd at Vien Hoa Dao pagoda accusing the government of plotting to stay in power and block civilian rule. In Da Nang 2000 Catholics protested, raising fears of renewed religious strife amid a government crisis. A grenade attack near a U.S. Army billet wounded four. Minh warned of a possible false coup next week to topple Ky, and Catholics threatened further demonstrations if demands are unmet.
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Saigon
UPI
Thich Thien Minh
da Nang
Minh
Vien Hoa Dao
Nguyen Cao Ky
Iowa City Coralville annexation area headed for court
Iowa City and Coralville voters both approved plans to annex a 10 square mile area northwest of Iowa City. The disputed zone includes University of Iowa property and the Oakdale Sanatorium. Both councils scheduled elections to run parallel to avoid a court fight.
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Iowa City
Iowa
UPI
Coralville
University of Iowa
Oakdale
Iowa Weather Through Tonight And Thursday Outlook
Cloudy and continued cold tonight with occasional light snow likely. Thursday partly cloudy to cloudy and not so cold. Low tonight 15 to 20 northwest to the 20s southeast. High Thursday 30s north to 40s south. Outlook for Friday partly cloudy and warmer.
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Iowa
Tornadoes Strike Quad Cities Area Cause Damage
United Press International reports six tornadoes spawned from eastern Kansas and crossed eastern Iowa. Homes in Pleasant Valley and Riverdale were destroyed with no serious injuries. Tama and Benton counties saw farm buildings leveled and roofs torn off, while a tornado near Volga toppled a 40-foot elevator.
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Kansas
Iowa
Pleasant Valley
Riverdale
Quad Cities
Scott County
Sheriff's Office
Weather Bureau
Tama County
Vining
John Lenhart
Benton County
Dike
Ralph Jones
Howard Bowers
U. S. Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Elbron
Linn County
Walter Adams
Volga
Students invited to discuss summer farm jobs meeting
Washington County CAP invites high school boys who showed interest in summer farm jobs to a meeting on Tuesday April 26 at 7 30 p m in the ASC office 108 West Jefferson Street. William Day and Jim Frier lead the session to discuss objectives plans and training for youths with limited or prior farming experience.
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Washington County Community Action Program
ASC
West Jefferson Street
William Day
Jim Frier
Pacifists confront Viet ridicule in Saigon press clash
In Saigon six American pacifists faced a hostile crowd as angry Vietnamese youths hurled rotten eggs at their news conference. The episode, blamed on the government, disrupted the briefing and prompted CNVA leader Bradford Lyttle to condemn what he called totalitarian violence and American complicity.
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Saigon
VPI
Bradford Lyttle
New England Committee For Non Violent Action
CNVA
Lyttle
East Berlin
Warsaw
Moscow
Minister completes horseback journey to mark Methodist bicentennial
Rev William Richardson from Macksburg Iowa finishes a 1200 mile trek begun February 14 in Omaha. In 67 days he rode five horses losing about 20 pounds and even walked 21 miles with 6 miles riding to rest a horse. He warns others of horses’ poor condition and plans to speak in Baltimore Friday about his journey.
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Baltimore
UPI
William Richardson
Sudbury
Richardson
Macksburg
Iowa
Omaha
Coralville man given six month federal tax evasion term
Coralville operator and father of seven was sentenced by Federal Judge Roy Stephenson to two concurrent six month terms for failing to file federal income tax returns for 1959 to 1963. He has until July 1 to arrange his affairs before starting the sentence.
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Davenport
Iowa
UPT
Coralville
David Willhauer
Roy Stephenson
Jets Hit North Viet Nam as U S Strikes Deep
UPI reports USS Ticonderoga jets dodged Soviet missiles and hit North Viet Nam's industrial heart for the third day, knocking out a vital highway bridge near Haiphong. Ground fighting included a Viet Cong sneak attack on An Khe airbase, with no injuries but some aircraft losses.
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Saigon
Iowa Band Receives Rousing Kiev Welcome During Europe Tour
The University of Iowa Band wrapped a four day stay in Kiev with a sold out Opera House concert, forced to encore 12 times. They travel to Kharkov before Moscow on April 22 and will visit Tashkent and Samarkand during a three month European tour. Band director Frederick Ebbs praises the Russia visit for broadening students’ musical insight and notes a standout audience energy with over 300 professional musicians in attendance.
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Kiev
Ussr
UPI
University of Iowa
Kharkov
Moscow
Tashkent
Samarkand
Frederick Ebbs
Russia
Ebbs
Europe
Lustify
Beck attacks tax withholding and surplus plan in Iowa
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Bob Beck accused Gov. Hughes of failing to offer immediate tax relief as Iowa ends the biennium with a growing surplus. Beck urged using the funds for property relief, capital improvements, and more school aid, saying taxpayers deserve consideration rather than a bulging state treasury.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Beck
Centerville
GOP
Hughes
Dirksen and Ford clash over Vietnam mismanagement
UPI reports Senate Republican Leader Dirksen rejected Ford’s claims of shocking mismanagement in Vietnam without proof or a clearer definition, defending Johnson era policy while avoiding direct rebuke. Other items include HUD’s Weaver seeks 2.4 billion urban renewal funds and Eastland’s travel ban bill to curb U.S. visits to restricted countries. Narcotics reform would offer addicts treatment instead of prison, with federal charges dropped after successful rehabilitation.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
House
Gerald R. Ford
R-Mich
Ford
Dirksen
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Illinois
Republcan
Robert C. Weaver
Housing and Urban Development
Congress
Weaver
Eastland
House Judiciary Committee
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Stan Woeste
Tom Dodder
Tom Kuncl
Robert S. McNamara
Tion
Viet Nam
Red China
Thailand
Guam
7Th Fleet
Viet Nar
United Press International
Quad Cities Area
Washington County Cap Group
County Tap Committee
Frier
Day
Paul Boettcher
North
An Khe
1St Air Cavalry Division
South
Tan Son Nhut
Lowa
Dirksen, Ford
James C. Eastland
D-Miss
State Department
Brooklyn
N.Y
Cuba
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