Two Gunmen Rob Bettendorf Jewelers in Heist
In Bettendorf Iowa two gunmen robbed Walkers Jewelry in Duck Creek Plaza taking between 15000 and 25000 dollars in cash and jewelry. A salesman described one suspect with a snub nose revolver and the other with a sawed off shotgun as they bound Vicki Walker and her father James Walker and spent about 20 minutes collecting diamonds worth at least seven thousand dollars before fleeing in a car.
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Bettendorf
Iowa
UPI
Walkers Jewelry Store
Duck Creek Plaza
Jack Runyan
Runyan
Vicki Walker
Miss Walker
James Walker
Weather forecast for Iowa parts by UPI
Partly cloudy tonight with scattered showers or thunderstorms likely mainly east and south. Thunderstorms likely locally heavy with heavy rains in the extreme southwest. A little cooler in the southwest and west central tonight. Friday partly cloudy with lows in the 50s north to 60s south and highs in the 80s.
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Iowa
Johnson asks Congress for temporary 10 percent surtax on taxes
President Johnson urged Congress to enact a temporary 10 percent surtax on corporations and individuals, a 4 percent increase over prior proposals, with the individual tax surcharge effective Oct 1 and corporate surtax retroactive to July 1. He warned the 1968 federal deficit could rise to about $23.6 billion if these and other tax steps were not enacted. The plan also calls for delaying excise tax cuts on autos and telephone service and increasing Vietnam war spending to justify higher revenue.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
House
Senate
Vietnam
Capitol Hill
Iowan shoots wife and kills himself in Mason City yard
Police say Orville Dale Adams 49 shot his wife Dorthea Ann 51 several times in the back yard before taking a .22 rifle to end his life. She was in fair condition at Park Memorial Hospital. Neighbors reported the gunfire. the couple had not lived together for weeks.
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Mason City
Iowa
UPI
Orville Dale Adams
Adams
Dorthea Ann
Park Memorial Hospital
Four Cities Hit By Ebbs in Racial Violence Across Nation
Racial violence eased in Milwaukee Providence Peoria and Sandusky though one 18 year old Negro was killed in Milwaukee during firebombings. Curfews and heavy police presence followed outbreaks as arson and vandalism continued in several urban areas while national figures addressed unrest and denounced violence.
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Milwaukee
Providence
R.I
Peoria
Ill
Sandusky
Ohio
Kansas City
Clifford McKissick
Wisconsin State University
Newark
Missiles by 1970 Update on China war potential
Congressional experts say Red China could attack the United States with nuclear missiles by about 1970, three years sooner than some U.S. estimates. The Senate House Atomic Energy Committee warns the U.S. has no effective means to repel such a strike, noting China may reach intercontinental missile capability before 1972 and wield a warhead of at least a million tons yield. Defense Secretary McNamara had projected no continental threat before the mid-1970s. The report also notes absence of a reliable anti ballistic missile system to deter such a scenario.
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Washington
UPI
Red China
United States
U. S
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
China
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Name Callers Busy The Thing Stirs Comment
Chicago residents respond to a 50 foot tall steel sculpture by Pablo Picasso near Civic Center Plaza. A poll of 425 people shows a mix of praise and scorn with many doubting understanding while others defend the artwork as a cultural asset.
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Chicago
UPI
Pablo Picasso
Civic Center Plaza
James Karabas
Johnson authorizes 450000 more troops to Vietnam
President Johnson announced an increase of at least 45000 troops to Vietnam, following guidance from Defense Secretary McNamara and Gen Westmoreland. He orders a review of air defense spending to withhold nonessential costs while maintaining near January defense budgets. The U.S. now has about 470000 in Vietnam, with further manpower urged to sustain the offensive. He cited the need to honor pledges to provide arms and equipment despite potential budget overages.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Vietnam
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
William C. Westmoreland
McNamara
United States
Westmoreland
America
Iowa Lt Governor Fulton Leads Early Trade Delegation to Rio
Iowa Lt. Gov. Robert D. Fulton said the 35 member business delegation arrived in Rio de Janeiro three days ahead of schedule due to a Caracas earthquake. The group spent Wednesday at Copacabana Beach with planned official activities starting Thursday. Fulton said no business could be conducted in Venezuela because of the quake and they chose rest in Brazil.
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Rio DE Janeiro
UPI
Iowa
Robert D. Fulton
Caracas
Fulton
Latin America
Copacabana Beach
Venezuela
Viet Cong attack on Nha Be base wounds 34 Americans
Viet Cong mortared the Nha Be Navy base and nearby fuel dump south of Saigon, wounding 34 Americans and 12 Vietnamese. The assault damaged about 40 navy patrol boats, oil drums burned, and set tanks. winds kept fuel from igniting. Casualties last week: 114 U.S. dead, 893 wounded, 5 missing. 1,399 Communists known killed.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S. Navy
U.S
Nha Be
John F. Freund
Army 199Th Light Infantry
South China Sea
Freund
United States
Advertisement for hospital furnishings and equipment bids
Public notice invites bids for furnishings and equipment for Washington County Hospital. Specifications and bidding requirements are set forth by the county procurement office. Bids must be submitted by the stated deadline and conform to all project specifications.
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Washington County Hospital
Social Security gains $2 billion in benefits plan
The House Ways and Means Committee backed a 12.5 percent across the board boost for over 23 million recipients, with monthly minimums rising from 44 to 59 dollars and the maximum pension for a 65 year old increasing from 168 to 212 dollars. The package aims for payment within 60 days of enactment and a White House signature.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Johnson
Senate
Ways and Means
Mary Crone prepares Rainbow Girls trip to Australia
Mary Crone of Iowa Rainbow Girls leaves August 5 for San Francisco then Sydney and Toowoomba Queensland Brisbane for the Grand Assembly. She aims to exchange ideas and goodwill with Australian Rainbow chapters, bring back experiences, and present a report upon return. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Crone and will enter Ottumwa Heights Junior College as a sophomore in September.
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Mary Crone
Australia
Florida
Mary
Rainbow Girls
Iowa
Rainbow
Raymond Crone
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Ames
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Toowoomba
Queensland
Brisbane
Grand Assembly
Ottumwa Heights Junior College
Raymond Crones
Rainbow Girls of
Land Down Under
Journal
Helen Gilbert
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