Beck attacks tax refund plan in Iowa governor race
Beck charged opponent William Murray with backing a tax refund as a political gimmick and urged a two year moratorium on property tax increases funded by state money. He argued the plan would force a future tax rise while Murray touted savings from cutting state expenditures and boosting services.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert K. Beck
Beck
William G. Murray
Murray
Towa
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Centerville
GOP
William Murray
Rusk keeps door open to DMZ entry possibilities
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the United States has no policy desire to enter the DMZ between North and South Vietnam but may take measures to insure troop safety. He cited four B52 raids on suspected North Vietnamese targets since four days and urged ICC involvement to halt communists use of the zone. He rejected Soviet charges of attacking Haiphong shipping and noted strains in U.S.-Soviet ties over Vietnam.
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Washingion
Dean Rusk
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Viet Nam
United States
17Th Parallel
Rusk
Guam
International Control Commission
Canada
India
Poland
ICC
Haiphong
He Sai
Baby Abandoned Found On Fairfield Gravel Road
A four hour old female infant was found abandoned on a gravel road southwest of Fairfield Iowa late Thursday afternoon. An anonymous motorist reported seeing a towel with the crying baby and rushed the child to Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield for care.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Jefferson County Hospital
Luci and Pat Prepare for Wedding at Shrine
Luci Baines Johnson and Pat Nugent move through a packed schedule before their Saturday wedding at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. A full rehearsal and last minute duties underscore a busy day for the couple and their entourage.
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Washington
UPI
Luci Baines Johnson
Pat Nugent
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Iowa Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy With Showers
Partly cloudy conditions continue tonight into Saturday across Iowa with little temperature change. Scattered thundershowers possible in the northwest Saturday. Tonight’s low 60 to 65, Saturday highs in the 80s. Sunday outlook calls for partly cloudy skies, a bit cooler with a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms in the north and west.
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Iowa
Johnson unhappy over steel price hike sparks White House clash
UPI report says President Johnson denounces a $3 per ton steel price rise as inflationary. Gardner Ackley calls steel firms irresponsible after Inland Steel and others quickly raise prices. Only Wheeling Steel resists. a $2 per ton rise on secondary sheet steel is viewed as minor.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
White House
Johnson
Gardner
Ackley
Steel Companie
Inland Steel Co
U.S. Steel
Wheeling Steel
Ray warns GOP there's work ahead in Iowa race
DES MOINES UPI Ray warned Republican legislative candidates that regaining control of the Iowa General Assembly will demand hard work and a strong campaign. He urged caution against over-optimism and urged candidates to engage with voters to address state issues.
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Ray
Gop
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa General Assembly
Iowa
Nay
May
Republican Party
Nation
King to Lead New Chicago March for Equality
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr said the marchers would return to the open housing area of Gage Park on Chicago’s southwest side despite threats. Police planned to deploy about 1,000 officers as teams searched Marquette Park for bricks rocks and bottles left by white youths.
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Chicago
UPL
Martin Luther King
King
Gage Park
Marquette Park
Mahalia Jackson
Anniversary in Viet Nam as raids mark second year
Saigon reports U S jets again strike North Viet Nam on the two year anniversary of the first raid. B52 bombers support operations near the DMZ while air forces advance into Dong Hoi Haiphong and the surrounding area. Official counts claim about 786 Communists killed in Saigon area fighting and broader raids involve oil depots, roads, antiaircraft positions, and propaganda leaflets.
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Saigon
UPS
United States
Viet Nam
Dong Hoi
Haiphong
Moscow
Soviet Union
U.S
Washington
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North
South
Guam
Pleiku
Central Highlands
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
1St Air Cavalry Division
North Viet Nam
Tonkin Gulf
China
Air Force
Karl W. Richter
Holly
Mich
Edward J. Rasimus Jr
Chicago
Fort Madison approves $60 million industrial bond issue
Fort Madison Iowa voters approved a 60 million dollar industrial revenue bond to finance a Sinclair Petrochemicals fertilizer complex on a 1 256 acre site on the city outskirts. The measure passed 2101 to 44, well above the 60 percent threshold, with completion expected in early 1968 and predicted to create about 300 jobs. The plant would be owned by the city and leased to Sinclair Petrochemicals, supplying anhydrous ammonia and mixed fertilizers.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
UPI
Sinclair Petrochemicals Inc
Fruehauf Corp
Detroit
Mich
Sinclair Petrochemics
Sinclair Oil Corp
Sinclair Petrolchemicals
Senate flies back to work bill faces House vote
The Senate passed a measure to force 35,400 striking airline machinists back to work for up to 186 days, sharing authority with the President. IAM leader Siemiller warned strikes may slow or refuse overtime. House divisions await action as witnesses from five airlines testified.
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Senate
House
Carl Albert
Okla
William J. Curtin
Airlines
Sen
Ate Action
P.L
Roy) Siemiller
IAM
Siemiller
Congress
Trans World
Eastern
United
National
Northwest
Johnson
Washington County Red Cross Chapter Annual Meeting Highlights
The Washington County American Red Cross held its annual meeting with election of three year board terms for Lathor Guy Eugene War Lavera Muller John Butler Don Darbyshire and Don Hazen plus notes on 1593 volunteer hours 836 students taught and 39 volunteers honored. Officers were elected including Clarence Logan chair Les Grim vice chair Keith Lord treasurer and Don Hazen secretary. The meeting also approved a budget by Dwight Bode and Norman Schoonover.
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Washington County
American Red Cross
Clarence Logan
Lowa Southern
Winnie Beller
Don Darbyshire
Logan
Keith Lord
Treasury
Lathor Guy
Brighton
Eugene War
Kalona
Lavera Muller
Riverside
John Butler
West Chester
Franklin and
Cedar Township
Don Hazen
Washington
Ard Altenbernd
Leroy Moriarity
Lyle Brinton
Gayle Walker
John Cherry
Clarence, Logan
Les Grim
Lord
Dwight Bode
Norman Schoonover
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Luci
Pat
United Press International
New Chicago
U. S
UPI Radiotelephoto
Ft. Madison
Red Cross
L. C. Muller
Wellman
W. M. Tweeten
Neil Lampkin
Ferne Leeper
VA Hospital
Shenk Nursing Home
Alanna Elmore
Dale Engel
Ray Redlinger
Janet Roth
Isle Schulty
Everette Finke
Sharon Hackett
Charles Durian
Ray Marner
L. C. Miller
Vic Rampleberg
Wayne Stransky
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