Alaska faces six week window to repair flood ruins
Fairbanks under disaster status after the Chena River flood left 18,000 homeless with damages around 200 million dollars. Governor aide Pat Ryan warned repairs must be completed before temperatures plunge to 50 degrees below zero. River receding slowly hampers recovery as utilities return and evacuees await homecoming.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
UPI
Pat Ryan
Walter J. Hickel
Ryan
Yukon
Chena
House bill to raise payroll taxes for Social Security
Washington UPI reports the House passed Social Security legislation to fund higher pension benefits by raising payroll taxes over 20 years. For workers earning $7,600+ yearly, the maximum tax would rise from $290.40 to $448.40 by 1987 with employer matching. Employee and self employed rates would adjust annually through 1987 as shown.
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Washington
UPI
Larger checks for the elderly marshal support
The Johnson Administration pushes to ease or drop welfare restrictions on unwed mothers in a sweeping Social Security bill that would raise monthly benefits to at least 50 dollars for many recipients and extend earnings limits. The House approved the measure 415 to 3, with Senate Finance Committee hearings slated next week.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
House
Senate Finance Committee
Ways & Means Committee
James B. Utt
R-Calif
Charles E. Bennett
D-Fla
Jack Brinkley
D-Ga
John W. Gardner
Health, Education and Welfare Department
HEW
Gardner
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
John W. McCormack
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways & Means
Congress
John W. Byrnes
Wis
Father, wounded, is only survivor of farm killings
In Minnesota, a father, David Hoskins, 30, survived after intruders shot him and set fire to the family home. Five members of his family, including Loretta, 29, and four children aged 2 months to 7 years, were found dead as flames consumed the house and barn. Hoskins, wounded, was hospitalized and told deputies intruders planned to “play soldier” before firing.
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ST. Cloud, Minn
UPI
David Hoskins
Pearl Lake
St. Cloud
Hoskins
St. Cloud Hospital
Loretta
Julie
Darla
Linda
Davis
Charles Alden
Phyllis Peterson
Shell Lake
Sask
Kathy Hill
Higher pensions near 24 million Americans under bill
The House approved a Social Security measure raising monthly benefits from 44 to 50 dollars minimum and 168 to 212 dollars maximum. It also lifts the earnings base from 550 to 633 dollars, with survivor and family options shown for 65 retirement scenarios and spouse and child benefits.
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Washington
UPI
House
Pope Paul IIIs sweeping Vatican reforms
Pope Paul VI ordered major Curia changes creating a Papal Secretary as prime minister and a three man Finance Ministry under a new Prefecture of Economic Affairs. The decree displaces Latin with modern languages and sets a Jan. 1 effective date as it reorganizes church finances under a unified administration.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Vatican
Curia
Wilson Workers Strike Shuts Lamb Kill Department
Twenty workers at Wilson & Co. Cedar Rapids Lamb Kill Department did not report to work, continuing a wildcat strike after Thursday lunch. Plant manager Paul Wren said discussions are planned and a possible afternoon outcome was expected. No public statement from the company or United Packinghouse Workers.
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
UPI
Wilson & Co
Cedar Rapids
United Packinghouse
Paul Wren
Showers Move Across Eastern Iowa Cooler Weekend Ahead
Showers and thundershowers spread through eastern Iowa as a cooler air mass moved southward. Forecasters expect a pleasant cool weekend with little rain, following 24 hour totals up to 1.33 inches in spots. Temperatures drop from 80s to lows in the lower 50s with Saturday forecast for mostly fair skies and 70s highs. Rain amounts listed include Mount Pleasant 1.33, Donnellson 1.29, Cedar Rapids 1.00, Walford .96, Iowa Falls .91 inches.
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Iowa
Southwastern
Mount Pleasant
Donnellson
Cedar Rapids
Walford
Iowa Falls
Syracuse Violence Eases After Curfew Strikes
In Syracuse New York disorder eased today after two days of racial violence. Police used tear gas to disperse rioters as windows were smashed and cars stoned. Forty five arrested, most for curfew violations, plus several held on weapons or burglary charges.
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Syracuse
N.Y
UPID
New York University City
William F. Walsh
Kennedy to Speak at Iowa Democratic Dinner
Senator Edward M Kennedy will headline a $25 plate Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner in Des Moines on October 7 at Veterans Auditorium. The event, Kennedy’s first official Des Moines visit, was announced by Iowa Democratic Chairman Clark Rasmussen at a statewide workshop.
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Des Moines
UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Iowa
Veterans Auditorium
Kennedy
Clark Rasmussen
Bombing raids intensify in North Vietnam and DMZ
U S air power launches large scale B52 raids deep into North Vietnam targeting troop camps fuel dumps and artillery while Marine jets strike positions near the DMZ. Navy gunfire and helicopters accompany operations as U S and South Vietnamese forces push Shel by 14 miles from Saigon to disrupt guerrilla groups harassing the capital area.
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Saigon
UPS
America
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
North
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Arabs Return Across Jordan River Amid War Refugia
United Press International reports Arabs displaced by the Israeli Arab war began returning to the Israeli held west bank. Nearly 200000 refugees were cleared for return by the International Red Cross with crossings at Allenby Bridge and El Shurat. Israel plans to limit returns after Aug 31 for those who fled after July 4.
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Jordan River
International Red Cross
Israel
Amman
UPI
Fliva Si
Mon
Allenby
Jenin
Takarem
Nablus
Kalkilyasa
Middle East
Transjordan
Simon
Jordan
Red Cross
el- Shurat
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