Johnson urged to consider corporate tax hike to curb inflation
President Johnson faced calls from Rep. Al Ullman to raise corporate income taxes as a method to cool inflation, while Johnson avoided committing to any tax or wage price controls. Ullman argued such a move would lower prices and interest rates, and noted Congress would not act without presidential backing before the election year.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
al Ullman
D-Ore
House
Ways & Means Committee
Congress
Texas
Harry Truman
Truman
Ullman
Oregon Democrat
E House
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Illman
Viet Cong Terror Campaign Targets South Vietnam Elections
Viet Cong terrorists offered a bounty to kill high ranking Americans and South Vietnamese officials as part of a drive to disrupt elections set for Sept 11. The campaign included raids, bombings, and threats broadcast to voters and candidates, with reports of captured U.S. soldiers and a damaged cargo ship in Saigon river operations.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Chien Hoi
Tri Tam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Navy
South China Sea
Souhwest
South Vietnam
Reit
U.S
Hanoi
Democratic Republic of
Viet Nam
Baton Rouge Victory
Long Tao River
Thai AFS student begins term at local high school
Suthep Vaenarapongpree from Roset Thailand arrives as an American Field Service student. He lives with Leon Hillman’s family and attends the local high school this year. Suthep, 17, studied at a Bangkok government school and aims to study engineering. He speaks English fluently and knows Cambodian Chinese and Lao.
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Suthep Vaenarapongpreetha
Roset
Thailand
Field Service
Leon Hillman
Suthep
Bangkok
Laos
Des Moines Executive Shot. Son Held in Slaying
Des Moines business executive James L. Bradley 93 was found shot at a Little League field near the Raccoon River. His 17 year old son Thomas Todd Bradley was arrested after allegedly telling a friend he shot his father. Bradley attended Grinnell College and served in World War II. he is survived by his widow Barbara and daughter Ann. Todd was a Roosevelt High School football player and reportedly opposed enrolling at Shattuck.
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Des Moines
UPI
Founth
James L. Bradley
Pioneer
Hi-Bred Corn Co
Raccoon River
Thomas
Todd) Bradley
Bradley
Fairbault
Minn
Shatch
Ody
Cletus Leaming
Brad
Minnesota
33Rd
Forest Ave
2Nd
Forest
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Marines
Barbara
Ann
Todd Bradley
Roosevelt High School
Schmidhauser seeks new budget accounting system
Representative John Schmidhauser of Iowa introduced a bill to force the U S Budget Bureau to clearly distinguish between expenditures that augment and stabilize farm income and programs aiding consumers, businesses and the general public. The measure would also require the Agriculture Department and the general appropriations bill to make the distinction clear, aiming to dispel the myth that farmers receive a $7 billion subsidy each year.
Weather Outlook From United Press International OWA
Clear to partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with a chance of thundershowers mainly in the north portion. Little temperature change. Lows tonight in the 60s, highs Wednesday 85 to 90. Thursday outlook shows scattered showers and cooler north with little change elsewhere.
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United Press International
OWA
Keys Waiting To Be Claimed In Police Find
Police recovered about one hundred miscellaneous keys jumbled in a paper sack after catching the boys in the act. Chief notes about a dozen keys remain unclaimed at the station as authorities urge owners to identify their possessions. Journal photo by Tom Kuncl.
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Tom Kuncl
Bertroche urges public information bill for Iowa
Tipton Iowa Republican candidate for attorney general Joseph G Bertroche attacked secrecy in the Iowa statehouse and urged legislative passage of a public information bill. He cited Attorney General rulings on taping meetings and said the bill would mirror the federal act to require prompt access to government records and keep the public informed.
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Tipton
Iowa
U11
Joseph G. Bertroche
Bertroche
Lawrence Scalise
Bertrade
Enrollment Up in Washington Community Schools District
Washington Community School district reports total first day enrollment of 2159, up 65 from 2126 last term. Special education students total 61, with 35 at Prairie Flower, seven in provocational training at the high school, and six at the nurses' home. Brighton elementary center shows 164 pupils. Lincoln elementary 489, Stewart elementary 486. Junior high 508, Washington High School 512 students including 174 sophomores, 170 juniors, and 168 seniors.
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Washington Community School
Supt
E. K. Schlapkohl
Washington
Prairie Flower
AL Kinzler
Te Brighton
Brighton
T.H. ‘Mathie
Lincoln
Elsie Glassburner
Washington High School
Burge Hammond
Nurses Strike Grips San Francisco Hospitals
In San Francisco about half the morning staff nurses at three public hospitals phoned in sick as a citywide strike began. The 311 to 162 vote followed a push to match recent private hospital raises benefiting 2,000 nurses. Emergency care limited as patients are moved and workloads reduced at General Hospital.
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San Francisco
UPI
Hatch
Diane Gunderson
San Francisco General Hospital
De Gaulle Arrives in Cambodia with Peace Appeal
President Charles de Gaulle lands in Phnom Penh to press for peace in Asia and Vietnam, meeting Prince Norodom Sihanouk and likely Hanoi envoy Nguyen Truong. Security tight as four rebel groups threaten disruption. de Gaulle to address Vietnam crisis with calls for negotiated settlement and U.S. troop withdrawal.
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Cambodia
UPL
Charles de Gaulle
France
Asia
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Norodom Sihanouk
Thailand
de Gaulle
U.S
Sihanouk
Nguyen Truong
Djibouti
French Somaliland
Prince
Paris
United States
Phnom Penh City
Yvonne
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Clarence Lee
City Department
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Richard Gipple
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