President outlines battle against crime and drugs
President Johnson urged Congress to intensify federal action against drug abuse led by LSD. He proposed making possession a misdemeanor to be upgraded for LSD, transferring narcotics bureaus, and creating a new federal anti riot act. He asked for funds for nonjail alcoholism treatment, big‑time crime controls, and juvenile delinquency prevention.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Justice Department
Bureau of Narcotics
Treasury Department
Bureau of Drug Abuse Control
Health, Education and Welfare
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
U.S
FBI
A YMCA View of Community Benefit and Involvement
A Washington businessman extols the YMCA as a center of good activity for families. He highlights programs for boys, seniors, and the YWCA, and urges support through sustaining memberships to help underprivileged children join the Y. Also notes a separate Iowa trade mission to Mexico City led by Gov. Hughes with bankers and manufacturers to boost Iowa-Mexico trade.
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Washington Area
YMCA
YWCA
Washington Ymca
Mexico City
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Mexico
U.S
Turner alters school tax formula to boost equalization
Iowa Attorney General Richard Turner issued a modified Oct 4 opinion on state aid in school district budgeting. The change shifts when state aid is figured, affecting countywide levies and aiming at greater equalization of funding among districts with different tax bases. The modification aligns with Gov Hughes and the comptroller on timing of assessments, potentially increasing aid for low base districts and reducing levies for others.
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Des Moines
UPI
Richard Turner
Turner
Harold E. Hughes
Marvin Selden
Unemployment rate hits 14-year low at 3.5 percent
The U S Labor Department reports January unemployment at 3.5 percent, the lowest since November 1953, with 73.3 million people employed. The drop mainly reflects shifts in adult women’s employment, while total jobless seekers fall to 3.1 million.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Arthur M. Ross
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ross
Probate of wills and executors named for estates
Probate actions list wills and executor appointments for the estates of Earl C. Galloway and William Reinert. An administrator is appointed for the estate of Alice Bone, with details filed in the probate docket.
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Earl C. Galloway
William Reinert
Alice Bone
Lang Vei Overrun as Communist Tanks Attack Saigon Region
UPI reports the first Communist tank assault of the war overran Lang Vei camp near the Laos border after 734 Soviet built T34 tanks moved in under cover of night. Green Berets fought in bunkers as armored forces and refugees suffered mortar and artillery fire. 17 hours later, allied officials declared the camp overrun.
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Saigon
UPI
North Vietnam
U.S
Laos
Lang Vei
Dan Nang
Robert Kaylor
Amerins
Lang Wei
Khe Sanh
Everyone Is Affected by Iowa Tax Changes in 1967
Tax revision measures approved by the Iowa legislature will touch all residents, rural or urban. Personal property tax credits apply to everyone, while the agricultural land credit remains the only farmer-specific item. Comments arising from farm-focused reporting echoed broader effects on city and town taxpayers.
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Washington County
Iowa
Thomas resigns Iowa Civil Rights post for federal job
James A. Thomas 29, executive director of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, resigns to join the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as a liaison officer. Effective March 8, Thomas leaves after years of government and private sector interest. no replacement announced. He is a Des Moines East High School, Wesleyan University, and Yale Law School graduate.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
James A. Thomas
Commission
Merle Fuller
Thomas
Federal
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
State Civil Rights Commission
Des Moines East High School
Wesleyan University
Yale Law School
Stanley plans federal tax incentives to spur Iowa jobs
Ackley Iowa State Senator David Stanley Republican candidate for the U S Senate urged a federal tax incentive similar to the investment credit to persuade manufacturing firms to build or expand plants in counties that lost population per the last census He said keeping young residents in Iowa costs less than exporting them to overcrowded cities and cited existing uses of tax laws to aid charity and equipment purchases.
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Ackley
Iowa
UPI
David Stanley
Stanley
Ackley Rotary Club
Highway funds cut to be felt in Iowa
DES MOINES UPI The federal road-building fund cutback of 27.8 million dollars will seriously affect Iowa's highway program says Richard G Hileman executive secretary of the Iowa Good Roads Association He writes the cutback penalizes Iowa for efficiency and foresight in its road planning and construction The action creates a planning and programming nightmare for highway departments construction firms equipment dealers and allied businesses delaying long awaited projects and impacting motorists safety and commercial growth CHURCH MEMBERS There are 123 million church members in the United States.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Goold Roads Association
Richard G. Hileman
Hileman
Weather Iowa fair tonight and Thursday brief forecast
United Press International reports fair weather in Iowa with little temperature change. Lows tonight expected 15 to 20 degrees and Thursday highs generally in the 30s.
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United Press International
Iowa
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