Johnson asks Congress for 3.1 billion foreign aid package
President Johnson urges approval of a 3.1 billion foreign aid program for fiscal 1968 focused on self help, regional development, and multilateral funding. The plan allocates about 2.5 billion in economic aid including 550 million for South Vietnam and nearly 600 million for military assistance, with emphasis on agriculture health and education.
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South Vietnam
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Senate
Vietnam
Africa
Asia
United States
U.S
Agency For International Development
Auditor finds $86,781 fee for Hirschburg in railroad case
Iowa state audit reveals attorney Hirschburg billed $86,781 for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway case plus $23,720 by Sidney B. Smith Co. total $110,501. Scalise had estimated $10,000 to $20,000. Audit urges formal council authorization and itemized expense records and notes irregularities including unitemized out of pocket costs and a $1,775 charge for a partner.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Lawrence Scalise
Marion Hirshburg
Ames
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company
Hirschburg
Lloyd R Smith
Scalise
Sidney B. Smith Co
Sealise
Executive Council
Council
W. C. Wellman
Scealise
Smith
CPA
Sidney B. Smith Company
Iowa
Tax Commission
Attorney General's Office
State Executive Council
Marion Hirschburg
Sidney B. Smith
Comptroller’s Office
Hughes and GOP Stall Meeting Talks in Des Moines
In Des Moines Democratic Gov. Harold E. Hughes and Republican leaders clash over meeting to discuss Iowa General Assembly issues. The governor says invite them, they can call if a conference is needed, while House Speaker Maurice Baringer and Sen. Robert Rigler offer no firm plan.
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Harold E. Hughes
General Assembly
Hughes
GOP
Maurice Baringer
Baringer
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
Bill would let counties set court house Saturday hours
In Des Moines UPI reports the House committee on County and Township Affairs recommended passage of a bill allowing county officers to choose whether to keep courthouse offices open Saturday mornings. The measure seeks flexibility for local government operations.
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Adam Clayton Powell
House
Congress
Powell
UPI
Des Moines
House County and Township Affairs Committee
Roof collapse at St Rose of Lima Church injures many children
Snow bound roof of St Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Baltimore collapsed during an 8 am Ash Wednesday Mass, trapping some and injuring about 120 parishioners, mostly children. Fire and police teams rescued survivors as the building partially caved in, with 4 hospitals treating the injured and crews clearing debris amid heavy snow.
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Brooklyn
South Baltimore General
Conesville man goes on trial for robbery
Davenport Iowa UPI Lyle Tomkins 45 stands trial in federal court for robbing Farmers National Bank at Winfield. He allegedly took about 2200 dollars and forced three witnesses cashier Robert Johnson assistant cashier Betty Crawford and customer Ivan Lee to lie on the floor as he fled.
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UPI
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U.S. District Court
Lyle Tomkins
Robert Johnson
Betty Crawford
Ivan Lee
Tomkins
Iowa Weather Outlook From United Press International
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Temperatures little changed. Low tonight 15 to 20 north to 20s south. High Friday 40 to 45. Outlook for Saturday shows little change.
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United Press International
Iowa
Kosygin Calls for Global Ban on Nuclear Weapons
Soviet Premier Kosygin urged scrapping all nuclear weapons and destroying stockpiles at a live international news conference. He warned the issue must be solved this century or the next, and pressed for a worldwide ban on weapon spread with West Germany urged to sign.
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London
UPI
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
United States
Telstar
Harold Wilson
Vietnam
Britain
West Germany
Bonn
Iowa House adopts delay plan on legislature remap
The Republican controlled Iowa House approved a bi partisan Commission plan to redraw and shrink the legislature with subdistricting in 18 multi member districts. The measure delays any change until 1970 while creating a 10 member reapportionment panel and 5 member district commissions to report by April 1 and 24 respectively.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
House
Iowa Supreme Court
William Gannon
D - Mingo
Leonard Andersen
Sioux City
Earl Yoder
Iowa City
van Nostrand
Senate
Washington groups discuss day care center option
Nine groups and Mayor Cloid Willits met at the Robert Day home to review a fall survey and plan next steps for a possible Washington day care center. The Washington County CAP board organized the session to broaden involvement and will seek nursery consultant Nancy Duggan’s guidance. Representatives included B. P. W. Rotary Advance Ross Corp. County Nurses Association YWCA Washington Ministerial Association County Welfare office County Health Nurse and CAP.
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Washington
Cloid Willits
Robert Day
Washington County Community Action Program Board of Directors
CAP
Nancy Duggan
State Department of Social Welfare
Des Moines
Rotary
Advance Ross Corp
County Nurses Association
Washington Ministerial Association
County Welfare Office
County Health Nurse and
Tuition bargain at Iowa area schools
Des Moines reports that area vocational schools in Iowa charge a flat 100 dollar tuition per semester for all students, with out-of-state students benefiting from an unintended cap. Paul Johnston notes the rule was an oversight, and the State board will urge area boards to adjust tuition to reflect residency. The Senate Education Committee pushed for swift rule changes to permit higher charges for nonresidents.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Paul Johnston
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Johnston
State Board of Public Instruction
Senate Education Committee
Earthquake rocks Bogota and central Colombia today
A violent and potentially destructive earthquake rocked Bogota and a wide area of central Colombia today, sending tens of thousands fleeing into the streets in panic.
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Bogota
Colombia
UPI
Viet casualties top 50,000 mark
UPI reports U S battle casualties in Vietnam surpassed 50 000 with totals rising to 59 529 including 8 790 American deaths and 41 739 wounded. 503 Americans listed as missing. U S manpower in Vietnam 410 000. Last week 117 Americans killed 920 wounded 12 captured or missing. Communist troops in South Vietnam about 284 090. At least 1 309 Communists killed last week.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Casualties mount in Vietnam truce violations
UPI reports 50,529 American deaths and wounds in six years with at least 86 lunar new year truce breaches. Last week 1,149 U.S. casualties and 117 killed with 920 wounded. 12 captured or missing. Communist losses rise while American manpower reaches about 410,000.
Probate of wills and executors named in estates
Probate of wills and appointment of executors announced for the estates of Emma B. Campbell and Fred Hawkins. The filings specify the testators and designate the individuals named as executors seeking court approval to administer the estates under standard probate procedures.
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Emma B. Campbell
Fred Hawkins
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