Johnson seeks 13 billion more for Viet Nam war funding
President Johnson will ask Congress for an extra 13 billion dollars in the current fiscal year to finance the Viet Nam war, raising military appropriations to over 62 billion and signaling a defense budget near 60 billion for the year starting July 1. The move follows escalated ground troop deployments and air operations, expanding armed forces and related costs.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Viet Nam
Ation
U.S
South Viet Nam
New York Transit Strike Continues With Interim Proposal Rejected
The TWU rejects Mayor Lindsay's interim settlement idea as union leader Michael Quill, hospitalized after a heart attack, urges keep the picket lines. White House offers assistance but requires a city request, while negotiations stall amid five days of transit shutdown causing massive traffic jams and losses.
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New York
UPI
Transport Workers Union
TWU
John V. Lindsay
Michael J. Quill
White House
Douglas MacMahon
Quill
MacMahon
Bellevue Hospital
William Reilly
Bellevue
New York Civil Prison
Lindsay
City Hall
Transit Authority
Des Moines Armband Case Students Back In School
Five suspended Des Moines students returned to class after the school board voted to keep the ban on black armbands in place. Some students wore black clothing as a protest while others argued the ban violated constitutional rights.
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DES Moines
UPI
Viet Nam
Mary Beth Tinker
John
Chris Eckhardt
Baker Indicted on Tax Evasion and Related Charges
Federal grand jury indicted former Senate aide Robert G. Baker on nine counts for tax evasion and conspiracy. He allegedly understated income by 54558.91 for 1961 and 1962 and evaded 23090.97 in federal taxes for those years. The Knights of Columbus will hold a Rosary service for Edward J. Lukovsky at 7 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Robert G
Bobby) Baker
Atty
Nicholas B. Katzenbach
Baker
Justice Department
Knights of Columbus
Edward J. Lukovsky
Jones Funeral Home
U S Steel price rise cited as acceptable level
The White House said U S Steel's 2.75 a ton increase is acceptable under wage price guides and urged Bethlehem and Inland to match the level. Gardner Ackley noted the net revenue impact is small, while Bethlehem and Inland may adjust to meet competition. Washington Methodist Men host ladies night with Y A Mishal speaking. meal $1.50.
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Washington
UPI
White House
U. S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem
Inland Steel
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
U. S. Steel
Johnson
Ackley
United States Steel Corporation
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem and
Inland Steel Companies
Loss of Memory Delays Treynor Election
In Treynor Iowa plans for a special municipal election were halted after residents forgot about the Dec 28 vote. Mayor Harvey Saar and others noted no ballots were touched and no election machinery set up. Turnout was normally 60 to 70 percent. a new date is expected later this month.
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Treynor
Iowa
UPI
Harvey Saar
Public Notices Today Probate Wills and Appointments
Probate of wills and appointment of executors listed for Wegsy Prehoda Ernest S Rudolph Mae P Roth and Elmer X Fisher. Appointment of administrator for estate of Mary J Reister noted.
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Wegsy Prehoda
Ernest S. Rudolph
Mae P. Roth
Elmer x. Fisher
Mary J. Reist
Davenport Officials Cleared of Charges in Public Property Probe
Indictments against city works director Rex Matthews refuse department chief Robert Eckhart and street department head Roy Eckhardt for failure to label public vehicles were dismissed. Other counts accusing Ira Kiser and former employees A L Perkis Eugene Perkins and Kermit Blair of private use of public property will be heard next Monday. Former mayor Ray O’Brien’s indictments were also dismissed following a motion by the county attorney after an earlier investigation.
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Davenport
Iowa
UPI
City Works
Rex Matthews
Refuse Department
Robert Eckhart
Roy Eckhardt
Scott County District Court
Ira Kiser
Public Works
A.L. Perkis
Eugene Perkins
Kermit Blair
Ray O’brien
Nathan Grant
Scott County Atty
David Miller
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Washington
Washington observes Week of Prayer with ecumenical programs led by the Washington Council of Churches and YMCA Religious Emphasis Committee. Activities begin January 16 with a dialogue and service at the Baptist Church featuring Rev. Richard Peterson, Dr. Vernon G. Elgin, and Rev. James Grubb. A follow up on January 18 at St James School Cafeteria includes discussion groups and a $1 meal. Daily inter faith services run 7:30 to 7:55 a.m. at multiple churches through the week. The leaflet is prepared by representatives from the National Council of Churches World Council of Churches and US Roman Catholic Bishops commission.
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Washington
Washington Council of Churches
Religious Emphasis Committee
YMCA
The
Baptist Church
Richard Peterson
Protestant Communion
Vernon G. Elgin
Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church
James Grubb
St. James
Renewal
Chris
Tian
Church of Jesus Christ
St. James School
Christian Unity
Marion Avenue
United Presbyterian
First Christian Church
Methodist Church
First Presbyterian
First Baptist
National Council of Churches
World Council of Churches
Roman Catholic Bishops of
United States
Donald Miller Named to Post at ISU
Donald Miller appointed assistant professor in Iowa State University Poultry Science. native of Wellman Iowa, fills position vacated by Dr Marvin H Gehle. teaches poultry science courses advises majors and conducts nutrition research. Miller earned BS in poultry science in 1960 and is completing a PhD in poultry nutrition with biochemistry and statistics minors. married JoAnn Kile. three children.
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Iowa State
Miller
Paul Walther
Stanley Balloun
JoAnn Kile
Newton
Iowa
Wild game dinner set for January 13 in Washington
The Izaak Walton league plans its annual wild game dinner on January 13 in St James School at 6 30 p m. Tickets cost 2 and are sold by Izaak Walton members. Main course is White Tail Deer with other wild game dishes and fish. Lloyd W Zeug, a big game hunter, will present a Colombia Jaguar hunting program.
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Washington
Izaak Walton League
St. James School
St. James
Izaak Walton
Lloyd W. Zeug
Colombia
Iowa to Train 200 Unemployed in On the Job Programs
About 200 unemployed or underemployed Iowans will receive on the job training in critical skill jobs under a $100 908 federal funded pilot program approved by the Iowa Manpower Development Council and the US Labor Department. Training spans eight to 26 weeks with wages paid by federal funds. Counties include Monona Crawford Linn Harrison Shelby Park Johnson Muscatine Scott Pottawattamie Marion Mahaska Keokuk Lucas Monroe Wapello Wayne Appanoose Davis and Van Buren.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa Manpower Development Council
Edward Jakukauskas
US Labor Department
Jakubauskas
John Ropes
Council
Jakubuskas
Monona
Crawford
Linn
Harrison
Shelby
Park
Johnson
Progress in secret Kashmir talks at Tashkent
Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistani President Mohammad Ayub Khan held a one hour secret meeting at a suburban Tashkent country house to push toward a final agenda for their summit. Pakistani and Indian spokesmen called the session constructive and said wheels are moving toward mediation by the Soviet Union.
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Tashkent
U.S.S.R
UPI
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Mohammad Ayub Khan
Shastri
Ayub Khan
Thornton speaks at Washington Y's Men meeting
Jim Thornton representative from Midwest Testing and Engineering Company of Davenport spoke to the Washington Y's Men’s Club on Tuesday evening. He is in Washington testing concrete pipe from Washington Concrete Company and was introduced by Bill Arthur. He described his firm's quality control testing services for buildings and building products and outlined procedures to assure quality construction.
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Jim Thornton
Midwest Testing and Engineering Company
Davenport
Washington Y's Men's Club
Thornton
Washington
Washington Concrete Company
Bill Arthur
Tryouts for Y's Men's My Fair Lady planned at school
The Y's Men announce tryouts for this year’s My Fair Lady. Interested participants should contact director Vernon Feuerhelm. Rehearsals begin late February with a few sessions beforehand. The show runs April 26 to 30 in the high school auditorium.
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Vernon Feuerhelm
Feuerhelm
Weather forecast for Iowa by United Press International
Partly cloudy through Thursday with colder conditions in the north and west tonight. Lows range from about 5 to 30, then Thursday highs from about 20 to 50. Cooler Friday with partly cloudy skies in the southeast.
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United Press International
Iowa
Skycrane downed in flaming crash near Pleiku battle zone
A U S Army CH54 skycrane helicopter was shot down by Viet Cong while ferrying ammunition between Pleiku and An Khe in the Central Highlands. Five Americans were killed as the aircraft burned. ammunition exploded for hours, hindering rescue. U S troops then burned a Viet Cong base near the Cambodian border as about 800 men of the 1st Air Cavalry swept the area.
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Saigon
UPS
U. S
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry
Pleiku
Central Highlands
Ia Drang
U. 38
Sikorsky Aircraft Division
United Aircraft Corp
Viet Nam
U.S. Army
1St Air Cavalry Division
United States
Mang Yang Pass
1St Cavalary
An Khe
UPI
Martin Stuart-Fox
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