Parsons Battles NCA in Court Over Accreditation
Parsons College in Fairfield Iowa ended its case seeking an injunction to block disaccreditation by the North Central Association. Attorney G Gale Roberson claimed potential losses up to 5.4 million in 1967 if the school is dropped, with 2.2 million lost in 1967 summer session and 3.2 million more possible in fall. NCA lawyers countered as witnesses were to be called, while Judge Julius Hoffman warned against unnecessary questions and signaled a careful ruling after potential written memos.
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Riot at Newport News Shipyard Over Overtime Strike
Nearly 3,000 workers at Newport News Shipbuilding rioted after a Monday strike over overtime layoffs. Police, including state troopers, faced rocks, arson, and gunfire as midnight shifts changed. Twenty were injured, nine are officers. management allegedly smuggled strikebreakers into the yard.
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License ruling upheld by court in Iowa
The Iowa Supreme Court upheld the revocation of Darwin Severson’s driver's license under the implied consent law. Although Severson was acquitted of drunken driving, the court ruled that the criminal case was independent of the administrative action, and his license remained revoked after his June 1965 arrest and refusal to submit to tests.
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Iowa
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Supreme Court
Southeast UPI Weather Forecast Tonight Through Thursday
United Press International reports clear to partly cloudy skies with little temperature change. Highs on Thursday in the middle 80s and tonight’s lows around 60.
U S Concern Over Soviet Arms to Egypt Grows
UPI reports U S officials say Moscow has replaced about half of Egypt losses in the Israel war with new aircraft and a quarter of its tanks. State Department condemns shipments and urges Moscow to halt a new Mideast arms race. Egypt received 80 MIG21 fighters, plus replacements of older models. Johnson administration signals possible UN inquiry but no renewed U S arms delivery.
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Amish youths charged with unlawful assembly in Iowa
Five Amish youths from Hazleton faced Justice of the Peace Court in Independence Iowa on unlawful assembly charges after a Sunday cherry bomb incident at Jonas Bontrager's home. Eli Yutzy and Joe Bontrager pleaded guilty and were fined 100 dollars each, with 50 dollars suspended. Yutzy did jail time for the balance. Terry Helmuth pleaded innocent, with a hearing set for next week.
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U N Convenes No Mid East Solution Tied to Jerusalem
The United Nations General Assembly reconvened amid no progress toward a Middle East peace. A Spanish led compromise linking defeated proposals failed to gain support as the assembly prepared to address Israel's annexation of Jordanian Jerusalem. The body had voted 99 to 0 against the Israeli move last week, with the United States abstaining.
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Unemployment rate rises to four percent in June
The Labor Department reports unemployment up to 4 percent in June, the highest since 1965, with 3.6 million unemployed out of 79 million in the civilian work force. The rise follows a two tenths increase from May, reflecting ongoing economic uncertainty and stronger gains in the work force. Adult women suffer the largest job losses, with men close behind in percentage terms.
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Flood loan request by Dubuque city to state
The city of Dubuque Iowa asked for a 307000 interest free loan from the state to cover flood related bills on the Mississippi River this spring. The request, filed Tuesday, seeks funds set by the 1967 legislature to aid Iowa local governments not eligible for federal disaster aid with local disasters.
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Soldier Donald Last Dies in Vietnam
Richland grandparents Mr and Mrs Ray Ward report the death of their grandson Sp 4 Donald R Last son of Mr and Mrs George Last of Oshkosh Wisconsin He enlisted in December trained at Fort Leonard Wood and Fort Ord sent to Vietnam in December 1966 The body will be returned to the States for burial.
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Clashes Across Suez Canal Mark Renewed Fighting
Mid East fighting flared across the Suez Canal as Egyptian and Israeli forces traded mortar and artillery fire. Israeli naval units sank two Egyptian torpedo boats off the Sinai coast while eight Soviet ships visited Port Said on a goodwill mission.
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Viet fighting grips Highlands amid heavy U.S. losses
UPI reports heavy fighting in Central Highlands near the Cambodian border as U.S. Army units press a multi-directional assault. Amid this, two North Vietnamese divisions operate near Cambodian sanctuaries while Mekong Delta operations claim Viet Cong casualties. Marine jets strike Leatherneck area and U.S. bombers target North Vietnam oil depots as the war widens.
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Westmoreland Funeral Honors for Commander's Mother
Gov McNair offers condolences to Gen William Westmoreland a few hours before the burial of his 81 year old mother at Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbia The general and his family stayed at Ft Jackson for security with limited guest access as the private funeral rites proceed
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Vietnam
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Rainfall brings mild temperatures to Washington area
Washington received three fourths of an inch of rain in a hard shower Tuesday afternoon. Residents welcomed the relief from dryness and smiled at the milder temperatures that followed and extended into the evening.
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Kennedy seeks private equity armies in war on poverty
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy accused the Johnson administration of an ineffective war on poverty and urged enlisting private enterprise. He proposed tax incentives for firms to build job creating industries in decaying urban areas, offering up to 10 percent tax relief for new machinery and payroll deductions, aiming to cut welfare costs and boost employment in ghettos.
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Public notices today for Ainsworth town budget filings
Budget estimate records filed in the town of Ainsworth appear in today’s Public Notices section, with page references to pages 6 and 7. The notice outlines anticipated expenditures, revenue sources, and filing dates for the town budget process.
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