Public Works Cut: Mike's Ditch Scratched by Pennsylvania
The House Appropriations Committee ordered a go slow on flood control and water projects while approving a $4.6 billion public works bill. It noted Vietnam war demands justify cuts, with $2.5 billion for Atomic Energy Commission and reduced appropriations for rivers, harbors, and reclamation, plus smaller trims across agencies.
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Ohio
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Wig sparked riot in Minneapolis over wig dispute
In Minneapolis a disturbance erupted on the North Side after a white officer intervened in a fight between two Negro girls over a wig. About 10 people were injured, six arrested as police in riot gear policed Plymouth Avenue amid fire, shattered windows, and Molotov cocktails during the Aquatennial torch light parade aftermath.
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Minn
Donald Dwyer
Dwyer
Calvin Hawkinson
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National Guard
Cairo
Ill
Plainfield
N.J
Illinois National Guard
Iowa Governor Signs Massive Tax Overhaul Into Law
Governor Harold E. Hughes signs two Iowa tax bills in Des Moines with 22 officials present. The reforms raise state sales tax, extend taxation to more services, increase tobacco and income taxes, and boost state funding for local schools to about 36 percent, aiming at property tax relief while drawing criticism from opponents and business groups.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Harold E. Hughes
Hughes
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Llowa
House votes to jail riot agitators in anti-riot bill
The House approved a measure 347 to 70 to outlaw interstate travel or use of interstate facilities to foment violence. Penalties include up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Senate action was expected soon amid debates over constitutionality and effectiveness.
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Washington
UPI
House
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UN Council to get Middle East crisis
United Nations General Assembly, in a month of emergency debate, failed to secure sweeping resolutions and planned to forward the Middle East crisis to the Security Council. The 122 nations adopted two resolutions urging Israel not to annex Old City Jerusalem, which Israel rejected. The council would later consider the cease-fire line along the Suez Canal.
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Security Council
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Jerusalem
Suez Canal
Curfew in Cairo amid escalating racial unrest across states
United Press International reports violence flared in Minneapolis and other areas with riots, firings, and searches. Cairo Illinois imposes an 8 pm curfew as National Guard units bolster the response, and liquor stores close early.
Private plane off course for crash in North Carolina
FBI agents moved toward final identification of 82 victims after a private Cessna 310 wandered seven miles off course and struck a Piedmont Airliner near Hendersonville. Among the dead were Navy Secretary John T. McNaughton, his wife and son, and an NASA technician. The wreckage was examined as investigators retrieved voice tapes and flight recorders.
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John McNaughton
Washington
Piedmont Airlines
North Carolina
UPI
Hendersonville
N.C
FBI
Navy
John T. McNaughton
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Harold Roberts
Asheville-Hendersonville
National Guard
Aviation Safety
Defoliation Plane Crashes in Vietnam Kill Five Crew
A US C132 transport plane on a defoliation mission in the Central Highlands crashed after clipping a tree, killing all five crew members. Early reports say no Communist gunfire caused the crash, though North Vietnamese troops are massing near the Cambodian border. The plane was spraying weed killer to expose infiltration routes from Cambodia, and the incident occurred about 2,690 miles above Saigon.
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UPI
Central Highlands
Cambodia
1967 May Be Record Tornado Year Says ESSA
ESSA reports early 1967 data suggest a record tornado year with 678 events in the first six months, surpassing 1965 by 45 and 1966 totals by 108. April through June are peak months, but twisters can occur anytime.
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Washington
UPI
Environmental Science Services Administration
ESSA
Farmers gain most from new Iowa tax package says group
The Iowa Taxpayers Association warns the omnibus tax bill will raise over 100 million dollars in new revenue and mostly benefits farmers who will see three dollars back in property tax relief for every one dollar paid. It argues city homeowners pay more as residential property dominates Iowa and questions whether the bill will curb future industrial growth.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Taxpayers Association
State Association
the Taxpayers Association
Association
Weather Outlook for OWA Tonight and Friday
Partly cloudy with widely scattered thunder showers mainly north and central tonight and Friday. Warmer Friday with lows tonight in the mid 60s and highs near 90.
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Notice of dissolution of Fagen Elevator Corporation
Public notice announces dissolution of Fagen Elevator Corporation. Provisions outline the dissolution action and require compliance under applicable corporate and state laws.
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Fagen Elevator Corporation
Ralph Zeck
Lauder J. Kennedy
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