Riverside road detour as pipes laid near Crane plant
Traffic on Riverside road near the new Crane plant diverted while workers push a high pressure sewer line under the paving and plan a pump station. Contracts let for Crawfordsville to Ames road grading total 258830.02 with Whitey Estle low bidder and Moser culverts.
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Washington
Crawfordsville
Ames
Whitey Estle
Fairfield
F. A. Moser
Robert Huber
Rex Smith
Marines invade Viet Cong stronghold in Mekong Delta
UPI reports South Vietnam Marines backed by U.S. Navy gunboats assault a Viet Cong stronghold along the Cai Lon River in the Mekong Delta, killing 93 guerrillas. The operation aimed to surprise Viet Cong forces as they infiltrate from Cambodia, with Marines seizing ammunition stores. North of Saigon the A Shau Valley is being rebuilt to support an anticipated offensive, while B52 strikes target storage areas and supply roads in the panhandle.
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Saigon
UPI
Mekong
U.S
Cai Lon
Elbie Roberts
A Shau
Nothern
Roberts
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Cambodia
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Hoodlums busy in Michigan
United Press International reports a night of racial unrest across Michigan and nearby Illinois and Indiana. In Kalamazoo a fire station window was broken by youths. in Jackson a group of 15 to 20 Negro youths disrupted a city commission meeting, eggs were thrown, and a policeman was hit. No arrests were made. Gary and Peoria saw curfews and arrests, with Gary noting gang violence since the weekend and a curfew for under 20.
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United Press International
Kalamazoo
Mich
Jackson
City Commission
Gary
Humphrey urges free elections in South Vietnam
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey called for free elections in South Vietnam with every group able to vote and run, including the National Liberation Front, and said the United States should accept the results. He urged replacing confrontation with peaceful engagement and world arms reductions.
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Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
South Vietnam
National Liberation Front
United States
Hanoi
National Association of Counties
Viet Cong
NLF
Humphrey
America
Soviet Union
Southeast Asia
Europe
Iowa Tax Refund Errors Draw Fire and Defense
State Auditor Lloyd Smith criticized the Iowa Revenue Department for issuing 66,000 refunds larger than claimed, many under $100, after an audit found improper checks. Revenue Director William Forst said the June 15 deadline and computer checks triggered the overpayments and that all 66,000 returns will be audited individually.
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Des Moines
UPI
Lloyd Smith
Iowa Revenue Department
Forst
Smith
Czech Soviet talks end with cautious Czech gains
The Czech Soviet summit in Cierna nad Tisou ends after Brezhnev's indisposition. CTK reports optimistic talks with Dubcek and Smrkovsky indicating at least partial Czech reform gains. Moscow signals easing pressure amid ongoing border maneuvers and a looming joint communique.
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Czerna Nad Tisou
Czechoslovakia
UPI
CTK
Leonid Brezhnev
Alexander Dubcek
Josef Smrkovsky
Cierna
Puszta
Kosice
Brezhnev
Moscow
Czech
Dubcek
Two Iowans Dead In Elevator Blast
An explosion at the Farmers Cooperative Elevator in Livermore Iowa killed Don Zutrich 23 and Daryl Burmester 18 a welder from Latimer who worked at the elevator. Bob Taylor died of a heart attack en route to a hospital. LeRoy Scheeder had surgery after being blown from the structure. Three others were hospitalized and a fire following the blast was extinguished by multiple nearby departments. No cause is yet known.
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Livermore
Iowa
UPI
Farmers Cooperative Elevator
Don Zutrich
Daryl Burmester
Hampton
Latimer
Bob Taylor
Lyle Nelson
Burmester
LeRoy Scheeder
Scheeder
Fort Dodge
Lawrence Frederick
David Goerndt
Des Moines
John Gales
Humboldt
Bode
Laverne
Bill Extends Farm Programs as Congress Debates Long Term Help
Rep Neal Smith hints at a possible four year extension for farm programs if urban leaders keep promises of support. House faces a one year extension through 1970 for wheat feed grains cotton and wool production controls and price supports. The administration sought permanent programs but aides fear prolonged extension. Urban support could alter the bill to mirror Senate action.
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Washington
UPI
Neal Smith
Iowa
Johnson
House
Congress
Agriculture Committee
Weather Outlook for Iowa Turns Cooler Tonight
United Press reports decreasing cloudiness and cooler temperatures across Iowa tonight with lows in the middle to lower 50s. Thursday brings generally fair and cool conditions, highs 75 to 80, followed by a generally fair and warmer outlook for Friday.
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United Press
International Iowa
Reagan meets advisers at convention as Nixon leads
Ronald Reagan pursues the GOP nomination with advisers amid a still open race. He says he is not a candidate while boosters target a third ballot. Delegates favor Nixon 684 to 290 Rockefeller 165 Reagan as convention opens.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
California
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
Nixon
Miami International Airport
South
Deauville
Florida
Barry M. Goldwater
Goldwater
Iowa Revenuers Des Moines Refund Plan Beats Trading Stamps
A Des Moines report notes a refund plan by Iowa revenuers that surpasses the traditional trading stamps system. The message, signed WEJ, highlights a policy shift in consumer savings and public revenue strategy.
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