Editorial reflections on Middle East and taxes in Iowa
The piece blends a Cedar Rapids Gazette editorial on the Arab‑Israel conflict and US policy with Minnesota and Iowa tax notes. It discusses US relations with Arab nations after a short Middle East war, the US stance on Gulf of Aqaba, and the prospect of repairing Arab perceptions. It also reports Minnesota adopting a 3 percent sales tax, notes Nebraska's 21/2 percent rate, and Iowa facing shifts toward higher sales taxes to replace property taxes, amid border-town concerns.
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Egypt
Yemen
Iraq
Israel
Britain
Sinai Desert
Nasser
Suez Canal
United States
United Nations
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
John Kenneth Galbraith
Hercules
Saudi Arabia
Air Force
Middle East
Agency Letter Reverses Job Hire After Commendations
Washington Post reports a U.S. agency personnel director told a job applicant his qualifications did not meet requirements and that no openings existed now or in the future. The applicant had been hired three months earlier and praised for strong performance. Only in Washington.
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Washington Post
U.S
Washington
Dear Abby letters on dating, weddings and guest etiquette
A collection of Dear Abby exchanges: a starved affectionate suitor and a mother’s view. a fiancée worries over maid of honor duties amid cast changes. a couple hosted guests who refused a bed, prompting Abby’s advice. a note on libel and a sign-off inviting readers to write with personal questions.
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Abby
Nita
Iowa reporters tour Lockheed plant for giant C-5A Galaxy
A group of 17 Iowa editors toured Lockheed Aircraft Corp in Marietta Georgia and viewed production of cargo planes including the C 130 Hercules and C 141 Starlifter. They saw a full size wooden mock up of the future C 5A Galaxy and heard it should fly in June. The C 5A would be the world largest aircraft with a 245 foot length, 223 foot wingspan, 65 foot tail height, and capacity for 800 people plus crew.
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Iowa
Cape Kennedy
Air Force
Des Moines
Marietta, Georgia
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Ammonia Leak Forces Davenport Plant Evacuation
In Davenport Iowa the Oscar Mayer packing plant evacuated over 1000 workers after a ruptured ammonia line released fumes that circulated through the building. Twenty two workers were overcome. seven to Mercy Hospital, four to St Lukes, others treated and released. A maintenance man said the line ruptured when a mule tractor struck it. Two men donned masks and shut off the gas. Firefighters flushed the basement and saved staff on the roof. The USDA said no live animals remained nearby and meat in contact with gas would be destroyed.
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Davenport, Iowa
Mercy Hospital
St. Lukes Hospital
Warren Porter
Porter
Fire Department
Joseph Minnick
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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