House Debates Vietnam Policy After Approving 70.3B Budget
The House approved a record 70.3 billion dollar military budget for fiscal 1968 407 to 1 amid sharp debate over Vietnam strategy. Rep Sikes urged learning from Israel's success and warned against diplomatic delay while Rep Andrews urged decisive action including potential use of atomic weapons to save soldiers.
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UPI
House
United States
Israel
Hawks
Vietnam
Robert Sikes
D-Fla
U.S
Middle East
U.N
George Andrews
D-Ala
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Finland Faces Jail Overcrowding From Drunken Driving
Helsinki reports prison officials say Finland cannot house all drunken drivers after the government raised penalties. Smoky enforcement led to longer sentences, shifting offenders from work camps to jails, and jails are now jammed.
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Helsinki
UPI
Finland
Dodd Defends Innocence In Senate Censure Fight
Sen Thomas J Dodd of Connecticut defended his innocence in a emotional appeal to colleagues denying charges of misusing funds and double billing for travel. He urged colleagues to believe him over aide Michael V O H are and stated he would face his maker if lying. Russell Long had promised new evidence to aid Dodd before the defense began.
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Thomas J. Dops
D-Conn
John Sennett
Senate
Dodd
UPI
Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
Michael V. O’hare
O’hare
Senate Ethics Committee
Dodds
Sen
Russell N. Long
D-La
FBI
Audit Reports 1966 Washington Community School District Finances
Lloyd R. Smith announced the annual audit for Washington Community School District ended June 30 1966 is filed for inspection. Receipts totaled 974913.64 with expenditures 900955.95. Local taxes 816093.59 and state aid 128950.50 funded the general fund. Instruction cost 608493.57 and operations 110498.74. Beginning balance 186780.46 ending 260698.15. Bonded debt 1040000. Books deemed accurate. staff cooperation praised.
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Lloyd R. Smith
State
Washington Community
Auditor of State
Smith
Crane Company plans site visit for new Washington factory
Robert Kubis an engineer for Crane Company was in Washington Tuesday inspecting the site at the north edge of the city for the firm's new factory. He met with Ted Johnson president of the Washington Industrial Corporation and said preliminary work toward construction is underway with no set start date. Bond sale for the project is in its final stages.
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Robert Kubis
Crane Company
Washington
Rusk reports NATO progress on nuclear treaty talks
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told NATO ministers in Luxembourg that the United States and Russia had solved major issues on a nonproliferation treaty but left Article 3 on safeguards and inspections blank. He warned a full draft may delay if more countries must study implications before signing. France remains the key holdout among nations.
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Rusk
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Second Night of Violence in Cincinnati Sparks Guard Patrols
National Guardsmen patrolled Cincinnati after a second night of racial unrest, arson and looting injuring at least 40 and arresting 100. A gunfire incident followed police roadblock disruptions in Avondale as guardsmen pursued a sedan driver. Gasoline-soaked rags found in the car tied to Molotov firebombs.
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UPI
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Avondale
Weather and turmoil in Iowa as rioting erupts
Considerable cloudiness through Thursday with showers and thunderstorms and locally heavy rain in the west. Lows 60s to lower 70s, highs in the 80s. Police report quiet midmorning as two nights of violence leave 750000 dollars in damage. Seybold Paper Co. blaze causes 550000. At least two shot, guards mobilized to quell unrest. victims named Robert Boyd and Betty Beichford. Authorities say rioting began after a protest at a murder conviction and death sentence.
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Iowa
Bert Lugiananni
Seybold Paper Co
Avondale
Lugiananni
Erwin Hostettler
147Th Infantry
Francis Folk
Robert Boyd
Mount Auburn
Betty Beichford
Clifton
James A. Rhodes
Walton Bachrach
France backs Soviet move to call UN session
France publicly supports a Soviet bid to convene a special United Nations General Assembly to condemn Israel and demand withdrawal from captured Arab territories. The stance marks a break with the United States and Britain, reflecting De Gaulle’s goal of closer Kremlin contact on the Middle East crisis amid reports Kosygin may attend.
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United Nations General Assembly
Israel
United States
Britain
Charles de Gaulle
Middle East
Alexei Kosygin
Paris
U.N
West Bank
Jordan
States
Libya
London
Daily Telegraph
Idris
U.N. Security Council
General Assembly
Probate of will and executor for Anna Marek estate
Public notice announces probate of the will and appointment of the executor for the estate of Anna Marek. The notice details the filing and deadlines for claims, and directs interested parties to take action with the court within the specified period. The matter is handled by the local probate court.
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Anna Marek
President signs tax credit measure
President Johnson signed into law a $1.7 billion tax break for U.S. businessmen. The act restores a 7 percent credit for plant expansion and equipment and allows depreciation writeoffs for new buildings, retroactive to March 10, and includes a rider delaying the 1966 campaign fund act until Congress acts.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Senate
Korean Students Protests Turn Violent Over Election
Thousands of students clashed with police in Seoul during protests against alleged election rigging. Police arrested over 400 demonstrators as the third day of actions grew into a broader challenge to the government. A separate guide notes Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, Conn. as the first US state park designed mainly for the handicapped.
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Seoul
UPI
United States
Harkness Memorial State Park
Waterford
Conn
Iowa House Approves Liquor Commission Study
After debate the Iowa House approved a measure creating a 10 member interim study committee to examine conduct and policies at the Liquor Control Commission. The plan includes a $10,000 funding and requires minority party representation from both chambers. The bill now moves to the Senate.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa House
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Gannon
Floyd Millen
Farmington
Millen
Budget and Financial Control Committee
Harold Fischer
R-Wellsburg
Fischer
Joint
House
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On
State Departments
Liquor Control Commission
Lloyd Smith
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