Rain, wreck, and vandalism headline Washington brief
Heavy rain and wind soaked the Washington area with 1.06 inches falling overnight. A semi-trailer accelerator broke, dumping cargo into a ditch near the Ainsworth underpass with no injuries or charges. Memorial Fountain vandalism reward rises to 150 plus 50. four field meetings on corn rootworms set for June 17 and 18. London gold prices plunge on large selling, French expected to supply currencies. Iowa Regents approve 226 million in university building bonds. Poor People Campaigners receive Resurrection City permit extension to June 23.
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Memorial Fountain
Washington
Central Park
Cloud Willits
Dick Dare
Crawfordsville
Gary Sheetz
Mullikin Farm Center
Brighton
Allen Griggs
Dutch Creek Township
UPI
Resurrection City
Lincoln Memorial
Interior Department
National Park
Arnolds Park hit by twister during night
Severe storms swept across the region Thursday night with a tornado striking Arnolds Park on Lake Okoboji near Spirit Lake. The funnel caused major park damage but no serious injuries were reported, while a 30 minute warning helped residents seek shelter.
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Twister
Towa
Lake Okoboji
Spirit Lake
Weather Bureau
Minnesota
Crawford County
Jasper
Tama
May City
Melvin
Ocheydan
Cherokee
Des Moines
Goldfield
Ramsey Clark Sees Gun Proposal Saving Thousands Of Lives
Atty Gen Ramsey Clark argues the administration’s new gun control plan would save thousands of lives immediately while NRA President Harold Glassen counters in a televised debate that such legislation would not save any lives. Glassen notes some limited mail order and other factors in the discussion.
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Washington
UPI
Atty
Ramsey Clark
National Rifle Association
Clark
NRA
Harold Glassen
Gun Control Debate On NBC Today Show Ends In Clash
Glassen and Clark spar over interstate gun sales and bans on air, with Glassen opposing broad bans and arguing they save no lives, while Clark insists a total interstate firearms ban would save thousands immediately. Attorney general says too many guns in U S and cites homicide potential. Continued on page 8.
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Tion
Clark
NBC
Riley urges USDA exit from food stamp program
Monona Iowa. State Sen Tom Riley campaigning for the Republican nomination for Congress in Iowa's 2nd district says the U S Agriculture Department should abandon the food stamp program and have it run by the Department of Health Education and Welfare. He argues farmers are not to blame for welfare and notes the $185 million allocation is now in USDA's budget, inflating the farm program.
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Monona
Iowa
UPI
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
U.S. Agriculture Department
Riley
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Congress
USDA
Viet Cong shelling Saigon claims first American civilian
UPI reports a Viet Cong shelling of Tan Son Nhut airbase killed a U S civilian employee and wounded others while four 107mm shells struck the flight line. Allied forces seized 61 enemy shells and killed at least 49 guerrillas in sweeps, as U S troops report 73 North Vietnamese killed in three battles. South Korean officials disclose North Korean troops operating in Saigon with plans to use South Korean soldiers for information.
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Saigon
UPI
Tan Son Nhut
U.S
North Vietnam
Central Highlands
Panhandle
Navy
Vinh
South Vietnam
Dak To
State aid set for area schools in Iowa budget
Iowa Board of Public Instruction approves next year budgets for 15 area districts and Emmetsburg Community College. Projected enrollment yields about $1.54 per student per day in state aid, far below the $2.25 level set in 1967, with $6 million appropriated for the year. Officials warn final figures may rise if enrollments are overestimated. revisions to keep districts solvent will occur next spring and July.
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Des Moines
API
Iowa Board of Public Instruction
Area Schools
Department of Public Instruction
Area
DPI
Emmetsburg Community College
Funds approved for AEC support
The House Appropriations Committee recommended a 4.4 billion outlay to develop water and power resources and support the Atomic Energy Commission for the new fiscal year starting July 1. It cut 408.7 million from Johnson's proposal, retained two large items, and ordered broad budget reductions to Army Engineers and the Reclamation Bureau.
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Washington
Johnson
Army Engineers
Reclamation Bureau
AEC
Army Engineers’ and Reclamation Bureau
Grand jury reveals Sirhan practiced target shooting before Kennedy slaying
Grand jury testimony shows Sirhan B. Sirhan practiced with a .22 pistol a day before the Kennedy assassination and a woman in a polka dot dress was seen smiling near him in the Embassy Room pantry. Witnesses said Kennedy was altered from the planned route to the Colonial Room, and a waiter described Sirhan's sickly smile as the shots rang out.
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UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Sirhan
Kennedy
Karl Uecker
Ambassador Hotel
Embassy
California
Colonial Room
Downtairs
Uecker
Uno Timanson
Vincent Thomas di Pietre
Grand Jury
di Pietro
Henry A. Carreon
San Gabriel
Carreon
David Montellano
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