Area schools seek 4.5 million relief from Iowa legislature
Area school officials asked the Iowa Senate to provide a 4.5 million appropriation to cover unpaid bills for 16 area schools due by June 30. They cited cash deficits from their first year, delayed state aid, and property tax revenue that arrived late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Senate Education Committee
B. A. Jensen
Cedar Rapids
Area 10
Area Schools
Jensen
Area
R. W. Johnson
Davenport
Area 9
Scott, Clinton
Muscatine
Grove
Area 5
Fort Dodge
Court upholds yellow lines no passing law
Iowa Supreme Court reverses a lower court ruling and upholds the no passing yellow line law as constitutional. The decision affirms legislative delegation to the Highway Commission with proper guidelines, stating crossing a yellow line remains a crime and the commission places the devices to enforce the statute. Justice Becker wrote the opinion in a unanimous ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa
Cass County
R. Kent Martin
Iowa Highway Commission
Larry M. Rivera
Massena
Rivera
Martin
Highway Commission
Supreme Court
Francis H. Becker
Dubuque
High Court
Congressmen object as draft changes spark delay talk
UPI reports Johnson seeks to overhaul the draft with 19 year olds first a lottery and fewer deferments but Congress may slow action. Rivers vows to curb presidential power Mansfield backs scrutiny Kennedy pushes hearings as younger lawmakers lobby for equity and universal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Rivers
Johnson
White House
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Edward Hebert
Dla
Rivers’ Committee
Henry M. Jackson
Dwash
Senate Armed Services Committee
Edward .M. Kennedy
Dmass
Appointment of administrator for estate of Gertie G
Public notice announces the appointment of an administrator for the estate of Gertie G. Readers are advised to review the official notice on page 6 for filing deadlines and related legal actions. The notice names the applicant and governing authority, outlining steps to challenge or participate in the probate process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie G
West Virginia Flood Strands Weston in Grounded Shutdown
A widespread storm slammed the region with rain snow and tornadoes isolating Weston West Virginia where about 600 residents were evacuated as the West Fork River threatened the business district. The storm spread across multiple states causing deaths and school closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Weston
W. Va
West Fork
Cumberland Mountain
Kentucky
Panhandle
Alabama
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York City
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
Boston
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Iowa senators push new bid to end personal property tax
A bipartisan group in Des Moines introduced a bill to repeal personal property taxes and replace lost revenue with new taxes. Sen J Henry Lucken led the measure proposing a 1 percent tax on individual income, a 1 percent tax on corporate income, a 2 percent surtax on interest and dividends, and a 1 percent tax on capital gains. The plan aims to match roughly 66 million dollars the old tax raised in 1956 and would repeal the 1 percent tax on incomes over 9,000 dollars while expecting 60 million from individuals and 2.1 million from corporate income. Democratic Sens. William Reichardt and H. L. Heying are sponsors validating phaseout aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Sen
J. Henry Lucken
R - LeMars
Luckens
William Reichardt
H. L. Heying
West Union
Lucken
Debate on anti advertising bill in Iowa House
In Des Moines UPI reports a House Judiciary Committee hearing on a bill to stop cut rate optical firms from advertising eye glass prices. Opponents say it would let optometrists set any price, while supporters claim it ends bait advertising and exposes poor exams and materials from discount chains led by Dr. H. R. Wilson of Forest City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
House
Judiciary Committee
H. R. Wilson
Forest City
Iowa Optometrists Association
Paul Thielking
Charles Kramer
Capitol Optical
Iowa
Gene Schanbaun
Don Reid
West Des Moines
Iowa Press Association
Edward Jones
Iowa Retailers Federation
Shanbarn
Reid
IPA
Jones
Thielking
Capitol
Lawrence Scalise
Des Moines woman killed by propeller at airport
A 36 year old Des Moines night club entertainer Marilyn Buchanan known as Marilyn Bee was killed when she walked into the propeller of a single engine plane near the Des Moines airport after stepping from the cockpit following a flight from Adair with Darwin Beer. Police and medical examiners described the fatal impact as occurring in the airport concourse area with a large pool of blood surrounding the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Marilyn Buchanan
Marilyn Bee
West Side
Adair
Darwin Beer
Polk County
Leo Luca
Subway Train Collision Injures Dozens in Boston Blizzard
Two MBTA four car subway trains collided on an elevated trestle in a heavy snowstorm at City Square Charlestown. At least 70 passengers were injured with 45 to Massachusetts General Hospital and 25 to Boston City Hospital. None seriously hurt. Trains bound from Everett to Forest Hills. crash halted service for hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
UPI
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
MBTA
City Square
Charlestown
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston City Hospital
Margaret King
Somerville
Lincoln
Everett
Everett- Forest Hills
Iowa Considers Annual Motor Vehicle Inspection Law
The Iowa Legislative Research Committee approved a bill requiring all motor vehicles in the state to undergo at least one annual inspection to verify safe operation. The program would be administered by the state safety commissioner with licensed inspection stations handling checks and issuing certificates. Dealers would have inspections for new and used vehicles before sale, and the law would start in 1968 with phased 1968 deadlines based on license plate digits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Legislative Research Committee
State Safety
Red Guard ordered to classes in China reopening
Peking radio reports schools in Beijing and Shanghai to restart with a new revolutionary curriculum. The program emphasizes Mao writings and revolution while restoring general subjects. The move follows peak red guard activity and political purges amid tensions with Indonesia and defections to Hong Kong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
UPI
Red China
Mao Tse-Tung
Red Guard
Mao
Peking
Peking Radio
Shanghai
China
Peking People’s Daily
Indonesia
Rockford teen held for double murder in park
John Williams Jr. 17, who wed Feb. 17, appeared in Rockford Circuit Court for arraignment on murder charges in the execution style killings of two 14 year old cousins in a city park. He had been acquitted last week of wounding a youth in the same park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Wesley Williams Jr
Winnebago County
Rockford
Ill
Ronald Lee Johnson
Wayne Mullendere
Park
UPI
John Williams Jr
Weather in Iowa turns bitter as cold wave grips region
United Press International reports a cold wave in Iowa with night temps dropping to 5 to 10 below zero and northerly winds 20 to 40 mph diminishing tonight. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies and a rebound to high teens into the mid 20s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Hoffa Turns Himself In To Federal Marshals
Jimmy Hoffa, head of the Teamsters, surrenders at a Washington federal courthouse to begin a prison term for jury tampering. He faces at least 32 months in Lewisburg prison, claiming government overreach and illegal evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoffa
Self
Washington
UPI
Jimmy Hoffa
Hofta
Nashville, Tenn
Federal Building
Capitol Hill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gray
United Press International
Allegheny County
University of Pittsburgh
Louisville
Pittsburgh
Wyoming
Colorado
Rockies
Powell
Wyo
Nebraska
Piketon
Cincinnati
Columbus
Youngstown
Texas
Association
Rush B. Lincoln
Communist Party
Lewisburg
Foffa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!