Bertrand Treasure Ship Near Desoto Bend in Iowa
Two Omaha men claim to have located the Bertrand steamboat wreck near Desoto Bend Park on the Missouri River. Digging should expose upper levels within two weeks. treasure valued at about 1 million dollars is said to be aboard, with 60 percent to the discoverers and 40 percent to the federal government.
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Desoto Bend
Iowa
UPI
Bertrand
Missouri River
Sam Corbine
George Purcell
Omaha
Neb
Desoto Bend Park
New Kennedy challenge splits voters as Nixon remains sole GOP frontrunner
United Press International reports a renewed political clash as Senator Robert F. Kennedy attacks President Johnson over policy while crowds cheer in Nashville and Tuscaloosa. In Wisconsin antiwar protesters confront Agriculture Secretary Freeman. On the Republican side Nelson Rockefeller ends active campaigning, leaving Nixon as the main declared candidate and prompting GOP gloom among moderates.
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United Press International
Nixon
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.y
Johnson
Deep South
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tenn
University of Alabama At
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Freeman
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Wisconsin
State to pay county checks replacing personal property taxes
Iowa state comptroller announces $13.79 million in checks to 99 counties replacing repealed personal property taxes. Half of the funds arrive now with the remainder due by mid September. totals reflect funds to cities, schools, and other districts. County by county amounts listed.
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Des Moines
UPI
State Comptroller’s Office
Iowa
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Hughes
Adams County
Polk
Adair
Adams
Allamakee
Appanoose
Audubon
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Black Hawk
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Bremer
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Cedar
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Cherokee
Chickasaw
Clarke
Clay
Clayton
Clinton
Crawford
Dallas
Davis
Decatur
Delaware
Dickinson
Dubuque
Stanley says toe changing stance in Iowa Senate race
State Sen. David Stanley of Muscatine accused Gov. Harold Hughes of edging away from President Johnson for political motives as Hughes seeks the Democratic nomination for the Senate. Stanley spoke at GOP county conventions in Des Moines and other cities, arguing Hughes remains a Johnson ally in public words.
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United Press International
U.S. Senate
Harold E. Hughes
Johnson
David Stanley
Muscatine
Hughes
Johnson admin launches intensive review of Vietnam policy
UPI reports Vice President Hubert Humphrey announced an intensive internal review of Vietnam policy during a regional Democratic conference in Pittsburgh. He noted critics want a clearer plan for peace while criticizing Nixon for not unveiling a peace strategy.
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Pittsburgh
Kennedy
Johnson
Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
John Kennedy
Paris gold price climbs amid De Gaulle attack rumors
Price of gold rose on the Paris market as reports of a new De Gaulle attack on the pound and dollar spurred demand. A 1 kilogram ingot reached $1,237, up $22, with an unofficial high of $39 per ounce. Zurich banks priced gold at $39.50 to $38.50.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Zurich
Novotny resigns amid liberal push in Czechoslovakia
Antonin Novotny resigns as president of Czechoslovakia after 15 years, under pressure from liberal Communists, student protests, and failed reforms. CTK reported the timing as he cited health concerns, with the presidium and National Assembly accepting the move.
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Prague
UPI
Antonin Novotny
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Novotny
Europe
CTK
National Assembly
Central Committee
Alexander Dubcek
Weather Update for Iowa Over Tonight and Saturday
Variable cloudiness with light snow flurries tonight. Lows around 10 to 20 degrees, higher in the southwest. Saturday will be partly cloudy with highs in the 30s.
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Iowa
Bombing Drives Down Communist Stronghold Near Saigon
UPI reports B52s hit the Iron Triangle northwest of Saigon as part of Operation Resolved To Win. Communist losses surged to 1,146 with 37 American and 53 South Vietnamese soldiers killed. Americal Division tanks struck near Hoi An while other actions across the northern coast killed hundreds of Viet Cong and left numerous weapons behind. Air strikes and raids continued against North Vietnamese targets with 108 missions flown on Thursday.
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Saigon
UPI
Iron Triangle
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
da Nang
Hoi An
Americal
North Vietnam
Hanoi- Haiphong
Red China
City plans disposal of property and admin appointment
Notice of proposal to dispose of city property and the appointment of an administrator for the estate of Leo C. Zook. The action initiates public proceedings and highlights the forenoon hearing and relevant deadlines for objections.
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Leo C. Zook
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