Iowa Senate approves four bill package creating revenue department
The Iowa Senate passed a four bill package to form a new Department of Revenue abolishing the three member Tax Commission and merging liquor control and tax tasks into the department. The plan, part of consolidating 120 agencies into 13, moves to the House with a Jan. 1 effective date.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate
Department of Revenue
Senate
House
State Tax Commission
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Revenue Department
Commission
State
Public Administration Service
PAS
Chicago
Tax Commission
Charles Balloun
Toledo
James Briles
Corning
Gene Glenn
D - Ottumwa
H. L. Heying
West Union
David Stanley
Joseph Flatt
Winterset
Glenn
Lee Gaudineer
D - Des Moines
Iowa
Threeman Commission
X. T. Prentis
Mount Ayr
Lynn Potter
Cres
Marines seize Hill 881 in heavy three day battle near DMZ
In three days of brutal fighting U S Marines captured Hill 881 near the DMZ after heavy machinegun and mortar fire from bunkers and tunnels. Casualties topped 1 000 on both sides with Marines reporting 96 dead and 273 wounded and North Vietnamese losses at least 333 known dead. Air power dominated the action as 11 to 13 MIGs were destroyed, with U S aircraft claiming 48 MIGs shot down in total. A Marine Seaknight helicopter crashed near Da Nang, nine survivors and eight dead. General Westmoreland urged continued public debate on the war while reaffirming U S resolve and inspection plans near the contested border.
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Saigon
Upz
U.S
Hill 881
Khe San
South Vietnam
Air Force
Navy
North Vietnam
Hoa Lac
Hanoi
Kep
da Nang
South China Sea
Pleiku
U.S. Army
Hill
Laos
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
United States
Westmoreland
Dmz
Westmoreland backs Vietnam stance amid flag protest
General William C. Westmoreland, in Saigon after a US tour, said about 95 percent of Americans support the Vietnam policy and condemned flag burning as unpatriotic. He urged returning to Vietnam combat zones to assess the Communist threat firsthand.
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U.S
Vietnam
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America
Congress
Westmoreland
Vietnams
U S plans 35000 troops and four squadrons pullout from Germany
The United States announces a plan to withdraw 35000 military personnel and four squadrons from West Germany starting next January. The pullout, discussed with Britain and Germany since last October, aims to reduce the dollar drain and balance international payments. Bonn will buy $500 million in special medium-term U.S. securities, and additional American military equipment purchases are planned to offset costs of maintaining forces.
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UPI
United States
West Germany
State Department
Department
Britain
Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO Council
Paris
U. S
Bonn
U. S. 24Th Infantry Division
Public Notices Today Proposes Zoning Amendment to City
Notice to Washington County Bar Association. Probate of wills and appointment of executors estates of Charles Brown Katheryn Louise Bruty. Appointment of administrator estate of Alberta L Evans.
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Washington County Bar Association
Charles Brown
Katheryn Louise Bruty
Estate of
Alberta
L. Evans
Iowa Weather Outlook Frost Tonight Then Warmer Wednesday
United Press International reports frost or freezing temperatures expected again tonight across Iowa with clear to partly cloudy skies and unseasonably cool conditions. Lows will be in the 20s. Wednesday brings a rise to the 50s in the north and east and near 60 in the southwest as a bit warmer weather moves in.
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United Press International
Iowa
Five Are Dead In Great Plains Blizzard Storm
A deadly spring blizzard swept the upper Great Plains with 10 foot snow drifts and 77 mph winds. At least five people died as blizzard conditions forced road closures from Wyoming to South Dakota and prompted school shutdowns while tornadoes ripped through Minnesota and the Midwest causing injuries but few fatalities.
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Michigan
Minnesota
Porcupine
S.D
Pine Ridge Reservation
Scotts Bluff, Neb
South Dakota
Black Hills
Montana
Wyoming
North Dakota
State Highway Department
Sheridan
Buffalo
Gillette
Newcastle
Casper
Goodland
Kan
Mississippi Valley
Grand Rapids
Mich
Columbus
Ind
Mittie
Court allows 1 mill tax to bolster city bonding base
The Iowa Supreme Court in a 5 2 ruling said the 1 mill tax on moneys and credits for Korean War bonds may be included in a citys bonding base. Ida Grove faced a $25 000 general obligation bond plan for a bridge, with owners Zobel and Strong contesting inclusion of the war bonds levy.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Supreme Court
Ida County
David Harris
Ida Grove
Anton Schau
Theodore Garfield
Robert Larson
Milton Zobel
Walter Strong
Zobel
Strong
Iowa
Zobel and
Three Davenport shootings within 75 minutes prompt police probe
Davenport authorities investigated three related shootings in a 75 minute span. Lloyd Cummings was shot and rushed to Mercy Hospital in poor condition after stumbling into a restaurant near the police station. Andrew Tores, 26, suffered a back wound and remained in critical care. Terry Best, 21, said two men robbed him of $20 and shot him in both feet. he was treated at Mercy in fair condition.
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Davenport
Iowa
UPI
Lloyd Cummings
Dempsy
Cummings
Mercy Hospital
Andrew Tores
Tores
Franks Foundry
Terry Best
Best
Approaches Diverge on Drought Area School Solution
Des Moines reports House and Senate committees pursued distinct strategies to aid financially troubled area schools. A House panel approved a bill creating an area schools commission with budget and curriculum powers. a Senate panel backed a department branch, with both proposals enabling budget approval and broader oversight. The bail-out aid of 4.5 million dollars was set for debate, while details on commission makeup remain undefined and subject to future drafting.
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Des Moines
UPI
House
Senate
House Schools Committee
State Board of Public Instruction
Senate Education Committee
Department of Public Instruction
Commission
Paul Johnston
Posed Area Schools Commission
Charlene Conklin
Waterloo
Karl Nolin
D - Ralston
Nolin
Two Teens Die In Iowa Traffic Crashes
Two youths lost their lives in separate late Monday night crashes in Iowa. Edythe Howlett, 16, of Britt, died when her car left a Hancock county gravel road. she was alone. Tim Worrell, 15, of Davenport, was killed when his motorcycle was hit broadside at an intersection of U.S. 61 and a Scott county gravel road by Merle Gifford, 37, of Muscatine. The Iowa traffic toll rose to 194 for 1967.
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Iowa
Edythe Arlene Howlett
Britt
Hancock County
Miss Howlett
Davenport
Tim Worrell
Raymond Worrell
U.S. 61
Scott County
Merle Gifford
Muscatine
Britain wins cabinet approval for new bid to join Common Market
Prime Minister Harold Wilson secured cabinet approval to renew Britain’s bid to join the European Common Market. The decision follows days of sessions at No 10 and signals a parliamentary address to emphasize the push despite French opposition and potential French delays. De Gaulle’s veto is not expected this time, though longer talks may delay entry.
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UPI
Harold Wilson
House of Commons
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
No. 10 Downing Street
Fred Mulley
Elwyn Jones
Wilson
Britain
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