Rural tax shifts eyed in Iowa Senate battle
Iowa Senate backed an $11 million a year inventory tax while debating separate assessment rules for farm property. Supporters argue farm land should be valued by factors beyond market price to reflect productivity and earning capacity. The House would weigh net earnings of farm property but critics warn of tax breaks for non-farmers. The bill also pauses future valuation increases ordered by the revenue director.
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Muscatine
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Iowa
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Commerce Commission
Nixon seeks 19 year olds first in draft plan
President Nixon asked Congress to reverse the draft order so younger men are inducted before older ones. He proposed a 19 year old first pool for each year with random selection and deferments extended. The move is an interim step toward a volunteer army, with full transition hoped when world conditions allow. Ford indicated Republicans expect approval, noting it would reduce draft age uncertainty while college deferments continue. the 1967 law would limit changes, if any, to 19 year olds for a one year period.
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Viet Cong urges U.S. pullout as talks mark first anniversary
Viet Cong negotiator Tran Buu Kiem accused the United States of intensifying the war in South Vietnam beyond prior levels and called for U.S. withdrawal without a North Vietnamese pullout. He urged talks on the NLF peace package while noting heavy shelling of 212 targets across South Vietnam.
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Intercepted Memo On 19 Year Olds And Drafts
A terse memo notes that 19 year olds in the United States may handle drafts better, signaling a belief adults view young people as more capable in certain military or civic contexts. The message reflects attitudes toward youth and service.
Iowa House Approves Commerce Commission Budget
The Iowa House passed a 1.95 million biannual appropriation for the Commerce Commission and rejected a 200 thousand dollar uptick for the Utility Commission. Rep. Leroy Miller opposed the bill citing unclear totals while Rep. Stan Shepard and Rep. William Gannon pressed for amendments on funding and transmission line regulation.
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UPI
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Shenandoah
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Stan Shepard
Farmington
William Gannon
Mingo
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Iowa Wednesday Weather Forecast by United Press International
Iowa forecast calls for partly cloudy to cloudy skies with a chance of showers or storms mainly in the east and center, easing by noon. Lows tonight range upper 40s to 50s, highs Wednesday reach the 70s east to around 80 in the west.
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United Press International
Iowa
Appointment of administrator for Jo Ann Townsend estate
Public notice announces the appointment of an administrator for the estate of Jo Ann Townsend and a resolution concerning the destruction of noxious weeds as listed in today’s page 6 notices.
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Jo Ann Townsend
Cities Under Attack In Vietnam Big Offensive Report
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces shelled 40 allied camps and towns and fought US and South Vietnamese troops near Saigon Da Nang and Hue. Battles produced 20 U.S. dead 65 wounded and at least 44 enemy fatalities as attacks aimed to pressure Paris peace talks.
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Hue
South Vietnam
U.S
Paris
Tan Son Nhut
Long Binh-Bien Hoa
Washington High seniors face last day and ceremonies
In brief, May 22 marks the final day of school for Washington High seniors. Key year end events follow: Senior Class Day May 23, Kiwanis Honors Banquet May 23, Baccalaureate May 25, Awards Day May 28, Commencement May 28, and report cards June 2.
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Washington High School
Kiwanis
Baccalaureate
Iowa corn planting 20 percent by Monday report
Des Moines dispatch reports Iowa corn planting 20 percent complete by Monday, lagging 50 percent behind the five year average for the date. Cool wet weather slowed progress last week, leaving acreage well behind last year when about two-thirds had been planted, with the slowest progress in northeastern counties.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa girl freed by her kidnapers
A 22 year old Iowa girl, Ann Katherine Jenkins of Waterloo, was released in Baltimore after her father paid 10000 dollars ransom. She reunited with her father at 7 a.m. EDT as FBI cooperated but stayed out of the case at the father's request. The kidnapers, a woman and one or two men, had promised release at 8 p.m. Monday.
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UPI
Waterloo
Iowa
Ann Katherine Jenkins
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Thomas R. Jenkins
Savings and Loan Association
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Charlie) McAvoy
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