Washington County avoids property assessment changes
Washington County was among Iowa counties not ordered to alter property value assessments by the Department of Revenue. A Des Moines letter to County Auditor Walter Schroeder stated no changes are required to assessments set by Ernie Lund, the county assessor.
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Washington County
State of
Iowa
Department of Revenue
Des Moines
Walter Schroeder
Ernie Lund
Iowa raises agricultural land and building valuations in 58 counties
State Revenue Director William H. Forst announced increases to agricultural land and building valuations for the 1969 tax year in 58 Iowa counties and residential property values in 26 counties. The changes, subject to appeal, reflect 40 percent agricultural increases in Story County and 35 percent in Cerro Gordo Kossuth Mills and Mitchell. Plymouth saw a 10 percent decrease. Forst noted 28 counties unchanged, and 35 counties saw residential increases outside cities while four counties added commercial increases. Forst said taxpayers may appeal to county officials, then to the state, and that 60/40 valuation factors favor production capacity vs sale value. In Fremont County, agricultural land rose 30 percent while others did not, shifting tax burden to farmers. The largest residential increase was 40 percent in Dickinson County. Some cities with independent assessors had increases in Burlington Cedar Rapids Davenport Iowa City and Muscatine, with Mason City seeing a 30 percent rise in agricultural land. State law requires cities over 125,000 and towns over 10,000 may have independent assessors.
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Story County
Forst
Cerro Gordo
Kossuth, Mills
Mitchell Counties
Fremont County
Revenue Department
Dickinson County
Iowa
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Iowa City
Muscatine
Newton
Mason City
New York City teachers vote to end 10 week strike
UPI reports 55 000 teachers in New York City accept a settlement ending a 10 week strike that kept over a million students out of class for most of fall. The Ocean Hill Brownsville district could still block the deal over transfer disputes.
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New York
UPI
New York City
Ocean _ Hill
Brownsville
Brooklyn
John V. Lindsay
Ocean Hill
United Federation of Teachers
UFT
Dan O'Neill
Marvin Datz
O’neill
Datz
Submarine nearly hits diver off Great Yarmouth
A deep sea diver near a natural gas rig 30 miles off Great Yarmouth reported a submarine approaching on the seabed. The sub passed about 100 feet away and stayed submerged. A Defense Ministry spokesman said the incident was a friendly submarine and noted the diver’s complaint.
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Great Yarmouth
England
UPI
Defense Ministry
Franc Sinks as Banks Halt French Currency Trading
In Paris and Brussels the franc tumbled with Belgian banks suspending private franc trading and a Basel meeting of U S and other banks weighing aid for De Gaulle. Quotes for buying and selling francs were halted in Brussels amid panic. Banks sent francs across borders and travel agencies barred dealing to limit exposure to devaluation.
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Paris
UPI
Belgium
France
Brussels
United States
Basel
Switzerland
Charles de Gaulle
Hughes to order 800 new state cars in Iowa
Gov. Harold E. Hughes defies advice to delay the 800 car purchase and will seek bids for delivery throughout the next year. Attorney General Turner urged postponement after the election, while Solicitor General Haesemeyer backed excluding certain manufacturers from bidding. In a separate item, San Francisco reports a fire damaged a Rolls Royce owned by Municipal Court Judge Fitzgerald Ames, with his 1965 Impala also destroyed.
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Richard Turner
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Robert Ray
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Jack Langford
Richard Haesemeyer
San Francisco
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City Hall
Ames
Carport
High court to hear Powell appeal on seating dispute
The Supreme Court will review Adam Clayton Powell's challenge to the House's refusal to seat him in the 90th Congress. The case, seen amid tensions between branches, could affect Powell's tenure and seniority questions. Powell won re election to the 91st Congress in New York's 18th district on November 5.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Adam Clayton Powell
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Johnson
Abe Fortas
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Powell
High Court
Henry L. Hall
New York
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William M. Kunstler
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Zond Moon Mission Returns To Earth In New Landing Method
Moscow reports the Soviet spaceship Zond has safely completed its journey around the moon and re entered using a new aerodynamically assisted method. Tass says the approach replaces ballistic descent with retro rockets, enabling precise landings with lower overloads.
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UPI
Soviet Union
Zond
Earth
Moon
Tass
Iowa Weather Update Clouds And Cold Linger
Cloudy to partly cloudy and colder tonight with a chance of snow flurries in the northeast. Lows range from 10 to 15 in the northwest to around 20 in the southeast. Tuesday brings fair to partly cloudy skies with continued cold, highs in the 30s. Wednesday outlook shows cloudy conditions with a chance of rain or snow in the north, partly cloudy in the south, and warmer temperatures.
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United Press International
Iowa
Journalists join students in Prague protest over reforms
UPI reports Czechoslovakia's journalists join students in a swelling protest against Soviet pressure and the abandonment of democratic reforms led by Dubcek. A six hour Prague meeting of journalists urged factory committees to defend press freedom as student sit ins spread to Bratislava.
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UPI
Alexander Dubcek
Czechoslovak Union of Journalists
Central Committee
Party
Lucerna Hall
Reform Movement
Bratislava
Kaminsky
Technical
Intercepted Memo Reflects Assessor's Correctness
A brief intercepted memo shows Ernie Lund, the County Assessor, remarking that the recipient may have been right. The note ends with an informal sign off from WEJ, indicating informal confirmation of a prior assessment.
Board of Supervisors Proceedings and Pipeline Permit
Proceedings of the board of supervisors on Tuesday November 5 include an application for a permit to construct a pipeline across Washington County. The notice appears in today’s public notices pages.
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The
Board of Supervisors
Washington County
Warned to Start Talks U S Firm on Saigon Stance
UPI report says Washington cautioned Saigon it cannot back away from secret Hanoi pacts and urged entering negotiations with Viet Cong as equals. Saigon balks at Viet Cong parity and may replace U S leadership. Vice President Ky tipped to lead the delegation as Thieu mulls cabinet reshuffle before a formal acceptance. Moscow notes claim a Czech candy promotion as the day closes.
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UPI
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Washington
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Nguyen Cao Ky
North Vietnam
Hanoi- Washington
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