Johnson plans allout push for 10 percent income tax hike
Washington sources say the Johnson administration will push for congressional approval of a long-dormant 10 percent income tax increase. President Johnson, returning from Texas, will meet with Treasury Secretary Fowler and Democratic leaders to discuss the tax plan and the gold run. The White House aims to pair any new revenue with spending cuts, possibly at $1 in cuts for every $1 of new revenue.
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UPI
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Texas
White House
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
De Gaulle Attacks Dollar Calls for Gold Standard
Paris headlines the bitter critique as President de Gaulle targets U.S. economic policy and the dollar. He urged gold as the sole basis for international trade while warning that U.S. inflation is exported abroad and that Britain must overhaul its economy before Market entry. The Paris gold market sees a feverish rush with a record turnover of 12.7 million dollars as London reports weaker demand.
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UPI
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Europe
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Quebec
Montreal
Lester Pearson
Pearson
London
Mao Tse Tung
Middle East
Israel
Vietnam
France
Rader Harvest Completes Corn Pick for Injured Man
Nearly 100 neighbors gathered at Mildred Kupka farm to harvest about 60 acres of corn for William H. Rader, who lost his left foot and hand in a November 18 accident at the Kupka farm and is recovering at University Hospitals in Iowa City. The work began before 8 a.m. and finished shortly after noon with 20 pickers, many wagons, and a cooperative dinner for workers. organizers were Max Blodgett and Clark Wagner.
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William Harry Rader
Rader
University Hospital
Iowa City
Helen Gilbert
William H
Harry) Rader
Kupka Farm
University Hospitals
Assailant frees girl unharmed in underpass grab
A seventh grade Washington girl was grabbed by a man hiding under the North Second Avenue underpass after 5 p.m. Saturday. After a brief struggle she was released unharmed and police seek clues to the assailant. Police Chief Clarence Lee warns women and girls to exercise caution after dark.
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Washington
North Second Avenue
Clarence Lee
Flood disaster in Portugal claims over 250 lives
In Lisbon and suburbs a four inch rainfall triggered a Sunday flood that swept through homes and streets. Rail engineer Ricardinho da Silva halted his train to shield the village of Alhandra, while bystanders watched a man cling to a telephone pole as water rose and toppled the pole. Government officials called the damage astronomical as thousands of cars and hundreds of houses were wrecked.
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UPI
Custodia Silva
Ricardinho da Silva
Portugal
Alfredo Rodrigues Dos Santos Jr
Maria da Conceicao
Maria
da Silva
Alhandra
Schmidhauser weighs bid for second Iowa term
Former Democratic congressman John Schmidhauser of Iowa City says he is "very careful consideration" regarding another run for Congress. The 45 year old former lawmaker, who won Iowa's first district in 1964 and lost to Fred Schwengel in 1966, hinted he will run but will decide after the new year. He cites foreign policy studies and the Vietnam War as factors likely shaping the 1968 race. Democrats face a tough year, he warned.
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Iowa City, Iowa
UPI
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University of Iowa
Schmidhauser
Iowa
Fred Schwengel
Davenport
Schwengel
Vietnam
Sewer trouble extends Dunkerton High School break
In Dunkerton Iowa students at Dunkerton High School enjoy an extended Thanksgiving vacation as workers fail to complete a sewer project over the holiday weekend. Water remains off and school officials declare a longer break until water is restored and sewer connections are made.
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Dunkerton, Iowa
UPI
Dunkerton High School
Black Hawk County
Optimism on Cyprus as Makarios meets UN envoy
Greek Cypriot President Makarios III spoke after a Nicosia meeting with UN envoy Jose Rolz Bennet and said he believed there would be no war with Greece and Turkey. In Ankara, Cyrus Vance discussed Greece's final answer to Turkish demands with Turkey's Foreign Minister Ihsan Sabri Caglayangil as London cautioned the crisis remains dangerous. Turkish jets flew over Cyprus as talks continued with Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot leaders, with NATO officials and Turkish President Sunay in emergency sessions. A withdrawal of Greek forces remains a key Turkish demand.
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United Nations
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U.S
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London
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Jose Roiz Bennet
Thant
Cyprush
Rolz Bennet
Fazil Kuchuk
Spyros Kyprioanou
NATO
Manlio Brosio
Cevdet Sunay
North Vietnamese mortars strike Central Highlands frontline
North Vietnamese troops attacked to seize Dak To and engaged American units on Hill 1338 near Kontum. U S forces repulsed a bridge assault near Dak To as B52s hit arms supplies deep in North Vietnam. At Con Thien and Da Nang, mortars killed 19 Marines and left at least 38 communists dead amid broader clashes in the region.
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UPS
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Central Highlands
Kontum
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Con Thien
da Nang
4Th Infantry Division
69Th Armored
Boy 11 fatally shot playing with rifle in Iowa
In Earling, Iowa an 11 year old boy named John Finken was killed instantly when a .22 caliber rifle held by his 14 year old brother David fired accidentally. The shooting occurred at the Finken home according to authorities.
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Earling
Iowa
UPI
John Finken
Charles Finken
David
Finken
Mental tests ordered for Hull shooting suspect
Sioux County Attorney Earl Klay said mental examinations have been ordered for the Hull shooting suspect, reportedly a son of Alvin Getting, manager of the Cooperative Creamery. Getting is in fair condition with gunshot wounds to the head and shoulder at St Luke’s in Sioux City. The suspect was sent for psychiatric tests, location undisclosed, with reports pointing to the Cherokee institute. The case echoes a Boone County teen shooting, raising questions on television influence and juveniles. No criminal charges expected until test results.
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Hull, Tlowa
UPI
Sioux County
Earl Klay
Klay
Alvin Getting
Hull
Getting
St. Luke's Hospital
Sioux City
Cherokee
Boone County
Boone
David R. Ray
Floyd L. Ray
Weather Report for Iowa Tonight and Tuesday
United Press International reports clear to partly cloudy conditions across Iowa tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures will rise west and north on Tuesday with overnight lows around 15 degrees and daytime highs in the 40s.
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United Press International
Iowa
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