Labor support shifts Johnson plan in inflation war
Support from labor backs Johnson inflation strategy as Congress weighs delaying 7 percent tax credits for business investments and curbing accelerated depreciation for 16 months. AFL-CIO backs the plan amid hearings while signs of robust economy persist with rising industrial production and Medicare driven income gains. Friday orders federal agencies to tighten spending through improved procurement and supply management.
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UPI
Johnson
House Committee
House Ways & Means Committee
Vennson
Congress
Afl-Cio
John Friday
Defense disputes savings claims over combat readiness
The Defense Department rebutted House critics asserting $14 billion in savings from McNamara era cost reductions harmed battlefield potential. A spokesman said forces exceeding 350000 were in Southeast Asia with no reserve calls or controls, asserting readiness remains unquestioned while savings were modestly overstated by subcommittee investigators.
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UPI
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House
Armed Services Subcommittee
Southeast Asia
Defense
Robert S. McNama
Porter Hardy
McNamara
Department
Grenada Ordered to Protect Pupils in Integrated Schools
U S District Court Judge Claude Clayton ordered Grenada Mississippi to safeguard Negro children at Horn Elementary and Rundle High Schools after mobs beat students during integration. He warned disobedience would trigger further action as 300 state troopers were sent in to restore order.
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Miss
Mississippi
Claude Clayton
Clayton
Oxford
Justice Department
Internal Chinese power struggles amid Cultural Revolution turmoil
A UPI report cites Radio Beijing broadcast detailing opposition within the Chinese Communist Party to the Red Guard purge. It cites editorial in Red Flag and comments by Lin Piao warning against bourgeois elements and revisionists seeking to seize power, amid rumors of purged leaders' suicides in Hong Kong Times.
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UPI
Chinese Communist Party
Red Guard
Mao
Tse-Tung
China Today
Hong Kong
China
Hong Kong Times
Peng Chen
Lo Jui-Ching
Peking Radio
Red Flag
Communist Party
Redguard
Lin Pao
Lin
Red Guard Movement
Hughes urges substantial state aid for schools in Iowa
Governor Harold E. Hughes told Charles City Lions Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs that the coming session should substantially increase state aid to local school districts to ease property tax millage and maintain school quality. He urged better use of facilities and trimming luxuries where needed and called school budgets to face strict scrutiny like cities and counties.
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Charles City
Iowa
UPI
Harold FE
Hughes
Lions
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Dirksen to press prayer amendment in Senate showdown
Sen. Everett Dirksen plans a Monday vote on a constitutional amendment to support voluntary school prayer while a nonbinding sense of the Senate resolution may be offered as a compromise. Sen. Birch Bayh expected to present the measure, aiming for broad support though not guaranteed two thirds for amendment passage. Dirksen recalled past health crisis and sought divine guidance as he stressed old fashioned prayer motives.
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Washington
UPD
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate
Dirksen
Birch E. Bayh
D-Ind
Judiciary
Supreme Court
Congress
Three youths injured by shotgun blast in Hazleton Iowa
In Hazleton Iowa three youths were injured when a loaded 16 gauge shotgun discharged at a home. Larry Graf 17 sustained serious injuries and was taken to a Rochester Minnesota hospital. Diane Larson 15 and Jane Beckner 15 were treated at an Oelwein hospital. Curt Corcoran 15, who showed the gun, was hospitalized with shock but later in good condition.
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Hazleton
Iowa
Diane Larson
Oelwein
Jane Beckner
Larry Graf
Graf
Rochester
Minn
George ‘Eoran
Curt Corcoran
Corcoran
Hughes plan echoes GOP platform in Des Moines
In Des Moines Republican state chairman Robert D. Ray said Gov Harold Hughes endorsed two tax ideas aligned with the party platform. He cited a Waterloo report where Hughes proposed repealing personal property taxes on household goods and expanding the homestead credit for needy elderly taxpayers. Ray argued the Democratic platform is silent on these points.
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Des Moines
Bombing Campaign Escalates as US Joins Viet Nam Strikes
The 7th Fleet. B52s. and jet bombers join heavy raids on North Vietnamese forces near the DMZ while Marine divisions clash with Communist troops northeast of Saigon. A Stormes destroyer action yields Viet Cong losses. two FAC pilots killed, two rescued. Ky urges restraint and outlines plans to curb North Viet Nam infiltration south of the 17th Parallel amid Chinese accusations of U S strafing near Tonkin Gulf.
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7Th Fleet
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
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Viet Nam
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U.S. Navy
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North
Lis
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Chicago
Henry J. Krock
Akron
Ohio
Nauyen Cao Ky
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Hanoi
Constituent Assembly
China
Tonkin Gulf
Three Die In Iowa Traffic Mishaps In 24 Hours
United Press International reports three people died in Iowa traffic incidents within 24 hours. Harold B. Davis, 51, was found dead in his car on Iowa 38 between Tipton and Interstate 80, with skid marks suggesting a 600 foot slide. Dwayne Ferrell, 46, of Preston, died when his car ran a stop sign west of Clinton at the Iowa 30 and Iowa 1 junction. Louis Mauer, Wellman, a passenger in the Barnes car, was hospitalized in Iowa City in serious condition.
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Cedar County
Harold B. Davis
Davis
Iowa 38
Tipton
Interstate 80
Dwayne Ferrell
Preston
Clinton
Iowa 30
Iowa ‘M1
Ferrell
Albert Barnes
Coralville
Barnes
Louis Mauer
Wellman
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Assails Policies: Defector in Moscow Blasts U.S. War Policy
Harold M. Koch, a former Chicago priest who defected to the Soviet Union, said in a Tass press statement that President Johnson mirrors Barry Goldwater in Vietnam policies. He criticized U.S. leaders for driving the war despite broad peace support and alleged anti poverty funds being diverted to arm war materiel. Koch, 34, left the priesthood in 1963 after psychiatric treatment was advised.
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Moscow
UPI
Harold M. Koch
Chicago
Soviet Union
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Koch
United States
Tass
Today
America
Defense
Robert
McNamara
Goldwater
German generals plan retirement to clear ranks
Fourteen of West Germany’s leading generals and admirals will retire at month end to make room for younger officers, announced by the Defense Ministry. Defense Minister Kai-Uwe von Hassel said the premature retirements across army air force and navy are not tied to the generals revolt that led to resignations of top officers. The retirements amount to a broad house cleaning of officers who served during the Nazi era.
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BOMN
UPI
West Germany
Defense Ministry
Defense
Kai-Uwe von Hassel
Navy
Hmerit
Heinrich Trettner
Werner Panitzki
Air Force
Goldwater decries federal policy at New Mexico dinner
Barry Goldwater, the 1964 GOP presidential loser, attacked federal spending, Vietnam War policy, and rising crime during a Dona Ana County Republican dinner at New Mexico State University. Speaking to about 900 listeners, he said he plans to run for re election to the Senate in 1968 and predicted a strong year for Republicans winning three Senate and 35 House seats in November elections.
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Las Cruces
N.M
UPI
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Dona Ana
New Mexico State University
Senate
GOP
Dengler Tells Story of Laos Viet Nam Ordeal at Hearing
Navy pilot Dieter Dengler recounted his prison camp torture and escape from Laos and Vietnam to the Senate Armed Services Committee. He and Air Force Lt Duane Martin slipped away after killing six guards, Martin was killed. Dengler was rescued after 17 days in jungle, weight 98 pounds.
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Washington
UPL
Senate
Laos
Viet Nam
Dieter Dengler
Dengler
Ranger
Pathet Lao
Senate Armed Services Committee
Navy Flyer
Priso
Air Force
Duane Martin
Martin
Sen
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Iowa Weather Summary From United Press Internationa
Mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday with scattered showers or thundershowers across the state. Little temperature change expected. Lows tonight in the 50s with Sunday highs ranging from 65 to 72 degrees.
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United Press Internationa
Iowa
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