Washington Board Elects Officers After Canvass
The Washington Community School Board met to canvass election results, oath new member James Lloyd, and elect officers Earl Rae president and Larry Robison vice president. A soaking rain brought 1.90 inches of moisture in two days. National Guard units were sent to Waterloo for security during a local school crisis. Edmund Muskie to speak at Jefferson Jackson Day dinner Sept 28 in Des Moines. personal income in August rose to 694.2 billion dollars, up about 60 billion from a year earlier with payroll gains of 3.5 billion.
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Washington Community School Board
James Lloyd
Earl Rae
Larry Robison
Washington
National Guard
Waterloo
Ainsworth
Wellman
Keota
Iowa City
Roger Borup
Dairy Cattle Congress
Des Moines
UPI
Edmund S. Muskie
Veteran’s Auditorium
Clark Rasmussen
Sen. Muskie
Iowa
Rasmussen
Muskie
Commerce Department
Premier Salazar Near Death Incoma After Relapse
Lisbon authorities report Premier Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, 79, in a coma near death from a second brain blood clot. A source says his condition is practically hopeless after a relapse during recovery from Sept. 7 surgery. Cardinal Cerejeira and Padre Rocha await at his side as doctors note a grave vascular accident on the right cerebral hemisphere.
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Lisbon
UPI
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Europe
Salazar
Padre Rocha
Manuel Goncalves Cerejeirira
Red Cross Hospital
Intercepted Memo About Poverty Funds Note
Intercepted memo suggests a suggestion to qualify for poverty funds. The writer signs as Wid. The brief item hints at a dubious grant or aid discussion and possible confusion about eligibility. Personal tone emphasizes seeking assistance or funds.
Surprise Attacks Kill Marines Near DMZ and Danang
North Vietnamese forces struck U S Marines near the DMZ four miles south of Da Nang and hit a South Vietnamese Ranger battalion, killing 27 and leaving about 200 missing. Marines repelled a second assault on a ridge near Da Nang as advisers reported mass confusion and heavy rocket and mortar fire.
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Lion
da Nang
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Ranger
21St Ranger Battalion
Khe Sanh
Fortas Nomination Clears House Panel Amid Filibuster Threat
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Abe Fortas to be chief justice by 10 to 6 and sent the nomination to the floor. Opponents, a mix of Republicans and Southern Democrats, warned of extended debate to block a vote. Fortas, already an associate justice, faces criticism over improprieties and his ties to President Johnson.
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Washington
UPI
Abe Fortas
Senate Judiciary Committee
Fortas
Supreme Court
Senate
Johnson
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Judiciary Committee
Eastland
U.S
Homer Thornberry
High Court
Thornberry
Nixon coat tails lift Iowa Republicans in 1968 bid
Des Moines GOP prospects grow confident as Nixon tours the city. Local leaders predict a Republican year with Nixon's coat tails boosting candidates for state office. Viewpoints cite Nixon’s forgotten man theme, his Iowa lead, and a hoped upset for Senate hopeful David Stanley.
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Robert Ray
David Latnley
U. S. Senate
Richard M. Nixon
Des Moines
Elbert Goode
Nixon
IDPA
Richard Nixon
Iowa
John McDonald
Dallas Center
McDonald
Humphrey
Charles E. Wittenmeyer
Davenport
Wittenmeyer
Nelson Rockefeller
Miami Beach
David Stanley
Muscatine
Harold Hughes
Couple planned wedding after death in publicized crash
In Catskill New York a symbolic wedding will unite Robert P. Kanes a 21 year old journalism student and Martha Levine a 21 year old nurse in death. They died in a highway crash near Grant New Mexico last Sunday with three others. Rabbi Howard Joseph will preside at both services in Catskill and the couple will be buried together in Temple Israel Cemetery. Their parents approved the symbolic ceremony to honor their tragedy and planned January nuptials.
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Catskill
N.Y
UPI
Robert P. Kames
Martha Levine
Brooklyn Jewish Hospital
Grant, N.M
Howard Joseph
Schenectady
Kanes
New York University
Miss Levine
Temple Israel Cemetery
Waterloo East High School Reopens Amid Tense Racial Climate
Waterloo Iowa residents see calm return as East High School reopens after last week’s racial incidents. National Guard stays on duty. curfew remains 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. while board, faculty, and community officials plan steps to improve ties and prevent disturbances.
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Waterloo
Iowa
UPI
East High School
Iowa National Guard
National Guard
National Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo School Board
Sidney Thomas
Waterloo Board of Education
Thomas
East High
East
George Hohl
Jimmy Porter
Porter
Black Students Union
BSU
Dwight Bachman
Waterloo Education Association
Lloyd Turner
Turner
Iowa Finance Woes Slow State Revenue Recovery
Iowa faces a lag in revenues after a 1967 $120 million annual tax hike. Fiscal Director Gerry D. Rankin forecasts sufficient funds will not match 1967 appropriations until 1971. Fiscal 1968 revenue totaled $393 million, $29 million below estimates, with sales tax underperforming and construction and advertising taxes awaiting court decisions.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
Comptroller’s Office
Rankin
Weather and budget notes from Iowa news briefing
Forecasters predict considerable cloudiness and cooler weather in Iowa with lows in the 50s tonight and highs in the 60s on Wednesday. A light chance of drizzle is noted for the northeast and extreme east. Separate state budget analysis cites potential deficits, reversion of funds to the general fund, and possible tax increases unless programs are cut or revenues rise.
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United Press International
Iowa
Rankin
Merit System Council
Liquor Commission
Comptroller’s Office
Rabid Cow Attacks Couple Near Ollie Injuring Weber Family
Walter Weber and his wife Lucille were injured when a stray cow charged them during a Sunday outdoor dinner near Ollie. The animal, later found rabid, was shot and sent for testing. both Webers were treated at Keokuk County Hospital and released.
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Ollie
Walter Weber
Lucille
Mr. Weber
Webers
Keokuk County
Sig
Amana
Weber
Sigourney
Board proceedings and estate notices from Sept 9
Proceedings of board of supervisors for September 9 and probate matters include the will of Clara Patterson with executor appointment and the appointment of an administrator for the estate of Ralph Dealvry Orris.
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Board of Supervisors
Clara Patterson
Ralph Dealvry Orris
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