Saigon and Haiphong See Second Day of Bombing
U S Navy pilots bomb Haiphong for the second straight day as the city remains a target after removal from the prohibited list. In the DMZ three B52 raids hit three North Vietnamese divisions while Con Thien endures monsoon floods. Marines suffer 10 dead and 45 wounded. three NVA killed in ground actions. In Saigon a bombing at the Nationalist Chinese embassy killed two and wounded 26 as reports of a Red Guard movement surface. Lt Gen Momyer urges continued raids to slow infiltration, noting MIG aircraft shifts to China and base relocations in Phu Yen and Gia Lam. The embassy blast nearly misses Ambassador Hu Lien.
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Saigon
UPS
Haiphong
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S
Con Thien
Red Guard
Vietnam
William W. Momyer
Momyer
North Vietnam
China
Phu Yen
Gia Lam
Hu Lien
Power firms plan to join holding company
Iowa Power & Light Co. of Des Moines and Iowa Illinois Gas & Electric Co. of Davenport announced plans to form a holding company with headquarters in Des Moines. The move requires U S Securities and Exchange Commission approval, likely in about six months. The new firm would own the common stock of both companies, with the exchange ratio set by financial advisers.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Power & Light Co
Iowa - Illinois Gas & Electric Co
Davenport
A. Paul Thompson
Iowa Power
Charles H. Whitmore
Iowa Illinois
Thompson
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
UN General Assembly opens with Thant warning of possible Middle East war
United Nations Secretary General Thant warns that another Middle East war is almost certain unless a solution is found. He urges intensified international effort and concerted action, noting little progress in previous U.N. efforts. Corneliu Manescu elected president, first Communist to hold the post.
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United Nations
UPI
United Nations General Assembly
Thant
Middle East
Assembly
U.N
Corneliu Manescu
Manescu
Abdul Rahman Pazhwak
Afghanistan
Iowa Weather Outlook Averages Clouds and Showers
United Press International reports Iowa will be mostly cloudy Wednesday with occasional showers or thunderstorms. Temperatures little changed, with lows ranging from the 50s in the northeast to the 60s and 65 elsewhere, and highs in the 70s.
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Iowa
Teach people to earn MCOR aid in Des Moines
In Des Moines UPI reports Dr J Harry Haines head of the Methodist Committee for Overseas Relief says MCOR replaces charity with competent compassion. He cautions against propping people up with handouts and cites India where aid funds wells roads and land use while recipients claim earned rewards.
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Des Moines
UPI
Methodist Committee For Overseas Relief
MCOR
J. Harry Haines
New York
Iowa
MCOK
Red Cross
Tragedy in Iowa as sewer cave-in kills four workers
Four construction workers were buried by a cave-in at a 16 foot sewer trench in Russell Iowa. Two others were pulled to safety and hospitalized. Victims include Lowell Gillis 54 and son Marvin 23 of Cole. Clyde McKinley 19 Russell and Donald Van Den Borsch 36 Ames identified by Iowa Highway Patrol.
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Russell, Iowa
UPI
Chariton
H & F C Builders
Ames
Lowell Gillis
Marvin
Cole
Iowa Highway Patrol
Clyde McKinley
Russell
Donald van den Borsch
Bob Allen
Hugh Adams
Allen
Adams
Advertising Tax Rules Loom Over Iowa Revenue Plan
Iowa Tax Commission issued revised informal rules for the 3 per cent sales tax on services. The bill faces a key issue on prorating tax for advertising to only efforts reaching Iowa residents. Credits of up to 12 dollars per person may apply against income tax, with refunds possible if credits exceed tax due.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Tax Commission
Iowa
Commission
Earl Burrows
Burrows
Tax Commission
X. T. Prentis
Beulah Hurricane Forces Evacuations Along Gulf Coast
Beulah the killer hurricane drives gale and hurricane winds toward the U S Mexico border as hundreds of Mexican army vehicles evacuate 8 000 to 10 000 Tampico residents from low ground to higher safety. Texas coast pins hopes on Padre Island as officials brace for high tides and surging seas.
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Brownsville, Tex
UPI
Beulah
Mexico
Tampico
U.s.mexico
Brownsville
Tex
New Orleans
U.s.-Mexico
Caribbean
Yucatan Peninsula
Texas Gulf Coast
Padre Island
Corpus Christi
Texas
Safe Harbor
Panuco
Port Aransas
Galveston
South Texas
Schwengel Proposes Revised Education Tax Credit Plan
Representative Fred Schwengel of Iowa unveils a revised higher education tax credit plan. It promises at least $2,000 per student, up from $1,600, via a three stage system including annual $50 credits, a $200 yearly grant to the family burden, and reserved funds for low interest loans through private banks. A state board would oversee the revolving fund and approve loans to students and institutions.
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Washington
UPI
Fred Schwengel
Iowa
Schwengel
Cllege
Talks on Sale of U S Grain Opened by Freeman
Agriculture Secretary Freeman announced planned talks with several countries to sell U S wheat and feed grains under the Public Law 480 plan using their own currencies. He spoke to newsmen in Omaha and said President Johnson authorized negotiations in the coming days and weeks. Nebraska marks its centennial birthday in 1967 with related activities.
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Omaha
Neb
UPI
Orville Freeman
U.S
Freeman
National Association of County Agricultural Agents
Johnson
Girl Injured in Shooting Accident in Keota
Theresa Greiner nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Bernard Greiner of Route 3 Keota is in good condition after a hunting accident in a hog lot. A .22 rifle bullet ricocheted and split, striking her abdomen but missing vital organs. She received surgery at Washington County Hospital around 5 45 Monday evening and is listed in good condition.
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Washington County
Theresa Greiner
Bernard Greiner
Route 3
Keota
Theresa
G. E. Montgomery
Greiner
Ford UAW bargaining stalls on grievance procedure in Detroit
Detroit area talks between Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers halted after a two hour session produced no progress on the grievance procedure. UAW negotiator Ken Bannon said both sides seek changes to keep grievances from becoming written while warning that Ford remains hard-nosed. Remaining talks focus on promotions and worker training programs to move blue collar staff toward white collar, with little sign of settlement amid ongoing strike pressure.
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Detroit
UPL
Ford Motor Co
Ford
United Auto Workers Union
Ken Banon
Union
UAW
Lord
Bannon
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George Miller
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