Iowa Atty General may hire outside counsel on service tax case
Iowa Attorney General Richard Turner said he may hire private lawyers to represent the state in a challenge to the constitutionality of the new sales tax on services. He noted his advisory opinion against the advertising tax but pledged to defend the law to the best of his ability. Tax Commission Chair Earl Burrows supported the move and said tax collection would proceed Sunday regardless of court action.
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Richard Turner
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Iowa Tax Commission
Scott County District Court
Tax Commission
Earl Burrows
Castro Defies U S OAS Attack Warning from Havana
Fidel Castro blasted the hemispheric boycott against Cuba and warned the combined U S and Latin American forces would not last 24 hours if they invaded. He spoke at Revolucion Square during the seventh anniversary of the Committee for the Defense of the Revolution and defended Cuba’s armed strength and Soviet equipment. He also called the United States the biggest bandit and questioned claims about Che Guevara’s guerrilla leadership in Bolivia.
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Washington
Committee For the Defense of the Revolution
U. S
Tropical Storm Edith Aims West Toward Leeward Islands
Tropical storm Edith with 55 mph winds begins moving west toward Dominica and Antigua as gale warnings stay in effect. Centered near 14.7N 51.1W, about 280 miles east of Guadeloupe, Edith is expected to maintain or slightly increase speed and gradually intensify over the next 12 to 24 hours.
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Ford strike may end by Christmas
United Auto Workers President Walter P. Reuther said the nationwide strike against Ford Motor Co. should be over by Christmas, unless Ford engages in meaningful bargaining based on economic facts. He noted no progress after another day of talks on pension demands and said Ford vice president Malcolm Denise reported no movement.
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UPI
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
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Pittsburgh
Ford
Malcolm Denise
Johnson to address nation on Vietnam from San Antonio
President Johnson prepared to speak at the 20th annual National Legislative Conference in San Antonio. He will outline U.S. policy as criticism grows over bombing, and recalled fruitless diplomacy efforts to start peace talks with Hanoi.
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Vietnam
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National Legislative Conference
Haiphong
Medicare Premiums Seen Rising Soon
Washington report notes about 17 million Americans aged 65 and older could face a $1 per month increase in Medicare Part B premiums. Secretary Gardner outlined the rise in a letter to Sen. Williams, citing below-cost premiums and anticipated higher doctors' fees and House changes to the program.
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John W. Gardner
Health, Education and Welfare Department
John J. Williams
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GOP
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Accident Claims C J man near Washington Iowa
Richard Keith Harris of 309 Colton Street Columbus Junction was killed in a one car crash on the Riverside Washington road about 3:15 a.m. The driver Robert James Morgan escaped injury as the car left the road on a sharp curve traveling southwest toward Washington. Harris was thrown from the vehicle and the car landed on his chest. Harris was 21, married to Jocelyn Fullerton, with two daughters at home. Funeral set for Monday at Stacy Lewis Funeral Chapel with burial in Columbus City Cemetery. Harris was born May 26, 1938 in Haskins Iowa. parents Roy and LaVonna Harris. Survivors include his wife, two daughters, and brothers Robert W and LeRoy.
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Earl Josten
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Iowa
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LaVonna McBee Harris
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Suzanne Kay
Anne Marie
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LeRoy
Aledo, II
Reagan draws 25090 at Eureka college event
California Governor Ronald Reagan drew about 25,000 people at Eureka College in Eureka Illinois for a homecoming and library dedication. Senator Everett Dirksen and other Illinois Republicans attended and praised Reagan as a potential presidential candidate.
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Railroad Link Hit in Haiphong Port Strike
U S Navy pilots destroyed the vital Haiphong port railroad bridge link with the South during Operation Seal Off. In the DMZ area, B52 raids targeted a fortified hill as U S and South Vietnamese forces engaged North Vietnamese troops, with 17 enemy deaths reported and light American casualties.
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Weather Forecast Iowa by United Press International
Fair and warmer weather expected in Iowa tonight and Saturday. Lows tonight range from the 30s in the north to around 40 in the south. Saturday’s high temperatures are forecast in the 70s.
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United Press International
Iowa
Paralyzed Novelist Carson McCullers Dies at 50
Carson McCullers, renowned American novelist of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter and The Member of the Wedding, died at Nyack Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born February 17, 1917 in Columbus, Georgia, she suffered strokes from her late 20s that left one side paralyzed but still produced major works and Broadway acclaim.
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New York
Juilliard Institute of Music
Columbia University
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New York University
Egyptian Foreign Minister to address UN on Middle East crisis
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mah moud Riad prepared to present Cairo’s stance at the United Nations General Assembly on the Middle East crisis and possible Arab recognition of Israel through UN channels. Al Ahram suggested the UN trend is to refer the matter to the Security Council and noted a Vietnam war section in the speech.
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President Johnson tours flood hit Rio Grande Valley
President Johnson toured the flood devastated Texas low er Rio Grande Valley in Harlingen and Rio Grande City. He promised 2.5 million dollars in federal disaster aid and praised flood victims and authorities while urging more dam projects along the Rio Grande.
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Rio Grande Valley
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Texas
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Tex
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Special School Election in Highland District
A brief notice reports a special school election in the Highland district. Details on date, polling locations, and ballot measures are unreadable in the provided text.
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