Reagan Aide Proposes Temporary Sales Tax Hike
In Sacramento UPI reports the Reagan administration studies a temporary sales tax rise to support the California Water Project. The plan could lift the levy from five to eight cents for up to a year or six months two cents, needing legislative approval. Officials warn a shutdown would equate to financial disaster for the $3 billion project.
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Sacramento
UPI
Reagan
California
Ronald Reagan
Verne Orr
William Glanelli
Orr
Assembly Water Committee
Sone
Edwin Zberg
Ype
Brown enters race for U S Senate seat in California
UPI reports Rep George B Brown a Southern California Democrat announced his candidacy for the U S Senate Monday joining Rep John Tunney as major Democratic contenders in the June primary. Brown criticized leadership and pledged to fight the establishment while touting his record against poverty discrimination and environmental issues.
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George Brown
U.S. Senate
San Francisco
UPI
George B. Brown
California
Monterey Park
John Tunney
Riverside
George Murphy
Brown
Congress
State Assembly
Tunney
Harlem
Adam Clayton Powwell
Minnesota
McCarthy
Expo guides display uniforms at Furukawa Pavilion Osaka
Three of many charming guides at Expo 70 in Osaka display varied uniforms before a seven story Furukawa Pavilion replica. The guides include EXPO Flowers, EXPO Sisters, and EXPO Guides who assist foreign visitors and dignitaries. The exposition, Asia's first, runs March 15 through September 13.
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Japan
Furukawa Pavilion
Osaka
Expo Flowers
Asia
Expansion of ABM hit by physicist
Nuclear physicist Ralph E. Lapp told a Queens College seminar that the Pentagon built a mathematical nightmare to justify expanding Safeguard ABM defenses. He urged that extreme assumptions about Soviet missiles and MIRV capability overstate capabilities and mislead policy decisions.
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Washington
UPI
Ralph E. Lapp
Pentagon
Dr. Lapp
Senate
Defense Department
U.S
Minuteman Force
Lapp
Queens College
Charlotte
N.C
Polaris
Trial date set for Manson Tate killings on March 30
Charles Manson and three female codefendants, including Susan Atkins, face a March 30 trial date for the Sharon Tate and six other slayings in Los Angeles. Manson pressed self representation as he argued over trial location and pretrial motions while Keene denied dismissals and ordered discovery disputes.
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Manson
Tate
Los Angeles
UPI
Charles M. Manson
Sharon Tate
Leslie Ann van Hovlen
Linda Louie Kasabain
Susan Denise Atkins
William B. Keene
Keene
Tye
Keane
Charles Manson
Nixon aide warns limited hope for 1970 housing gains
Paul McCracken, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, told the House Banking Committee that the average American should expect only slight relief from the housing shortage in 1970 and that any improvement hinges on favorable conditions. He predicted a revival of housing starts in the second half of 1970 if budget surpluses hold, credit restraints ease, rates drop, and government agencies provide needed mortgage support.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Paul W. McCracken
Presidents Council of Economic Advisers
House Banking Committee
McCracken
Federal Reserve Board
Federal National Mortgage Association
The
Federal Home Loan Building Board
Pan Am 747 Oversheats Daring Atlantic Flight Delays
A Pan American World Airways 747 bound for New York developed an overheated engine over the Atlantic. It jettisoned fuel and returned safely to Heathrow. No injuries or panic were reported. A second 747 carrying 360 people made an emergency return to San Juan after a bomb threat was reported. no explosives were found and the flight was rescheduled.
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London
UPI
Pan American World Airways
Atlantic
Heathrow
Kennedy Airport
Pan Am
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Clipper Red Jacket
New York
Heath
Federal Aviation Administration
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Edgartown, Maas
Frank Martin
Boston
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention
Martha’s Vineyard
iManson
Vincent T. Bugliosi
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