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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1967
Page
8
President Johnson pushes Congress toward a 10 percent income tax surcharge to curb a potential 29 billion dollar deficit. He argues higher taxes plus spending cuts can trim the deficit to 14 to 18 billion, while avoiding inflation and higher interest rates.
Two escaped convicts held Martha Ann Mobley, 20, hostage for nearly three hours on Interstate 85 in Tucker Georgia with a gun at her throat. Police and FBI negotiators persuaded James S. Lowe, 23, and Bobby Joel Jerry Yarbrough, 23, to surrender after a tense standoff that shut down traffic and drew more than 50 officers.
New York City records show 243 fire deaths in 1966, with smoking carelessness blamed for 74 cases or 30 percent. The year set a new record for fire deaths, not including 16 fallen firemen. Smoking carelessness also accounted for 25.5 percent of 36,800 building fires. cooking carelessness caused 17.8 percent.
Tucson report predicts by 2000 only the wealthy can attend top cultural events and plays. Even in top balconies there will be mink and diamonds with tickets at 12.50. Orchestra seats now 12.50 may rise to 50 or more. Horizon Land Corp. president Jo seph Timan says the inevitability cannot be avoided.
New Delhi officials boasted of no power problems this summer, but the city faced outages over a Punjab supply station and later a city station failure. Officials pledged a close look at the situation, likely using flashlights.
Elaine Boyes, 22, walked alone to the altar and refused the priest’s question who gives this woman away. She said marriage is a partnership and she would not be “given away.” The minister agreed, and Elaine married Jan Whiting, 26, over the weekend.
In New Delhi women across rural India will learn modern farming methods as Madras begins a one week course training about 80 women at a time. Mrs Sraojini Varadappan chairing the program urged women to join the effort to tackle India's grain shortfall.
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