Tax cut plan moves toward House vote
A Treasury drafted proposal to cut average income tax rates by about 15 percent advances in the House Ways and Means Committee. The plan seeks a net tax reduction of roughly $10.3 billion in 1965 with changes to deductions and state tax treatment. The Senate may delay despite Kennedy urging quick action.
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Treaty Would Prolong U.S. Superiority, Rusk
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara said the United States has tens of thousands of nuclear warheads and backed the limited test ban treaty to preserve U.S. superiority over the Soviet Union. He testified the pact would ban all but underground tests and affirmed unwavering U.S. resolve in maintaining a stronger nuclear force.
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Robert S. McNamara
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Dean Rusk
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Berlin Wall Marks Second Anniversary
West Berlin marks the second anniversary of the Berlin Wall with memorials for victims. Police reinforced the barrier as crowds observed the milestone amid recalls of Aug 13 1961, when East Germany sealed off West Berlin.
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Berlin Wall
Car Found in Jersey City Car Theft Report
Jersey City police found Joseph Hayes’s car, missing its license plates, parked on a street with Hayes nowhere to be found. Hayes had reported the vehicle stolen on September 16, 1958, but he moved four years earlier and did not leave a forwarding address.
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Jersey City
N. J
Joseph Hayes
Hayes
ABA Opposes Three Constitutional Amendments Limiting Federal Power
The American Bar Association rejected two of three proposed constitutional amendments from the Chicago Council on State Governments. One would let states propose amendments without Congress approval, another would allow a state court union to override U S Supreme Court rulings, and a third would strip federal jurisdiction over apportionment of state legislative seats. If any gains 34 states, a national convention would be called.
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Rhodes To Keep Library Open Amid Duplication Debate
Gov. James A. Rhodes said there is no plan to abolish the state library and any changes will await Little Hoover commission findings. He noted possible waste and duplication but urged public hearings before any action, defending the library as a strong system and warning against book burning rhetoric.
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James A. Rhodes
Ohio
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Library Board
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Norton Webster
Prison Farm Escapee Charged With Murder and Robbery
Newport Kentucky police say George Henry Darby, 41, an escapee from the Marietta Ohio prison farm, was arrested after Noel Bowling was shot dead at the Corner Cafe. Darby, who escaped May 17, faces murder and robbery charges and previously lived in Dayton Kentucky with stints in Columbus and Dayton Ohio.
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Noel Bowling
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Military Plane Found Near Seoul With Six Crew Missing
A U N spokesman said a US military aircraft missing since August 4 was located in the mountains 18 miles southwest of Kangsong ni in South Korea. There were no signs of life at the scene.
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South Korea
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Police Arrest 47 At Chicago Site
Forty seven people, black and white, were arrested on Chicago’s South Side by police for interfering with workers constructing mobile public school classrooms. The frame buildings are to relieve overcrowding, while pickets argued children could be housed in less crowded white neighborhood schools.
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Dick Gregory
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South Side
Lillian
James Sanders
Gregory
Ex-Dictator Perez Jimenez Held Pending Embezzlement Case
In Miami a paternity suit blocks returning former Venezuelan dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez to face embezzlement charges. Judge Robert Anderson bars departure, orders a 300000 dollar bond, and weighs a 75000 dollar trust issue for Ilona Lorenz and her 5 year old daughter. An DOJ attorney expects waiver of jurisdiction. Perez Jimenez ousted in 1958, then lived in a Miami Beach mansion with his wife and four daughters.
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Marcos Perez Jimenez
Robert Anderson
Dade County
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Ilona Martia Lorenz
Irving Jaffe
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Washington
Dominican Republic
Miami Beach
Bolton Asks Study of Home Foreclosures
Rep. Oliver P. Bolton argues for a congressional study of mortgage foreclosures amid a booming home-building year. He cites FHFA data showing foreclosure rates rising from 34,204 in 1957 to 86,444 last year and projects over 100,000 this year, noting loose credit and no or small down payments as key factors.
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Oliver P. Bolton
Ohio
United States
Lome
Bolton
Washington
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Police Find Hideout of World’s Greatest Mail Train Robbery Gang
Scotland Yard reports discovery of Leatherslade Farm hideout near Oakley 53 miles from London. A truck and two army type vehicles were found. three days elapsed since the robbers left. Bagged mail portions found but the 24 million pound loot is missing. gang estimated at 20 to 30 men. A woman may have helped mastermind the heist.
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Costs Of Freedom March Ballooning Ahead
Washington observers report ballooning costs for the August 28 march on Washington for jobs and freedom. Estimates show 100 000 to 250 000 participants may march from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial with loudspeaker needs priced at 15800 dollars. Financing relies on marchers paying their own way plus contributions from civil rights groups and dues supported organizations. Special trains buses and air service from various regions will mobilize attendees.
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Walter Fauntroy
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Timates
Cleveland trip volunteers seek medical staff for tour
Mrs. Carriebell Cook general chairman of the Cleveland bound trip says buses will pause for lunch en route and return after ceremonies in late afternoon. She asks seven doctors and seven nurses to volunteer to ride in the buses for a two night journey described as rugged but worthwhile.
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Carriebell Cook
Cleveland
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