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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1969
Page
6
The Johnson budget totals 193.5 billion dollars with a 3.4 billion surplus and a 25.7 billion Vietnam outlay. It emphasizes domestic gains from the Great Society while warning of inflation and foreign balance pressures as Nixon era changes loom.
Tom Jones, 28, son of a Welsh coal miner, expects 1969 to be lucrative with a Rolls, yacht, Bentley, and mansion. An Anglo American TV deal backs a $21.6 million Jones series of 13 episodes debuting January 12 in the US and February 7 in New York. Jones projects about $2 million for the year, rivaling Crosby Sinatra and Presley.
Carlos Jackson 22 was convicted of stealing rings worth 2000 dollars and 166 dollars in cash on August 23, the day before his wedding in New Kensington. Judge John G. Brosky sentenced him to jail, noting the rings became handcuffs for his wrists. A suburban wedding procession fueled police tips linking him to the holdup.
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