Congress Opens Fresh Session Weighs Taxes Treaty
Congress returns after a 10 day break with tax reform hearings led by Rep. Wright Patman and a Senate Foreign Relations Committee review of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty led by Secretary of State William Rogers. The House considers renaming the Un American Activities Committee, while hunger funding fights loom in the Senate. President Nixon’s backing supports ratification amid prior opposition.
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1St Congress
Capitol Hill
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William P. Rogers
Senate
Czechoslovakia
Nixon
Senate House Economic Committee
Committee On Un-American Activities
Committee On Internal Security
Judiciary
United States
Rules Committee
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Legislators Call State Aid Plan for City Problems
Twin Cities lawmakers led by Sen. Nicholas Coleman urge a state solution to urban troubles in education housing welfare and employment. He seeks higher school aid for cities a low interest housing fund state parks involvement and tax relief measures plus industrial incentives and work training programs to revitalize core areas and aid smaller towns.
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ST. Paul
Twin Cities
House
Senate
Nicholas Coleman
Coleman
Aquanaut Dies in Sealab 3 Dive Off California
Berry L. Cannon 33, an electronics engineer from Panama City Florida, died of a heart attack while diving at 610 feet to check air leaks in the Sealab 3 habitat near Long Beach California.
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Long Beach
Calif
U.S
Navy
Berry L. Cannon
Panama City
Fla
7 County Metropolitan Aid Plan Prompts 39 Percent Surtax
A Metropolitan 7 county tax proposal would levy a 1 percent gross income tax in the area, raising about 53 million dollars yearly for cities counties and schools. The plan, backed by the League of Minnesota Municipalities, would not tax corporations and includes a $5 allowance per dependent. the average tax impact would be a 39 percent boost to the area’s current income tax.
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ST. Paul
House
League of Minnesota
Rollin Crawford
West St. Paul
House Committee On
Crawfore
League
Dean Lund
Lund
League of Municipalities
Thomas Byrne
Arthur Naftalin
Minneapolis
U S Ships End Visit to Turkey After Turbulent Week
Four U S 6th Fleet warships returned to the Mediterranean ending a Istanbul visit marked by anti American demonstrations that left two dead and hundreds wounded. clashes in Istanbul Izmir Ankara and Trabzon involved rightist and leftist groups using sticks knives and Molotov cocktails. Premier Demirel deplored the demonstrations but kept the invitation intact while old Cyprus tensions loomed over Ankara’s stance.
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6Th Fleet
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Aegean
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Ankara
Black Sea Castal
Trabzon
U.S
Allies Resume Attack After Tet
Allied forces resume major offensive actions after a 24 hour Tet truce. B52 bombers and fighter aircraft strike near Saigon and in the central highlands. U.S. and South Vietnamese units report numerous engagements, casualties, and captures as they press to prevent a Viet Cong comeback.
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Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Israeli Planes Renew Attack on Guerrillas in Jordan
Israeli jets attacked guerrilla positions in Jordan's Beisan Valley after guerrillas fired on an Israeli patrol. Ground troops returned fire with a few planes called in. no Israeli casualties were reported. In Israel occupied areas, explosions injured 16. arrests and minor injuries followed incidents in Nablus Jericho and the Negev. Egyptian Foreign Minister Riad began a six nation tour to gauge stance on US UN talks. King Hussein and Yasser Arafat met in Amman for 90 minutes.
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Beisan
Nablus
Mahmoud Riad
Syria
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Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
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United Nations
King Hussein
Amman
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Forces
Israel
Teacher-Pay Parley Tonight at Vo-School
The Teacher Council and the School Board committee plan tonight’s public meeting in the Vocational building auditorium at 7 p.m. Representatives of news media may attend. The agenda includes teacher proposals fringe benefits extra compensation and the salary schedule.
Minnesota Like Weather Hits Europe Today
Europe endures snow and cold as Germany bears the brunt with tanks deployed to clear roads. Hamburg and northern areas suffer, West Berlin sees a foot of snow, while the storm extends from Scandinavia to Italy. Moscow shines with three sunny days around ten degrees. Traffic resumes in Austria and Italy after a snowbound weekend.
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Europe
Germany
Hamburg
West Berlin
Scandinavia
Italy
Britain
Ukraine
Moscow
Austria
New Adults Series Begins On Herald Editorial Page
Sidney Margolius, author of The New Adult: Guide to Independent Living, starts a Herald series on financial management. The pieces offer common sense guidance for young adults, teenagers nearing 21, and their parents.
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Sidney Margolius
Herald
Margolius
Hardin to Hold Talks With Farm Leaders in Spring
Agriculture Secretary Clifford M. Hardin plans a series of spring meetings with farm leaders and commodity groups to discuss agricultural problems and Nixon administration policy. The Des Moines news conference marked his first general briefing since taking office January 20.
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Don Kendall Washington
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Hardin
Des Moines
Iowa
Ex Football Star Roosevelt Grier Tests in Sirhan Trial
Roosevelt Grier the 280 pound former Los Angeles Rams star testified as the Sirhan Sirhan trial opened its first full week. Grier blocked the crowd in the Ambassador Hotel pantry and urged keeping Sirhan alive. Other witnesses included Vincent Dipierre Martin Patrusky and Jesus Perez. Sirhan is charged with Kennedy assassination after the June shooting in Los Angeles.
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Roosevelt Grier
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Grier
Los Angeles Rams
Ambassador Hotel
Kennedy
Sirhan
Iowa Mother Fifth to Die in Gas Poisoning
MARSHALLTOWN Iowa AP a fifth member of a rural Garwin Iowa family died Sunday from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a sparrow nest blocking a chimney ventilation pipe. Leta Peterson 35 and Howard Peterson 35 died earlier. Sons Steven 12 Robert 5 Jeff 3 died at scene. Laura 8 remained in critical condition while Linda 15 was released.
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Marshalltown
Garwin
Leta Peterson
Steven
Robert
Jeff
Wilbur Johnson
Laura
Linda
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