Humphrey backs gun registration and riot report endorsements
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey voiced full support for the national commission on riots and urged nationwide mandatory gun registration. He called for stronger laws on concealed weapons and steeper penalties, aligning with Civil Disorders recommendations and backing the Poor People’s Campaign.
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National Commission On Riots
Congress
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Antiriot Commission
Commission On
America
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Broadway Actors Strike Ends With Three Year Contract
New York unions and producers reached a three year agreement ending a strike that shut Broadway houses for three nights. The pact raises minimum weekly pay to 155 dollars for actors singers and dancers and adds a 5 dollar weekly increase in each of the next two years. The deal includes arbitration on foreign actor employment and signals possible ticket price rises.
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Cleveland
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Richard M. Nixon
GOP
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Humphrey
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Florida
Wallace
Deep South
Texas
John Connally
UPI
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Theatrical Producers
John V. Lindsay
Actors Equity
League of New York
Lindsay
David Merrick
Great White Way
Angus Duncan
Congress Set To Pass Income Tax Surcharge
Congress prepares to approve a 10 percent surtax on personal and corporate taxes to fund Vietnam spending and curb inflation. The package includes a mandatory spending cut and extended excise rates for autos and telephones, with retirement of some cuts postponed. The measure, debated for 18 months, would take effect soon and expire June 30, 1969, with withholding changes visible within weeks.
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Vietnam
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