Senate Finance Committee Backs Tax Bill Draft
The Senate Finance Committee boosted the administration tax plan by 12-5 removing a House provision that cut the capital gains tax for assets held two years or more. Aiming for passage before Lincoln's Birthday recess, the panel weighs further amendments including education expense deductions opposed by the Treasury.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
House
Harry F. Byrd
D-a
Byrd
Senate
Abraham A. Ribivoff
Treasury
Ribicoff
Growth Removed From Thyroid Of Astronaut
Houston AP reports astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr the first U S spaceman had a 75 minute operation to remove about 20 percent of his thyroid gland a non malignant growth. Tissue tests showed no malignancy officials said the surgery should not affect his status as an astronaut.
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Houston
Alan
Shepard Jr
U.S
State Agencies Advised On $8 Million Spending Cut
Massachusetts agency heads were told to trim spending by more than 3 percent for the rest of the fiscal year ending June 30. Commissioner William A. Waldron ordered immediate plans to save money and warned against filling vacancies, overtime, or hiring outside help without compelling reasons. Allotments from current appropriations may be reduced to prevent overspending. Waldron called the bulletin the most important since he took office as the governor seeks to avoid new taxes in 1964.
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Boston
Massachusetts State Department
William A. Waldron
Endicott Peabody
Commonwealth
Waldron
Someers
Coffee Prices To Rise 14-16 Cents In Four Months
Manhattan Coffee Co president Dana Brown told NY the wholesale price of Manhattan and dining car coffee will rise four cents a pound starting February 1. Instant coffee will add one cent an ounce, with further increases expected due to crop failures in Brazil and rising European demand.
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Manhattan
Dana Brown
Brazil
Europe
St. Joe's, Drury inbounds basketball results update
NBL games feature St. Joe's P defeating Drury 77 to 65 and Pittsfield topping St. Joe's NA 40 while Mount Greylock beat Wahconah 77 to 62 SBL action sees Lee 76 Williams 47 and Lenox 74 over Chester 47 Mount Everett 49 Searles 48 College North Adams State 117 Keene State 71 Syracuse 84 Penn State 82 NBA Detroit 101 New York 99 San Francisco 112 Philadelphia 91 Boston 99 Los Angeles 79
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NBL
St. Joe’s
Drury
Pittsfield
Mount Greylock
Wahconah
Lee
Williams
Lenox
Chester
Mount Everett
Searles
College North Adams State
Keene State
Syracuse
Penn State
Detroit
New York
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Boston
Los Angeles
Mahoney Named Director of Forests and Parks in Mass
Francis B Mahoney longtime Berkshire official rises from Pittsfield to lead the Massachusetts Division of Forests and Parks succeeding the late Raymond J Kenney. Appointed by Natural Resources Commissioner Hank Foster and approved by the Board of Natural Resources Mahoney credited with strengthening forest fire response across the western counties and saving tens of thousands of acres of public and private woods.
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Francis B. Mahoney
State Department of Natural Resources
Raymond J. Kenney
Division of Forests and Parks
Natural Resources
Charles W
Hank) Foster
State Board of Natural Resources
Mahoney
Pittsfield
Worcester
Pope Paul VI urges unity prayers after Holy Land pilgrimage
Pope Paul VI called on Roman Catholics to pray for Christian unity and thanked God for the Holy Land pilgrimage. In an apostolic exhortation to bishops he described his Jerusalem meeting with Patriarch Athenagoras as a first step toward unity and urged octave prayers worldwide. Public thanksgiving services were requested in parishes.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Jerusalem
Athenagoras
Constantinople
Pope Paul
Daly Announces Run in New Hampshire Primary
Concord New Hampshire A Republican Presidential hopeful Lar Daly 51 of Chicago filed papers for the March 10 New Hampshire primary Daly known for his Uncle Sam outfit previously sought entry in 1960 but failed to meet filing requirements and was not on the ballot this time he confirmed his bid in two letters to the secretary of state.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
Daly
Chicago
Sam
Panama and U S sever ties over canal treaty rising unrest
U S Embassy families evacuated to safe haven in the Canal Zone after Panama demanded withdrawal of diplomatic personnel. Panama ordered its diplomats home in Washington. The move formalizes the break in relations sparked by a high school flag raising incident and U S Panama tensions over renegotiation of the 1903 canal treaty.
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Anama
Canal Zone
Panama
United States
Washington
Henry Taylor
Costa Rica
Taylor
Roberto Chiari
Rizzo and Bacchiocchi Backers of Hancock Track Deal
Salvatore A. Rizzo of Scarsdale and Dario Bacchiocchi were named as two financial backers of Berkshire Downs Inc, the new firm to run Hancock Raceway. Berkshire Downs president George Washington Vivino announced after sale negotiations, noting a $375,000 mortgage from Massachusetts Sportservice Inc and a $275,000 loan, with guarantors kept on the note. Rizzo said he had no interest in the track when questioned by The Eagle.
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Salvatore A. Rizzo
Scarsdale
N.Y
Hancock Raceway, Inc
Dario Bacchiocchi
A. Dario
Berkshire Downs, Inc
Hancock Track
George Washington Vivino
New York City
Berkshire Downs
Atty
Albert 5. Silverman
Silverman
Massachusetts Sportservice, Inc
Emprise Corp
Sportservice
Hancock
Massachusetts Racing Commission
Massachusetts Sportservice
Rizzo
the Eagle
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Silvio O. Conte
Maryland
Francis Mahoney
U.S. Envelope Co
Douglas State Forest
Berkshire County
Mahoneys
John Bachand
Dalton
Robert Gaetani
Mary
Kenney
Berkshire
Lar Daly
Portemond Naval Shipyard
U.S. State Department
Re Quest
Peace Corps
U.S. Panama
Chiari
Panama Canal
Edwin M. Martin
Manuel Trucco
Organization of American States’ Peace Commission
Martin
Trucco
Associated Press
OAS
Miguel Moreno Jr
Moreno
Augusto Guillermo Aran
U.s.-Panama
Dario
Vivino
Massachusetts
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