College Cost Credits Barred as Tax Relief
Senate Finance Committee defeated 10 to 7 a plan to provide 750 million in tax relief for college costs. The proposal would offer a sliding scale credit on up to 1500 dollars of expenses, with a top annual credit of 325 dollars, and would cost about 750 million in year one.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Finance Committee
House
Abraham Ribicoff
Dconn
Senate
Ribicoff
Health, Education and Welfare
Treasury
Mental exams ordered for Ruby in Oswald case
Dallas judge orders intensive mental examinations for Jack Ruby after a bail hearing. The hearing ends with no bail and a motion to transfer the trial location. A February date remains for arguments on moving the case or proceeding to trial in Dallas for the Oswald murder charge.
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Dallas
UPE
Jack Ruby
Joe B. Brown
Ruby
Brown
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Panel to evaluate Ruby mental state in Dallas murder case
The defense asks for a three doctor panel to assess Rubin Ruby, claiming epilepsy caused brain damage and occasional blackouts triggering violent acts. Dr. Martin L. Towler, neuropsychiatrist, and Drs John Holbrook and Robert Stubblefield of UT Southwestern are named. They seek relocation of Ruby's trial from Dallas for twenty two reasons.
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Oswald
Brown
Ruby
Martin L. Towler
Galveston
John Holbrook
Robert Stubblefield
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas
Rowan Named USIA Head
Edward R. Murrow resigns as director of the U.S. Information Agency and Carl Rowan, ambassador to Finland, is tapped to replace him. Johnson notes Rowan will be the highest ranking Black official in the government and will attend National Security Council and Cabinet meetings. Murrow cites need for convalescence from lung cancer surgery.
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USIA
Carl Rowan
President Johnson
White House
Edward R. Murrow
Washington (Ap
U.S. Information Agency
Johnson
Murrow
Rowan
Finland
Tinland
National Security Council
Tennessee
Kennedy
Increased Smoking Foreseen in Budget Revenue Estimates
President Johnson's budget message foresees higher cigarette consumption in fiscal 1965, predicting $2.14 billion in tobacco taxes, a $65 million rise. Even with the surgeon general's cancer warning, cigaretter revenue grows, along with $72 million from cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco and snuff, up $1 million.
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Washington
Johnson
Treasury
Three Pack Smoker Sues Philip Morris for 3 Million
SCRANTON Pa Andrew M Fine Jr 48 a Scranton family scion who smoked three packs daily filed a 3 million suit Tuesday against Philip Morris Co charging an unwholesome product caused his cancer. Attorney George T Davis said it was the first such case since the government report on cigarettes and cancer ten days ago and may herald thousands of similar suits. Fine lives nearby
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Scranton, Pa
UPD
Andrew M. Fine Jr
Scranton
Philip Morris Co
George T. Davis
San Francisco
Fine
Real estate man Fine faces suit over cancer claim
Clarks Summit resident Fine, famed in real estate, faced a lawsuit alleging smoking caused his malignant carcinoma. The complaint notes his father led the Hudson Coal Co and states Fine began smoking Philip Morris cigarettes at age 15 and continued until February, with incapacity by last May.
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Clarks Summit
Hudson Coal Co
Fine
Philip Morris
Mississippi's New Governor Pledges Fight on Prejudice
Jackson Mississippi The newly inaugurated governor Paul B Johnson pledged to unite Mississippians and oppose prejudice while keeping the state aligned with national policy. He avoided white supremacist rhetoric from the campaign era and noted the economy binds all parties and races. He follows Governor Barnett who previously defied desegregation orders.
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Mississippi
Jackson, Miss
Paul B. Johnson
Johnson
University of Mississippi
National Party
Paul Johnson
Ross R
Barnett
Medicare Bill In Cross Fire
Washington reports a clash over a proposed Medicare bill as Rep. John D. Dingell urges federal hospital and nursing care for Americans over 65 under Social Security funded mainly by higher payroll taxes. The American Farm Bureau backs rejecting the administration plan and favors family and private enterprise responsibility.
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Washington
UPD
Michigan
John D. Dingell
D-Mich
House
Ways and Means Committee
American Farm Bureau
Indictments Of 6 Charge Strongarming Plot
NEW YORK AP Six union officials were indicted on strongarm charges tied to a plan to shift a 10000-member telephone union to the Teamsters. They allegedly plotted beatings and planned to use dynamite and acid, thwarted when Manhattan DA learned of it. Four were insurgent Local 111 members who left CWA for the Teamsters. two were Teamster organizers. Bail set at 7500 each. arraignment scheduled next month.
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NEW York
Teamsters
Manhattan
Local 11@1
Communications Workers of America
Teamster
Frank Ss. Hogan
Local 1101
Frederick Kappel
Board
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Hogan
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