Bobby Baker Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison
Former Senate aide Bobby Baker was sentenced to a range of one to three years on seven counts including income tax evasion theft and conspiracy. The sentences run concurrently. Baker plans to appeal as he faced scrutiny over political campaign funds and his handling of about 100000 raised in 1962.
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Bobby Baker
Washington
Senate
Baker
Oliver Gasch
Gasch
Secre
Senate Democrats
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
California Savings and Loan Company
Kerr
Humprey Visits Paris Amid Demonstrations and Talks
Vice President Hubert Humphrey arrived in Paris and held talks with President Charles de Gaulle after a small antiwar demonstration at Orly. Demonstrators in Berlin and Rome greeted him with flour, eggs, and chants as security kept order while he visited several European capitals.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Charles de Gaulle
Humphrey
West Berlin
France
United States
Europe
Johnson
Brussels
Washington
U.S
Vietnam
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Secret Service
Axel Springer
West Germany
Berlin Wall
Gestapo
Rome
Florence
No. 10
Downing Street
London
Communist Party
Oth
Federal Reserve cut may threaten Johnson tax plan
The Fed discount rate cut from 4.2 to 4 percent could complicate President Johnsons income tax proposal. A Powell case ruling will be appealed by Powell or the House, Bobby Baker is sentenced for tax evasion, and Teamster trucking talks make progress as Social Security benefits face delay. Vietnam era notes include Romneys campaign stance and Haiphong air strikes. National item covers a mothers note of a kidnapped boy returning alive.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Johnson
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
House
Bobby Baker
Senate Democrats
Discount Rate Drop Signals Surtax Troubles
The Federal Reserve cut the discount rate from 4.5 to 4 percent for most districts, potentially easing credit and lowering rates. Critics led by Sen. Proxmire warn tax plans may curb business expansion, while Treasury and administration officials view the move as stabilizing, aiming to bolster economic data to defend the surtax proposal. Banks may trim prime rates further as lending conditions loosen.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate House Economic Committee
Proxmire
Treasury Department
Congress
New York
Close Driving Motions Prompt Comic Chuckle
A lighthearted chuckle about motorists packing close to the speaker’s vehicle raises a humorous gripe about dangerous driving habits. The cartoonish tone mirrors a general feature in daily humor columns.
Judge Dismisses Powell Suit Over House Seating
U S District Judge George L. Hart Jr. dismissed Adam Clayton Powell's bid for a seat in Congress saying the court lacks jurisdiction over House seating actions. Powell plans immediate appeal and may seek a three judge panel or direct Supreme Court review if needed. Powell's lawyers contend he meets constitutional requirements and the House exceeded them.
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Powell Washington
U.S. District Court
George L. Hart Jr
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
House
Harlem
Herbert Reid
Powell
U.S. Court of Appeals
Reid
New York
Hart
Albany
18Th Congressional District
Supreme Court
House Fails To Override Maine Veto on Voting Bill
In Augusta Republicans could not muster the two thirds needed to override Gov. Curtis and end straight ticket voting. The Senate passed the vetoed bill, but the House vote was 98 in favor of the veto to 90 for the bill, killing this measure though leaders plan a different approach.
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Augusta
House
Curtis
Maine
Senate
Ninty
Pulpit Appeal Planned For St Francis College Library
St Francis College officials announce a diocese wide pulpit appeal on Sunday April 16 to fund a new library in Biddeford Maine. Bishop Feeney urges the faithful to support expansion as the college grows from 476 students to about 550 with a planned 100000 volume library across two floors with mezzanine.
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St. Francis College
Franciscan College
Portland
Maine
Daniel J. Feeney
Feeney
Biddeford
New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Peter Leo Gerety
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Thornton Academy
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WRR
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CHEK
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Norman Sevigny
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