Test Of Partisan Strength Seen On Surtax Extension
Washington(AP) Senators clash over extending the 10 percent income tax surcharge and potential basic tax reforms. Dirksen opposes tying reforms to extension and resists eliminating the 7 percent investment credit for business plant expansion. Kennedy backs loophole closures as a first reform step while Mansfield weighs revenue impacts. The House act remains a gatekeeper.
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Threat Of Rail Strike Ends After Marathon Discussions
Washington AP report says a second national rail strike was averted after an all night bargaining session between railroad management and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen. Party officials announced the agreement pending ratification votes this week. The package includes a skill differential and wage increases totaling about 14.5 percent for most signalmen over 18 months.
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North Vietnamese losses mount in Citadel clash near Saigon
An American armored column from the 25th Division fought near the Citadel 25 miles northwest of Saigon, inflicting 24 enemy deaths with air and artillery support after a Friday engagement left 33 North Vietnamese dead. No U S casualties were reported.
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Thousands Observe Russian Easter at Moscow Cathedral
Thousands of Russians gathered at Moscow’s Central Epiphany Cathedral for the annual midnight Easter procession. Police kept order as about 10 youths were arrested for disorderly behavior while Patriarch Alexius, 92, presided.
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Crossed Fire Across Suez and Jordan Streets Escalate
Arab and Israeli gunners exchanged artillery and machine gun fire across the Suez Canal and Jordan River on Sunday while Israeli jets attacked a Jordanian village. Jordan reported 12 Israelis killed or wounded, with no Jordanian losses stated.
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Tito votes as Yugoslavia holds first general election in years
Belgrade AP Tito, aged 76, casts his ballot as Yugoslavia holds its first general election in two years. Voters choose from 120 federal seats and local councils amid a youthful candidate slate. A second round to fill three chambers follows next Sunday.
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Sirhan Sirhan murder trial heads to jury on jurors minds
In Los Angeles the Sirhan Bishara Sirhan case nears a jury verdict on whether his mind was impaired at Kennedy’s killing. After a 14 week trial the 12 jurors decide first or second degree murder with the state seeking first degree and the defense urging second. a finding of first degree would carry death as the maximum penalty.
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Hershey Sees Limited Reach for Volunteer Army
Draft director Lewis B. Hershey argued against a volunteer army saying voluntary recruitment could sustain only about 1.5 million men, far short of the current force of more than 3.4 million. He voiced these views in U S News & World Report.
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Bible reading hijacker leads Pan Am flight to Cuba
A man described as a friendly Bible reader and three associates hijacked a Pan Am San Juan to Miami flight, armed with guns and a knife. The jet landed in Havana after four hours, with 84 passengers and seven crew members aboard. hijackers remained unidentified. The incident marked the 23rd commercial airliner hijacked to Cuba that year.
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Library Week Invitation in Maoist China
A note suggests Library Week is celebrated in Mao Tse-Tung's China with a library inviting the public to view its book collection.
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Minister Denies Aiding Hippie Colony in Tazewell
In Tazewell Virginia Rev Clarence DuBois leader of the local ministerial association accuses Episcopalian pastor Rev Henry Hammond of aiding hippies forming a colony. Hammond says he issued a food voucher after a hungry visitor and denies any establishment or farm living linked to the group.
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New York
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David James Mitchell
Rhoade Island
Joyce Lampka
Baltimore
Chuck Johnson
Blair Alexander Bowling
Bluefield
Baptist Valley
Southwest Virginia Community College
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Rebel Leader Seeks Cease-Fire for Biafra Meeting
Nigerian secessionist leader Lt. Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu seeks a cease-fire as a condition for attending a Monrovia summit of African heads of state aimed at ending the civil war. Informants say he unlikely to get such a truce. Gowon’s regime notes bombing reductions tied to damaged Soviet jets.
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