22 Apr 1969
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1969
Page
1
President Nixon urged Congress to cut the income tax rate to five percent next year, repeal the seven percent investment tax credit, and guarantee no tax for most low income families. The package aims for a neutral revenue impact with about four billion in net relief and four billion in potential increases.
The Navy launches Task Force 71 a 23-ship body built to protect U S reconnaissance flights off North Korea with four aircraft carriers 260 planes three cruisers and 16 destroyers led by Rear Adm Malcolm W Cagle The Enterprise Ticonderoga Ranger and Hornet plus cruisers Chicago Oklahoma City and St Paul deploy to the Sea of Japan while New Jersey heads home reducing Vietnam carrier presence
Rep Donald Rumsfeld of Illinois, longtime North Shore Democrat turned Republican, is named head of the Office of Economic Opportunity with Cabinet rank and a $42,500 salary. The Evanston native, Princeton alumnus, Navy veteran, and father of three hesitates over leaving a safe seat for the new post and vows to push program improvements.
The Norfolk and Western Railway announced it will discontinue two of its four passenger trains between Norfolk and Cincinnati effective May 23. Trains 15-25 Powhatan Arrow and 16-26 will be removed, while improvements to Trains 3 and 4 Pocahontas include refurbished cars, dome coaches, dining lounge, air conditioning, reclining seats, and a new economy coach meal plan. The move stems from rising costs and declining patronage, with a net annual deficit over $800,000, though mail revenue will keep Trains 3 and 4 operating. Passenger numbers fell from 4,622 in January last year to 2,974 in January this year.
Viet Cong mortarmen and sappers attacked Lam Son Camp near Nha Trang before dawn killing 46 and injuring 137 as about 11 000 trainees and personnel slept. Two VC dead were found after a 45 minute raid through minefields and barriers.
The high court ruled 6 to 3 that residency wait laws violate the right to travel and access Aid to Families With Dependent Children. About 100,000 to 200,000 poor may now qualify instantly, expanding welfare costs by an estimated 125 to 175 million dollars. Welfare Secretary Finch warns budgets will face a heavy burden but cannot yet specify policy effects.
Arab and Israeli artillery traded heavy fire along a 20 mile front south of the Sea of Galilee as jets struck across the cease-fire line. Israeli and Jordanian claims of targets and casualties supplement reports of Beisan Valley fighting and Suez Canal skirmishes with Egyptian commandos.
British troops entered Northern Ireland to shield key installations amid sabotage and unrest. In Londonderry police clashed with Catholic demonstrators as civil rights leaders urged calm and Dublin saw protests at the British passport office and British Embassy. Water and power outages followed weekend bombings.
Bruce Bromley arguing for the House claimed it has exclusive power to judge its members and that the court cannot order Powell reinstated even if exclusion was due to race. The dispute centers on whether the House acted unconstitutionally by excluding Adam Clayton Powell from the 90th Congress.
Secretary Rogers said the United States hopes for progress at Paris but prepares for the possibility that North Vietnam is not ready to negotiate seriously. He spoke at the AP luncheon, reaffirming support for the Safeguard antiballistic system and noting new Russian missile tests.
The Agriculture Department announced the United States will provide Jordan 1.3 million dollars in wheat or flour under the Food for Freedom program. The agreement includes about 200 thousand dollars for ocean freight and covers about 735000 bushels, signed in Amman.
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan's lawyers urged the court to spare his life a day after their plea that his mother's prayers be answered. Jurors begin the penalty phase to decide between life imprisonment or death in the California gas chamber for the 25 year old assassin of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
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