Kennedy Tax Plan Faces Senate Rebuff on Wealthy Revenue
The Senate rejected Kennedy proposals to raise taxes on high income taxpayers and to tax tax-sheltered gains. The split vote upheld a 5 percent minimum tax on preferences, with a 15 percent rate for over 100000, starting at 5000, sparking charges of excessive gains tax. Opposition cited inflation and veto fears as the bill moves to a House-Senate conference.
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Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
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Finance Committee
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D-La
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Williams
Sen
Gordon Allot
Colorado
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Battle To Control UMW Comes To Close Tuesday
The United Mine Workers presidential race ends Tuesday with 220,000 voters choosing between incumbent W A Boyle and challenger Joseph A Yablonski. They clash over union finances, safety, pay of $50 a day, and reforms after a federal audit questioned Boyle’s approvals and loans.
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Associated Press
United Mine Workers Union
West Virginia
W.A
Tony” Boyle
Joseph A. Yablonski
Boyle
John L. Lewis
Yablonski
Washington
Contributions Drop Off as Bluefield Tree Near goal
The Bluefield Community Christmas Tree fund stands at 2428.63 dollars after Saturdays contributions. The drive has 1500 underprivileged kids awaiting Santa at Ramsey Auditorium on December 24, needing 3600 more to finance the party. Send donations to the Community Christmas Tree Association or Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
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Bluefield
Santa Claus
Ramsey Auditorium
Pearl Harbor Remembered as West Virginia Replica Debuts
In Bluefield a 16 foot replica of the U S S West Virginia is displayed at City Hall built by B T Palmer L H Carbaugh and D B Clements after 427 hours of work using 300 square feet of sheet metal 400 feet of copper tubing and a 5 horsepower motor The model honors Pearl Harbor and the state s role in World War II with a Vietnam War peace petition available for signing nearby.
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Utah
Oklahoma
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Shaw
Downes
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Japan
U. S
Kent Sykes
Riley West American Legion Post No. 9
United States
Sykes
Vietnam
Ship Unhurt in Battles Still At War
The Coast Guard Cutter Taney, last in service of 101 ships present during Pearl Harbor attack, remains active in Vietnamese waters. Commanded by Capt. Robert F. Ogin, the 327-foot vessel fought Japanese subs and kamikaze planes in the Pacific and U boats in the Atlantic. Retired Adm. Louis B. Olson recalls the day the Taney sailed into war 28 years ago.
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Taney
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Aloha Tower
Pearl Harbor
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Minneapolis
Pleas Considered In Tate Slayings
Los Angeles AP report notes Linda Kasabian will plead not guilty and Susan Atkins may enter a diminished capacity plea in the Tate slayings case. Attorneys say Atkins could claim temporary insanity or other mental state pending doctor's evaluation.
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Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Linda Kasabian
Susan Atkins
Miss Kasabian
Tate
Miss Atkins
Gary Fleischman
Richard Caballero
California
Caballero
Kasabian
al Matthews
Charles M. Manson
District Attorney's Office
Manson
Mansons
U S Troops Hit North Vietnamese Bunkers Near Saigon
U S troops and South Vietnamese irregulars attacked jungle bunkers 23 miles northwest of Saigon forcing enemy withdrawals after a half hour clash. In the central highlands an American colonel and a South Vietnamese commander were killed when their helicopter was shot down.
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U.S
Central Highlands
South Vietnam
Diers
1St Air Cavalry Division
Cambodia
Blind student pursues college education at Concord College
Sam Hindman profiles a visually impaired girl striving for higher education at Concord College. Sue Alford reports on mothers anxious about sons playing football. Also notes an office worker in an “X” movie must be the signature of the writer’s genius.
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Concord College
Sam Hindman
Telegraph
Sue Alford
New West German Look Is a Success for Brandt
In his second month as chancellor Willy Brandt pushes a new West German image securing French agreement at The Hague for talks with Britain. His bold stance contrasts Kiesinger era caution as Bonn signs a nuclear showdown treaty and pushes proposals to the Soviet Union and Poland while Communist leaders meet in Moscow to gauge Bonn’s approach.
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Kurt Georg Kiesinger
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Christian Democratic
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