Taxes Rise On Social Security To Fund 1967 Benefits
Federal taxes will increase by about one billion dollars annually on New Year’s Day to finance higher Social Security and Medicare benefits. The shift raises the maximum Social Security tax to 290.40 for workers and employers, with the rate increasing to 4.4 percent for both on the first 6,600 dollars of earnings. Self-employed individuals face a 6.4 percent rate on a 422.40 maximum. Additional changes include withholding adjustments, quarterly payments for the self-employed, and extended provisions for deductions and medical expenses for seniors.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Inferno near Boston claims 12 lives on rail truck crash
In Everett Massachusetts a Boston and Maine diesel car struck a stalled 7000 gallon oil truck at a crossing after a hockey game departure. Twelve died including engineer Thomas Bagley and two Gloucester youths. Driver Raymond Bagley survived and warned the oncoming train.
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Edwin P. Hust
Boston & Maine Railroad
Hunt
Thomas Bagley
Raymond Bagley
Billerica
Gloucester
Bruce Amaral
Paul Amero
Boston Bruins
Detroit Red Wings
Amero
Vietnamese Forces Press Delta Push in Major Mekong Drive
In the Mekong Delta a large Vietnamese government force killed 89 Viet Cong and pressed a major operation 125 miles southwest of Saigon. U.S. Marines and infantry reported enemy deaths in scattered actions, with B52 bombings and riverine effects noted as Viet Minh forces prepared a broader buildup in the region. Premier Ky announced American troops would join the delta campaign in coming weeks as the command rotated to Brig. Gen. Van Manh.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Mekong River Delta
Chuong Thien
4Th Corps
U.S
Delta
Nguyen Cao Ky
Dang van Quang
Quang
Ministry of Planning and Development
van Manh
25Th Division
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Cuban airlift begins evacuation of 880 Americans
The Cuban government started an evacuation of 880 Americans and 1,820 Cuban relatives denied permission to leave. The first 75 adults and several children left on a Mexican airliner to Merida, Mexico, then to the United States. Two more Mexican planes will complete the round trip for about 2,700 people with U.S. and Mexican officials coordinating.
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Ed States
Merida
Mexico
United States
Fernando Pamanes Escobedo
Fidel Castro
Castro
Pamanes
Latin America
Mexico City
Emil Stadelhofer
Havana
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Red Purge Engulfs China's Top Leaders in Turmoil
The Red Purge in China shows a power struggle behind a veil of confusion as Mao era leaders John Liu Shao chi Teng Hsiao ping Ho Lung and Chen Yi face denouncement and possible downfall. Red Guards march on officials amid accusations as Lin Piao consolidates influence.
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Tokyo
China
Chen Yi
Nuclear Weapons Club
Mao Tse-tung
Liu Shao-chi
Teng Hsiao-ping
Communist Party
Ho Lung
Red Guards
Lin Piao
Mao
Hearing set for Jan 20 in triple killing case
David McCarter Jr., 25, a service station attendant, is slated for a preliminary hearing January 20 in Columbiana. Officials may send the case to the Shelby County grand jury meeting in April for possible indictment in the killings of Vaughn Murphy 15 Steve Murphy 13 and Will Binzel 14. Bodies found near Birmingham, likely killed in Shelby County. move to Jefferson County possible if evidence locates the crime there.
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Columbiana
Ala
David McCarter Jr
Shelby County
Grand Jury
Dist. Atty
Frank Head
McCarter
Vaughn Murphy
Steve
Will Binzel
Birmingham
Jefferson County
Ruby Lie Detector Tests Up To Doctors
Texas DPS head said Jack Ruby will receive a polygraph if his doctors approve. Ruby, cancer-stricken slayer of Oswald, wants the test to prove he acted alone. Attorney General Carr asked the department to arrange it. Col. Garrison requested Parkland Hospital consults be sent on Ruby's test ability.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Department of Public Safety
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Atty
Waggoner Carr
Homer Garrison
Jay Sanford
Dallas’ Parkland Hospital
Falls Church Firm Wins $10,500 Mine Safety Contract
Melpar, Inc. awarded a $10,500 contract by the U S Bureau of Mines to design a unit that detects coal dust ignition ultraviolet rays and instantly releases flame quenching powder. The bureau has pursued mine explosion prevention for more than five decades.
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Washington
Falls Church
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Melpar, Inc
Bureau
Motive Sought In Fairmont Shooting Probe
A Parkersburg parolee shot Marie Curtis of Fairmont in a federal building then killed herself. Curtis, a secretarial worker for the U.S. Probation Office, survived with multiple gunshot wounds after the Tuesday morning incident. Officers seek motive. Turner died en route to hospital.
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Fairmont
Federal
Gladys Garnet Turner
Marie F. Curtis
Miss Turner
Parkersburg
Vienna
Freezing Rain Adds Woes to Snow-Blitzed Area
Freezing rain lashed Bluefield and surrounding areas causing ice on limbs and lines, power outages in Bluefield and nearby zones, and dangerous roads as sub zero temperatures persisted. Power crews expected to restore isolated connections by midnight while weather officials cautioned of continued rain and possible snow showers through the day.
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Bluefield
McDowell
Mercer
Summers
West Virginia
Giles
Tazewell
Bland
Wythe and
Smyth
Virginia
Wytheville
Mercer County
U. S. 100
Giles County
Weather Bureau
Virginias
Midwest Snowstorm Closes Roads and Powers Outages
Nationwide storm halts travel from the Midwest to the East with up to 13 inches in Kansas and Nebraska and heavy ice. Power lines snap in Ohio and Illinois while hospitals switch to emergency power. Three deaths reported in Minnesota and disruptions across Chicago and Washington regions.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Greyhound Strike Averted in Cleveland Negotiations
A tentative agreement reached in Cleveland prevents a Greyhound Bus Lines strike against the Eastern Division. About 5,500 drivers and terminal workers will vote by mail on the settlement. details were not released. A walkout would have disrupted travel for roughly 500,000 people including servicemen.
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Cleveland
Greyhound Bus Lines
Pamela Weakens to Tropical Storm After Philippines Hit
Typhoon Pamela weakened into a tropical storm as it moved into the South China Sea after striking central Philippines. At least three people were killed and officials estimate property damage in the millions of dollars.
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Manila
Pamela
South China Sea
Philippines
China Tests Fifth Nuclear Device In Atmosphere
China announced its fifth atmospheric nuclear test stating it raises its capability to a new level while pledging not to be first to use. U.S. officials assessed the yield at 10 to 20 times Hiroshima, noting the test occurred at Lop Nor in Sinkiang and followed Mao Zedong’s 73rd birthday.
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Tokyo
China
Peking
New China News Agency
United States
Soviet Union
State Department
Carl Barthh
Washington
U.S
Hiroshima
Lop Nor Proving Ground
Sinkiang Province
Mao Tsetung
Barth
Johnson
Far East
Earthquake Strikes Northern Chile Killing Three
An earthquake roared through northern Chile causing the collapse of homes and walls. Three people died and six were injured in or near Taltal, where the quake peaked at magnitude eight near the coast.
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Chile
Taltal
Santiago
Tocopilla
Copiago
Calama
Antofagasta
Atacama
Tarapaca
Ministry of Public Works
Chuquicamata
el Savlador
Anaconda Copper Co
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Vitti Pac
Rome
Toreader el Cordobes
Boston
Everett, Mass
Roland Belanger
Chelsea
Boston Garden
Herbert Fothergill
Highlands
Tuy Hoa
Hue
North Vietnam
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
Gustavo Diaz-Ordenz
U.S. State Department
Abby
Princeton Classified
Society Comics
Red China
Army
Polan Industries, Inc
Huntington
W. Va
Rubber Fabricators, Inc
Grantsville
Defense Supply Agency
Baltimore
Mark Hanna
Ohio
St. Mary’s
Toledo
Municipal Employee Union
Rochester
Minn
Olmsted
Illinois
Freeport
Chicago
O’hare
Midwest Storm Center
Lake Michigan
Seaboard
New England
Roanoke
Covington, Va
Washington, D.C
Greyhound
Pam
Santiago, Chile
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