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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1967
Page
7
IRS data show the $50 wagering tax yielded 572000 dollars for the year ending June 30, with about 11000 gamblers paying. The prior year collected 705000 dollars from about 14000 gamblers as total tax receipts rose to a record 148.37 billion dollars, led by New York and California in state collections.
In Monterey Park California a family massacre left Linda Weikert nine and Eddie seven dead in a living room still lit with Christmas items Their mother Alice Weihert twenty seven wounded in the neck and husband Lawrence Wallace Weihert twenty five found in the children s room shot between the eyes A .22 rifle lay at his feet Police say Weihert likely shot the children and his wife then himself He was in grave condition at Los Angeles County General Hospital with his wife expected to survive Investigators have not found a motive for the shootings
In Saigon officials described Vietnam refugee relief as improving with bigger gains expected in 1968. American funds cover most aid costs for thousands made homeless by war as Americans and Vietnamese cooperate. Kennedy’s upcoming visit noted but not linked to the program.
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