Questionable Cigarette Claims and City Utility Fees
Reader asks which cigarettes are lowest in nicotine and tar. FTC report notes variability across brands and types. Other inquiries cover high water bill costs for a trenching cross street line and a six month work holiday visa question for a non citizen. Willis Spence explains cost-plus city charges and meter replacement.
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Supreme Court strikes down four antigambling laws
The Supreme Court in Washington voided four major antigambling statutes requiring bookies and professional gamblers to register and pay special taxes. The ruling narrows government powers to regulate gambling activities and affects operators in the Pasadena area and beyond.
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Hostage Freeding Gunman Caught After 200 Mile Chase
Seven hostages freed after a tense 200 mile ride through eastern Colorado. Daniel Williams, 26, surrendered after tossing his handguns to a prisoner and was captured by Denver police near Aurora. One hostage injured lightly, another released unharmed near Colorado Springs. a third hostage was wounded in the scuffle and flown to hospital.
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Diplomatic Ties Used For Pueblo Crisis
Washington reports President Johnson is pursuing multiple diplomatic channels to free the USS Pueblo and its 83 crewmen while reinforcing U. S. forces in Korea. Senate GOP leader Dirksen denounces the administration as supine, while Senate Democratic Leader Mansfield backs UN action to secure the crew's safe return.
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U S Planes Destroyed By Cong Rocket Attack
U S troops clash with Viet Cong guerrillas in Nha Trang and Da Nang amid heavy rocket strikes on Da Nang airbase destroying at least six aircraft and damaging five others. ground fighting continues as refugees flee and Vietnamese forces respond. The attack follows a decision not to honor a Lunar New Year truce.
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Tax Boost Held Key to Spending
President Johnson outlined a $186.1 billion fiscal year budget with a proposed $12.9 billion tax increase to balance deficits and fund defense and domestic spending. He warned Congress of possible further asks tied to the Vietnam War while Republicans criticized the plan as expansionary and imprudent amid economic strains.
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Mission shift for Caltechs JPL eyed by space budget
Washington reports show large cuts in the new space budget with steep restrictions on future planetary exploration. Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena faces possible mission changes, including oceanographic research, and suffers major staffing losses as NASA seeks 4.575 billion dollars for the next fiscal year.
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Cold courthouse and space budget shifts in 1960s era report
A 59 degree county courthouse scene shows shivering judges and prisoners while the boiler is down. The article also notes a near six billion dollar fiscal 1966 authorization and NASA budget shifts toward lunar goals, jet noise reduction, and vertical takeoff craft as NOTS in Pasadena faces cutbacks.
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UN Council Deadlocked On Hijack Crisis
United Nations Security Council unable to resolve Pueblo crisis amid U S Soviet deadlock. Debates postponed after Friday and Saturday meetings, with rescheduled session canceled. Russian Ambassador Morozov and U S Ambassador Goldberg reiterate positions. North Korea asserts Pueblo violated waters and carried espionage mission.
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California Gop Primary Split Over Reagan Takeover Plan
California voters show lukewarm support for Governor Ronald Reagan leading the GOP delegation as a favorite son candidate at the Miami convention. Only a quarter back his plan to preempt the California ballot, while many governors may join the Miami delegation with votes pledged on the first ballot. Reagan says he will not actively campaign for the nomination and may appear in other states’ primaries. See Page 2.
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