Tax Issue Delays Johnson Budget Plan and Surtax Fate
Washington AP report says the Bureau of the Budget halted printing of President Johnsons final federal budget as the income 10 percent surtax remains unresolved. Johnson seeks continuation to curb inflation, while Nixon has yet to decide, leaving Congress delay and possible joint action uncertain.
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Washington
Bureau of the Budget
Johnson
Richard Nixon
Congress
Nixon
Sleeping U.S. Patrol Ambushed by Viet Cong
Viet Cong guerrillas struck a sleeping eight-man U.S. patrol in a bamboo hut killing six and wounding two. A South Vietnamese scout also died in the attack near Saigon, according to an army officer.
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Saigon
UPI
Lamb
U.S
Manhunt in Slaying of Car Guard in Berkeley
Police hunted three to four robbers after the fatal shooting of Brink's guard Joseph Martin, 49, in a Berkeley parking lot near UC. A man was arrested. a quarter of the loot, 6000 dollars, was taken by the gunmen who fled on foot and in a car, with witnesses reporting a brutal execution-style killing.
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Berkeley
Calif
Joseph Martin
Barry Godwin
University of California
Oakland
FBI
Willie Smith
Smith
Martin
Tom Johnson
Johnson
Consumers Co-op
Godwin
Hijack Alarm as Peruvian Plane Forced to Cuba
An airliner carrying 110 passengers was hijacked over Central America and diverted to Havana Cuba. The flight from Buenos Aires to Miami stopped at Panama before the hijack, marking the fourth major jet to be coerced into Cuba in 1969 with three hijackings occurring in the past four days.
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Miami
Central America
Cuba
Buenos Aires
Havana
Panama
Hunter Follows Dog Finds Plane Wreck and Five Bodies
In Oakdale Louisiana Lawrence Leggett followed his dog Missie into a swamp and uncovered the wrecked small plane with the bodies of L. E. Stuart and his wife and three children. The family had vanished on a December flight from Hattiesburg to San Antonio. The Civil Air Patrol had searched the area with foliage hindering the discovery. The coroner said the deaths were instantaneous amid a line of thundershowers on December 30.
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Hunter
Oakdale
Lawrence Leggett
Missie
Here
Leggett
L. E. Stuart
Eugene
Neva Ann
Kyle Lee
Hattiesburg
Miss
San Antonio
Civil Air Patrol
Calcasieu River
Thomas LaCour
Johnson announces farewell State of the Union speech
President Johnson will deliver a farewell State of the Union message to a national audience in a joint session of Congress at 8 p.m. Iowa time on Tuesday. Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield had said Johnson was reluctant to speak in person but urged by leaders, including other former colleagues, to bid the country farewell.
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Johnson
Congress
Iowa
White House
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Mansfield
Decorah Records 15 Below as Cold Wins Fanly Forecast
Light snow dusted western and central Iowa with more cold weather forecast. Temperatures Friday night hit 16 below in New Al bia and 15 below in Decorah as forecasters predicted lows zero to 10 below and Sundays highs 6 to 16 above.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
New Albia
Decorah
Waukon
Oelwein
Manchester
Cedar Rapids
Hijacker Back for His Childs Future S
Willis Jessie a 21 year old US Army deserter hijacked a private plane and returned to American soil after five months in Cuba seeking his daughters future. FBI arrested him at the airport as he surrendered to authorities. Patricia Sue, held in Havana, reunited with her mother after Jessie’s surrender. The case follows a grand jury indictment on air piracy related to the Naples Florida flight.
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Miami
Cuba
Jessie
Patricia Sue
Mexico City
FBI
Fort Benning
Naples
Fla
Pope voices cautious hope for peace in world conflicts
In his New Year address to Vatican diplomats, Pope Paul VI expressed cautious optimism on Middle East peace and possible progress in Vietnam and Nigerian conflicts through negotiations. He urged nations to push for social reforms and arms reductions while noting hope amid ongoing global tensions.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Middle East
Vatican
Holy See
Paris
Vietnam
Africa
Latin America
Europe
Brandeis Suspends 65 Students Over Ford Hall Occupation
Brandeis University president Morris Abram suspended 65 black students who seized Ford Hall in protest of what they called racist policies. Amnesty was halted to allow police and court actions to proceed, as talks toward settlement stalled after demands for an Afro American studies department.
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Waltham, Mass
UPI
Brandeis University
Morris Abram
Abram
Ford Hall
Clarence Berger
Berger
Burns At Hospital Prompt Probe In St Louis
A patient died from burns at Chronic hospital prompting a 24 hour police detail. Dr. Herbert Domke said a corrosive substance caused John Fortner 55 to die after transfer to City hospital. Five patients burned at Chronic since Aug 14 two survive. Autopsy links Fortner death to throat burns and lung collapse.
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ST. Louis
Chronic Hospital
Herbert Domke
Health and Hospitals
John Fortner
City Hospital
Domke
Helen Taylor
Fortner
Woman’s Wardrobe Tops Fade When Husband Gets a Raise
A humorous quip notes that a woman's clothing may go out of fashion faster than her husband’s raise changes the household. The line, attributed to a witty observer, plays on gendered fashion and finance expectations.
Nixon selects Yachtsman Mosbacher as chief of protocol
President-elect Nixon named Emil Mosbacher to be administration chief of protocol. Secretary Rogers announced Mosbacher a two time America's Cup skipper and U S entry winner. Mosbacher is a New York real estate investor and oil and gas producer and a Dartmouth graduate.
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New York
Nixon
Emil “Bus” Mosbacher
Rogers
U.S
Mosbacher
Dartmouth
Apollo 11 Crew Named for Moon Landing Mission
Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong said three rocket engine firings must go perfectly for the crew to return to earth. He, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins were introduced as the crew, with Armstrong and Aldrin descending to the lunar surface while Collins remains in lunar orbit.
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Houston
Earth
Neil Armstrong
Moon
Armstrong
Edwin Aldrin
Michael Collins
Collins
Aldrin
Lunar
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