Tax Cuts Too Large Says Congress Leaders
Eight members of the joint economic committee warned that current tax reductions in the Senate bill are too large and could be grossly inflationary. They urged offsetting reforms to avoid net revenue loss and favored budget restraint to prevent deficits while maintaining social programs.
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New York Times Service
Washington
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
Senate
Albert Gore
D.-Tenn
Gore
Joint Economic Committee
D-Wis
Jungle Birthday in Saigon Jungle for 22nd
Larry Erickson a 1st Infantry division soldier from Glenwood Minnesota celebrated his 22nd birthday in the jungle north of Saigon this week. His friends in the unit iced the cake with a C ration pound cake and blown out the candles with waterproof matches.
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Larry Erickson
1St Infantry Division
Glenwood
Minn
Saigon
Erickson
Hunger task forces urge national emergency declaration
Four task forces told President Nixon to declare a state of national hunger emergency as America faces widespread hunger and malnutrition. They urged income supports, expanded food aid, and prioritized aid to the poor over further studies, with deadlines set for 1970 and 1972.
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U.S
Washington
America
Nixon
White House
Community Organization Task Force
Chuckle about dollars and church versus groceries
A humorous remark notes how a single dollar seems large when donated to church but tiny when spent on groceries, reflecting everyday financial perspective.
Why a New Library
Cedar Rapids residents will vote December 16 on a 2.9 million bond to fund a new central library and a west side branch. The Gazette runs daily Q and A on the issue with questions invited. Page 15A lists the submission address.
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Cedar Rapids
Central Library
West Side
The
Gazette
Copter Incidents Reported Amid My Lai Fallout
Veterans allege helicopter crews and interpreters killed and mistreated South Vietnamese prisoners. The Chicago Sun Times and Minneapolis Star cite anonymous sources and interviews describing prisoners thrown from helicopters and taunting remarks. The accounts tie to broader war crime disclosures following the My Lai massacre reports.
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U. S
My Lai
Chicago Sun-Times
Alan Jones
Oak Forest
Ill
Jones
The
Minneapolis Star
Fred Se‘dahl
Navy
Brainerd, Minn
Star
Ter
Sedaki
Sun-Times
Sedahl
Nuya Do Trac
3Rd Marine Division
da Nang
Calley Faces New Murder Charge Linked to Pre My Lai Slaying
At Fort Benning the Army filed a new murder charge against Lt. William Calley for an incident in Quang Ngai province that preceded the My Lai killings by about one and a half months. Maj. Gen. Talbott ordered Lt. Col. Mack Hopper to lead the investigation into the additional charge. The Army provided no details on the date or victim. Calley, 26, already faces premeditated murder counts for My Lai and awaits court martial with no date set.
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Sedahl
The
Star
Hendersonville
N.C
U.S
Thomas F. Loflin III
88Th Supply and Service
Pleiku
Loflin
FT. Benning, Ga
William Calley
My Lai
Calley
Quang Ngai
Ft. Benning
John Gause
Gause
Orwin Talbott
Mack Hopper
Infantry School
Hopper
Vietnam
My Lai's Implications Muskie Calls Broad Inquiry
Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine urged a broad inquiry into the My Lai massacre in South Vietnam. He proposed congressional probes or a private citizens commission to examine causes, training, command, and the war s impact on American values and society.
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London
Edmund Muskie
Maine
My Lai
South Vietnam
Muskie
Vietnam
America
Washington
Western and Communist delegates meet in Vienna on security
About 270 delegates from 25 Western and Communist countries convened in Vienna for a three day non governmental conference on European security and cooperation.
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Vienna
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