Tax Dodge Fools Rita Ann Galyean Into Phone Calls
In Greensboro North Carolina seventeen year old Rita Ann Galyean received income tax forms from the Internal Revenue Service printed with a red warning to call a number for help. The number rang Rita’s personal line, triggering hundreds of calls. The IRS will pay her phone bill for a year and has placed an intercept operator to block calls to Rita.
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Greensboro
N.C
Rita Ann Galyean
Internal Revenue Service
Greensboro Area
IRS
Rita
Nixon aims for intimate TV talk with press corps
President Nixon to host an hour long TV radio chat with four broadcast journalists from the White House basement library at 8 CST. He says he would be willing to hold a similar session with writing press representatives. The program originated from the White House to present a warm, intimate image.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
The
Northwestern Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity Ordered Closed
Northwestern Universitys Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, active in antiwar movements and planning to take in girl tenants, is ordered closed by its national alumni group. Thirty members must vacate the chapter house by Tuesday as winter term begins. In Miami two hijackers of a national Airlines jet to Cuba are freed by Cuban militiamen after a Havana layover.
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Evanston, Ill
Northwestern University
National
Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Miami
National Airlines
Cuba
Havana
Second Albuquerque tremor rattles residents in 37 days
In Albuquerque New Mexico residents were awakened at 1241 am by a strong tremor the second in 37 days. No major damage reported though fear prompted many calls to police stations and media offices. Seismologist Jon Peterson said the quake's magnitude could not yet be determined due to snow hampering equipment tests.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Jon Peterson
Pennsylvania Bank Cuts Prime Rate Again
First Pennsylvania Banking and Trust Co. in Philadelphia lowers the prime rate from 6 4 to 6 percent, the sixth cut in nine months, signaling available money for loans as the rate slides from a high of 8 percent last March.
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Philadelphia
First Pennsylvania Banking & Trust Co
Singapore writes restricts on black visitors during PM conference
The U S Embassy investigates reports that American Negroes and Africans face short stays in Singapore. Informed sources say immigration officials were ordered to be wary of black visitors as a precaution for the Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference opening January 14. Officials refused to comment.
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Singapore
U.S
Swiss Supreme Court orders bank disclosure to IRS
The Swiss federal Supreme Court ruled a Swiss bank must provide the U.S. Internal Revenue Service with information on an American suspected of tax fraud. The decision upheld a prior ruling and cited the Swiss American double taxation treaty allowing secrecy waiver where tax fraud is involved or suspected.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Federal Supreme Court
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Swiss Tax Administration
Storm leaves Kansas and Missouri buried under snow
The storm dumped up to a foot of wind whipped snow across Kansas and northwest Missouri closing highways and causing three deaths. Schools were canceled as travelers faced drifted roads. the National Guard aided stranded motorists while hospitals and motels housed displaced residents.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Missouri
Concordia
Atchison
McPherson
The
Red Cross
McPherson Jaycees
Radio Club
Blizzard Strikes Midsection Snowbound Travelers Face Toll
A fierce winter storm dumps heavy snow from the Rockies to the Great Lakes killing more than twenty people mainly from shoveling fatigue. Roads close from Montana to Missouri as miles of traffic are stranded and shelters form in motels diners and stations. Iowa reports 20 inches in Mason City 16 in Waterloo and 14 in Dubuque and Des Moines with winds up to 50 mph.
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Rockies
Great Lakes
Montana
Utah
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Mason City
Waterloo
Dubuque
Des Moines
Great Plains
Burlington
Car Stolen From Drive During Weekend Night
Mr and Mrs David Rothenberger report their yellow 1970 Maverick stolen from a driveway after 1 am Sunday. They, with both sets of keys, had stayed up watching TV. the vehicle is not yet recovered. Municipal authorities and highway patrol report no sign of the car SG 106350.
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David Rothenberger
N. Steuben
Rothenberger
Highway Patrol
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A fragment notes an intercepted letter to Cha and remarks the high school girls we’ve known did not need help from the Internal Revenue Service to keep the phone busy.
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Cha
Internal Revenue Service
Weather report notes record low and cold area forecast
At 1 p.m. the high was 21 with a trace of snow today and 1.98 inches of snow on Sunday. A new record low for this date was 12 degrees earlier today, with a forecast of mostly fair and very cold conditions tonight and Tuesday.
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FAA
Special Election Planned for Chanute Change in Government
Chanute sets February 9 for a vote on switching from city manager commission to commission form. Registration closes January 19. two open Saturdays January 9 and 16. Primary filing runs February 13 to 16 with a March 9 if needed. Petition validity confirmed. 191 of 272 names certified. In a separate note, Defense Secretary Laird heads to Vietnam with stops in Paris Bangkok and Hawaii.
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Chanute
City Commission
Election Board
City Manager Commission
Ister
Bonnie Moffatt
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Vietnam
U.S
Pentagon
Laird
Paris
Southeast Asia
Bangkok
Thailand
Pacific Command
Hawaii
Reagan proposes California welfare reform in second term
Sacramento AP Reagan announces second term focus on welfare overhaul to weed out those with greed over need. He says higher taxes are the easy, temporary path and plans to detail the reform in a January 12 message to the legislature. California spends about $2 billion yearly on welfare for nearly 2 million recipients as Democrats take control of both houses.
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Sacramento
Calif
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Nixon
Assembly
Senate
Neosho County issues 1971 license tags staggered gains
The Neosho County treasurer offices began issuing 1971 license tags with a staggered passenger car system based on surname initials. 1,171 tags were mailed today for cars trucks motorcycles and trailers. No. 1 truck tag went to Arnold Phillips Erie and No. 1 motorcycle tag to Arthur Morse Stark.
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Erie
Neosho County
Jerry Clark
Manley
Arnold Phillips
Wayne Harding
Arthur Morse
Stark
Kenneth Swaney
R. 4
Chanute
Chris Schoenhofer
St. Paul
E. J. Ramsey
S. Plummer
Manley Transfer
Laird Eyes Closer U S Japan Defense Ties and Pac Rim Role
Laird signals a shift toward a stronger U S Japan defense relationship as Washington plans to reduce forces in Asia. Tokyo could be pivotal in Pacific area security, with potential expansion of Japan's military spending and capabilities over years, though Japan may resist a full-power role.
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Laird
U.s.-Japan
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Japan
U. S
Asia
Pentagon
Pacific Area
China
United States
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