House Passes Surtax Bill and Tax Reform Debate
Washington AP reports the House completed a six month extension of the 10 percent income surcharge and moves to a broad tax reform bill. Debate focuses on whether to allow amendments. the Rules Committee weighs a closed rule versus amendment rights amid party splits. The six month, 5 percent extension is tied to inflation control, with Democrats split on removing the extra extension and on tax rate relief for middle brackets. House vote favored extension 144 Democrats and 26 Republicans against 85 Democrats with 152 Republicans.
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Washington
House
Rules Committee
Nixon
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
Charles A. Yanik
Ohio
Democratic Study Group
OK Sewer To Serve New Plaza OK Sewer To Serve New Plaza
City Council accepted a low bid of 60846 from Olzewski Brothers Kane for a sanitary sewer line on Worth street and the Route 6 bypass to service a shopping plaza. Bids ranged 73042 and 79309. Work to start within 10 days and finish in 90 days with Worth street paving planned next year.
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Worth Street
Olzewski Brothers of
Kane
David Johnson
Olzewski
West Smith Street
Companion Of Michigan Slaying Suspect Sought
Authorities press nationwide hunt for Andrew Manuel 25 last seen in Salinas California. A Federal fugitive warrant ties him to Michigan trailer theft as John Collins 22 faces murder charges in the Ann Arbor Ypsilanti killings.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Andrew Manuel
Salinas
Calif
FBI
Manuel
Michigan
California
John N. Collins
Ypsilanti
Marmel
Collins
Los Angeles
Susan M. Hennessy
Seaside
Edward Carlbom
Eastern Michigan University
Richard Diaz Jr
James Skolak
Christensen
City Council Opens One Bid for Two City Demolitions
The City Council received a single bid from L W Crosscut Co for razing two city structures on East South street and Raymond avenue. Crosscut offered 2000 to demolish the East South street service station down to footers and 3000 for the maintenance building. Work to start within 10 days of award and finish within 90 days for both, with action tabled until August 18 when bids for a new police headquarters will be opened at the East South site.
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L.W. Crosscut Co
Mountain Keystone
East South Street
Raymond Avenue
Wright Street
Crosscut
Council
Highest paid Medicare surgeons DeBakey and Cooley
Two Houston heart surgeons Dr. Michael DeBakey and Dr. Denton Cooley each received about 200000 in Medicare payments last year, the nation’s highest reported totals. Payments largely funded Baylor College of Medicine operations. investigators found no irregularity. DeBakey and Cooley led numerous transplants and open heart surgeries, with DeBakey saying funds went to the college general fund.
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Washington
Houston
Michael E. DeBakey
Denton A. Cooley
Baylor College of Medicine
Cooley
DeBakey
Medicare
Congress
Florida
Morry S. Fox
Miami
General Fund
Baylor Medical School
Baylor Fund
Mortlay
U S Secretly Negotiating For Fishermen Return From North Vietnam
Informants say the United States is quietly negotiating with Hanoi to repatriate 10 North Vietnamese fishermen rescued by the U S Navy last week off the North Vietnamese coast. Officials and Red Cross notified. contact channels and location likely via Vientiane.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
U.S. Navy
North Vietnam
United States
Radio
Vientiane
International Red Cross
City Extends Response Deadline in Housing Ordinance Suit
Erie County court action challenges the 1966 Housing Ordinance as unconstitutional amid privacy invasion claims. John Hornick allegedly inspected Foley and Nichols homes without permission to enforce infractions. City solicitor Rozelle seeks time. 20 day extension granted to August 28 while council reviews.
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Erie County Court
John Hornick
Hornick
James Foley
West Pleasant Street
Lloyd Nichols
East Main Street
Foley
Nichols
Harry Morris
East Pleasant Street
Morris
Pennsylvania
Douglas Rozelle
Rozelle
David Johnson
Chester J. Vendetti
Erie
Vendetti
City May Give A Hill Away
The George Downeys of 230 East Pleasant likely will gain a street section as East street hill near their home may be deeded to them. City plans would keep the sidewalk on the east side while transferring land west of it to the Downeys, with nearby families agreeing to the action to ease access and reduce maintenance and hazard at East Pleasant. Narco Scientific Industries to acquire Barren Co ownership in California for stock, approved in principle by both boards.
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George Downeys
East Pleasant
Downeys
East Street
East Pleasant Street
Paul Taylor
Downey
Rodney Knowltons
Taylor
Knowltons
Taylors
Clifford Button
Fort Washington
Engine Trouble Delays Arctic Voyage Starting Date
Engine trouble on the icebreaking tanker Manhattan during sea trials may postpone its Arctic voyage set to begin next Monday. Gear issues with the port engine surfaced during a shakedown cruise at Sun Shipbuilding in Chester and may push the sail date to August 15. The Humble Oil vessel aims to open a northwest passage for oil shipments from new Alaskan fields. More money for Scotch in Inverness. Whisky consumption growing about 10 percent yearly per industry sources.
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Chester
Manhattan
Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Humble Oil Co
Northwest Passage
Inverness
Scotland
Elderly Couple Drowns as Car Plunges into River
Frank J. Regina aged 78 and Teresa Regina aged 74 of Marienville died in a car accident when their sedan failed to stop on a hill above the Clarion River. The vehicle toppled into 15 feet of water near Clarion at 3 20 pm trapping them inside. State Trooper Donald Sumpter led the investigation. The cause was ruled accidental drowning.
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Clarion
Marienville
Clarion River
Frank J. Regina
Teresa
Donald Sumpter
Strattonville Barracks
Clarion County
Regina
U S Steel Holds High Rates Amid Price Rises
Pittsburgh AP report shows U S Steel Corp trimming parts of its fire price hike while keeping higher levels for auto and appliance materials. The firm lowered galvanized and aluminum coated sheet hikes from 9.50 to 4.50 a ton as rivals followed with a 4.8 percent average increase across hot rolled, cold rolled, and related sheets.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
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