Congress debates surtax bill to withhold extra paychecks
The government may collect an extra chunk of workers pay under the surtax bill headed for final House approval. The measure aims to simplify federal bookkeeping and individual tax filing next April without forcing a showdown over extending the 10 percent rate.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Congress
Senate
Gerlad R. Ford
GOP
Ford
Ways and Means
Three Hurt In Auto Collision Near Corry
Three members of an R D 2 Corry family were injured when their car collided with another vehicle three miles east of Corry on Turner Hill road and Beck road. Carmen Morris, 29, suffered a lip laceration. Robert Morris, 7, and Robin Morris, 11, received facial injuries. Property damage was about 300 dollars per vehicle.
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Corry
Cor. Ty
Marvin Johnston
Carmen Mortis
Turner Hill Road
Robert Bailey
Beck Road
Corry Memorial Hospital
Carmen Morris
Robert Morris
Robin Morris
Johnston
Waterford
John A. Clark
Globe, Ariz
Elmer Weilacher
R.D. 1
Robert Fleetwood
Clark
Union City Memorial Hospital
Elderly Cyclist Involved in West Smith Street Accident
An elderly cyclist, Richard Fox, 72, was hit by a westbound car on West Smith Street in Corry. He was admitted to Corry Memorial Hospital for observation after sustaining minor injuries and will stay overnight for a checkup. Driver Daniel Eshelman, 34, said he sounded his horn but could not avoid the collision. The cyclist was taken to the hospital by Corry Ambulance Service.
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Corry Istan
Corry Memorial Hospital
West Smith Street
Richard Fox
West Smith
Daniel Eshelman
R.D. J. Corry
Eshelman
Fox
Corry Ambulance Service
Forecast State Peach Crop Best In 9 Years
The Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service predicts the 1960 peach harvest will reach 120 million pounds, the largest since 1960 and up 13 percent from last year. Pear crop is forecast at 3,200 tons, down 2 percent. Pea harvesting begins in Adams, Franklin and York counties with some harvests in Columbia and Northumberland. Milk production in May totals 664 million pounds.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Adams
Franklin
York
Columbia
Northumberland
Racial violence erupts in Illinois Indiana and Nebraska
Racial clashes flare across Omaha Cairo Illinois and Kokomo Indiana after a white officer fatally shot a 14 year old Black girl. Seven businesses burned by firebombs and police report sporadic gunfire with arrests and a hospitalized patrolman amid expanding unrest.
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Illinois
Indiana
Nebraska
Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
Cairo
Kokomo
Ind
Arnold Daley
Gene Scarpino
James Loder
Hedy Lamarr
Army Help to John Wayne Movie Draws GAO Review
Rep. Rosenthal criticized the Defense Department for providing free Army support worth up to 1 million dollars for the Green Berets filming at Fort Benning in 1967. The GAO found Batjac Production Inc. was billed 18,623.64 dollars for 107 days of assistance, with 3,800 man days of soldiers and aircraft not charged.
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Washington
Benjamin Rosenthal
D-N.y
John Wayne
Rosenthal
General Accounting Office
GAO
Defense Dept
Wayne
Batjac Production Inc
Army
Ft. Benning, Ga
Nominate Knowles Or Else Implied Administration Shakeup
An intra administration dispute over an assistant secretary post escalated as Health Secretary Robert H. Finch threatened to resign if John H. Knowles was not nominated. The nomination, stale amid AMA objections, faces White House resistance and media controversy.
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Washington
Robert H. Finch
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Los Angeles Times
Tom Foley
Finch
Nixon
John H. Knowles
White House
Foley
Knowles
Massachusetts General Hospital
American Medical Association
$20 Million Spent So Far Delay New Rifle Another Year
The SPIW program facing $20 million in seven years cost and a 12 to 18 month delay due to engineering deficiencies. Army tests reveal five problems including unreliable functioning and noise. The project aims to boost hit probability with high velocity darts, a six to six round drum and select fire modes.
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Washington
John S. Foster
Pentagon Research and Engineering
Congress
Army
Grant Aims to Train Corry Unemployed in Erie Program
The U S Labor Department approved a 41335 grant to Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc of Erie to train 75 jobless or underemployed people for up to 26 weeks. About 25 percent may come from Corry with training paid by participating employers. James Bailey of GECAC notes transport issues eased by a new five county transportation plan. Bailey will work in Erie in the Municipal Building five days weekly.
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U.S. Labor Department
Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc
Erie
Corry
Labor Department
The
Journal Today
James Bailey
Greater Erie
Erie County
Bailey
GECAC
Siege at Ben Het Enters Fourth Day Amid Airlift
Ben Het camp held against a heavy North Vietnamese assault as 40 tons of supplies were dropped over two days. Fresh South Vietnamese irregulars were flown in to replace worn troops while air support and limited ground action continued. Nine Americans and three Vietnamese irregulars were wounded. ground traffic along the Dak To to Ben Het route remained halted due to enemy activity and the need for troop deployments.
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Saigon
Ben Het
U.S
Air Force
Cambodia
Laos
Dak
Jack G. Cade Jr
San Antonio
Tex
City marks indicate sidewalk repairs in Englewood
City engineer David Johnson explains yellow plus marks show slabs to be replaced and red dashes mark bad joints. Downtown deadlines passed. property owners may still bid or complete work, with bids if owners fail. Asa Ewing, 43, keeper of about 4000 keys from a WWII submarine hobby recounts a Montgomery Ward key from 1869.
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David Johnson
Johnson
Englewood, Cole
Asa Ewing
Montgomery Ward & Co
Postal Walkout A Possibility
James H. Rademacher president of the National Association of Letter Carriers told the House Postal Pay subcommittee that postal workers anger over a small raise could lead to a strike in many areas. He announced plans to sue to strike rights oath clause as unconstitutional and said he does not want an actual strike but seeks collective bargaining leverage.
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Washington
Congress
James H. Rademacher
National Association of Letter Carriers
House Postal Pay Subcommittee
Rademacher
Afl-Cio
Lake Erie Pollution Cleanup Slippage Reported
A Lake Erie pollution official says half the industries and three fourths of the communities in the five state cleanup program have fallen behind. George Harlow, basin director for the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, cites 61 Ohio communities and 36 Ohio industries lagging, with enforcement to name those behind at a conference.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Lake Erie
George Harlow
Lake Erie Basin
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Cleveland
Harlow
Ohio
Pet Parade Showcases City Park Winners in Costume and Bike Categories
A daytime Pet Parade at City Park featured children from all city playgrounds with winners named by category. Laurie Buell and Eddie Buell earned pet costume and best bike honors, Tracy Benson won most unusual pet, Robert Adam and Kevin Catalla led in small pet and general pet categories, while Julie Mack and Bruno Sobileski were highlighted for cuteness and bike riding.
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Laurie Buell
Fairview
Eddie Buell
Washington Street
Tracy Benson
Concord School
Robert Adam Concord School
Kevin Catalla
Julie Mack
Wright
Kurt Schiemer
Wright School
Bruno Sobileski
Mead Park
Johnsten
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Vasiurn
Surtax
Straub
North Side
Near North Side Business District
Postal
Pet
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