War in Vietnam Dims Prospects for Tax Cut
Secretary of the Treasury Henry H. Fowler said the Vietnam war dims prospects for another tax cut. He noted less likelihood now than two or three months ago and discussed possible tax increases next year to offset government costs. Fowler spoke at a Kiwanis luncheon in Birmingham, noting defense buildup and the current size of the economy.
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Birmingham
Ala
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
America
Fowler
Johnson
Kiwanis Club
Congress
Coast Guard
GOP Senate fight opens to cut antipoverty fund
In a Senate floor clash Republicans push to trim the antipoverty authorization to about 1.1 billion dollars for the next year. They charge mismanagement and political bias in the program while Democrats defend it as a needed start with promises to fix abuses.
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GOP
Senate
Washington
Johnson
Labor Committee
House
Peter H. Dominick
R Colp
Dominick
Negroes Bypass Local Board to Register Federally in Alabama
In Selma and nearby Greensboro Negroes increasingly used federal registrars to register, skipping county boards after the Voting Rights Act took effect. Large white applicant turnout at county offices contrasted with substantial Negro registrations at federal examiners in Dallas and Marengo Counties. County boards dropped literacy tests and the requirement for a voter to vouch for another, as officials expressed pushback but pledged compliance with the new law.
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Selma
Ala
Greensboro
Dallas
Hale
Lowndes
Marengo
Martha Witt Smith
Barbour County
Women For
Constitutional Government
Dallas County
Henry Strobel
Alabama
Victor B. Atkins Sr
Young assails bomb China plan in heated debate
Sen Stephen Young of Ohio blasted Rep L Mendel Rivers and his urging to use atomic power against Red China as bombastic and suicidal. He warned such talk would hurt U S prestige and challenge the American way, urging a peaceful settlement and caution toward military escalation.
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South Carolina
China
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Senate
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Rivers
House
Armed Services Committee
Young
River
Connecticut
Red China
South Viet
Nam
Viet Nam
Europe
Asia
Adolph Hitler
Germany
Johnson
Kennedy warned of danger before Texas trip
In a Sunday Evening Post excerpt Evel yn Lincoln recalls John F Kennedy saying if they are going to get me they will get me even in church before his Texas visit. She notes his tense mood, jokes with John Kennedy Jr, and reflections on security and family routines amid global crisis. Queen Elizabeth II flags Mountbatten Windsor as the dynastic name for future royal generations.
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Cooper
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Kennedy
New York
John F. Kennedy
Texas
Evelyn Lincoln
White House
Dallas
Tex
Saturday Evening Post
Abe
Navy
John
Lincoln
Caroline
Elizabeth II
Mountbatten - Windsor
Union Volunteer Ferdinand Zeppelin Hero of War Notes
Ferdinand Zeppelin, German inventor of the airship, served as a Union volunteer in the War Between the States and made his first balloon ascent during his time in America.
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UNION
Ferdinand Zeppelin
America
U S Made Planes Sold To Cambodia
The State Department said the US attempted to buy back fighter bombers sold to France butFrance declined. France then sold the aircraft to Cambodia, which cut diplomatic relations with the US last April. State Department spokesman McCloskey denied any US bid to repurchase and said no resale restriction existed in the France contract. The planes were handed to Cambodia at a ceremony Monday.
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Washington
State Department
United States
France
Cambodia
Robert J. McCloskey
Indian Army Attacks Across Kashmir Cease-Fire Line
Indian forces crossed the 17 year cease-fire line in Kashmir capturing three Pakistani outposts overlooking the Srinagar Leh road near Kargil. Heavy artillery fire, high-altitude combat reported as hand to hand clashes occur around Poonch. Indian officials describe a near war situation as tensions rise between India and Pakistan.
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New Delhi
India
China Front
Leh
Ladakh
Red China
Kargil
Srinagar
Indian Kashmir
Srinagar- Leh
U.N
Defense Ministry
New
Delhi
Pakistan
Poonch
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Nha Trang
Sen. Young
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