Vincent Massey Canadian Statesman Dies in London
Vincent Massey Canadian statesman and former governor general died in London at King Edward VII Hospital as influenza spread through Britain. He was 69, born in Toronto, and served Canada as minister to the United States and later as governor general 1952 to 1959, shaping wartime broadcasts and diplomatic ties. His death drew tributes from Queen Elizabeth’s message and Canadian officials.
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Taxes and Social Security Changes Highlight 1968 Updates
The article outlines 1968 social security tax changes including maximum payments, rate shifts to 5.9 percent by 1987, and updated maximum earnings figures. It notes self employed tax rises to 616.20 by 1987 and references repeals of a stamp tax and real estate revenues. It also mentions individual settlement narratives and Canadian transactions in a closing personal note.
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Windham Mountain Ski Lift Accident Sparks Debate
At Windham Mountain Ski Area two riders fell 10 to 15 feet when a chair lift jammed amid sub zero weather. Officials say 50 to 75 people were on the lift and about 2,000 visited the center that day. No serious injuries were reported, though two may have leg fractures as authorities investigate the cause and the role of the chair lift bank offer amid gambling table chatter.
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Bundy Criticized Over Cambodian Neutrality Role
The ICC oversees Cambodia's neutrality but is seen as ineffective. Bundy declined comment on Prince Norodom Sihanouk's Washington Post interview, which critics say could enable U.S. pursuit of Communist forces in Cambodia. He did not address Sihanouk's invitation for talks, a matter under White House review. Bundy did offer a first official remark on Sihanouk’s image.
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Casinos face zero debate as British Gaming Association meets
The British Gaming Association called an emergency meeting for Monday to discuss roulette with or without a zero. Eric Morley, its chairman, said the matter must be examined carefully due to fundamental issues. Victoria Sporting Club officials noted casinos rely on the zero for profit, while others argued a zeroless game could shutter casinos. British clubs use one zero. continental and Nevada casinos use double zero, widening the house edge.
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New Year Drinking Customs Share Local Tips
Nashville nears year start with mixed drink sale in city limits yet some spots still pour from patrons bottles. The Automobile Club of Michigan urges mashed potatoes to slow alcohol absorption. An Ogden, Utah firm markets a one way fare with pickup and an extra driver to drive the guest’s car home.
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Prison Parolee Charged In Sex Slaying Of Girl
Charleston Police charged 22 year old Charles G. Plantz a recently married parolee with the murder of Helen Louise Miller found stabbed four times and sexually molested near her home. The weapon a bone handled hunting knife was recovered in a garbage can two blocks from the crime scene. Plantz was arrested for an unrelated robbery earlier and held after his home city jail booking.
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Humphrey touring Africa amid big development plans and Cold War rhetoric
The vice president discussed a mile long Bandama River dam project forming a 120 mile lake with 20 tons of fish daily and 15 year loans at 6 percent. He met Ivory Coast leaders including Houphouet Boigny, spoke at a state luncheon, and toured a market in Abidjan. He aims to advance US relations while avoiding Soviet aligned states as African revolutions are praised by Beijing.
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Virginia Governor Describes Fiscal Gains and Cautions on Unrest
Governor Godwin touts Virginia’s revenue gains from a two percent sales tax and projected increases when the tax rises to three. He highlights education expansion, new community colleges, highway progress, and a first European trade mission while stressing vigilance against potential unrest and asserting no place for the Ku Klux Klan in Virginia.
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New Year Holiday Traffic Toll Rises Across Three Days
The Associated Press reports New Year weekend traffic deaths reached 89 during a three day period from Friday evening to Monday midnight. It compares with 484 fatalities in a nonholiday weekend of equal length and with prior holiday tolls across years.
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Vietnam war diplomacy and battle reports widen gaps
President Thien and U S Ambassador Bunker discussed an urgent subject as Thien avoided details. Truce extension was set after a Saturday meeting with seven allied ambassadors. Marine operations along the South China Sea coast reported 27 enemy killed in Badger Tooth while Auburn near Hoi An saw 33 killed. U S planes faced bad weather north of Haiphong, a Phantom crewed plane was shot down over a North Vietnamese island. Thien rejected talks with the NLF, asserting only Hanoi can end the war.
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