Flood of Amendments Aimed at Virginia Sales Tax
In Richmond AP reports the Virginia House of Delegates prepares for a heated sales tax debate with a 2 percent plan rising to 3 percent in two years. Leaders clash over amendments as Gov. Godwin’s $160 million revenue measure faces change. counties push WALC substitute, while urban opponents seek alternative terms.
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Richmond
Virginia House of Delegates
God
Win
Virginia Association of Counties
House
Counties’ Association
Stuart B. Carter
Botetourt
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
WALC
Arlington
Fairfax
Assembly
General Laws Committee
House Insurance and Banking Committee
Robert F. Baldwin
Norfolk
Virginia Arterial Highway System Authority
House Finance Committee
Virginia
FCC Claims Control of Community Antenna Industry
The FCC asserted oversight of the CATV industry on Tuesday and dropped one restriction it had feared most. The commission also reaffirmed authority to regulate cable systems while easing limits designed to shield licensed television stations from the early oversight.
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FCC
Washington
Antenna Television
Federal Communications Commission
Tues
Commis
Commission
CATV
Gemini Flight Scott to walk nearly three hours in space
NASA disclosed astronaut David R. Scott will spend about two and a half hours with his body outside Gemini 8 during the mission near Cape Kennedy. The plan allocates three hours for the extravehicular activity and includes a possible docking with either an Agena rocket or an Alternate Target Docking Adapter.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
David R. Scott
Outer Space
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Air Force
Scott
NASA
Space Agency
Scptt
ATDA
Court ruling risks wiping out antitrust orders
A San Francisco appeals court decision could nullify enforc ement of antitrust orders against about 40 corporations including General Motors Lorillard Co and Anheuser Busch The FTC called it a serious setback and said 450 years of Clayton Act enforcement could vanish unless reviewed The FTC may appeal within 90 days and Supreme Court acceptance is anticipated due to the wide impact ANTITRUST page 2-A
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Antzen, Inc
General Motors, Corp
P. Lorillard Co
Crosse & Blackwell Co
General Foods ‘Corp
National Biscuit Co
United States Supreme Court
Truly
Jantzen
Supreme Court
Viet Cong Gains Hit Da Nang Outpost and Big Viet Nam Drive
Viet Cong guerrillas struck an outpost near Da Nang causing heavy casualties to government militiamen. A relief force aided the post but the Viet Cong fled. U.S. 1st Air Cavalry killed 88 in Operation Eagle's Claw and 505 enemy deaths were reported across South Viet Nam in 36 hours.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang
Thanh Trung
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry
Bong Son
Tam Ky
Viet Nam
Thong
Ap Quan Nam
le My
U.S. Navy
Gulf of Siam
U.S
Two Dead 24 Hurt In Bus Car Crash Near Rock Hill
A car hit a school bus turning left on U.S. 21 seven miles south of Rock Hill killing a woman and her 17 month old son and injuring 24 others. Bus driver Phy Richardson 18 and car driver Bobby Sistare 25 were involved. The bus carried Emmett Scott High School students.
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Rock Hill
S.C
U.S. 21
Highway Patrol
Bobby H. Sistare
Rt. 2
Lancaster
Tracey Sistare
York County General Hospital
York General Hospital
W. S. Wallace
Wallace
Phy R. Richardson
Rt. Rock Hill
Bobby Sistare
Sistare
Jackie
Julie Ann
Emmett Scott High School
Deputy Is Father For 23rd Time
Tucson AP reports Deputy Sheriff Albert Pina, 43, became a father for the 23rd time. The newborn, a girl, is the 16th child with his wife Rita, bringing their tally to 10 daughters and 6 sons. He said, I like children.
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Tucson
Ariz
Albert Pina
Pina
Rita
Opening Arguments In Virginia Poll Tax Case Begin
In Richmond the Justice Department and Virginia argued before a three judge federal court whether the 1.50 annual poll tax for state and local elections violates the rem vowed rights. DOJ's Stephen Pollak contends the tax discriminates against Negroes and the poor and abridges voting rights. Virginia counters the tax is constitutional and not an undue restraint on the franchise.
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Richmond
Virginia
U.S. Department of Justice
Hhe
George D. Gibson
Pollak
Civil Rights
Gibson
U S Announces Fifty Million Loan to Pakistan
U S Vice President Hubert H Humphrey announced a 50 million dollar loan for Pakistan to finance import of commodities after talks with President Ayub Khan. The move followed cooling relations over Kashmir and precedes planned interim food for peace negotiations and wheat shipments.
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U.S
Pakistan
Karachi
Hubert H. Humphrey
Ayub Khan
Humphrey
United States
India
Kashmir
New Delhi
U.s.-Pakistan
Fuel Explosion at Saturn 1B Launch Pad
At Cape Kennedy Florida two gallons of nitrogen tetroxide exploded inside a drum near the Saturn 1B launch pad Tuesday. No injuries were reported and officials saw no damage to the rocket or launch complex. The 225-foot-tall Saturn 1B is to roll out an unmanned Apollo spacecraft on February 23 for a test range re-entry heat scenario. Cause of the blast was not determined.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
U.S. McNamara Flags Viet Cong Strength Rise
Defense Secretary McNamara told senators the Viet Cong are strengthening and intend to raise Viet Nam conflict intensity. He said the U.S. plans to increase deployment and air activity if needed, but has no plan to attack North Viet Nam with nuclear weapons. Eight House Democrats urged a slower war pace and UN reconsideration of Red China. They want the Viet Cong recognized as a belligerent party to any peace talks.
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Washington
Robert 8. McNamara
Viet Nam
United States
South Viet Nam
McNamara
Senate Armed Services and Appropriations
North Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
House Democrats
United Nations
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
New York
Charles C. Diggs Jr
Michigan
Don Edwards
California
Leonard Farbstein
Donald M. Fraser
Minnesota
Robert W. Kastenmeier
Wisconsin
Henry S. Reuss
William E. Ryan
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Johnson
Labor Official Links Suit to Curb Wage Demands
AFL-CIO official C J Haggerty said a federal civil rights suit against several construction unions could be a back door move to restrain wage increases. He claimed the Justice Department action may influence union negotiations as 18 unions consider a national plan to delay strikes. The suit followed a St Louis arch project walkout over hiring from a non AFL C IO union.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
C.J. Haggerty
Afl-Cio Construction and Buildings Trades Department
Afl-Cio Buildings Trade Council
St. Louis
Justice Department
Haggerty
Afl-Clo
W. Willard Wirtz
St. Louis Arch
Johnson Administration
Weather readings from station atop Register Building
Rainy and mild Wednesday in Virginea with highs in the 50s southeast and 40s elsewhere. Rain likely to end southwest. low 50s south and 40s north. Thursday clearing and mild with highs in the 60s southeast and 50s elsewhere. Mountains turning colder. North Carolina cloudy with occasional rain, west to heavy at times. Highs 45–50 in mountains, 60s on south coast. Rain ending Wednesday night. then partly cloudy and colder Thursday.
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Virginea
North Carolina
Downtown Weather Log Brief for Tuesday and Wednesday
The Downtown weather log records Tuesday and Wednesday readings with temperatures ranging from 42 to 48 degrees, barometric pressure around 30.30 to 30.35 inches, and calm to light easterly winds. Precipitation appears minimal with a note of inch expected over 24 hours and a 24 hour precipitation measure of 423 indicating a formatting artifact rather than a rainfall total.
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