Assembly Approves Titling Tax and Trims Cigarette Levy
Virginia lawmakers pass the 346.8 million automotive titling tax for roads after three amending rounds while a House committee cuts the cigarette tax from 3 to 2 cents per pack. The Senate backed the titling tax with a trade‑in provision defeated, and amendments to auto expire in 1968 and to exempt certain 1966 cars were rejected. The finance panel also advanced liquor beer and tobacco bills, with tobacco growers lobbying against further tax cuts. The overall fiscal plan centers on the upcoming 2.2 billion omnibus appropriation.
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Norfolk
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John Warren Cooke
Two Trains Collide In Montana
Two Great Northern passenger trains collided near Chester Montana under centralized traffic control killing two engineers and injuring at least 29 others. Officials reported 22 admitted to hospitals with at least 15 treated and released for minor injuries. Killed were Bernard L Runyan and Eric A Walters both of Whitefish. Managers Budd and Robson escaped injury. Detours rerouted trains via Havre Great Falls and Shelby. Ambulances and rescue crews faced snow and mud as crews evacuated passengers within an hour of the 11 30 a.m. crash.
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Eric A. Walters
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Whitefish
John M. Budd
John L. Robson
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Great Falls
Shelby
North Dakota
Seattle
Wash
Plains
U.S. Highway 2
Robert L
Leathernecks finish first Viet Nam year with foothold on coast
In Quang Ngai area 330 miles northeast of Saigon a 6009 strong Marine and South Vietnamese force mop up after three days of fighting. They knocked out part of a North Vietnamese regiment and scattered survivors while reporting 533 enemy bodies and 360 confirmed Marine kills. Two Marine helicopters and a Phantom were lost, crews were rescued, and the unit headquarters was destroyed.
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Wrongdoing In Suburban Sections Increases Crime Rate
The FBI reports a 5 percent rise in U S crime in 1965, with suburban areas up 8 percent. Rape and robbery up sharply, murder and burglary also higher. FBI cites rapid suburban growth and lagging police staffing as contributing factors.
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J. Edgar Hoover
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Body of East Carolina co captain recovered
Norman Swindell 22 year old East Carolina College football co captain drowned Dec 28 during a duck hunt. His body identified Monday in South River near Pamlico Sound by friend W Gilney Bersch Jr. A 1962 New Bern High ring and wallet contents aided positive ID. Funeral at Pollock Memorial Chapel New Bern Wednesday at 2 pm with burial at Greenleaf Memorial Park.
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Norman Swindell
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New Bern
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Fox
Pollock Memorial Chapel
Greenleaf Memorial Park
High Court Upholds Key Parts of 1965 Voting Law
The Supreme Court rules constitutional key sections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and affirms Congress power to suspend literacy tests and assign federal registrars in the Deep South. Chief Justice Warren notes broader participation for nonwhite Americans, while Justice Black dissents in part over review of state voting changes. The decision, unanimous aside from Black, comes after southern challenges from six states and support from twenty others. See COURT, Page 2-A.
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Outlawed IRA Blamed For Dublin Nelson Column Blast
A Tuesday explosion in Dublin destroyed about 160 feet of Nelson Column and the 20-foot statue of Admiral Horatio Nelson. Police blamed the outlawed IRA amid rising violence ahead of next month’s 50th anniversary of the 1916 Easter uprising. Officers searched rubble for victims as crowds gathered, highlighting the monument’s symbolic status for Irish nationalists.
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Johnson Seeks Federal Pay Rise With 3.2 Percent Guideline
President Johnson proposed a federal civilian pay raise tied to a 3.2 percent guideline, with direct salary increases at 2.85 percent plus fringe benefits. About 1.8 million workers would be affected, while blue collar staff remain separate. He urged restraint to avoid fueling inflation and warned that wage hikes must align with productivity and fiscal policy.
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D-Mass
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Sun Shines On Most Of Blizzard Sector
Farmer Eugene Welk searched through 12 foot snowdrifts for his missing daughter Carleen amid last week’s blizzard. He found her frozen body upright in the barn clothes, carried her home Saturday, and a helicopter later transported the body to a funeral home. Carleen is a distant relative of bandleader Lawrence Welk.
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Senate panel OKs emergency aid bill with war policy stripped
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved an emergency aid bill for South Viet Nam totaling 415 million for Viet Nam and other trouble spots, removing war policy amendments. Secretary Rusk urged a single voice from Congress and executive branch, while Senator Morse dissented. Officials said no mines to block Haiphong are being considered, despite speculation and comments by Maxwell Taylor.
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South Viet Nam
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Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Viet Nam
Senate
Democratic
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U.S
State Department
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North Viet Nam
Robert J. McCloskey
Maxwell D. Taylor
White House
Robert H. Fleming
Three Die As Car Plunges Into Little River
A car drove off Route 19 into the Little River near Wardel Virginia, killing three occupants: Virginia Irene Proffitt, 15. Billy Helmandollar, 19. and R P Helmandollar, 31. The body of a man was found in the trunk after attempts to escape failed. The accident occurred Sunday night. a boy spotted the car submerged Monday afternoon.
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R. P. Helmandollar
Richland Rescue
Herman Dollar
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Desegregation Rules Aimed at Dual School Systems
Washington moves to end separate Negro and white schools by fall 1967 with tighter federal guidelines. House subcommittee led by Rep. Powell will probe de facto segregation in nine major Northern cities including New York and Los Angeles. Powell calls Northern segregation a worse problem and pushes a plan with a 1970 deadline for final implementation.
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Weather. Virginia and North Carolina forecast
Virginia Tuesday mostly sunny with highs in the 40s and a fair low around 25. Tuesday night will be fair, then Wednesday brings increasing clouds and warmer conditions. North Carolina sees fair conditions with highs 38 to 45, cooler in the mountains to the low 50s in the southeast, then generally fair and warmer Tuesday night. Wednesday brings increasing clouds and a chance of rain by late Wednesday.
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