Democrats Fear Nixon May Ask Tax Increase After November Election
Democrats worry Nixon could seek a tax increase after the election. Treasury Secretary Connally and Budget Director Shultz told the Ways and Means Committee there are no current plans for tax hikes despite large deficits and a request for $50 billion more borrowing authority. They study value added tax but see no immediate proposal. House members pressed for revenue sources while Eckhardt suggested closing tax loopholes could raise $14 to $19 billion annually.
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Nixon
Washington
House
Treasury
John B. Connally
George P. Shultz
Ways and Means Committee
al Ullman
D-Ore
Connally and Shultz
Draft Lottery Set for Wednesday in Washington
Two plastic drums filled with red capsules of dates and blue capsules of numbers sit in the Commerce Department as Selective Service officials prepare a fair draft lottery for youths born in 1953. A backup set remains ready if a drum fails, following last year's issue.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Selective Service
Ervin Firm Promises To Obey Law
A Charlotte construction firm, Ervin Co. a unit of American Cyanamid, pledges to obey the law after being accused by the Justice Department of racial discrimination in sales rentals and hiring at the Tega Cay development on Lake Wylie. The firm, claiming to be the South’s largest home builder, operates in NC SC GA and MD.
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Charlotte
Justice Department
Ervin Co
Lake Wylie
Tega Cay
American Cyanamid
South
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Maryland
Some Wilson Folks Still Believe In Neighborliness
Wilson AP report shows neighbors from a dozen farms plowed 160 acres for Harison Scott of Rt 3 Kenly as he recovers from illness. Twelve tractors and 51 bottom plows moved in to help, illustrating the community's care and solidarity.
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Wilson
Wilson, N.C
Harrison Scott
Scott
Rt. 3
Kenly
10 000 Sign Sanford Petition Grows in North Carolina
Chapel Hill law student Bill Blue leads a petition drive to place former Gov. Terry Sanford on the May presidential primary ballot. The drive has 10,000 signatures in eight days and aims for 25,000, with about 60 percent from students and others from across the state. Sanford, president of Duke University, will be approached for a decision.
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Raleigh
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Bill Blue
Blue
Health warning to appear on cigarette ads now
The FTC accepted consent orders requiring six major cigarette makers to print a Surgeon General health warning in all advertisements. The rule covers newspapers magazines and billboards and could start by summer. The six firms account for 99 percent of U.S. tobacco sales: American Brands, Brown and Williamson, Liggett and Myers, Lorillard, Philip Morris, and R.J. Reynolds.
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Washington
The
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
United States
American Brands Inc
Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corp
Liggett and Myers, Inc
Lorillard
Philip Morris Inc
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Nash Saves You Cash on Diamonds and Jewelry
A long standing dealer boasts that customers including parents and grandparents have saved money over 34 years on diamonds watches luggage and jewelry. They claim consistent value and customer trust with the slogan Nash saves you cash.
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Nash
Airlines ordered to screen all airline passengers and baggage
The FAA directed immediate implementation requiring all scheduled airlines to screen passengers and baggage at U.S. airports. The rules allow four systems including behavioral profiles, metal detectors, ID checks, and searches. The order excludes foreign carriers and small charter operators. An FCC probe was asked into illegal interception of police radio conversations during hijack emergencies.
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Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Federal Register
U.S
John H. Shaffer
Federal Communications Commission Mondey
Inter
Shaffer
FCC
Dean Burch
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E. Green
Sanford
Duke University
Perpetual
High Point
Archdale
Westchester
Mace
Sirveze
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Gospel Baptist Church
High Point, N.C
Bill Stafford
Chattanooga
Tennessee
A.F. Blackburn
Jimmy Luther
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