Moore Seeks 784 Million for Schools and Tax Changes
North Carolina lawmakers introduced bills to raise the dependent exemption to 600 dollars and to allow a statewide referendum on lowering the voting age from 21 to 18. Other proposals include LSD as a stimulant and exempting military retirement pay from state taxes.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
House of Representatives
W. R. Britt
D-Johnston
James E. Ramsey
D-Person
I. Joseph Horton
D-Greene
George T. Clark Jr
New Hanover
Albert Ellis
Onslow
Senate
Armed Services
Martha W. Evans
Mecklenburg
State Board of Education
Archie McMillan
Drake
New Red China Policy Urged by Kennedy
Sen. Robert Kennedy urged a new U S policy toward Asia at a University of Chicago China conference. He argued the United States must craft a plan based on Asia's reality and our own interests while maintaining contact with China to prevent an irrational or ignorant regime from driving broader conflict.
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Chicago
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
Asia
University of Chicago
China
New York Democrat
Kennedy
U S Seeks Extension of Truce Amid Vietnam Talks
President Johnson has messaged Pope Paul VI about extending the Vietnam cease-fire into a prolonged truce for peace negotiations. Officials remain skeptical of a lasting breakthrough, with Rusk set to summarize the peace probe at a 4 pm EST news conference today.
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John M. Hightower
Washington (Ap
Johnson
Pope Paul VI
United States
Vietnam
Sec’y
Dean Rusk
White House
Rusk
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
Powell’s Wife, Aide Subpoenaed in Powell Seat Inquiry
Rep. Emanuel Celler said estranged wife Y Marjorie Flores Powell and Corinne Huff have been subpoenaed to testify before the House select committee. The panel also invited Powell and airline representatives from Miami to Bimini along with GAO and a court expert. Powell refused to answer questions on New York court troubles and alleged travel fund misuse.
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Carl P. Levescore
Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
House
New York Democrat
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Marjorie Flores Powell
Corinne Huff
Miami
Bahaman Isle
Bimini
Celler
Powell
New York
Committee On Education and Labor
General Accounting Office
Puerto Rico
House Administration
Miss Huff
One Cent Gasoline Price Increases Spread Across Nation
Gasoline price boosts of one cent a gallon spread as Gulf Oil and others raise prices at most outlets. The move follows wage settlements and rising demand, with inventories high yet consumption up.
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New York
Gulf Oil CO
West Coast
American Oil Co
Continental Oil Co
Phillips Petroleum Co
Sunray Ox Oil Co
Gulf
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union
American Petroleum Institute
Johnson seeks 3.1 billion in foreign aid for next year
President Johnson asks Congress for 3.1 billion dollars in new foreign aid funds and urges lawmakers not to cut the overseas assistance program. He defends economic and arms aid totaling about 3.1 billion as essential to mutual security and development amid Vietnam costs.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Capitol Hill
Vietnam
Governor Urges Klan Crackdown and record school funding
Governor Dan Moore asks the 1967 General Assembly for a $784 million two year public school education budget, opposes East Carolina College separate university status, backs liquor control, and urges a crackdown on the Ku Klux Klan. He also proposes free textbooks, kindergarten study funds, and a blue ribbon survey of the public system.
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Raleigh
Dan Moore
General Assembly
East Carolina College
Ku Klux Klan
Moore
House
Senate
Board of Education
Learning Institute of North Carolina
Advancement
Community College
Wayne Technical Institute
Quake Strikes Colombia. At Least 25 Dead
A severe earthquake hit Colombia with at least 25 confirmed dead and many injured. Major cities including Bogota Cali Pereira Medellin Bucaramanga Cucuta reported damage as Venezuela also felt tremors. Coast and Geodetic Survey said magnitude 6.5 to 7.0 with potentially damaging effects.
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Bogota
Colombia
Cali
Pereira
Medellin
Bucaramanga
Cucuta
Venezuela
Washington
Coast and Geodetic Survey
National
Kosygin Sees No War With China
Premier Kosygin told a London news conference that no war with China is likely and Moscow will preserve relations with Peking. He urged China to protect diplomats and provide normal conditions, suggesting internal strife behind current tensions and stressing Europe security and trade ties.
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Louis Nevin
London
Alexei N. Kosygin
Soviet Union
China
Moscow
Peking
Kosygin
U.S. Navy Plane Overflies Island During Mission
The Defense Department said an unarmed propeller driven U S Navy aircraft briefly overflew a portion of Hainan Island due to navigational error. The plane returned safely to a carrier off North Vietnam and the incident is under investigation. The pilot reported the event but was not identified.
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S
China
U.S. Navy
Hainan Island
Defense Department
North Vietnam
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Sneed High
Cumberland
Joe B. Raynor Jr
State Revenue Department
Korea
Formosa Straits
India
Institute
Bureau of Public Roads
America
Harold Wilson
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