Arkansas Legislature to Take Up Tax Issues
Arkansas lawmakers consider the administration's tax program including corporate and personal income tax hikes and tobacco tax increases. The House and Senate move on cigarette and cigar taxes while debates on a three percent sales tax rise and a state employer pay plan loom. If tax bills fail, budget rework may push adjournment past March 13. House session 11 am. Senate 1 pm.
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Berlin Crisis Eased by West East German Concessions
The Berlin crisis eased as West Germany and East Germany offered concessions. West Germany may relocate its next president election from West Berlin to Easter access for West Berliners to visit relatives in East Berlin. Kiesinger signaled willingness to negotiate a lasting settlement amid rapid decision pressures before Nixon's visit.
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Associated Press
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Soviet Union
West Berlin Election Clash With East and West States
East Germany bans travel to prevent a West Berlin presidential vote, calling the city a third German state. The Soviet Union says Warsaw Pact maneuvers will occur near West Berlin during the election period. The United States, France and Britain back West Germany’s right to hold the election as a state of the federal republic.
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East Germany
Soviet Union
United States
France
Great Britain
West Germany
Actress Mary Martin Recovers From Food Poisoning
DETROIT AP Actress Mary Martin is recovering from food poisoning and expected to perform in the musical T Do I Dol tonight at Fisher Theater after a Saturday cancellation due to her illness. Her illness forced the show to be called off briefly, with plans to resume.
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Fisher Theater
Arkansas Weather Summary for 24 Hours Ending 7 A.M.
Mostly cloudy today with decreasing clouds tonight and partly cloudy Tuesday. Temperatures little changed with a high in the upper 40s to upper 50s today and a low in the 30s tonight. Most places will be cooler tonight with little temperature change Tuesday.
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Arkansas
Nixon to enter talks with Soviet on broad issues
President Nixon told NATO allies in Brussels he will enter negotiations with the Soviet Union on a wide range of issues and will consult with allies before and during talks. He avoided commenting on Britain France disputes or a possible East West confrontation in Berlin.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
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Nixon
America
Soviet Union
Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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United States
Moscow
Nixon Calls for Consultative NATO Approach During European Trip
Nixon vowed to consult with NATO partners before aid decisions and to treat allies as equals in a two way exchange. He emphasized listening, inquiring, and learning during talks in London Bonn Berlin and Paris, while detailing cautious plans amid Vietnam war reports and Eisenhower updates. Demonstrators greeted him in Brussels as he began the trip.
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Decline in racial and religious appeals in 1968 elections
AP report from the Fair Campaign Practices Committee shows only 6 percent of unfair campaign complaints involved appeals to race and 3 percent to religion. The nonpartisan group led by Charles Taft notes most issues were misrepresentation or falsification. It adds dirty politics favors close to elections, with 81 percent of valid complainants winning electoral contests and 67 percent of invalid complainants losing. The FCPC cites arbitration success in several Senate and House races and the party breakdown of complaints: 48 percent Democrats, 46 percent Republicans, 6 percent other.
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Jack Bell
AP Political Nter
Washington
Nonpartisan
Fair Campaign Practices Committee
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Ohio
FCPC
Senate
Gov Rockefeller Won't Sign Tax Bill To Exempt Use Taxes
Gov Winthrop Rockefeller said he would not sign a bill eliminating corporate or Bates tax exemptions, warning such measure relies on emotion not economy. He backed cautious reform, favored a one cent sales tax increase, and warned failure could threaten his third term ambitions. The text ends with an unrelated note about the desert elf owl being the world’s smallest owl.
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Winthrop Rockefeller
Bates
Arkansas
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