McGovern plan to tax rich for poor sparks campaign dialogue
Washington AP reports Sen. George McGovern presents a redistributive approach with a $1000 annual base payment funded by the Treasury, replacing welfare, ending the $750 personal exemption, and imposing an inheritance tax up to 77 percent. The plan remains controversial and is described as explosive due to its scope and costs.
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Violent storms sweep across central nation
Violent thunderstorms rumbled through the central United States with rain, high winds, and hail. Northern Illinois saw gusts to 75 mph and more than 10 inches of rain in two hours west of Rockford while De Kalb and Elgin suffered downed trees and power lines. A tornado was sighted near Bismarck, North Dakota, and Dickinson endured hail as severe thunderstorm watches stretched across Iowa Minnesota and the Dakotas. In Hamburg Arkansas Mrs. Lynn Stuart, 52, died of apparent asphyxiation in a house fire reported after an explosion. the home was destroyed.
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McGovern Plans On Tax Reforms Attract California Voters
The McGovern proposals drew broad voter support in California's key primary while rival Hubert H. Humphrey warned they could damage national security and the economy. Analysts note misquotations are common but some McGovern figures are dated and disputed. The campaign says reforms include tax ideas still under congressional review and computer reevaluation.
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Gospel Meeting Scheduled at Central Church of Christ
The Central Church of Christ, 12 miles south of Hope on Highway 29, will hold a gospel meeting from June 19 to June 25 with nightly services at 8 pm. Guest evangelist is William H. Parsons of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Harold Freeman serves as minister.
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Nixon Backers Split Between Revealed and Secret
Public filings show donations from Pepsi Cola President Donald Kendall and Merrill Lynch unit as the largest disclosed contributions to Nixon for re election. But hundreds of backers remain unnamed under the new federal law effective April 7, with total receipts from April 7 through May 31 about 1.22 million and overall about 10 million across four committees.
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Saul Alinsky Dies at 63 in Carmel After Collapse
Saul Alinsky, renowned community organizer and mentor to Cesar Chavez, died at 63 after collapsing on a Carmel sidewalk. From Chicago’s Back of the Yards to New York, his approach united the poor to demand changes through organized action and boycotts, sit-ins, and rent strikes.
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Woman to appeal to President for husband in Russia
Judith Silver Shapiro, an American wife of Gabriel Shapiro held in Moscow, says she will appeal to President Nixon for help to bring him back. She arrived in London from Moscow and explained their civil marriage could not be completed due to her visa expiration.
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