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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1969
Page
6
A tax cut plan would largely reduce taxes for low and middle incomes while high earners face net increases due to elimination of privileges. Widows and mature singles would gain substantial relief at incomes from 1,700 to 15,000 dollars. The bill’s timing could raise short term revenue but shift more tax relief costs into future years.
Cranston urged Secretary Hickel to require public hearings for offshore leasing. The senator seeks a mandatory rule change to limit director discretion and ensure at least ten days notice before hearings. He also calls for mandatory consultation with federal state and local agencies before granting offshore leases.
A devastating twister outbreak in a Minnesota resort area killed 12 people and left two missing with about 60 injured. Ground and air searches scoured remote areas for additional victims as Governor Levander visited with civil defense officials. The dead and missing were vacationers from the Minneapolis St Paul region, including a retiring Lutheran missionary and his wife along with other clergy families. Trees were ripped from the ground as the storms struck beaches and cabins.
The Senate edged toward tighter Pentagon control with a 47-46 vote and 46-45 follow up on Sen. Schweiker's amendment to empower the General Accounting Office to subpoena major defense contractor records as part of a 20 billion defense procurement bill.
A radioactive gauge used to measure dirt compaction for highways was stolen Wednesday night from a Sacramento construction office near French Camp. The metal box bears the atomic symbol and is hazardous. call the Division of Highways in Stockton if found.
New Bedford Massachusetts District Attorney Edmund Dinis plans to subpoena Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and about 20 witnesses for the inquest into the July 18 Kennedy accident on Chappaquiddick Island. Dinis to confer with Judge Boyle on timing and details while officials note lack of funds for extra staff. An assistant DA also travels to Pennsylvania to seek authority to exhume Mary Jo Kopechne's body, opposed by her parents.
A confidential seven member FDA panel reports federal consumer protection is inadequate against dangerous drugs tainted foods and faulty household products. It says the FDA lacks money manpower and authority to enforce quality control across imports devices cosmetics and foods. The findings urge stronger enforcement and funding. In Lansing, Governor Milliken urges a ban on drilling in freshwater bodies citing pollution threats and seeks a federal stance at the National Governors Conference in Denver.
Newsday writers from Garden City revealed they authored Naked Came the Stranger, a suburban sex hoax novel, prompting a flood of interview requests and orders. Publisher Lyle Stuart Inc reported 7000 copies ordered in two hours, signaling a dramatic publicity surge. Movie and TV inquiries from United Artists and others followed.
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