Tax Bite Ahead as Governor Seeks New Revenue in Tennessee
Nashville AP report notes Gov. Frank Clement urges lawmakers to approve taxes totaling about 30.7 million dollars yearly, promising impact on all 3.5 million residents. Estimated cost about 9 dollars per person annually, with cigarette and liquor taxes driving the figure. Some lawmakers joke about soda taxes, while counties wet or dry affect booze duties.
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Barney Ballard
Nashville
Frank Clement
Tax hike would touch every bill and service
The text argues proposed taxes would raise 3 percent on utilities, food, labor on repairs, laundry, and even entertainment. It notes drivers would pay higher license fees, suburban residents double, and all taxpayers share in state funding, quoting the governor on urgent needs and a proverb about paying the fiddler.
JFK Education Plan Splits Aid Backers
President Kennedy seeks to fuse diverse education aid proposals into a unified plan. Supporters warn of clashes with Congress while opponents fear reduced funding and slower reform. The debate centers on how to allocate federal aid to schools and programs.
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JFK Education Plan
Nine Injured In Falls Here
Nine persons were treated at Holston Valley Community Hospital for injuries from falls this morning. Admitted were W. P. Worley, 66, 2240 Fort Henry Drive. Mrs. Birdie Christian, 36 Church Hill. Morley and Edward L. Harris, 48, Church Hill. Harris has chest injuries. Christian suffered back injuries. Discharged were W. P. Majors, 59 Kingsport. Viala Gustafson, 41 Gregory Hart, 9, Hazel Ramey, 52, Hal Hamrick, 33, Dianne Dykes, 17, Bonnie Overhay, 46, and Raymond Thomas, 35, after treatment for minor injuries from an auto accident.
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W. P. Worley
Fort Henry Drive
Birdie Christian
Church Jil
Edward L. Harris
Church Hill
Morley
Christian
Harris
W. P. Majors
P.O. Box
Kingsport
Viala Gustafson
Morningside Circle
Gregory Hart
Holyoky
Hazel Ramey
Valley St
Hal Hamrick
Dianne Dykes
Wayne St
Bonnie Overhay
Ravine St
Raymond Thomas
Colonial Heights
France Looks Toward Independent Europe as De Gaulle Stands Pat
West Germany moves to counter France as President De Gaulle presses a grand design for a Europe independent of the United States. He widens outreach to Denmark and Spain while U.S. officials count on NATO allies to keep Atlantic ties intact amid Britain's veto and postwar shifts.
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Serge Vinogradov
Denmark
Spain
U.S
NATO
McNamara signals fractured Soviet unity to Congress
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara told the House Armed Services Committee that evidence suggests the Communist unity of Russia and China has fractured perhaps irreparably. He noted the United States remains capable of destroying key Soviet targets even after an initial surprise attack, citing about 50 bombers on 15 minute alert and more than 200 ICBMs and 144 Polaris missiles ready for retaliation.
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United States
How Did Hitler Rise to Power 30 Years On
Berlin marks the 30th anniversary of Hitler becoming chancellor as Germans ask how a blood hungry regime could gain power legally in a civilized nation. Historians editors and sociologists ponder the paradox of a democracy yielding a dictator.
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Upij
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Utility District Decision Due Today in Sullivan County
County Judge Hal Carr faces a three day hearing on creating a natural gas utility district for Sullivan County. A decision is due at 2:30 pm today. If approved, the district would cover most of the county except Kingsport Bristol and nearby city areas.
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Sullivan County
Hal Carr
Tennessee
Carr
Kingsport
Bristol
Local Lad Sees Government In Action
Harald Lastor Jr a year old boy from 1430 Miller St visits Washington with family on a business trip He tours Baltimore Harbor sees the 201 year old USS Constitution views the Lincoln and George Washington Monuments Arlington Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier He attends a high level congressional meeting in the Agriculture Building and gains a Capitol pass He sits in the Speaker’s chair and says the trip boosted his civics study and desire to return for more history making politics
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Norma Hawkinson
Star Welter
Washington, D. C
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Miller St
Harold
Washington
Harold Sr
John Rewd
Baltimore
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U.S
Gonstitution
Friendship Airport
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Potomac River
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George
Washington Monument
Arlington National Cemetery
Rep
James Quillen
House of Representatives
Quillen
Herold
Department of Agriculture
Ross N. Robinson
Capitol
White House
8Th Congress
City Sees Freezing Rain Slush Cause Traffic Woes
Winter weather grips the region with freezing rain and slush as Kingsport and nearby areas report slick roads and a broken water pipe freezing over in Skyland Drive. Schools in Sullivan and Scott counties close while Hawkins County resumes classes. Kingsport schools stay open. Forecast shows a warming trend ending in colder conditions by Friday across Tennessee.
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Skyland Drive
Weather Bureau
Kingsport
Tennessee
West Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
Clement Proposes Broadening Tax Base to Include Utilities
Governor Frank Clement moved to extend Tennessee sales tax to utility bills while exempting utilities used directly in manufacturing. He said the measure would raise about 41 million dollars over two years and protect an industrial tax climate. Some lawmakers fear the tax could deter new industry.
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Gavin
Scott
Clement
Weather official injures car in freezing rain slide
John Johnson of the Weather Bureau at Tri-Cities Airport slid off an icy road in freezing rain. The right side of his car was damaged but he escaped with only minor injuries and embarrassment.
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Johnson City
Tens
Jerry Johnson
Weather Bureau
Tri-Cities
Johnson
First Crash For Airport Involving Continental Kills Eight
Kansas City reporting from UPI describes Continental Viscount Flight 200 crashing during landing at the downtown airport. Eight aboard the aircraft died including five passengers and three crew members. the wreckage burned for nearly an hour near the Missouri Kaw river junction. The pilot requested a change of approach from the south to the north with winds from the north, but the ship overshot and struck a dike wall.
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