Wisconsin Tax Plan Fails in Assembly 53-39 Split
Madison report notes Gov. Nelson’s tax compromise collapsed as Republicans and exactly half of Democrats rejected the plan in a tense session. The opposition split foreshadows a GOP sales tax push and possible party defections amid budget concerns and heated exchanges.
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la Crosse Tribune
Madison
Nelson
Assembly
Wisconsin
Senate
Assembly Democrats
Gray
Antigo
Democratic Party
Sobocinski
Milwaukee
Ward
New Richmond
Nelson Defects From Democrats Backing Tax Bill
The article reports Nelson leaving the Democratic Party and declaring his stance with conviction. Republican leaders urge passage of his tax revision plan, while Pommerening warns that failing to act could trigger financial chaos or a drastic surtax increase up to seventy percent, stirring taxpayer revolt.
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Nelson
House
Pommerening
Wauwatosa
Husband uses infant as shield in Bridgeview robbery
Gloria Mikulin, 24, says she fears eviction with her two babies as her husband Nicholas 35 is held after a currency exchange robbery. He threatened to kill their son Victor Louis, 1, and carried a .38 revolver during the attempt before surrendering to Bridgeview police.
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Gloria Mikulin
Nicholas
Bridgeview
Victor Louis
Four Congressmen View 32nd Morale At Ft. Lewis
Four Wisconsin lawmakers visited Ft. Lewis to assess the 32nd Division's morale amid training concerns. They praised overall morale but differed on conditions and supplies. Senator Proxmire and Rep. Laird also weighed in on equipment shortages and Defense Department management.
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FT. Lewis
Wash
O’konski
Congress
W-s
U. S. Senate
Alexander Wiley
Vernon W. Thomson
William K. van Pelt
Clement J. Zablocki
Lester R. Johnson
32Nd Division
Johnson
Thomson
Wisconsin
Alvin E. O’konski
Jim Dan Hill
Superior State College
Red Arrow
Wisconsin National Guard
O’konskiy
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Melvin R. Laird
R-Wis
Defense Department
Army
U S Urges Allied Aid As Red Threat Grows in S Viet Nam
The United States calls on allies and non Communist nations to reinforce South Viet Nam economically and militarily amid expanding Communist pressure. Secretary Rusk says new aid is needed and that Diem’s reform program is being accelerated. The White Paper warns that a Communist victory would shift Asia’s balance against non Communists.
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United States
South Viet Nam
Kennedy
State Department
Southeast Asia
Nam
Dean Rusk
U.S
Viet Nam
Soviet Union
Red China
Rusk
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Asia
International Control Commission
India
Poland
Canada
S. Viet Nam
Assembly Reconsiders Tax Revision in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Assembly voted 71 to 20 to reconsider its action on Gov. Nelson's tax revision plan after a 53 to 39 defeat. Republicans urged a solo approach while Democrats warned a large surtax would be required to cover a $56 million 1961 deficit, with a 3 percent sales tax proposed on reconsideration.
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Robert Huber
Milwaukee
Huber
Tax Department
Wage-Price Controls Not Planned by Kennedy Aide
Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg told AFL-CIO leaders that the Kennedy administration will not seek wage or price controls. He urged responsible collective bargaining and stressed wages must rise only if they do not threaten price stability or the economy. Kennedy appealed for labor support on tariff cuts and foreign trade policy to boost markets and jobs.
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Norman Walker
Bal Harbour
Fla
Arthur J. Goldberg
Afl-Cio
Goldberg
Labor
Kennedy
Labor Convention For
America
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Congress
George Meany
Presi- Lee
U.S. Plans Underground Nuclear Blast for Peaceful Use
The Atomic Energy Commission aims to test the Plowshare concept with Project Gnome in Carlsbad New Mexico. The 5 000 ton TNT equivalent blast will create a subterranean cavity and may yield steam power, isotope recovery, and data on seismic signatures and rock interactions.
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Carlsbad
N.M
U.S
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
New Mexico
Gnome
Nevada
Christmas Leaves To Begin Dec 20
Washington AP reports Christmas leave for about 119 500 Army National Guardsmen and reservists on active duty will begin December 20. The program aims to provide rest and travel time during the holiday season as servicemen return home.
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Washington
Army National
Minnesota tax forgives 75 percent for many filers
Minnesota tax commissioner Rolland Hatfield urged the legislature to clarify income tax forgiveness rules. He proposed regulations to allow forgiveness if failures were not willful, reducing need for new regulations. The measure faces constitutional questions and possible special session considerations alongside redistricting.
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ST. Paul
Rolland F. Hatfield
House
Senate
Hatfield
Elmer L. Andersen
Tshombe Blasts Americans Amid Congo Airlift Resumption
Katanga leader Moise Tshombe denounced United States actions as cowardly while U.N. transports resumed airlift to relief forces in Elisabethville. The move followed a mortar barrage on Leopoldville Hospital and claims of Allied airstrike bias, with Irish troops and Malayan armored cars taking part in new flights.
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Elisabethville
Katanga, the Congo
U.S
U.N
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Congo
Globemaster
Leopoldville
Sean McKeown
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