Reynolds Pushes Budget Rise of 147 Million Dollars
Governor Reynolds unveils a two year budget totaling 669 million dollars and a plan to raise at least 147 million in state revenues. He proposes redistributing local tax shares to fund higher school aid, which would boost local property taxes in some areas. Republicans vow to trim his proposals and resist income tax increases.
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Kennedy urges broad youth service programs expansion
President Kennedy submitted a comprehensive package to Congress urging a Youth Conservation Corps and a Home Town Youth Corps, plus a National Service Corps and enlarged Peace Corps. The plan seeks funding, job creation for youths, and expansion of vaccination and anti delinquency efforts.
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Durable woodcutter trapped in sand rescued in Wisconsin
Raymond Fink, 31, buried to his shoulders for nearly 15 hours in a 20 foot sand pit after a well cave-in in Lake Tomahawk Wisconsin, was pulled free in apparently good condition. His brother Lawrence clawed sand away to reach him as police and inmates worked through the night under floodlights. He declined a stretcher, walked to a station wagon, and was taken to a nearby hospital for tests.
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Fuzzy” Fink
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Disturbed man triggers two hour capital bomb scare
Nathan Wise 33 of Phoenix rode his car onto the Justice Department steps and demanded to see FBI Director Hoover. He claimed he could impeach Kennedy and drew police attack by gasoline smell and a wired suitcase. An Army bomb squad cleared the area, tear gas was used, and Wise was taken for mental observation. There was no bomb.
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Hollander Calls Reynolds Budget a Typical New Frontier
Madison AP Sen Walter Hollander says the governors budget is a typical New Frontier plan. He supports some public education funding but says several welfare increases are not justified. He also defends local government efficiency against the governors critique. Senator Allen Busby denounces diverting 38.5 million in tax funds for the budget. He warns municipalities would face higher property taxes if approved.
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Fire sweeps Mayer Hotel in Peoria. two dead
A rapid fire roared through the Mayer Hotel in downtown Peoria injuring three and forcing more than 100 patrons into the cold night. The blaze, starting about 2 0 a.m., took 62 hours to control with damage estimated over 500000 dollars. The cause was undetermined at first.
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Syncom Satellite Reaches Orbit But Contact Is Lost
NASA reports Syncom communications satellite reached orbit but radio contact was lost. Officials suggested a small apogee motor may have knocked the craft off its spin axis while aiming for the first synchronous orbit. The loss occurred about 11 hours after launch and contact was interrupted at 5 42 a.m. local time.
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Hijacked Venezuelan freighter sighted by U S Navy planes
U S Navy planes circled the 3 127 ton freighter Anzoategui about 200 miles south of the Dominican Republic after militants seized the vessel en route to New Orleans. Venezuelan officials call it piracy and seek international assistance. The crew aided the hijackers, who aimed to spark world opinion against President Betancourt.
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Fate of Sulphur Queen Put Down as Mystery of the Sea
The 524 foot tanker Marine Sulphur Queen with 39 crew vanished after leaving Beaumont Texas on February 2 bound for Norfolk Virginia. The Coast Guard suspended active search after 500 hours and 63 aircraft failed to find a trace. A crew radio message was picked up near Key West Florida on February 3.
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Storm Wrecks Northwest Jet in Everglades Killing 43
A Northwest Orient Boeing 720B crashed in a Florida Everglades during a thunderstorm killing 43. Investigators said the plane likely broke apart in flight with bodies scattered across the swamp and a damaged black box tracing altitude and speed. The jet was en route from Miami to Chicago via Seattle and Portland.
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