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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1968
Page
4
Solon Foresees House UK of Plan for Tax on Travel
Washington reports Congress debates a plan to tax American travel outside the Western Hemisphere. The measure would tax spend over 7 dollars per day with 15 percent and 30 percent brackets plus a 5 percent ticket tax. Treasury forecasts 400 million dollars in revenue but faces opposition over equity and impact on the balance of payments. Rep. Mills signals possible action despite stiff opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solon
House UK
Washington
UPI
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Thomas B. Curtis
R-Mo
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Western Hemisphere
James A. Burke
D-Mass
Fowler
Thomas Curtis
Nation's Weather reports extreme U.S. temps
The U.S. Weather Bureau records a low of 2 degrees below zero at Craig Colorado, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, and a high of 84 degrees at Key West Florida, indicating wide temperature swings across the mainland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Reagan Says He Would Refuse GOP Vice Presidential Nomination
Governor Ronald Reagan stated at a Sacramento news conference that he would refuse the Republican vice presidential nomination if offered at the August GOP National Convention. He said he has no interest in the No 2 job and believes a greater opportunity exists for California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Martin Luther King Leads Protest in Arlington Mourning
The Rev. Martin Luther King led about 2,000 interfaith war protesters in Washington in mourning soldiers and civilians who have died in Vietnam. He urged that the dead be honored not by expanding the war but by pledging to prevent more graves in Arlington and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Martin Luther King
Vietnam
Arlington
Ford Names GM Man To VP Post
Ford Motor Co. elects Bunky Knudsen former GM executive president, with Arthur Miller moved to vice chairman. Miller will handle external affairs, corporate planning and finances and serve as acting chairman in Mr Ford's absence. Knudsen, GM Chevrolet head for years, will report to Henry Ford II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Dearborn
Mich
UPI
Samon FE
Bunky” Knudsen
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Arjey Miller
Knudsen
Chevrolet
Edward Cole
Henry Ford II
Miller
Johnson urges federal auto insurance probe and reforms
President Johnson proposed a federal investigation into the auto insurance system and a wide set of consumer protections. He called for a Transportation Department review, fraud crackdown, FTC court powers, and a government lawyer to represent consumers, aiming to streamline and safeguard buying power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
API
Johnson
Congress
United States
Transportation Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Three Barleycorns to an Inch Edict in Edward II Era
London reports that during Edward II's reign a royal edict defined the inch as three barleycorns, establishing a historical standard for measurement. The medieval declaration links barley kernels to the length unit used in trade and construction.
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London
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