Congress Returns Faces Surtax Bill Debates
Congress opens its 1968 session with a reluctant look at President Johnson's 10 percent income tax hike. Wilbur Mills chairs three days of hearings to gauge Administration stance before shelving it until February. Senate focus shifts to civil rights protections amid anticipated filibuster and possible amendments.
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Romney Says Will Triumph Over Nixon
Gov George Romney declares he will win the Republican presidential race and frames Richard M Nixon as his chief rival while Nixon has not formally announced his candidacy. Romney criticizes waiting for a lightning strike strategy and asserts he will prevail.
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Viet Cong Wins New Supporters
Cambodia and Yugoslavia affirmed full support for the Viet Cong and North Vietnam against the United States and South Vietnam. Tito and Norodom Sihanouk issued a joint communique at the end of Tito’s six day Cambodia visit, condemning aggression and pledging backing to the Vietnamese people.
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Ex-GOP Leader Urges Rockefeller to Declare Candidacy
Former Republican National Committee chair Thruston Morton urged Gov. Nelson Rockefeller to enter the presidential race if Romney falters in New Hampshire and Wisconsin. Morton warned Rockefeller faces a tight spot if Romney stays in and Wisconsin defeat deepens the crisis, noting Oregon’s March filing deadline.
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Sky Diver and Parachute Club Member Dies in Mishap
Mary Lorraine Grantham 27, secretary of the California Parachute Club, died when both parachutes failed at 9500 feet in Livermore. She had 60 to 100 prior jumps and was with husband Gerald on a nonpilot jump. Perry Stevens noted they usually deployed at 3000 feet.
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New Quakes Rock Sicily In Eight Days
Three more tremors hit western Sicily as quake survivors in refugee camps endure mud and rain. Only light damage and no injuries reported, bringing total shocks to over 60 since the Jan 14 start. 209 lives confirmed lost with 201 bodies recovered and eight more deaths due to injuries or exposure.
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Foundering Freighter Towed Safely to Port
A Dutch freighter Ocean Sprinter listing and crewless was towed into St John’s by two Norwegian trawlers Zurich and Zonnemaire with Coast Guard escort. Captain Solleveld refused aboard salvage action. salvage rights held by Clyde vessel.
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Secret Device Guards Troop Trail in Laos
The United States plans to install a top secret unmanned electronic warning system along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos. The system will use elaborate gadgets to warn people miles away, marking a new approach beyond the current structural barrier.
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Ship Ripped By Old Mine Near Hiiumaa Island
The Finnish tanker Palva, 11,136 tons, was believed damaged by a World War II mine in the Baltic Sea. The explosion ripped the bow and forced the crew to abandon ship. 39 of 40 were rescued, with one missing. The Palva was being towed for possible repair by Soviet vessels Hermes and others.
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Rockefeller Leads GOP in New Poll
Princeton dispatch reports Gallup findings on GOP contenders. Nixon remains the preferred choice with 42 percent of Republicans. Rockefeller up to 27 percent from 15. Romney 12 percent, Reagan 8, Percy 5, Hatfield 2. Poll bases on 300 locales.
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Danes Vote On Tuesday Faces Leftist Losses
Copenhagen sources say Denmark's Folketing election will cut the leftist majority after the Social Democratic prime minister Jens Otto Krag failed to gain wage restraint following a kroner devaluation. A city poll points to gains for the Radical Liberals, with little change on the right. The current parliament was elected in 1966.
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