Johnson Plea for Tax Hike Faces GOP Skepticism
Washington officials urged Congress to approve a 10 percent income tax surcharge to curb deficits and inflation. GOP Rep. Byrnes dismissed it as an exercise in frustration while Mills withheld judgment awaiting the 1969 budget. Fowler and aides argued the plan supports the dollar and balance of payments with enactment by spring.
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John W. Byrnes
Rwis
GOP
Byrnes
Johnson
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Mills
Fowler
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South Vietnam
Charles L. Schultze
Gardner Ackley
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
William McChesney Martin Jr
Federal Reserve Board
Ackley
Martin
Navy May Cancel Plans For 200 F111 Fighters
Navy Secretary Ignatius and Adm. Moorer indicated the navy may drop its plan for 200 F111 swing wing fighters. Four lighter, cheaper alternatives are under study to meet future fleet air defense needs. The proposals would adapt F111 technology including engines and Phoenix missile capability with a variable sweep wing.
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Washington
UPI
Navy
Paul R. Ignatius
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Naval Operations
Fog and Rain Disrupt Travel Across U S
Fog persisted in California's San Joaquin Valley and the north central United States closing airports and slowing traffic. Twelve weekend traffic deaths in California were attributed to the fog including six in a Bakersfield area crash on U S 99.
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United Press International
California
San Joaquin Valley
United States
U.S. 99
Bakersfield
Texas
FBI Quizzed On Bugs in Drew Case
Federal hearing in a Drew tax evasion case focused on electronic surveillance used to gather evidence. The defense pressed to suppress the FBI and IRS records as the trial date remained pending with Judge Foley ordering production of agent notes. Drew is accused of about 43000 dollars in tax due on 1959 to 1961 income.
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Drew
John Frank Drew
Charles McNellis
Justice Department
U. S. District Court
Stardust Hotel
Richard Johnson
Oakland
Calif
Thomas Drost
Internal Revenue Service
Intelligence Division
Martin Hoffenblum
Federal Bureau of Investigation
IRS
McNellis
Edward Levinson
Fremont
Washington
Vets Urge Fast Action on National Animal Disease Report
Dr. Robert J. Schroeder of the American Veterinary Medical Association urged immediate creation of a national animal disease reporting system at the Western States Animal Health Livestock Conference in Los Angeles. He cited the foot and mouth disease outbreak in Britain and warned global travel heightens foreign disease risks, calling for early warning and better resource coordination nationwide.
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American Veterinary Medical Association
Schroeder
Western States Animal Health Livestock Conference
Flamingo Hotel
Great Britain
Los Angeles County
Man on parole explains stolen car use to avoid parole meeting
A man involved in an auto accident with a stolen car told a deputy he needed the vehicle to avoid being late for a meeting with his parole officer. The man is on parole from the Wyoming State Penitentiary for car theft.
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Lander, Wyo
UPI
Wyoming State Penitentiary
Chief Little Fox
West
NBC
Huntley-Brinkley
Moon Bug Hurtles Into Orbit for Apollo Test Flight
The 16-ton lunar module rode atop a Saturn rocket and entered Earth orbit for unmanned rehearsal ahead of a possible mid 1969 manned lunar landing. Engineers faced a four hour delay due to ground equipment but reported the module behaved well. The test aims to prove the craft can gently land two astronauts on the moon and return safely to orbit.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
America
Earth
Atlantic
Mooncraft Hibernating Surveyor 7 Faces Lunar Night
In Pasadena California UPI reports Surveyor 7 will be shut down as the sun sets on the moon and temperatures drop to minus 220 degrees. The craft enters a two week lunar night in virtual hibernation to conserve power, relying on radio wakeups when sunlight returns February 5. JPL scientists praise the experiments conducted by Surveyor 7.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Nevada Notes On Politics Sports And Local Anecdotes
A column blends casual politics and local chatter. It notes Reno attorney Les Gray’s probable Senate bid, Nevada Southern basketball’s rise, and a brief history of the 15th amendment author William Morris Stewart. Also mentions NBC Huntley Brinkley, Storey County DA Schouweiler, and national bowling month with a Bank of Las Vegas cashier anecdote.
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Reno
Les Gray
U. S. Senate
Ed Fike
United States
William Morris Stewart
Nevada
Storey County
Bob Schouweiler
Bart
Washoe County
Las Vegas
Bank of Las Vegas
Ruthe D
Tito Flies to India For Vietnam Talks
Yugoslav President Tito arrived in New Delhi for six days of talks with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Soviet Premier Kosygin. He aims to discuss Vietnam policy amid a global leaders’ exchange on Hanoi Washington dialogue and border policing in Cambodia involving the ICC members Poland India and Canada.
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UPI
Tito
Yugoslavia
Vietnam
Cambodia
Indira Gandhi
India
Alexei Kosygin
Hanoi
Washington
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