House Drops President Johnson Travel Tax For Flight And Goods
House tax writers junked the overseas travel tax in favor of a barebones bill limiting levies to transoceanic flights and reducing the duty free exemption on goods. The panel plans final action on a ticket tax extension and a $100 duty free limit cut to $10, with gradual changes staged through 1969.
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Canada
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U. S. Territories
Negotiations Resume in Idaho Mining Strike
United Steelworkers and American Smelting and Refining Co representatives will resume talks in Wallace Idaho today to settle an eight month strike at the Page and Galena mines. The union ratified a national contract, subject to local issues, with wage hikes of 45 cents an hour at lead zinc operations.
TV 10 Airs Big Question of Germany
Germany scholars Gerald Freund and Wolfgang Leonhard discuss East and West Germany relations with the United States and Europe on KLVX Channel 10 at 7 30 PM. They see bridge building with East European nations as encouraging while urging independent West German policies and mutual force reductions with the U S and Soviet Union as part of the Great Decisions 1968 series produced with the Foreign Policy Association.
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Wolfgang Leonhard
United States
Europe
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Channel 10
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Leonhard
West Germany
Poland
Hungary
Rumania
Czechoslovakia
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U.S
Soviet Union
National Educational Television
Foreign Policy Association
Three Florida youths charged with narcotics violations
Frederick Eastman III 20, Steven Puffer 19, both of St Petersburg, and James R Wiley 19 of Tampa were booked at the county jail on marijuana possession charges after deputies stopped their car for routine reasons. A plastic vial with seeds and a water pipe were recovered during searches.
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Frederick Eastman III
Steven Puffer
St. Petersburg
James R. Wiley
Tampa
Czechoslovakia to elect new president amid liberalization
The National Assembly will vote in Prague to choose a president as Antonin Novotny is ousted. Three candidates are named Ludvik Svoboda Josef Smrkovsky and Ladislaw Novomesky with Svoboda favored by party leaders. The party presidium seeks government to hold real state power and hints at broader democratic elections.
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UPI
Czechoslovakia
Antonin Novotny
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National Assembly
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Hradeany Castle
Alexander Dubcek
Novotny
Ludvik Svoboda
Josef Smrkovsky
Ladislaw Novomesky
Svoboda
Presidium
Lindsay sees possible Rockefeller draft for GOP president
Mayor John V. Lindsay at City Hall said there is a real possibility for drafting Nelson Rockefeller as the Republican presidential candidate. He noted Rockefeller did not drop out after stating he would not actively seek the nomination and expressed hope the draft would occur.
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Rockefeller
Gover
Japan Tops In Trucks As 1967 Lead Shifts
Japan overtook the United States to become the world’s leading maker of trucks and buses in 1967. Industry figures show Japan produced 1,443,556 units in the first ten months, while the United States produced about 1.3 million.
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TOFYO
UPI
Japan
United States
Automobile Industry
Chevelle Offers Strong Value In Economy Car Segment
The Chevelle attracts buyers with the highest total test scores in economy, acceleration, and braking. Its popularity stems from a lower starting price, allowing buyers to tailor options without breaking their budget.
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