Texas House Tax Debate Weighs 50 to 100 Million Gap
Texas lawmakers public hearing on a tax package estimated to raise 50 to 100 million dollars to cover a money shortfall. The House and Senate clash over a 2 percent sales tax and related fees with a 380 million House version higher than the Senate. House Tax Committee met Wednesday night to discuss economy measures. The Senate-House joint conference began to draft a compromise. The session followed passage of HB20 and adjourned to 10:30 a.m. to continue the tax talks.
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Avalanche-Journal
Charles Man
Borger
Texas
House
Senate
House Tax Committee
Senate-House Joint Conference
Pat Drait
Senate State
Bipartisan Push for Kennedy Defense Bill Over Berlin Crisis
In a broad Congress bid, Republicans and Democrats back the President's expanded defense request. Senate leaders vow to rush a $3.5 billion boost, aiming for desks by Tuesday night. House moves to advance manpower and equipment bills including 250000 reservists and $958.57 million in weapons.
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Stanley Meisler
Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Berlin
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Demon Lesa
Dirksen
House
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Cailupa
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
A. Willis Roberts
D-Va
Kennedy seeks rapid military buildup and draft expansion
The Pentagon urged a swift defense surge with a plan to raise draft calls and mobilize up to a quarter million more service members. Secretary McNamara testified for increased funding and authority to enact Kennedy's program to ensure readiness against any armed Communist aggression worldwide. Kennedy’s address linked Berlin’s fate to Western resolve and warned Khrushchev to choose between fighting or diplomacy.
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Associated
Kennedy
Congress
West Berlin
Kremlin
McNamara
Senate Appropriations
Berlin
United States
Khrushchev
Clash Reported Between French and Tunisian Forces
Report from Bizerte Tunisia says fighting and shelling occurred during the cease fire with both French and Tunisian sides exchanging gunfire. No casualties were reported. The incident followed claims of new violations of the cease-fire by Tunisian factions and French forces.
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Bizerte
Tunisia
Eight-Foot Gator Halts Canal Fun After Dog Incident
In Jami Springs Florida a eight foot alligator attacked a neighborhood dog in a canal swimming hole injuring it and charged the bank after a shot from a local officer. Police described the gator as large with huge jaws and said the dog Brownie was pulled into the water before the creature vanished.
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United Press International
Jami Springs
Fla
Dan Clark
Butch Davey
Paul Becker
Brownie
Phere
Becker
Davey
Clark
House Group Seeks Delay on Auto Surety Rate Hike
The House Rules Committee approved HCRO to ask the State Insurance Board to postpone a $30 million automobile rate increase. If not postponed, the hearings may be considered wasted. A second resolution seeks to extend the investigation committee’s life to finish its work.
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Bob Rooker Stin
House Rules Committee
Wedness
HCRO
State
Ance Board
Smith
Insurance Board
Ferguson
Fac
Soviet Spaceman Yuri Gagarin to Visit Brazil
Brazilian President Quadros announced Yuri Gagarin will visit Rio de Janeiro on Friday. The note sent to government departments urged readiness to receive the cosmonaut, who would discuss scientific talks and conferences.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Yuri A. Gagarin
Ea Ae
Janio Quadros
Quadros
Gagarin
Cuba
Halifax
N.S
Spkenad
Nova Scotia
Prayer on aging and gratitude toward life
The text laments aging and infirmity and seeks gratitude for life. It frames time as a challenging journey and asks for continued thankfulness despite not reaching imagined dreams. The voice expresses humility and perseverance in the face of advancing years.
Castro Offers Plane Swap and Party Merger
Fidel Castro proposed to trade the hijacked Eastern Air Lines plane for the return of his Cuban planes held in the United States. He demanded the return of all hijacked aircraft and announced the merger of Cuban political groups into a Soviet style United Party of the Socialist Revolution. Yuri Gagarin joined in denouncing the United States and pledged Soviet support amid Cuba’s push for independence.
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Associated Press
Ise
KE West
Fla
Cuba
United
Fidel Castro
Castro
Eastern Air Lines
United States
Miami
Harris Advertising Company, Inc
Revolutionary ‘Movement
United Party of the Socialist Revolution
Yuri A. Gagarin
Gagarin
Soviet Union
Alba
Americans Back JFK Buildup Across Allies Amid Berlin Tensions
Western powers and neutrals voiced support for Kennedy’s Berlin stance. In Paris and London Big Three unity was stressed while West Germans welcomed the reaffirmed basic principles. Back home Americans urged rapid armed buildup and civil defense. France and Britain echoed firm posture. Soviet reaction remained bitter.
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Soviet Union
Paris
London
Berlin
Kennedy
Britain
Foreign Office
Chatterbox Riffs On Laryngitis In Comic Dictionary
A humorous line from Chatterbox notes a woman preferring any illness over laryngitis. The remark appears in the Comics Dictionary column, reflecting light editorial tone typical of the era.
Kennedy Envoy and Khrushchev Hold Moscow Talks
AP reports John J. McCloy, Kennedy's envoy, in Moscow for disarmament talks with Premier Khrushchev. Discussion focuses on the deadlock between the United States and Soviet Union as Zorin is reported to travel toward the Black Sea.
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Moscow
Kennedy
John J. McCloy
Black Sea
Khrushchev
Fires Hit Timberland and Treated by Tempest of Heat
Fires spread across timberland as heat waves baked regions including the East. In Texas thundershowers produced up to 40 inches of rain in the Rio Grande Valley, while California faced power outages and disruptions as a storm knocked out lines and a radio station went off air.
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Avalanche-Journal
Texas
Rio ‘Grande Valley
California
Victoria
Qne
al Vara
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