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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1969
Page
1
Washington AP tables from the House Ways and Means Committee outline tax savings across taxpayer classes if a reform bill becomes law. Stand deductions assumed, no surcharge included, showing figures for widowed and single persons over 35, with income levels from 9 hundred to 25 thousand dollars and relief amounts.
Warrant Officer Ford Machak carries his 3 year old nephew Michael after a welcome home from Vietnam. The Army Reserve unit 630th Transportation Co. of Washington Pa. sent 120 men back after 11 months service. The greeting was "It's good to be home again."
The House approved a sweeping tax reform and relief bill 394 to 30, sending it to the Senate Finance Committee for careful hearings with over 100 witnesses. Long aims to finish committee action by Oct 31, as Senate consideration could reshape the measure.
President Nixon to announce a new welfare program on national television, outlining a replacement for the current system with a guaranteed income and work incentives aimed at moving people from welfare to employment. Additional details are expected during the broadcast.
Two U S POWs released by North Vietnam smile with relatives at JFK airport in New York. Separately a White House plan to shift federal antipoverty from community action to job creation would include guaranteed income for families, automatic tax revenue shares to states, and new training requirements with day care support.
Report from Saigon cites the heaviest combat in nearly two months with rises in ground fighting across South Vietnam. U S officials caution it may be a lull breaker or prelude to renewed major operations as casualties mount on both sides.
Negotiators drafted a tentative agreement in the Pan American strike while awaiting final action. Assistant Secretary of Labor William J. Usery Jr. said Teamsters officials from New York would review the night negotiations before any decision.
The labor dispute disrupted Pan Am as about 10 000 ground employees walked out at 2 a.m. After midnight walkouts on both coasts and three extensions of the strike deadline, workers and officials met with Labor Secretary George P. Shultz to discuss progress. Transport Workers Union members pledged not to cross Teamster lines.
The Palestine Armed Struggle Command said its commandos conducted a three hour night raid on three Israeli settlements and three military outposts in the Northern Jordan Valley. They claimed 60 Israelis were killed and four tanks and four half track vehicles were destroyed along a three mile front.
The Middletown area will see showers end tonight and cooler a high 80s for Saturday. Sunday looks fair and mild with yesterday’s high of 89 and this morning’s low of 67. rainfall was only a quarter inch in the early hours.
A Cleveland man, Florian W. Mochnikar, 44, was killed when his car was struck from behind by a semi truck on Interstate 74 near Danville Illinois. Mochnikar was a student at the University of Illinois. The truck driver was not injured.
Dr. George C. Pimentel of UC says Mariner 7 detected ammonia and methane near Mars south polar cap, implying potential biological origin. Other experts note no confirmed volcanism and caution interpretation while considering a subsurface water reservoir.
The Soviet news agency Tass announced the uncrewed Zond 7 spacecraft was launched to photograph the moon and test improved rocket space systems. Zond 7 orbits Earth before heading to the moon, with 342 days trip time and ongoing stable communications.
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