Rhodes County Tax Plan Faces State Review
The 108th General Assembly will decide if a permissive county income tax and $173 million in new state revenue are needed to meet educational needs. Proposals include a one percent county tax, revised liquor and cigarette taxes, and changes to gross receipts and corporate taxes to fund schools.
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Columbus
Ohio
108Th General Assembly
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
House
Charles F
Kurfess
Gray
State Foundation
Rockefeller Trip Continues In Brazil With Military Leaders
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller meets Brazil’s armed forces chiefs and suspended congress leaders before flying to Rio de Janeiro on a Nixon fact finding mission. Few locals greet him in Brasilia amid no large protests and one minor incident near the hotel. Police reportedly detained several hundred potential troublemakers, mostly students, prior to his arrival.
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Brasilia
Brazil
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Congress
Rio de Janeiro
Nixon
Rockefeller
New York
Arthur da Costa E Silva
Rockefeller Mission
Attack Repulsed as 300 Reds Hit U.S. Marine Base Near Da Nang
North Vietnamese troops attacked a U.S. Marine base camp near Da Nang in a third assault this week. Marines repelled the attack with 31 enemy killed and 1 American dead, 49 wounded. two enemy soldiers captured.
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Lery
U.S
An Hoa
Triangle
da Nang
South Vietnam
Hoi An
Frederick Hill
House Debate Delays Six Month Surtax Extension
In Washington AP report, House Ways and Means faces a delay over extending Nixon’s surtax package beyond six months. Disputes over a six month versus year extension and tax reforms stall committee action as Democrats and Republicans trade criticisms while considering the package's exemptions and income relief for about 13 million people.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Nixon
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Byrnes
Hale Boggs
D-La
Tourist Woman Killed as Gun Duel Hits Dead Sea Border
A 25-year-old New York woman identified as Shirley Anderson was killed by 122mm shellfire from Iraqi guns in Jordan near the Israeli border. Four other Americans were wounded, including Helen Bernard, 27, of New York City, as a taxi carrying tourists was hit during a Jordanian artillery barrage. An Israeli civilian and the taxi driver also suffered injuries.
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Tel Aviv
New York
Shirley Anderson
Helen Bernard
New York City
Jordan
Kallia
Dead Sea
Jerusalem
Ahmed Ata Abdul Karim
East Jerusalem
Dictionary Defines Hippie as One Who Kept Coffee Break
A new dictionary playful defines hippie as a person who dropped the job but kept the coffee break. The quip centers on workplace habits and counterculture jargon in a light social joke.
Surcharge extension debate outlined by Associated Press
The piece explains a 10 percent surcharge on indivi duals above the lowest brackets and corporations, expiring June 30 unless Congress acts. Nixon proposes extending at 10 percent to Dec 31 and 5 percent to June 30, 1970, to raise about 7.6 billion and create a 6.3 billion budget surplus to curb inflation. Congress and Democrats face tax reform debates with uncertain odds for passage.
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Associated Press
Congress
Nixon
Treasury
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Middletown Area Weather Outlook Tonight Through Wednesday
The forecast calls for fair skies tonight with possible early morning showers. Lows will be mid 50s to lower 60s. Wednesday will be warmer with increasing clouds and highs in the 60s to 70s. Yesterday’s high reached 72 while this morning’s low was 49.
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Middletown
Hamburger Hill In Red Hands
North Vietnamese forces may have returned to Dong Ap Bia known as Hamburger Hill in Vietnam. Maj. Gen. John M. Wright Jr. vows to deploy the 101st Airborne if needed, while US air and artillery strike nearby targets amid renewed fighting and debates over the hill’s strategic value.
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Camp Eagle
Vietnam
Dong Ap Bia
Hamburger Hill
U.S
John M. Wright Jr
10St Airborne
Wright
A Shau
Ap Bia
101St
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Melvin L. Zais
Pompidou Faces Pressure on Foreign Minister Choice
Paris reports indicate Georges Pompidou, amid Western diplomatic chatter, faces pressure from Charles de Gaulle to appoint a Gaullist as foreign minister. Possible names include Michel Debre or Maurice Couve de Murville, with Valery Giscard D Estaing also discussed for the Cabinet.
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Paris
Georges Pompidou
France
Charles de Gaulle
Pompidou
Michel Debre
Maurice Couve de Murville
Couve de Murville
de Gaulle
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Rhynes
Tulsa
Churchill Downs
Kentucky
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