House panel backs Surtax as war drags on in Vietnam
Rep. John Byrnes says the 10 percent income surtax must continue unless Vietnam fighting ends soon. He counters that rapid peace could allow abolition or a cut, but Wilbur Mills opposes near-term reductions. Nixon had claimed the tax should not outlive the war. Byrnes acknowledges budget constraints affect any change.
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Vietnam
Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas Demcrat
Mills
Nixon Hunts For Fresh Leadership
President elect Richard Nixon leads a two track talent search for Cabinet level and lower level administration posts. Top advisers John Mitchell and Leonard Garment head the cabinet hunt while John Ehrlichman builds a system to recruit younger personnel. Humphrey visits Miami during post campaign vacation with no planned meeting.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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John D. Ehrlichman
Prague Students Sit In as Dubcek Regime Weakened
Thousands of Czechoslovak students staged sit in strikes across Prague and Bohemia as Central Committee moves under Soviet pressure appeared to reduce Alexander Dubcek to a figurehead. About 30,000 students stayed in buildings until midweek while police kept watch and student leaders pressed for political recognition.
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Dents
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National Museum
Old Town Square
Heavy fighting deaths as 416 Viet Cong killed near Da Nang
Allied forces report 416 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed in heavy coastal lowland battles south of Da Nang. The fight marks the opening of the enemy winter offensive with 12 South Vietnamese soldiers killed and 72 wounded. no American casualties. South Korean troops also suffer in related clashes. A Da Nang curfew and police raids target suspected Viet Cong. The fiercest action centered 15 miles south at Dien Ban where 253 enemy were killed in 24 hours.
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Hoang Xuan Lam
Lam
Dien Ban
U.S
Chances Not Bright For Release Of U.S. Airmen
Paris AP reports that despite a bombing halt and hopes for resumed peace talks, speedier release of American airmen held in North Vietnam remains unlikely. About 400 flyers were captured over three years of U S air attacks halted Oct. 31. Negotiations by Ambassador Harriman show little progress due to Paris conference suspension and Hanoi's reluctance to discuss prisoners.
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Harriman
Paris
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Washington
Franco Meets Rusk in Madrid Talks Nato Brussels
Gen Francisco Franco hosts U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk at the Pardo Palace Madrid. Rusk visits to relay NATO meeting outcomes from Brussels Belgium with a translator present.
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U. S
Dean Rusk
Pardo Palace
Madrid
Rusk
Spain
NATO
Brussels
Belgium
Weather Outlook for Middletown Turns Colder With Snow Flurries
The Middletown area expects cloudy and windy conditions with a dip in temperatures through Tuesday. Snow flurries are possible this afternoon, ending tonight. highs yesterday reached 52 with a 38 low this morning. Weekend rainfall totaled 1.58 inches.
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Boss of the Home Joke Sparks Light Comedy
A humorous quip suggests a woman should act as if her husband is the home boss though he is only the fund raising committee chair. The joke hinges on role play within domestic life and social norms.
NYC School Strike Accord Vote Drags On Amid Tense Warnings
In New York City the 11th week of the education crisis sees schools still closed as the United Federation of Teachers ballots on a tentative agreement to reopen for 1.1 million students. Union members voice objections amid clashes over Ocean Hill Brownsville leadership and the return of 79 white teachers. The plan includes a three member committee to settle involuntary transfers and discipline.
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