Gore Demands Hearing On Tax Levy Cut
Senator Albert Gore demands a public Senate Finance Committee hearing on an IRS ruling he says sharply reduced taxes in the Du Pont General Motors stock case. He cites 1962 law easing tax liability and argues Treasury revisions lowered taxes by many millions, calling for inquiry while Sen. Harry Byrd chairs the committee. Senator Russell Long opposes immediate action, advocating standard procedures and suggesting no impropriety is likely.
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Washington
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Senate Finance Committee
Internal Revenue Service
du Pont-General Motors
Gore
Senate
Russell B. Long
D-La
Long
du Pont Company
Christiana Corp
du Pont
Congress
Christiana
Treasury
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Finance
Byrd
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Dillon
Court of Appeals
Louisiana
Munson Backs Two Term Amendment For Governor
Baton Rouge AP Rep Robert Munson a floor leader said he would vote for a constitutional change to allow a governor to succeed himself and urged a two thirds vote in both houses with final voters deciding. He chairs the House Appropriations Committee and once pushed reform aimed at two term limits.
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Baton Rouge
Robert Munson
John McKeithen
Rapides Parish
House
Senate
Munson
House Appropriations Committee
Legislative Budget Committee
Little Hoover Commission
Angolans Slash Prisoners Protest Isolation at Angola
Warden James Allgood said the 14 maximum security prisoners at Angola slashed themselves with jagged glass in a protest over isolation, lifestyle privileges, and limited cell time. He noted the inmates include killers and a lifer awaiting trial, and promised a meeting to discuss grievances.
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Angola
James Allgood
Allgood
Citizens Committee
Robert Kennon
Ramsey named Whitworth Dean's list scholar in 1964 65
Dwight Ramsey a West Monroe junior and ministerial student at Whitworth College in Brookhaven Miss is among eight Dean's list scholars for the first semester of 1964 65 He is the son of Mr and Mrs Henry B Ramsey and serves as pastor of a Utica Miss mission and as president of the Student Government Association.
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Dwight Ramsey
West Monroe
Whitworth College
Brookhaven
Miss
Dwight
Henry B. Ramsey
West Monroe High School
Utica
U S Seeks School Integration Tactics With Federal Aid
Washington reports the U S government wields funding as leverage to push racial integration in all federally supported schools by next September. If districts fail to guarantee steps, federal assistance could end. The effort spans 21 agencies, with HEW guiding most programs and a public stance of voluntary compliance.
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Washington
South
US Office of Education
Office of Education
Hubert H. Humphrey
Civil Rights Commission
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
James M. Quigley
Stevenson Urges Stronger U.N. Amid Indonesia Split
Adlai E. Stevenson marks his 65th birthday by warning that some nations seek to weaken the United Nations and that Red China aims to break it up. He notes Indonesia’s withdrawal as a sign of the need for a stronger U.N. and says the U.S. could win a two-thirds vote to enforce Article 19 against delinquent members.
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United Nations, N.Y
Adlai E. Stevenson
United Nations
Red
Peking
Indonesia
Stevenson
United States
U.N
Soviet Union
France
Johnson School Aid Bill Clears Congress Hurdle
President Johnson's 1.2 billion school aid bill advances past the House general education subcommittee with a 6 to 0 vote, absent Republican participation. The measure, nearly unchanged from the President's proposal, moves to the Education and Labor Committee as church state separation concerns prompt protests from church and lay groups.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
House General Education
Congress
House Education and Labor Committee
Missing gold bullion aboard Capetown Castle in Southampton
AP report from Southampton says $280000 in gold bullion vanished from the liner Capetown Castle. Ten boxes were missing. Scotland Yard sealed the ship and opened an inquiry. The liner had arrived from South Africa with the gold, last calling at Las Palmas on Feb 1.
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Southampton
England
Capetown Castle
Scotland Yard
South Africa
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Chuckle: A Boy Prays For Mercy And Fun
A lighthearted quip shows a boy praying to God to keep him as he is if change is not possible. He expresses contentment in his current ways, framing a child's humorous take on self improvement and faith.
Scattered Rain Expected Despite Gulf Storm Move
Overnight temperatures shifted due to cloud cover and a Gulf storm. Monroe dipped to 40 degrees after a 26 degree low the night before. Today will be mostly cloudy with light rain possible and little temperature change, while Saturday turns partly cloudy and milder. Highs reach the 50s and nights stay in the 40s. Thursday posted a high of 54 with .02 inch rainfall.
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Monroe
Selma Sheriff Arrests 50 More Negroes
In Selma Alabama 50 Black residents led by Rev C T Taylor Vivian march to the Dallas County Courthouse to file voter registration petitions. Sheriff James G Clark arrests them for contempt after reading a court order banning demonstrations and prayers. Rev Andrew Young notes MLK Jr jailed earlier would be released on bond.
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Selma
Ala
Dallas County
James G. Clark
Board of Voter Registrars
Clark
C. T. Taylor Vivian
Vivian
James A. Hare
Board of Registrars
Joseph T. Smitherman
Andrew Young
Martin Luther King Jr
Woman hitchhike hold up ends in arrests near Baton Rouge
A pistol wielding woman robbed a businessman and his secretary after a lift on U S Highway 61. Robins Sweda and Clarence Ford, both ex cons from Oklahoma City, were captured after roadblocks across four parishes. Victims Delores Schilling and Prior A. McCallum recovered belongings. the suspects confessed past prison terms in Florida and Virginia.
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Baton Rouge
UPS
Robins Sweda
Clarence L. Ford
Oklahoma City
Okla
A. McCallum
Delores Schilling
New Orleans
Here
U. S. Highway 61
McCallum
57 Teachers Assaulted During 1964 In Chicago
Chicago public schools face rising student violence as 57 teachers were assaulted in 1964, more than doubling the 1963 figure. Union officials claim many incidents go unreported, hindering recruitment and heightening shortages. Officials disagree on the report’s completeness while calls for council hearings grow.
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Chicago
Benjamin C. Willis
John M. Fewkes
Chicago Teachers Union
Board of Education
Fewkes
Willis
Warren H. Bacon
Frank Whiston
Robert J. O’rourke
Wagner Demands Resignation of Party Chairman
New York City's Mayor Robert F. Wagner urged Democratic state Chairman William H. McKeon to resign claiming he fueled intra party strife that blocked majority leaders from being elected. Wagner cited Rockefellers budget actions and said he played no part in Senate or Assembly leadership deals.
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Albany
N.Y
New York State
New York City
Robert F. Wagner
William H. McKeon
Wagner
Nelson A. Rockefeller
McKeon
Sen
Joseph Zaretzki
Manhattan
Senate
Anthony J. Travia
Brooklyn
Assembly
Township bans shaggy horse Maggie in Morris County
In Towaco New Jersey Montville Township refused to lift a ban on Maggie the shaggy horse owned by 12 year old Sharon McDermott. Vincent McDermott says selling the house may be the only option as Maggie faces departure with a Thursday deadline. Neighbors complained the animal posed a health menace and the board of adjustment upheld the ban within a 200 foot business zone.
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Towaco
N.J
Maggie
Sharon McDermott
Sharon
Vincent McDermott
McDermott
Catherine
Morris Country
New Jersey
Montville
Dock Strike Drags On Amid Widespread Disruptions
Philadelphia AP says negotiations drag as the East and Gulf Coast dock strike enters its 26th day causing daily losses in the millions, hundreds of ships idle, factories closed, and 60,000 longshoremen relying on savings or credits while local disputes in Philadelphia Galveston Miami and Hampton Roads stall settlement.
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Philadelphia
Gulf Coast
Galveston
Tex
Miami
Fla
Hampton Roads
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