Kennedy Warns on 1953 Budget and Surtax Extension
Secretary Kennedy told Congress that next year's budget must drop from the 195.3 billion in prospect or a 10 percent surtax may be kept. He urged a surplus to curb inflation without a credit squeeze and warned the administration has no final decision on extending the tax beyond June 30. Kennedy favored restraint to avoid a costly halt in the economy while supporting prudent fiscal and monetary policy.
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Joint Committee
Robert P. Mayo
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Moscow dissident jailed over leaflets defaming state
A Moscow court sentenced Irina Belogorodskaya, 30, an engineer, to a year in a labor camp for distributing leaflets that allegedly defamed the Soviet state. She was credited for time served and likely to appeal, while supporters clashed briefly with guards after the verdict.
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Irina Belogorodskaya
Vladimir Romm
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Grigorienko
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Histoyotr Yakir
Larisa
Daniel
Yuri Daniel
Czechoslovakia
Anatoli Marchenko
Mild Stock Rally Stages Moderate Upswing in NY
A mild rally halted two days of losses on the New York stock market. By 1 p.m. the Dow Jones average stood at 931.87, up 1.05 after earlier gains. The Associated Press index of 60 stocks slipped about 4.5 points.
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New York
Associated Press
Stocks Mixed as Market Holds After Monday Declines
Trading on the American Stock Exchange showed a modest rebound with stocks unchanged at noon around 350.7. Industrials rose 0.9 while rails fell 0.6 and utilities dipped 0.3. Sinclair led the active list gaining 4 percent after a court injunction halted its merger with Atlantic Richfield.
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Gulf & Western
American Stock Exchange
Divorce Question Sparks Debate Over Fees and Process
A reader asks if paying $2 is sufficient to finalize a divorce and what the proper steps and costs should be. The note highlights concerns about legal fees, forms, and court requirements in local practice.
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Meeting at YMCA Longhouse
The YMCA Father Son Indian Guide Longhouse plans an 8 p.m. Thursday meeting per George Hayes, chief. Fathers and sons are urged to attend. An enthusiastic spectator at a college band concert was Everett Zeagler, Ouachita Parish voter registrar, whose son David is a virtuoso trumpeter at Ouachita Parish High School.
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YMCA
George Hayes
Everett Zeagler
Ouachita Parish
David
Ouachita Parish High School
Suited spacemen line up for AP wirephoto
Start February 28 front to back the suited spacemen are Air Force Col James A McDivitt Air Force Lt Col David R Scott and civilian Russell L Schweickart AP Wirephoto
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Air Force
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
Nixon to Shunt Head Start and Job Corps Programs
President Nixon told Congress he will delegate Head Start to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare and the Job Corps to the Labor Department effective July 1, while keeping the QEO as an incubator for antipoverty experiments. He plans a comprehensive poverty program proposal before June 30 and may pursue targeted tax breaks to enlist volunteers in fighting poverty.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Office of Economic Opportunity
Head ‘Start
Job
QEO
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Labor Department
River Stage Flood Report With Locations Stated
River stage readings show Camden at 21.4 feet and Monroe at 34.6 feet with drops noted. Stage progress and flood change details indicate current water levels and trends along the river.
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Camden
Monroe
Cambodia Publishes Names of Captured Americans
Cambodia's Khmer Press Agency lists three more captives, Maj. Querin Herlik, Sgt. John Fisher, and Sgt. Rob Pryor, captured Feb. 14 after their L19 observation plane was shot down Feb. 12 near the South Vietnam border. Pilot Laird Osburn was reported captured earlier.
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Cambodia
Khmer Press Agency Today
South Vietnam
Querin Herlik
John Fisher
Rob Pryor
Laird Osburn
Fallon Arsenic in Water Sparks Health Row
Fallon Nevada with about 3000 residents faced a political clash over drinking water from two 540 foot wells containing arsenic near the national limit. Health officer Crippen ordered a new supply while Gov. Laxalt criticized the move as irresponsible. Mayor and locals defend the long used water as safe within years of testing, citing a 0.09 parts per million arsenic level versus the 0.05 cap.
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Fallon
Edward Crippen
Merton Domonoske
Paul Laxalt
Crippen
U.S. Bureau of Public Health
Rain Likely Amid Clear Skies in Northeast Louisiana
Weather forecast shows rain possible in the area with mostly cloudy skies in Northeast Louisiana. A slow warming trend is expected today with highs 54 to 60 and lows around 36 to 42, as FAA Monroe reports a 53 high yesterday and 28 this morning. Winds shift from northerly to easterly and southeast, with dewpoints in the 20s rising into the 30s and 40s by Thursday.
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Louisiana
U.S. Weather Bureau
FAA
Monroe
Spelen
Thurgaey
Air Cavalry Clash Near Saigon In Vietnam War skirmish
American Air Cavalry units clashed with North Vietnamese troops 35 miles northeast of Saigon as fighting spread across Mekong Delta areas and routes from Laos. Allied reports say 145 enemy soldiers were killed with 6 Americans and 13 South Vietnamese dead, and 13 Americans and 33 South Vietnamese wounded.
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Mekong
Capital
Laos
A Shau
da Nang
Hue
U.S
North Vietnam
State Legislator Urges Gremillion Leave of Absence
State Rep. Donald Williamson urged Attorney General Jack P. F. Gremillion to take a leave of absence without pay while federal grand jury indictments for fraud and conspiracy are unresolved. Williamson spoke before the Sertoma Club in Shreveport and called for Gremillion to suspend family members involved with him until the matter is cleared.
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Shreveport
Jack P. F
Gremillion
Louisiana Loan and Thrift Corp
Ll&t
Donald W. Williamson
Vivian
Williamson
Sertoma Club
Jack Gremillion Jr
Fire plays fatal role as two children die in blaze
In Baton Rouge two youngsters Louis and Ji Bey Hamilton were killed when an older sibling hid a burning broom under a bed to avoid detection. Police say the blaze started from the improvised hideaway and spread rapidly, with investigators continuing to probe the circumstances.
Parliament Is Told Of Defense Rights
TEL AVIV AP Israel warned Arab nations and airlines they must take immediate measures to prevent further attacks on Israel air routes. Transport Minister Moshe Carmel told the Knesset that Israel has the moral right and ability to defend its airways, including actions against Lebanon and Arab states. he linked attacks from Beirut to the Zurich incident and urged swift retaliation to safeguard international flights.
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Israel
Moshe Carmel
Knesset
Jerusalem
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Switzerland
Lebanon
Beirut
Carmel
Athens
Algiera
Zurich
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Middle East
Maariv
U.S. State Department
U.N
U Thant
Thant
Semerhav
Hayom
Gahal Party
E al
Witnesses Tie Shaw to Kennedy Plot in Dallas Case
In New Orleans testimony Mrs. Jessie Parker, a VIP Room hostess at the New Orleans airport, said she saw Shaw signing a guest book as Clay Bertran Bertrand, an alias used in plots with Lee Harvey Oswald and others to murder President Kennedy. The day’s evidence also included pathologist Dr. John Nichols discussing the Zapruder film and autopsy reports.
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New Orleans
Clay
John Kennedy
Clay Bertran Bertrand
Shaw
Lee Harvey Twald
Kennnedy
Jessie Parker
New Orleans International Airport
Whitt
Parker
Dallas
Dealey Plaza
John M. Nichols
University of Kansas
State Driver Law Overhaul Urged by AAA
The American Automobile Association calls for a complete overhaul of Louisiana's written driver test, full implementation of the point system, and strengthening of the no fix ticket law to curb rising fatalities. The study criticizes some district attorneys and judges for weak enforcement and DPS lapses. Five worst drivers include three from Jefferson Parish and a Lafayette area driver with 46 points.
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Louisiana
American Automobile Association
AAA Louisiana Division
Department of Public Safety
AAA
Jefferson Parish
Lafayette
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