Major Banks Cut Prime Loan Interest Withholding Rate Hike
Washington AP reports that as of Jan 16 millions face reduced take home pay due to higher income tax withholding. Congress aims to better match withholdings to tax liability, reducing underwithholding for 1972 and beyond while increasing burdens for middle income couples and itemizers. An IRS form Employers Withholding Exemption Certificate helps adjust withholding to approximate annual tax due.
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Washington
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
Treasury
IRS
Sleet and freezing rain sweep through Northeast Louisiana
A fast moving front chilled the region from the mid 50s to the high 30s in hours. Freezing rain and sleet hit Monroe and surrounding areas with heavy showers and loud winds. Local floods, power outages, and scattered damage from Oak Ridge to Mer Rouge were reported as storms moved eastward.
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Cecil Lilly
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Raymond Edmonds
W. T. Barham
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Here
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Richland Parish
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Holly Ridge
Conference to be dedicated in memoriam three tax assessors
Odis Russell the Ouachita Parish tax assessor and program chairman says the Louisiana Assessors Conference will be dedicated to three tax assessors who died this year Joseph Dupont of Iberville Parish Lavon Crain of Washington Parish and Ariel B Cavanaugh of Vernon Parish The conference runs in Baton Rouge January 15 to 20 Also new arrivals at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo are two baby Indian leopards born early Monday weighing 1 pound each They will stay in incubator boxes at the zoo nursery headed by Mrs Anne Yelverton wife of zoo director Jake Yelverton and be moved back to the zoo when about two months old }
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Ouachita Parish
Joseph Dupont
Isberville Parish
Lavon Crain
Washington Parish
Ariel B. Cavanaugh
Vernon Parish
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Purchase Gardens
Anne Yelverton
Zoo
Jake Yelverton
Texas Blizzard Warnings Sweep Plains and Lone Star State
A blizzard and winter storm warnings sweep the region from the Texas Panhandle through the Oklahoma Panhandle and northwest Oklahoma with heavy snow and gusty winds. Cold waves extend to Arizona and Colorado while a tornado watch challenges parts of Louisiana and southeast Arkansas.
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Women Guard Mail Duties Expands in Post Office
Los Angeles reports 9 women guards with more to come as the Postal Service adds female security personnel nationwide. Since 1970, 52 women serve among 1,300 guards, with duties including frisking suspects and monitoring facilities. The first female postal inspectors sworn in Washington.
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Postal Service
Kathryn Prime
Philadelphia
Washington
al Burdick
Four Helicopters Shot Down in Laos Saigon Patrol Fight
US Command reports loss of an F4 Phantom over northern Laos and four American helicopters down while aiding a 25 man patrol near dusk 40 miles northeast of Saigon. One GI killed 13 wounded. an earlier F4 crew listed as missing.
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U S Considers Cutting Budget of Sky Marshals
Washington sources say the Office of Management and Budget may trim up to 11 million dollars from the sky marshal program for the next fiscal year. About 1 500 marshals have been trained since 1970 but have not prevented an inflight hijacking. Some marshals could be reassigned to airport security or the Customs Bureau.
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UPI
Office of Management — and Budget
Sky
American Airlines
Cuba
Customs Bureau
Millionaire Beck Donates 200000 To Alachua Agricultural Center
Millionaire Henry H Beck, bedridden at 69, says he cannot take it with him and has donated 200000 to Alachua County for an agricultural center and fairgrounds. He has given away about 900000 recently to homes for homeless or sick children and other causes.
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Gainesville
Fla
Henrys H. Beck
Ohio
Beck
Alachua County
FDA panels to evaluate safety of over the counter drugs
The FDA proposes a three year program to assess safety and effectiveness of hundreds of thousands of nonprescription drugs using expert panels. A NAS review found only about 25 percent of OTC drugs are effective. First panel by March will review antacids and set standards for labeling and use.
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Ouachita Parish School Board May End Remap Appeal
The Ouachita Parish School Board, sworn in to a six member reapportionment plan, may drop the old 19 member board appeal. The first meeting tonight could decide whether to motion to dispense with the appeal after a court order and prior delays.
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John R. Brown
Houston
C Court
Brown
Senator's Former Aide Sentenced In Bribery Case
Robert T. Carson, former Honolulu Stock Exchange president and aide to Hawaii Senator Hiram J. Fong, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined 85 000 after being convicted by a US District Court jury of conspiring to take and offer bribes and of perjury. The jury acquitted on two counts. sentencing followed a jury trial completed last November.
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Robert T. Carson
Hiram J. Fone
Hawaiii
District Court
Carson
Honolulu
Fxchanee
dJudee
Marvin F. Franke
Republican Party
Fong
Frankel
U.S
Chuckle: Timeless Advice on Honest Living and Simple Habits
A playful print quip advises staying young by living honestly eating slowly sleeping well working diligently worshipping faith and tying about your face as a lighthearted life tip from the era.
Life's Other Side Father And Son Make Crime Pay
In Fort Collins Colorado the Browns a father son duo turned crime into a paid speaking career. Hank Sr. and Hank Jr. discuss juvenile delinquency stressing staying away from crime drugs and bad company. Hank Sr. averages 150 speeches yearly while Hank Jr. clocks at least 250 with pay from groups ranging 100 to 1000 dollars.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Imadhine
Hank Sr
Hank Jr
New York Banks Cut Prime Rate to Five Percent
Four major New York banks including Chase Manhattan Bank Bankers Trust Company Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co and Chemical Bank lowered their prime lending rate to 5 percent effective immediately The move follows Irving Trust which cut on Friday The reduction reflects lower money market rates and sluggish loan demand with most large banks elsewhere maintaining 5 4 percent The prime rate guides other charges and banks vary whether linked to money markets or fixed tradition
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Chase Manhattan Bank
Bankers Trust Co
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co
Ichemical Bank
Irving Trust Co
First National City Bank
Citibank
Bankers Trust
Irvine Trust
Three Die In Napoleonville Home Fire
Three elderly residents died escaping flames in a small frame house near Napoleonville. Victims were Simon Williams 78 Mildred Williams 59 and Rudolph Griffin 62. Bodies found at the kitchen back door as fire spread. Sheriff Landry said neighbors saw lights come on then flames, cause undetermined. House destroyed.
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Napoleonville
Simon Williams
Mildred Williams
Rudolph Griffin
Assumption Parish
Murray Landry Jr
Landry
Volkswagen Cuts Price Of Autos In U S
Volkswagen of America lowers the Beetle base price to 1999 dollars after tax changes. The cut makes the Beetle cheaper than the Vega but above the Pinto and Gremlin amid a 100000 car U S inventory and lagging sales.
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Volkswagen of America
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