Kennedy Proposes Historic Tax Cuts in Three-Year Plan
President Kennedy unveils a $13.5 billion tax cut program over three years aimed at saving individuals about $11 billion annually at top rates. He calls for reducing personal rates from 20 91 to 1 9 and lowering the corporate rate from 52 to 47 percent, with reforms to recoup losses and faster quarterly payments for large firms. The plan, tied to broader budget aims, seeks a balanced budget and full employment while timing specifics to Congress.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Cammels
United States
Soviet Union
House
Legislature Opens GOP Pledges Program to State Needs
Des Moines reports the 60th Iowa General Assembly opens with Republicans pledging a program to address key issues. Plans include tax reform, school funding, industrial growth, tourism, and highway legislation while considering liquor sale changes. Leader figures note potential rapid action.
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GOP
Naden outlines 60th Iowa General Assembly goals
Speaker Robert Naden of Webster City speaks to the House after taking office, outlining priorities for the 60th General Assembly. Key aims include property tax relief, improving school funding, funding higher education, implementing the Kent-Mills medical aid bill, expanding mental health and disability services, and strengthening support across state departments and commissions.
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Des Moines
Robert Nachon
Webster City
60Th General Assembly
House
Naden
Tam
Kent-Mills
Nuner
Bards
Commissions
Filibuster Fight Opens In Senate
Washington reports clashes over filibuster limits as a threefold plan surfaces to curb Senate debate. Leaders from liberal and conservative camps push rival rules while a truce holds until Kennedy delivers the State of the Union. A separate blaze injures fifteen and destroys two buildings.
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Washington
Panosall
Congress
Kennedy
Clinton P. Anderson
Sad Thrustan
B. Merton
Teky
Monty Aims To Expedite Legislation In Iowa Senate
Lt Governor William L. Mooty told the Iowa Senate at the opening session to accelerate work on major legislation. He and House Speaker Robert Nad en planned to announce committee appointments soon. Mooty urged use of the standing committees to close the session efficiently and signaled possible liquor policy debates alongside tax matters. The Senate began at 10:02 am with an opening prayer.
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Des Moines
Tory
House
Robert Naden
R-Webster City
William Morty
R-Grundy Center
David Shall
Clinton
Henry Teleen
Forest City
Aftelhe Senate
Maoly
Nelson
Marvin Smith
Paullina
Navlen
Marard Hughes
Vye
Sen. Rigler
Cagpenalion
William L. Monty
The
Strate
Flouse
Mooty
Iowa
Senate
BH. Buschman
Baylor
First Presbyterian Church
Grundy Centers
Tragic Ice Crash Claims Child and Injuries in Smithshire
A Sunday highway crash near Smithshire, south of Monmouth, killed eight year old Elizabeth Bycroft and injured sister Binney ten and Phykis Rohy twenty two. Harold Bycroft driving the car skidded on ice, struck a culvert, while the Bycrofts and Rohy were returning from Burlington Iowa where Mrs Bycroft has been hospitalized since January third.
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Monmouth
A. Hilt
Elizabeth Bycroft
Smithshire
Binney
Phykis Rohy
Harold
Bycroft
Bycrofts
Miss Roar
Burlington
Iowa
Warning to Tshombe Looms as UN Deliberates Pullback Threat
United Nations officials plan to dispatch a special emissary to Kolwezi to demand Moise Tshombe surrender Kolwezi or face UN military action. Diplomatic sources say Batanga province seeks to rally support for a last stand, while reports note Indian UN troops have seized Shinkolebwe, near Kala ga and Kol wedi, with Gurkha battalions discussed for force.
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Malanga
United Nations
Kolwezi
Moise ‘Tshombe
T Ihey
Batanga Prolement
Jash
Kolweai
Katanga
Batt
Jadanwille
Sourves
Ab M
New York
U. N
Shinkolebwe
Kalaga
Tadaiville
Kolwedi
Major Portion of U. S. In Grip of Cold Wave
The Associated Press reports a vast winter chill gripping most of the nation with no early relief. Frigid temperatures, heavy snow, and fires from ice and weather-related accidents caused deaths and millions in property damage as travel halted in many areas and driving grew hazardous. The Weather Bureau notes below freezing conditions across much of the country, with extreme lows from Montana to the Great Lakes and a howling Lake Erie snowstorm affecting western New York.
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Rockies
Eres
Texas
California
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Carolinas
Lake
Icebound Iowa Sees Cold Snap Lingers Into Week
Subzero temperatures sweep southeastern Iowa with highs near zero and lows from 8 above to 2 below in nearby towns. The Weather Bureau projects a five day period 1 to 18 degrees below normal. A warmer day arrives Thursday then turning colder by Saturday with light snow possible later.
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Weather Bureau
Iowa
Mercury
Towa
Burlington
Waukon
Council Bluffs
Waterloo
Rail Service Cut Denied by State Commerce Commission
Des Moines reports that the Burlington Railroad requests to cut service from Creston to St Joseph Missouri and from Creston to Cumberland were denied today by the State Commerce Commission.
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Des Moines
Burlingtoh Railroad
Creston
St. Joseph
Cumberland
State Commerce Commission
Aerial Exodus of Cuban Refugees Ends With Arrival in Miami
The Cuban refugee airlift ends as 89 refugees arrive at Miami International Airport aboard Pan Am and Cuban-American transports. Red Cross says no more flights or ransom shipments by air, shifting to ocean freighters. Refugees include 68 Cubans with U S citizenship and 21 Cuban nationals whose families hold citizenship or birth ties in the United States. Causes cited include food shortages work barriers and disillusionment with the Cuban revolution.
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Fla
Fidel Castro
Cuba
P Nt
Red Cross
Pan American World Airways
Miami-Havana
Teed Castro
American Red Cross
Semey Lykes
Baltimore
Havana
Shirley Lykes
Port Everglades
Miami International
Cubana Pos
Sessing
U. S
U.S. Immigration Service
United States
America
Revoluton
Kennedy Sees Good State of Union and Global Progress
President Kennedy opens with the State of the Union as good noting recession behind us and world progress toward order. He promises aid to education health programs voting rights and jobs while expanding trade, Peace Corps, NATO strength, and Latin American progress amid Sino Soviet tensions.
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Associated Press
U.S. Congress
Kennedy
Peace Corps
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Latin America
Kenedy
France Declines Nassau Pact on Polaris Missiles
President de Gaulle said France will not join the British American agreement at Nassau establishing a multinational Polaris missile force. In his first news conference since May he rejected Kennedy's offer of Polaris missiles and said no one believes France can subscribe to the Bahamas accords.
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