House Approves Tax Hike to Back War Effort and Inflation Fight
The House was set to approve a $15 billion yearly income and excise tax package paired with a $6 billion federal spending cut. The measure, aimed at financing another war and curbing inflation, was expected to pass after four hours of debate and move to the Senate for Friday passage.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Johnson
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Vietnam
Mills
AMA labels marijuana dangerous amid calls for targeted penalties
The American Medical Association representing 250000 doctors labeled marijuana a dangerous drug and urged against legalization while supporting harsher penalties for dealers. It urged differentiation in handling users from casual to chronic, stressing youth risk and public health concerns.
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Paul R. Jeschke
San Francisco
UPI
American Medical Association
AMA
United States
Dana L. Farnsworth
Council On Mental Health
Farnsworth
Harvard
Obituary notices list several local residents and ages
The notice lists John G. Burnside 808 McGrath Ave Walter A. Rodgers 75 Volant RD Mrs P M McGaffie 68 834 Beckford St Anna Mary Sherrard 96 115 Milton St Mrs Thomas V Kelly 82 Long Island NY all connected to a Thursday June 20 1968 entry.
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John G. Burnside
McGrath Ave
Walter A. Rodgers
Volant RD
P. M. McGaffie
Beckford St
Anna Mary Sherrard
Milton St
Thomas V. Kelly
Long Island
N.Y
U.S. War Deaths Pass 25 000 In Vietnam Conflict
UPI reports 25,068 American combat deaths since 1961 after 324 U.S. servicemembers killed in action last week. A total of 154,297 Americans wounded in action, with 2,315 last week, while 363,935 Communist troops are said killed. Reports cite B52 strikes, helicopter missions into the DMZ, and an ammunition explosion near Tan Son Nhut that killed three Americans.
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Jack Walsh
Saigon
UPI
US S
U.S
Tan Son Nhut
U.S. Navy
Vinh
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Reluctant Johnson signs anticrime bill amid gun control push
President Johnson reluctantly signed the anticrime bill after debating its merits. He urged Congress to go further on gun controls and repealing the wiretapping provision, warning the law could foster a nation of snoopers and urging stronger measures on rifles and shotguns.
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Helen Thomas Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
House
Senate Judiciary Committees
America
Abernathy Keeps Campaign Moving For Poor People Rally
In Washington the Poor People Campaign gains momentum as Rev Ralph David Abernathy vows continued action after a solidarity day rally drawing over 50 000 supporters of diverse ages and backgrounds. Also present were Mrs Martin Luther King Jr and other leaders urging aid for the needy.
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Washington
UPI
Ralph David Abernathy
Congress
Abernathy
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Resurrection City
Coretta King
Skull discovery near Bellaire shocks Ohio community
Belmont County authorities searched a garbage dump near Bellaire and found six preserved human skulls and fragments of a seventh. One skull belonged to a child. five others were adults, with two African American and four Caucasian. Skulls sent to Ohio State University for analysis. results expected in days.
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Bellaire
Ohio
UPI
Belmont County
John J. Malik Jr
Jack Cummins
Ohio State University Department of Anthropology
SIX DIE in plane crash
A plane crash left six people dead as investigators probed the cause and traced the wreckage to the ill fated flight. Officials described the scene and began a formal inquiry into the tragedy.
Corn Most Valuable Crop in Lawrence County in 1967
Lawrence County farmers produced 14 300 acres of corn valued at 1 607 700 dollars in 1967 with 11 300 acres for grain and 3 000 acres for silage. Grain yield averaged 83 bushels per acre, silage 13.9 tons per acre, below state figures.
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Harrisburg
Lawrence County
State Department of Agriculture
Union urged to press fight to decouple from USW
About 200 members of United Steelworkers Local 4194 in Wheatland, Ohio, seek to withdraw from the USW and bargain directly with North American Rockwell Corp. An administrator has suspended officers, including President Ted Bohizic, with records handed to John Minnocci. Bohizic vows court action and a Pittsburgh lawyer is hired.
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United Steelworkers Local 4194
USW
North American Rockwell Corp
North American Rockwell
I. W. Abel
Abel
Ted Bohizic
John Minnocci
International
Bohizic
Minnocci
Pittsburgh
The
the International
Vince Sabulsky
Sawhill Tubular Products
Wheatland
Sabulsky
Department of Justice
U.S
National Labor Relations Board
William Nicholson
District 21
Nicholson
John Siciliano
General American ___Transportation Corp
Masury
Ohio
William Litch
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Route 18 crash near Sharon leaves two dead
Two men died and a youth was injured in a two car collision on Route 18 four miles south of Sharon Pennsylvania. State police named the deceased as Michael R. Zahorsky 27 of Youngstown Ohio and Eugene Parrish 25 of Sharpsville RD1 Mercer County. David Beveridge 18 of Sharpsville RD1 was listed in fair condition as driver of one car with Parrish a passenger.
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Sharon
UPI
Route
Here
Michael R. Zahorsky
Youngstown
Ohio
Eugene Parrish
Sharpsville
Mercer County
Sharon General Hospital
David Beveridge
Parrish
Beveridge
Survivors hunted in wind lashed Lake Erie
A massive air and sea search of 100 square miles on Lake Erie sought more survivors after winds up to 76 mph toppled 20 to 30 sailboats and swamped craft. Coast Guard reported 24 rescued. no drownings confirmed. Five Coast Guard boats and auxiliary vessels, tugs, two Coast Guard helicopters, and a Traverse City plane participated in the search.
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Cleveland
UPI
Lake Erie
Coast Guard
U.S. Weather Bureau
Fairport
Here
Weather Bureau
Cleveland Area
Army Corps of Engineers
Coast Guard Air Station
Detroit
Traverse City
Mich
Two American Lawyers Visit London Over Ray Extradition
Two American lawyers for James Earl Ray arrived in London and conferred with a British attorney to block extradition and trial for the King assassination. Arthur J. Hanes and his son Arthur Jr. were met at the airport by a member of the Dresden and Co. law firm.
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London
UPID
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Arthur J. Hanes
FBI
Birmingham
Ala
Arthur, Jr
Dresden and Co
Weather brief for Western Pennsylvania
Mostly sunny today with cooler high temps in the upper 60s to 70s. Tonight will be fair and cool with a low in the 40s to low 50s. Friday brings partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions.
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Pennsylvania
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