Rockefeller to push motor vehicle fee compromise to end revolt
Governor Rockefeller signals acceptance of a reasonable alternative to motor vehicle registration charges to placate Republican lawmakers and win support for his liquor license plan. Leaders consider a flat 25 or 26 dollar auto registration fee as opposition mounts among GOP members.
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Brazilian Marines Board Hijacked Venezuelan Ship
A small detachment of Brazilian marines boarded the hijacked Venezuelan freighter Anzoategui near Belem at the mouth of the Amazon. Four marines set out from Belem to take control, with the vessel later moving south toward Belem. The ship carried nine armed hijackers from a Venezuelan terrorist group, promising asylum in Brazil, while Venezuela protested. The captain and crew were reported safe.
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Flu Epidemic Reaches Midwest From East Nationwide Cases Rise
Outbreaks of influenza-like disease surge from eastern states to the Midwest with major activity in New York City and the Buffalo area. Quarantines cited at a VA hospital, high school absenteeism near 15 percent in Cincinnati, and more than 100,000 cases reported nationwide in the latest Health Service update.
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Firemen Use Snowballs To Ward Off Fire
In Horg Norway volunteers faced a blazing home of Trygve Naess as water ran dry. With the adjacent house at risk, rescuers hurled snowballs at the walls to prevent ignition and spread.
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No Added State Aid for New York City
Gov. Rockefeller announces no increase in state aid or new taxing authority for New York City next year. He rejects Mayor Wagner's request for 267 million dollars and authority to tax city and public authorities, saying equity in aid has been achieved since 1898. He notes a 25 percent income tax rise would be needed to fund more money.
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Maple Sugar Season Looks Bright in New York
Ithaca says maple fans can expect plentiful New York maple sugar this year. Prof. E Winch Jr extension forester at Cornell notes plentiful sunshine last summer boosted sap, plus a moist fall and heavy snow this winter protecting roots. Sap should flow as warm weather returns.
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Rockefeller Liquor Plan Faces Mixed Industry Response
Gov Rockefeller proposes a brand-label filing and use fee plan to raise funds, targeting 27 million a year with annual 100 liquor label and 20 wine label fees plus a 5 percent sales tax on labels. Industry groans that surcharges still burden business, while lawmakers weigh the compromise amid protests. Thunderstorms and a tornado lash Tampa Bay area killing a Wisconsin man and causing widespread damage including a Lakeland trailer flip and a destroyed cattle barn.
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Senate approves compulsory 30 minute lunch for teachers
Albany reports the Senate passed a bill granting public school teachers a compulsory 30 minute lunch period free from pupil concerns by a 50 to 8 vote and sending the measure to the Assembly. The chamber also approved medical care for the aged including transportation costs, defeating a Democratic minority amendment to relax financial limits and relieve relatives of elder medical responsibility.
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Wet and foggy weather plagues many U S regions
A broad weather system spread rain sleet and snow across the nation. Sleet hit northern Georgia Alabama and Tennessee while Memphis and Chattanooga reported rain and snow and Nashville saw snow. Temperatures varied with warmth in the south and a sharp thaw in Minnesota and the northern Plains.
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Kennedy to hold fourth news conference in three weeks
The White House announced that President Kennedy will speak at 4 p.m. Thursday. It will be his third news conference in three weeks, continuing a rapid schedule of public briefings.
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Kennedy Plans Washington Parade For Betancourt Visit
President Kennedy orders a special welcome parade in Washington for Venezuelan President Romulo Betancourt to avoid rain and snow, with the two leaders to meet under cover. Betancourt, en route from San Juan, spoke on Cuba and communism while a hijacking case in the headlines drew US concern.
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Assembly Divided Over Keating Albany Debate
The Assembly split Monday night along party lines during a debate on Sen Kenneth B Keating’s attack on President Kennedy’s Cuba policy. Assemblyman Fred W Egert D Bronx charged Keating Rochester Republican was political in foreign policy. Assemblyman Paul R Taylor R Yates said friends and enemies respect Keating and he does not go off half cocked.
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Pan American Jet Lands Safely After Gear Issue
A Pan American Boeing 707 with 150 aboard landed safely in Miami after circling for nearly two hours due to a faulty landing gear. Emergency crews stood by, the flight resumed on a different aircraft, and passengers continued to Jamaica.
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New York Thruway Tops Toll Road Safety League
The Thruway posted a 2.7 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles, making it the 10th safest among 21 toll roads surveyed by the American Bridge Tunnel and Turnpike Association. The average toll-road fatality rate was 2.6, while all highways averaged 5.3. The 1962 data show the Thruway carried 2,586,100,000 vehicle miles and had 69 fatalities on toll roads.
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Kennedy to send Medicare plan to Congress Thursday
President Kennedy will present his Medicare program as part of a special message on problems of the aged to Congress on Thursday. The plan aims to extend health coverage for seniors and address rising costs and care access nationwide.
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