Nixon tax proposals face first congressional scrutiny
President Nixon's plan to raise taxes to trim a growing deficit opens with Kennedy as lead witness before the House Ways and Means Committee. Proposals include a new leaded gasoline tax and a one time windfall estate and gift tax increase, estimated to raise 1.6 billion and 1.5 billion respectively in fiscal 1971, but not fully close the deficit. The same day the military directs personnel to avoid commercial flights due to hijack risks, urging trains and buses as alternatives.
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Nixon
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Secretary of the Treasury
David M. Kennedy
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Navy
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Congress
Byrd urges purge of radical professors to restore mainstream America
Senate Democrat Robert Byrd calls for colleges to remove radical professors and students and adopt policies to bar them. He says administrators should ensure higher education represents mainstream America again in a statement to the President's Commission on Campus Unrest.
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Senate
Robert C. Byrd
D-W
Commission
America
House Debates 140 Page Reorganization Bill
House leaders set a three day timetable to finish action on a 140 page reorganization bill. In eight days of debate since July 13 only 35 pages were disposed of and some decisions already made may be reviewed.
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Washington
House
Long Debate Predicted Over Electoral College Abolition
Senate opponents vow a long fight against a constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college and elect the president by direct popular vote. The measure, already approved by the House and endorsed by President Nixon, drew sharp early opposition from Carl T. Curtis and Roman L. Hruska. Curtis predicted the issue would stay before the Senate for weeks and months, while Mike Mansfield hoped for a vote in two weeks.
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Nebraska
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Roman L. Hruska
Curtis
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Milk Program Continues For School Snack Time
The Agriculture Department told state agencies this week that funds for snack time milk in schools will continue for the 1970 71 term. The program serves about 17 million elementary children yearly, after earlier budget plans to cut or curb the $100 million annual expense were overturned by pressure from farm groups, dairy states, lawmakers, and school officials. Secretary Clifford M. Hardin announced in Chicago that the special milk fund will be continued.
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Chicago
Wheat Referendum Pushed Back In Farm Legislation Delay
The Agriculture Department restarts a nationwide wheat referendum set for July 27 to 31 but delays until Oct 15 or 30 days after Congress adjourns due to hold up on new farm policies. The vote concerns mandatory controls on wheat production under older standby programs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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Booby Traps Suspected in Vietnam War Death Toll
Pentagon sources say as many as half of the 43,000 U S troops who died in Vietnam may have been killed by booby traps. Official estimates are lower, but lack of precise wound records could push the figure higher.
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Washington
Pentagon
Arkansas Governor Nominee Bumpers Beats Faubus in Upset
In Arkansas, Dale Bumpers won the Democratic nomination for governor, defeating incumbent Orval Faubus in a dramatic upset as eight states held primaries. Bumpers led with 257,385 votes to Faubus’s 181,089, promising fresh leadership and setting up a November challenge to Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller.
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Wisconsin
Donald Peterson
New Democratic Coaliation
Farris Bryant
Lawton Chiles
Cramer
Spessard L. Holland
Jet Crash At Kennedy Linked To Tail Scrape On Takeoff
FAA officials say the DC8 jetliner crashed at Kennedy airport after apparently scraping its tail on the runway during takeoff. The ferry flight to Dulles carried no passengers when it rose vertically to about 300 feet before tilting and exploding in flames. All 11 crew members were from California.
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Jordanian Army Battles Guerrillas For 2nd Day
Desert airstrip hostages remain in guerrilla hands as fighting sprawl continues in Irbid and Amman. Jordanian troops reinforce garrison defenses while guerrilla groups paralyze parts of Irbid and stage street clashes. International observers report varied casualty accounts as violence escalates along the Hashemite Kingdom.
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UN Security Unit Sets Urgent Meeting on Hijackings
The United States requested a 3 p.m. EDT UN Security Council session to address a wave of airliner hijackings. A British jetliner with 113 aboard was seized by Palestinian guerrillas and diverted toward Beirut, with two other planes under guard in Jordan.
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Persian Gulf
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Attacks increase in northern Vietnam enclave
Saigon reports North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces stepped up actions in the northern South Vietnam sector. A South Vietnamese commander said up to 15 regiments may be poised to advance into the coastal lowlands, with multiple attacks near Da Nang causing civilian and military casualties and signaling pushing from mountains toward populated areas.
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Quang Ngai
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Hoang Xuan Lam
Rail Strike Set Tonight Near 500000 Workers
Washington reports the Nixon administration pressed for an 11th hour wage settlement as a strike loomed for about 500,000 railroad workers at midnight. W J Usery said unions could delay if progress occurs while talks continued. Union leaders warned of a widening gap over proposed pay hikes while industry negotiators warned of bankruptcy if the demands go through.
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