Congress Questions Johnson Tax Plan Amid Vietnam War Spending
President Johnson’s proposed 10 percent income tax surcharge faces a doubtful fate in a skeptical Congress. House Ways and Means Committee members and Rep. Wilbur Mills weigh hearings as Johnson argues the hike funds Vietnam costs and Great Society programs.
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Michael L. Posner
Washington
UPI
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Congress
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Ways & Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Charles N. Schultze
Tax surcharge draws mixed reactions from public and bankers
United Press International reports President Johnson's proposed 10 percent tax surcharge sparks varied views. Morgan Guaranty Trust chair Thomas Gates and Walter Wriston of National City Bank urge support to avoid deficits, while ordinary workers and a Boston bartender criticize higher taxes. Some praise the move as needed for federal policy and wartime funding for Vietnam.
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United Press International
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Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
New York
Bank of America
Boston
Verdel Jeffers
National City Bank of New York
Walter B. Wriston
Wriston
Strikes Hit Seven Mines In United Coal Walkout
Seven coal mines owned by New River and Winding Gulf Coal Companies were reported on strike today. Company officials refused comment and key leaders could not be reached. Mines at Maben Cranberry Stanaford Silux Mt Hope Eccles East Gulf and Riffe's Branch were closed by walkouts with workers protesting a discharge at Eccles.
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Winding Gulf Coal Companies
W. A. Haslam
C. A. Ivery
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Maben
Cranberry
Stanaford
Silux
United Mine Workers Union
Eccles
Neighbor shoots man during drinking spree in Fayetteville
Lewis Sparks, 52, of Fayetteville, listed in fair condition at Appalachian Regional Hospital Beckley after being shot in the stomach by Curtis Moore Jr. during a dispute at the Sparks home. Moore is jailed in Fayetteville awaiting a preliminary hearing on felonious wounding. police say Moore used a .38 revolver and returned to shoot through a screen door. Trooper R A Perry assisted.
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Lewis Sparks
Appalachian Regional
Beckley
Curtis Moore Jr
Fayette County
Sparks
Tunney Hunsaker
Moore
Hunsaker
O. B. Legg
R. A. Perry
Former State Man Shot And Killed In Southfield Robbery
Police killed Darryl L. Hayton, 22, of Detroit formerly of North Matewan West Virginia, during an attempted supermarket robbery in Southfield Michigan. Two accomplices were captured after a tip led to the arrest. one suspect escaped. A gun recovered tied at least two suspects to a bar robbery nearby.
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UPI
Darryl L. Hayton
Detroit
North Matewan
W. Va
Weather Summary for Beckley and West Virginia
Cloudy and warm with showers possible this afternoon and tonight. High around 80, low near 65. Saturday mostly sunny, high in the upper 70s. Precip chances 50 percent this afternoon, 40 percent tonight, 10 percent tomorrow. West Virginia forecast expects below normal temperatures into midweek with rain totals over half an inch next week.
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Greenbrier
Hinton
Needles
Calif
Devils Lake
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FBI entrance questions and school driving policies explained
The notice explains who may apply for FBI academy entry and where to write. It notes Woodrow Wilson High School will limit student car access by drawing parking spots at term start. It also mentions a swimming ban at Little Beaver Lake and no life guard, and discusses radio license authority and dress code opinions.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley-Raleigh County Health Department
Little Beaver Lake
Civil War Fights Spread Across China Amid Mao Liu Struggle
Heavy clashes spread from Manchuria to Chungking and Wuhan as anti-Mao forces and Red Guards clash. Reports from Peking and Hong Kong describe hospitals filled, 20 000 involved, and power struggle between Mao Zedong and Liu Shao chi intensifying with violence across multiple provinces.
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Kirin
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Playboy Playmate of Month Faces Prostitution Trial
Playboy June Playmate of the Month Joey Gibson 21 goes on trial August 23 on a prostitution charge. Police say she was arrested July 12 in West Hollywood with two others, using the name Nancy Cole and claiming to be a Santa Monica secretary.
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UPI
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Playboy
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Santa Monica City College
Rolling Sones
Playboy Playmate Arrest Sparks Chicag o Shocks
The FA TM magazine quote features a playmate declaring independence and living for today. A Playboy Club spokesman in Chicago expresses surprise at the arrest but says it won’t tarnish the wholesome image of the playmates.
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Chicago
Helmut Lorsch
West Virginia Leads Appalachia in War on Poverty Funds
The Appalachian Regional Commission report shows West Virginia receiving the highest per capita War on Poverty benefits at 137.31 dollars versus 117.15 in the region. From July to December the state gained 225.4 million for poverty programs and posted the steepest unemployment drop, 5.0 percent, against regional 4.2 and national 2.6 percent.
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UPI
War On Poverty
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Appalachian Regional Commission
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Appalachian
Record North Vietnam bombing sweep hits new mission high
U S jets flew 197 bombing missions against North Vietnam on Thursday exceeding the prior 175 mark. As many as 800 to 900 fighter bombers participated with one aircraft reported lost. B52s pounded the A Shau Valley and central highlands as forces replied with Marine helicopter casualties and ongoing cross-border activity.
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Senate probes OEO funds for Nashville school amid riot debate
Senate investigators demand questions for Office of Economic Opportunity officials over a $7100 grant to Fred H Brooks, Nashville, used to run a "liberation school" teaching 10 and 11 year old Black children to hate white people. Investigators want to know if such funding supported rioters in other cities.
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UPI
Senate
Nashville
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
James QO. Eastland
Dmiss
Senate Judiciary Committee
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Dirksen
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Scott
Eastland
Big City
John A. Sorace
Fred H. Brooks
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Revelations From Svetlana On Stalin Death And Family
Svetlana Alliluyeva details her mother’s 1932 suicide after a banquet quarrel and Stalin’s final days. She disputes claims he killed his wife, portrays his cruelty and fear of crowds, and recalls her difficult life under his rule.
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UPI
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