Georgia Governor Maddox Signals Conservative Shift Amid Tax Fight
In Atlanta and Washington, Gov. Lester Maddox pushes a restrained spending stance while Congress reacts with shock to President Johnson’s tax proposal. Pettry funeral notice and state political dynamics frame a tense start to a new fiscal year.
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Tax Proposal and legislative actions on state taxes and commissions
The report outlines a flat rate gross margins tax on business and a corporate tax, plus a per capita sales tax credit. It proposes statewide property assessment, highway funding via user charges, and a reconstituted state building commission. Lawmakers debated the bill recommending passage, with other measures to abolish commissions and license mortgage loan companies.
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Baker Bribery and Tax Case Proceedings Continue
Testimony in a Baker case centers on a 1961 false tax return and a $3,700 fee split with a law partner. Witnesses describe a four way meat-supply scheme involving Haitian, Puerto Rican, and Washington firms and a $100,000 alleged siphon from California officials. Existing political ties and Senate insider status are highlighted amid the trial ambience.
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Powell faces House seating vote as 1966 lobby unfolds
The House votes on seating Powell after a tense split. Republicans unite against seating the 22 year veteran, while Democrats diverge, amid a broader political clash over civil rights and labor policy, with Johnson’s administration pushing reform and critics pressing for Taft Hartley repeal.
Emmett Evans Final Rites Held for 9 Year Old
Emmett M Evans 9 of Mountain Home Tenn formerly of Lashmeet had funeral services at Burns-Wornal Chapel with Elder Thomas Jenkins in charge. Burial followed at Monte Vista Park Cemetery. He died Monday in a Tennessee hospital. He was a son of the late Newton and Emma Foley Evans and a World War I veteran. Survivors include sisters Ethel Wyatt of Chicago and Ella Mae Smith of Mullens and brothers Ezra of Pineville and Roy Evans of Deckor Mich.
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Tenn
Lashmeet
Thomas Jenkins
Monte Vista Park
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Tennesse
Newton
Emma Foley Evans
Ethel Wyatt
Chicago
Ella Mae Smith
Mullens
Ezra
Pineville
Roy Evans
Deckor, Mich
Keenan Rejects belief in murder charges in Vietnam
PFC Charles W. Keenan of Nitro West Virginia, sentenced to life at hard labor for a double murder in Vietnam, says he did not fully believe the charges. He cites disenchantment and says five other Marines faced charges but three were freed with immunity. His father plans to come to Vietnam to seek freedom for his son.
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Chou En Lai appeals for Red Guard restraint vows second chance
China’s Chou En Lai urged Red Guards to curb attacks on top officials and said leaders who opposed Mao should receive a second chance. He condemned personal attacks on Liu and Teng and said shouting at party meetings disrupted proceedings, a claim attributed to Mao’s orders.
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Obituary roundup notes prominent 20th century figures
Fred Brice a famed University of Maine football coach dies at 79 with a 181 57 14 lifetime record. Clarence L Adcock retired Army Major General dies at 71 who aided Eisenhower in WWII planning. Raymond J Kelly ex New York Times sports editor dies at age 87. Also reports on Mao Zedong era tensions and U.S. labor department reforms amid political shifts.
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Jay Begins New Career in West Virginia Legislature
John D. Rockefeller IV, 29, sworn in to the West Virginia House of Delegates for a two year term. He arrived in the Mountain State in 194 to work on anti poverty programs and said he aims to raise revenue through taxes and spend reductions while focusing on education and reform. He noted Miss Sharon Percy of Chicago will attend his swearing in.
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Chicago
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Conflict of Force
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Maxine Greco
J. T. Shulmate
Bozoo
Clark ‘Snead
Pulaski, Va
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Peterstown
C. E. Beckett
Beckley
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Presient's Commission On Juvenile Delinquency
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Vietnam War updates from Saigon and Iron Triangle action
American forces 16 000 troops advance on a 60 square mile Iron Triangle area near Saigon using armored spearheads and bulldozers to destroy bunkers tunnels and fortifications. B 52 strikes support ground troops as a second raid targets a Mekong Delta Viet Cong base. A US Marine helicopter crash off Kha Lai with nine deaths is reported along with heavy monsoon rain limiting air missions.
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White Announces House Rules Committee Appointments
Charleston UPI reports House Speaker H Laban White named Ned Payne the sole new member of the rules committee with noted interest in legislative functions. Other appointments include Thomas Edgar to Agriculture, Bill to Banking and Insurance, Kenneth Anvil to Education, W R Squib Wilson as Education vice chair, Mrs W H Withrow Health and Welfare, Carmine Cann Industry and Labor, Callie Tsapis Political Subdivisions, Donald Kopp vice chair, Thornton Wilt Roads and Transportation, Charles Lohr vice chair.
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D-Jefferson
Merger Proposal Names Change Warned by Officials
A merger plan proposes changing leadership names in the Labor and Commerce Departments. President Johnson suggests a realignment that would recreate a historic partnership split, signaling a significant governance shift.
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State Proposes Trooper Hiring and Training to Cut Toll
State official Smith called for more state troopers and mandatory local police training to lower the highway death toll, expressing disappointment at the 1966 record. He urged focus on safe driving and a better public image of state enforcement.
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State UPI Director Named For Pa
Richard Toren appointed UPI regional executive in charge of West Virginia and southeastern Ohio. He previously headed UPI operations in Charleston and served as West Virginia state manager. The move comes as the state pledges stronger anti pollution and land protection measures.
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Charleston
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Smith pushes civil rights and consumer protection agenda
Smith calls for a civil rights bill to expand individual freedom and equal opportunity for all. He urges laws to tighten election procedures for honest elections and proposes a Consumer Protection Unit with penalties for fraud. Additional measures include unemployment and workers compensation boosts and a new Division of Community Affairs in the Commerce Department to handle housing and community needs in western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia.
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