Evans cites property taxes as state’s most disliked tax
Gov. Dan Evans in Spokane says property taxes are the most intensely disliked form of taxation after touring 16 counties and 37 communities in two weeks, speaking with about 3 500 people. He notes farmers and elderly with modest income burdened and argues tax reform including a state income tax could reduce property taxes statewide.
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Dan Evans
State
Evans
Protestant Rule Ends In Ireland Breaks Ulster Governance Barrier
London ends 51 years of Protestant rule in Northern Ireland and imposes direct rule from Westminster for at least a year to curb violence. Prime Minister Heath announces the move after a constitutional crisis, with Ulster Protestants and Catholics reacting with anger and warnings of civil war. 4000 troops on standby with 14,500 already in place, and a special Northern Ireland minister to be William Whitelaw.
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Heath
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Northern
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Young Unionist Party Organization
TRA
Eamonn McCann
Anti-Internment Organization
IRA
McCann
Sean MacStieffan
Provisional Ira
Labor Party
Harold Wilson
Brian Faulkner
Faulkner
William Whitelaw
Conservative
United Kingdom
Train slams school bus killing three in Congers
A Penn Central freight train collided with a school bus near a crossing in Congers NY, killing at least three children and injuring about 40, many critically. The bus, carrying South Congers students to Nyack High, was torn in two and dragged 1,000 feet along the tracks. Police said the driver was hospitalized and a crossing lacked barriers.
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Congers
Penn Central
South Congers
Nyack High School
Don Cocker
Clarkstown
Nyack Hospital
Bill to Withdraw Workmen's Compensation Coverage Passed
Senate approves bill to withdraw workmen's compensation coverage for residents of the state penitentiary and related facilities. Floor sponsor Sen. H. Dean Summers notes anticipated state cost around $200,000 next fiscal year, about $10 per person.
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Boise Upd
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H. Dean Summers
Boise
Ireland Faces Ulster Crisis as Heath Moves Direct Rule
The Catholic minority accuses the government of discrimination in jobs and housing and protests erupt in violence from 1969. The IRA and Ulster Vanguard Movement pledge to oppose direct rule as Catholics and Protestants man barricades. Dublin reacts with cautious approval while talks with Heath are floated.
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IRA
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland
Ulster Vanguard Movement
Dublin
Heath
Jack Lynch
London
Scaffold Falls Kill Two on Times Square Skyscraper
A steel scaffold broke loose atop a 50 story Times Square building and fell 400 feet, killing window washer Clem Allen and foreman Anthony Deluca. Two coworkers escaped injury as debris damaged a ninth floor roof and a 300 square foot area below.
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UPD
Times Square
Clem Allen
Anthony Deluca
Tony
Phillip Terranella
Idaho lawmakers clash over proposed tax bill and its impact
Rep James Elgin and Majority Leader Terry Crapo condemn the governor's veto and argue the bill shifts tax burden to higher income groups while opponents say it invites a tax increase and harms productivity. Critics contend exemptions already favor the rich and the budget is a cut below recommendations.
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James Elgin
Caldwell
Terry Crapo
Idaho Falls
William J. Murphy
D-Wallace
Ed Hedges
Boise
Clyde Keithly
Rnampa
Robert Haakenson
D-Codur
D’alene
Allan F.M Larsen
R Blackfoot
Revenue and Taxation Committee
Idaho
Larsen
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