Johnson Proposes Record $172.4 Billion Budget for 1960
President Johnson sends Congress a cash budget totaling 172.4 billion dollars with heavy Vietnam War spending and higher taxes. The cash plan includes Social Security and highway funds while the administrative budget stands at 185 billion with a smaller 4.3 billion deficit. He seeks a penny a letter postal rate rise and a 6 percent income tax hike.
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John Pierson Washington
UPI
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Congress
Vietnam
State probes into coliseum finances and kindergarten plans
Arizona lawmakers appoint a six member committee to audit the fairgrounds and coliseum after a Means audit shows a net cash deficiency of 55503 with potential losses pushing the deficit toward 100000. The high court considers mandamus to pay pre first grade funds while education committees study state supported kindergartens and audit questions spark reform talks.
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Phoenix
State Coliseum
Senate
Marshall Humphrey
House
Stan Turley
State Post
A. L. Means
Means
Fair Commission
Humphrey
Turley
Coliseum
Legislative Council
Fairgrounds
John Winters
Arizona Supreme Court
Supreme Court
State Court of Appeals
Scottsdale
Court of Appeals
James Cunningham
Cunningham
Joint
William Wasp
Dan E. Garvey
Garvey
Scottsdale T-Bird airport paving fails FAA standard repair needed
Assistant city manager Ken McDonald told council the runway surface at Scottsdale's new municipal airport meets completion on the strip but lacks FAA approval. Benison Contracting must overlay the surface at its expense, likely delaying completion beyond February.
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Scottsdale
Federal Aviation Agency
Ken McDonald
McDonald
Council
Benison Contracting
Bentson
Speci
Change planned shifts Navajo School attendance area
A proposed plan would send an estimated 0 5 students to Navajo School next year and redraw the western boundary from Hayden Road to Miller Road between Indian School and Coronado Drive. The move places the area currently in Soloma School. Scottsdale School Board meets at Kiva School to discuss this and other items.
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At & P.m
Kiva
Hayden Rd
Miller Rd
Indian School Rd
Coronado Drive
Soloma
Rain and mud kill over five hundred in Brazil flood disaster
In Rio de Janeiro state heavy rains caused rivers to flood and mudslides. Officials estimate more than 300 dead in the state with hundreds more missing or homeless across Mazomba Coroados and Itagual as rescue teams search collapsed towns and villages.
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Coroados
Nila Baleves
Atate
Teotonin de Araujo
Itagual
Eduardo Preel
Arnaldo Barbosa
Teotonio Araujo
Guanahara
Rio
Inain
Rio da Janeiro
California man in serious condition after Scottsdale road collision
Norman Niedt, 47, of Miraloma, California, remains in serious condition at St. Joseph's Hospital after being hit by a car driven by Randolph Kallas on Scottsdale Road near Wilshire. Niedt was initially taken to Scottsdale Baptist Hospital and later transferred to St. Joseph's as police investigate the crash.
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Ccunncil
California
St. Joseph's Hospital
Scotledale Aid
Norman Niedt
Miraloma
Calif
Randolph Kallas
Almeria
Niedt
Scottsdale Rd
Wilshire
Nicolt
Scottsdale Baptist Hospital
St. Joseph's
Mao forces seize Shansi in major clash amid political chaos
Reports from Hong Kong say Maoist rebels seized Shansi province after a battle involving tens of thousands of workers. The event, if confirmed, would mark the largest pro versus anti-Mao confrontation in China's chaotic political scene, with further clashes reported in Manchuria, Canton, and southern cities.
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UPI
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Communist Party
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Shansi
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Manchuria
Canton
China
Taiyuan
Fang Shan
Mao
Chow En-lai
Tuesday in the News
A brief syndicated digest from United Press International and the Progress Staff, compiling notable items from the Tuesday news cycle. The compact roundup covers political, social, and economic happenings presented in a concise, bulletin-style format.
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Progress
LBJ seeks 12.3 billion for Vietnam war widening loan aid
The President asked Congress for an extra 12.3 billion dollars for the Vietnam war. Nine point one billion would fund current needs with the rest covering fiscal 1968. Franked items include audits alleging embezzlement and a credit union insolvency in Baltimore. Podgorny visits Rome amid trade talks and peace efforts drawing anti Soviet protests and police action.
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Congress
Rome
Nikolai Podgorny
Paul
Padgorny
Williams to name highway patrol chief in late afternoon
Governor Jack Williams is expected to announce his pick for state highway patrol superintendent after interviewing several candidates. The appointee will succeed Greg Hathaway who retires after 18 years in the role. A labor department bill and a new minimum wage of 1.25 per hour were introduced in the House.
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Phoenix
Jack Williams
State Highway Patrol
Greg Hathaway
State Department of Labor
House
Burton Barr
Burglaries Touched Arcadia Water Co and Villa Monterey
Police linked two burglaries at Arcadia Water Co office and Villa Monterey complex. Non negotiable time certificates worth 64 000 and about 25 dollars in cash were stolen from the water company file cabinet. Villa Monterey pro shop and restaurant suffered over 1 000 in damage and some cash. A juvenile was questioned on related matters. Some certificates were found on the golf course. Weather forecasts predict showers with highs near 62 and 64 degrees.
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Arcadia Water Co
Villa Monterey
Water Company
Scottadala
Roy Finch
Pale Samuels
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