Tax hike showdown as budget slashed under $18 billion trim
Washington confusion over a $10 billion tax increase as the House Appropriations Committee approves an $18 billion package of cuts for the coming year. At least $4 billion of the reduction must show as actual outlay cuts, with the rest from future appropriations and past unspent carryovers. The move prompts intensifying GOP pressure and renewed Democratic interest while a Senate vote looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Johnson
House
Appr
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Treasury
Appropriations
Senate
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Senate House Conference
Bell of Pa. Faces More Bargaining Talks
Bell Telephone Co of Pennsylvania pressed to resolve a seven day strike by 13 000 workers as talks with the Pennsylvania Telephone Guild set for Thursday. The guild seeks removal of a wage reopener clause and a fresh contract negotiation beyond the current three year pact.
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Donald C. Williams
Philadelphia
Bell Telephone Co
Pennsylvania
Bell
Pennsylvania Telephone Guild
Midcity
Richard Conwell
the Guild
Temple Walkout at Inauguration of New Temple President
Several hundred Temple students disrupted the inauguration of President Paul R. Anderson, marching out to protest his selection and a Board decision to deny tenure to a professor who used a pass fail grading system. The ceremony drew 1,650 guests including Gov. Shafer. Anderson urged urban universities to address social problems through coordinated programs.
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Philadelphia
Temple University
Paul R. Anderson
Anderson
Board of Trustees
Pennsylvania
Shafer
Academy of Music
Millard E. Gladfelter
Reds Menace Marine Base Near Dong Ha
U S Marines fought near Dong Ha as North Vietnamese forces, likely from the 320th Division, pressed to threaten Leatherneck Base. Over two days, 616 enemy dead and 60 allied deaths reported amid heavy clashes two miles northeast of Dong Ha and near the DMZ.
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Reds Menace Marine Base
Dong Ha
Edwin Q. White
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Leatherneck
Quang Tri
Namese Army
320Th
Leatherneck Square
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Red Forces Call Virtual Halt In Drive Against Neutral Laos
Communist forces in Laos reportedly halted their major drive against Premier Souvanna Phouma’s neutral government. Attacks declined from peak levels tied to Vietnam's Lunar New Year offensive, with Western sources noting possible regrouping or Soviet pressure. Casualties dropped to low single digits as government losses mounted earlier, including a January 15 withdrawal from Nam Bac Valley and a near encirclement of key southern garrisons.
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Red
Laos
Vientiane
Souvanna Phouma
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Souvanna
Nam Bac
Luang Prabang
Reserve
Saravane
Attopeu
U.S
Tag Days To Raise Cancer Funds Here
Somerset County Unit of the American Cancer Society sponsors its annual Tag Day on May 3 and 4 in Somerset Borough. Prizes for top sellers include bicycles, Pirates tickets, and local business gift passes. Students in fifth to seventh grade invited to help. report Friday 5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to Cambria Savings Community Room. The crusade slogan urges knowing seven cancer warning signals and supporting the ACS.
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Somerset County
American Cancer Society
Chevyl Baker
Bernard Petrosky
Barry Ash
Edgar Gardner
Cancer Crusade
Cancer Society
Somerset
City Finance
Cambria Savings Community Room
Dumbauld seeks probe of Pitt News anti American ad
Former Pennsylvania lawmaker Peter T. Dumbauld asks Gov Shafer and AG Sennett to investigate a Pitt News full page ad supporting draft dodgers signed by about 50 University of Pittsburgh instructors. He labels the ad anti American and questions use of tax dollars to promote it amid the Vietnam War debate. The piece notes Pitt seeks a $36 537 130 budget for the coming fiscal year.
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Peter T. Dumbauld
Somerset
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Somerset County
Raymond P. Shafer
William P. Sennett
University of Pittsburgh
Dumbauld
Pitt News
Vietnam
Pittsburgh
Pitt
Pennsylvania
University
Shafer
Sennett
Local Post Office Boasts A New Glow
Somerset post office lobby receives new fluorescent lighting creating a daytime glow at night. Mahogany fixtures brighten the vestibule and improve visibility reducing the risk of falls and accidents for patrons.
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Somerset Post Office
Post Office
Merit Scholarship Awarded to Cindy A Webreck
Cindy A Webreck of Berlin R D 1 is named a National Merit Scholarship winner. She earns a Thomas J Watson Memorial Merit Scholarship from IBM worth 2000 dollars per year for four years and designated Antioch College for psychology.
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Cindy A. Webreck
Richard Webreck
Berlin
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Berlin-Brothersvalley Joint High School
Cindy
Thomas J. Watson
International Business Machines Corporation
IBM
Antioch College
Silver Springs
Ohio
Peace talks on cruiser proposal sparks cautious U.S. interest
The White House accepted an Indonesian suggestion to hold preliminary peace talks with North Vietnam aboard an Indonesian cruiser bound for Tonkin Gulf. Washington officials doubt Hanoi will accept the floating site, after rejecting a meeting in Jakarta.
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Hanoi
U.S
Haiphong
Nguyen van Thieu
da Nang
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Thieu
Washington
White House
Tonkin Gulf
Indonesia
Jakarta
Whalley proposes bail reform to curb rioters
Rep. J Irving Whalley introduces House legislation to fix the 1966 Bail Reform Act. The bill would allow a judicial officer to detain arrestees during riots when they cannot prove dependability and would assess danger to the community before release.
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J. Irving Whalley
House of Representatives
Rep. Whalley
Whalley
Shafer Sees Rockefeller Qualities For Leadership
Gov. Raymond P. Shafer of Pennsylvania praised Nelson A. Rockefeller as a man with wisdom patience and maturity to seek peace while stopping short of endorsing him for the Republican presidential nomination. He spoke to 1000 at a World Affairs Council luncheon in Philadelphia.
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Lee Linder
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Raymond P. Shafer
Pennsylvania
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Shafer
Rockefeller
World Affairs Council of Philadelphia
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Lewis Gulick
Rep
Gov. Shafer
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