Dirksen Backs Women In Tax Fight On Cosmetics
Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen urged repeal of excise taxes on cosmetics handbags and related luxury items. He noted taxes bring in about 8.5 billion yearly and predicted a possible repeal this time despite mixed votes. Senators Smathers and McCarthy sparred over chances as House plans to extend other taxes and weigh further cuts.
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George A. Smathers
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Finance Committee
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Police Brief: Carbondale Man Fined for Traffic Violation
Julius H. Schoen of Carbondale was fined 15 dollars for illegal passing. The incident adds to local enforcement records on traffic safety and road regulation compliance.
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Carbondale
Julius H. Schoendienst
Johnson calls six day week to pressure Congress
President Johnson urged Congress to enact a six day work week through the Republican national convention, prompting GOP leaders like Charles Halleck and Melvin Laird to accuse him of trying to sabotage the convention. The plan aims to push civil rights and antipoverty measures before adjournment, with sessions starting July 6 in San Francisco.
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Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
United States
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
GOP Platform Committee
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House
Senate
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Gress
Atlantic City
Moon Eclipse Expected Tonight Over Mount Desert Maine
Moonwatchers in Mount Desert Maine anticipate a vivid reddish moon tonight marking the first of two total lunar eclipses this year. Partial dimming begins around 5 40 p.m. with totality from 7 16 p.m. to 9 57 p.m. and exit from the penumbral shadow near 11 p.m. Local observers are urged to view when skies clear.
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Mount Desert
Maine
Wallace keynote speech sparks mixed reactions at Jaycee convention
Delegates from Connecticut and Massachusetts booed and stayed away as Alabama Governor George C. Wallace delivered the keynote address to the Junior Chamber of Commerce in Dallas. While about 7,500 delegates gave him a standing ovation, one Connecticut leader said the group objected to his role as keynote. Wallace criticized the Supreme Court in a speech punctuated by cheers and jeers, with a flag-waving audience reaction.
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Massachusetts
Alabama
George C. Wallace
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Wallace
Dallas Memorial Auditorium
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West Haven
Conn
U.S. Supreme Court
George
Leaves For Germany Robert Kennedy Ends New York Senate Hint
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy abandons a New York Senate bid and heads to Germany amid a brief statement offering no new light on 1966 plans. Analysts cite civil rights enforcement and brother Edward Kennedy’s crash injuries as key factors shaping the decision. Kennedy will travel from Germany to Poland then to London before a early July return.
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Germany
New York
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Empire State
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Justice Department
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Robert Kennedy
Robert Willl
Poland
London
Mrs Nhu seeks U.S. visa after refusal
Paris June 24 Mrs Ngo Dinh Nhu appealed to President Johnson to overturn the State Department denial and grant a visa to enter the United States as a visitor. She is the sister in law of the late President Ngo Dinh Diem and widow of Saigon's former international security chief. She plans to speak July 7 at a truth rally of the Conservative Party Club of Flushing New York.
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Ngo Dinh Nhu
Johnson
State Department
United States
South Viet Nam
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