Ford favors civil rights compromise open housing provision
House Republican Leader Gerald R. Ford of Michigan said he would oppose the push to pass the Senate civil rights bill without change. He urged a House Senate conference to craft an open housing provision and predicted a satisfactory compromise could reach both chambers.
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Senate
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D-Mass
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Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Record gold rush drives pound to new low in Europe
Europe buys gold at unprecedented levels with Paris and Zurich selling tens of tons as the pound hits a record low against the dollar. Banks and dealers report panic over paper money and doubt of U.S. ability to defend the $35 an ounce price while Senate debate delays gold cover action.
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R-Colp
Tohngon
Kennedy to announce bid for Democratic nomination
U S Senator Robert F Kennedy of New York will announce Monday his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination the Herald Examiner says. California Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh will head a Kennedy delegation for the June 4 primary in the state. Unruh noted Kennedy’s possible run and discussed party unity with President Johnson. Kennedy has been reassessing his candidacy and plans to decide by March 22.
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Oregon
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John¢ Son
New Hampshire
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Peace Movement
Fowler urges big tax hike to curb monetary crisis
Secretary of the Treasury Fowler testified before the Senate Finance Committee urging Congress to pass a large income tax increase within 30 days. He said a hike bigger than the 10 percent surcharge proposed by President Johnson could raise about $22 billion yearly and cited five urgent factors including volatile international markets, anticipated Fed restraint, rising federal expenditures, the pace of the economy, and a shrinking trade surplus.
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New arrests in Poland amid unrest and Zionist links
AP reports fresh arrests in Poland as demonstrations widen. Western Poznan papers note four students and a teaching assistant detained after Wednesday protest, while attacks on intellectuals and those with Zionist connections continue in the broader upheaval.
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Bond Vote Planned for Jackson County Nursing Wing
Jackson County Supervisors set June 1 primary as the ballot for a $195 million bond to fund a 100 bed wing at the county nursing home plus kitchen and laundry expansion. The 20 year bond carries up to 5 percent interest with a 12.5 cent per $100 valuation tax levy. Architects Pearce and Pearce estimate total costs at $1.35 million to cover design, construction and equipment.
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Archie Stroup
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Weather Outlook and Nursing Home Bond Details
Cloudy weather continues through Friday with a chance of late showers. Tonight's low in the 40s and Friday's high in the 50s. County officials discuss bond rates for a nursing home project, noting a 1958 bond of 975000 and a 124 cent max rate now paid by 7.5 cents per 100 valuation, with portions of the original debt already repaid. A separate June primary will place the proposal on the ballot, requiring a simple majority of votes cast.
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Hursing Home
Williamson County adopts 50 percent property assessments
Williamson County will reassess real estate and personal property at 50 percent of full value, replacing the prior 8 percent basis. Tax Supervisor Lou King cited Illinois Department of Revenue backing to avoid a multiplier for 1968 assessments due in 1969. The change, affecting 102 counties to 50–55 percent, includes a $149,500 reassessment program boosting real estate valuation from $156 million to $220 million. Assessors and schedules will be mailed or delivered for owner completion, with named business and residential assessors listed by township.
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Williamson County
Lou King
Illinois Department of Revenue
King
CATV Ruling Appealed Over Copyright Fees
A New York CATV appeal to the Supreme Court challenges a May Circuit Court ruling that CATV operators must pay copyright owners when relaying material. Attorney Robe rt C Barnard argues CATV merely erects an antenna and connects subscribers, not performing under copyright law. The case, backed by Fortnightly Corp., portends a uphill battle for President Johnson’s Wisconsin campaign on page 11.
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Antenna Television
Sysem
Sypreme
CATV
Louis Nizer
U. S
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Behall of Fortnightly Corp
Robert C. Barnard
US toll in Vietnam war passes twenty thousand deaths
Saigon AP reports US combat deaths through seven years of war in Vietnam exceed twenty thousand. The US Command tallies 18,760 by last Saturday, with 509 killed and 2,766 wounded last week. Allied and Vietnamese losses rise, while battles near Pleiku and Lang Tae U test convoy defenses amid Dien Bien Phu siege anniversaries.
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Dien Bien Phu
Travel tax draft moves by House committee
The House Ways and Means Committee began drafting a travel tax bill led by Chairman Wilbour D Mills. The Arkansas Democrat reported after a closed session that the measure will mirror President Johnsons plan to tax overseas transportation curb tax free tourist purchases and tax dollars spent abroad. The goal is to improve the U S international balance of payments and ease dollar pressure amid rising gold speculation.
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