Tax surcharges in Senate House tax bill faces House vote
Washington(AP) A compromise plan blends Johnsons income tax hike with a 6 billion dollar spending cut. House opposition grows as conferees align with Senate, delaying a vote while counting votes. The plan would raise the 10 percent surcharge with effects starting June 10 and extend taxes on telephone service and auto excise taxes.
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Parley Opens Paris Peace Talks Start Time Set
United States and North Vietnamese representatives agreed to start preliminary peace negotiations at 10 30 a m Monday after a Saturday session on arrangements. Ambassadors Vance and Ha Van Lau announced the plan after nearly two hours of talks and a large crowd gathered outside Avenue Kleber. U S officials hoped for substantive discussions later, while Harriman and Thuy stayed in the background during the procedural session.
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Xuan Thuy
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Thuy
Sixth day Allied drive slows Viet Cong attacks near Saigon
U S infantry along Saigon’s southern fringe clashed with Viet Cong snipers and rocket fire as peace talks neared in Paris. U S and South Vietnamese forces reportedly crushed waves toward the capital, while US pilots bombed a large North Vietnamese oil depot and MIGs operated south of the 20th parallel. About 3000 enemy in five days of fighting around Saigon.
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Soviet Troop Moves Near Czech Border Raise Tensions
Western observers discount a full invasion as Soviet forces in Poland push toward the Czechoslovak frontier within about 18 miles. Prague radio and party leaders stress loyalty to communism as Prague marks liberation from Nazi Germany amid liberal reforms.
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Rainy Outlook With Thunderstorm Chance Through Saturday
Intermittent rain continues with a chance of thunderstorms likely through Saturday. Lows on this night in the 50s, highs Saturday near 70. Weather details on map page 18.
House votes holiday bill to create four long weekends
The House approved a bill by 218 to 83 to move Washingtons Birthday Memorial Day Columbus Day and Veterans Day to Mondays. If enacted the changes would take effect January 1 1971 and shift dates for the four holidays to the third or last or fourth Monday as specified.
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Five Dead After Flash Floods Hit Three Texas Areas
Severe rains triggered by storms caused five deaths and extensive damage across East and West Texas. Dauphin recorded nine inches of rain and a freight train derailed with 25 cars. Dallas area Trinity River flooding threatened dozens of homes. Corpus Christi saw two teens drown. twisters caused minor damage and multiple bridges washed out near Athens and Malakoff.
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Students seek funds for Carmichael appearance at SIU
Students raise private funds Thursday for an off campus Stokely Carmichael visit after SIU officials denied an invitation. Ray Lenzi backs the drive as Carmichael reportedly seeks 1500 dollars or more for the appearance. Bail set for five arrested demonstrators at 3500 to 5000 dollars. Petition drives continue to name SIU spaces Rev Martin Luther King Jr Hall.
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Polish freedom fighter stabbed amid Boston Poor People’s Campaign violence
A 43 year old Salem man Joseph Mrot-Mroz, an anti-communist demonstrator, was stabbed in Boston as marchers boarded buses for Providence. He was rushed to Boston City Hospital with a left side wound on the danger list. Witnesses say he shouted that he was stabbed as bystanders broke a vehicle window. The incident occurred outside the Boston chapter offices of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference where the march’s northeastern segment prepared to depart. A memorial service for Dr. Martin Luther King followed at the grave site nearby.
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Sixth SIU student charged with mob action in dorm clash
SIU campus remained quiet as Charles M. Hughes of Gary Indiana became the sixth student charged with mob action for the Wednesday invasion of President Morris office. Theo dore Dawson Lorenzo Bell Edward Singleton Richard Walker John Foster face related charges with bail set at 3500 or 5000 dollars and grand jury review likely in July.
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Two Men Reach Cohort Amid West Virginia Mine Rescue
Two trapped miners crawled through a half mile of ten inch water to join 13 others alive in Hominy Falls West Virginia. Ten others remain missing after a flood blocked the mine, with rescue efforts led by foreman Frank Davis and miner Edward Rudd aided by large pumps.
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