Wreckage Indicates Braniff Jet Broke Up In Flight
Federal investigators found the Braniff Electra disintegrated in a thunderstorm near Dawson Texas killing 84 aboard. No sabotage evidence yet. flight recorders recovered. NTSB team ruled out nothing as cause while examining in-flight breakup.
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Property Tax Hits Poor Hard
Washington reports a major study finds property tax hits the poor hardest and fuels urban flight to suburbs. Prof. Dick Netzer says the tax functions like a 24 percent sales tax on housing and burdens low income renters, with central cities bearing higher rates and tying to housing costs. The commission cautions the findings reflect studies, not official views, yet notes Netzer’s authority.
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Johnson Bans Preconvention Politics for Lady Bird
President Johnson extends his no-politics rule to his wife Lady Bird. She will promote beautification and See America First travel, plan a mid May Hudson River trip, and attend a Charlotte bicentennial event on May 20. Her staff align with Vice President Humphrey.
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Rockefeller Observes Fifth Wedding Anniversary
Gov Nelson A Rockefeller marked his fifth wedding anniversary with wife Margarette Happy Murphy at the Pocantico Hills estate near Tarrytown Westchester County. The couple wed May 4 1963 at the Rockefeller home on the estate while Rockefeller launched a presidential campaign.
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Two Killed in Parking Lot Shooting Near Montreal Nightclub
In Montreal a pair of men with alleged underworld links were shot in the head and body in a parking lot near a crowded nightclub. Police arrested three suspects after a car chase. Gilles Bienvenue, 25, Ouimet, 33, died at the scene and later at hospital.
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Mississippians Rally for Poor People's March
Organizers in Marks Mississippi report 25000 participants expected for the Washington march. Recruiters say they have secured large turnout and plan coordinated demonstrations across the state.
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Reuther Threatens Pull-Out From AFL-CIO
UAW President Walter P. Reuther warned at the 21st Constitutional Convention in Atlantic City that the union may quit the AFL-CIO if the federation remains stagnant. A resolution to withhold $1.2 million in yearly dues would be escrowed pending a settlement, signaling a clear split threat.
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Tax Proposal Passage Seen Amid Johnson Tax Clash
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield predicted Congress would enact the administration tax increase despite Johnson's public rebuke. Republicans criticized the president as lawmakers resume talks Monday on a tax hike and spending cuts, aiming for a compromise near an $11.7 billion rise with a 10 percent surtax and $6 billion in cuts.
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Baltimore faces 13.5 million in property damage
Baltimore recorded about 13.5 million dollars in property damage from early last month violence, a Maryland Insurance Department estimate shows, higher than a prior 10 million dollar company estimate. The New York Times index of business activity rose to 22.8 last week from 315.6 the prior week, with the table detailing index and component values for April 1968 and 1969 across sectors like steel electric power and lumber.
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