Local option tax measure faces GOP split in Indiana House
Indiana lawmakers debate a 1 percent county local option tax as part of the property tax relief plan. Representatives Bauer and Kesler denounce the proposal as uneven and unfair, arguing it would create patchwork tax structures and favor large cities over smaller counties. The plan awaits a final House vote with tension mounting among Republicans.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Frederick T. Bauer
Terre Haute
John A. Kesler
Indiana
House of Representatives
Ways and Means
Edgar D. Whitcomb
Bauer
Kesler
South Bend
January Shows Slight Hike in Cost of Living
The government reports a tenth of one percent rise in January the smallest monthly increase in four years. Consumer services up six tenths, offset by declines in used cars clothes and some groceries. Food prices at supermarkets fell four tenths as the CPI rose 5.2 percent over the prior year with a 1967 base.
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Washington
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Nixon Pressure on AFL CIO With Wage Stabilization Plan
President Nixon pressures AFL CIO construction unions to join a proposed national wage price stabilization board or face hard federal controls with no union say. The plan would review wage and price disputes before strikes or hikes, with later rulings. enforcement would rely on federal funds and Davis Bacon Act leverage.
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Miami Beach
Nixon
Afl-Cio
Congress
White House
Hodgson
Presi
Weather Map Update for Terre Haute and Vicinity
The forecast calls for variable clouds and a colder trend tonight and Saturday. Southerly winds 15 to 30 mph shifting to west this evening. Low tonight 35 to 40, highs Saturday in the 40s. Indiana shows a chance of a few light showers then colder. Illinois expects cloudy, much colder tonight with mid to upper 30s lows and mid to upper 40s highs. River stage at 9.5 ft and rising.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Air Mail Needs Exceed Flights
U S Postal Service weighs buying or leasing cargo planes to move long-distance mail after airlines cut 706 flights last year. Assistant Postmaster General William Hargrove cites delays and overnight mail holds as priority mail suffers. Air Transport Association notes only small problems and seeks review with postal officials. Last year the Postal Service paid airlines 154 million dollars for mail movement plus per ton mile and handling charges.
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Washington
U.S. Postal Service
Asst
William Hargrove
Hargrove
Postal Service
Postal Service Authority
Air Transport Association
Airlines
Nixon Echoes Wilson In Center Dedication
President Nixon announces a goal of a full generation of peace as he dedicates the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars at the Smithsonian. He recalls Wilson’s war end promise and argues for a broader American commitment to peace and self determination. He also hints at airpower use in Indochina and preserves options regarding Saigon. The remarks draw reaction from McGovern Harriman and others critical of his Vietnam policy.
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Washington
Nixon
Smithsonian
International
R Center
Woodrow Wilson
U.S
Indochina
Saigon
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
George S. McGovern
D-S. C
Paris
W. Averell Harriman
McGovern
Harriman
China
Laos
Cambodia
International Center For Scholars
News of Independence Reaches Charleston in 29 Days
In 1776 it took 29 days for news of the Declaration of Independence to travel from Philadelphia to Charleston South Carolina, illustrating the era’s slow communication networks and distant colonial communities.
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Philadelphia
Charleston
S. C
Major Vietnam clash reported on Ho Chi Minh trail
U S sources say a strong North Vietnamese force is attacking a South Vietnamese base six miles inside Laos in the first major engagement along the Ho Chi Minh trail. The report notes heavy fighting and strategic stakes in the region.
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Saigon
U S
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
OBrien Presses Reforms to Open 1972 Nomination
Washington AP Chairman Lawrence F. OBrien urged the Democratic National Committee to back reforms making the 1972 presidential nomination an open process. He said the 110-member body must begin to offer a clear alternative to Nixon and ensure the nomination reflects all Democrats. Debate centered on a delegate allocation formula favoring larger states versus population and 1968 vote bases, with talks also touching on expanding the convention and new party requirements for women and youth.
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Washington
Lawrence F. O’brien
Democratic National Committee
O’brien
Richard Nixon
United States
Executive Committee
O’hara
National Committee
Mikva Calls for Felony Law to Curb Domestic Military Intel
Illinois congressman Abner Mikva seeks legislation making intelligence gathering by military personnel at home a felony. He challenges Defense Secretary Laird's new civilian review panel as insufficient and urges stronger civilian control, citing alleged Army spying files on him.
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Washington
Illinois
Pentagon
Abner J. Mikva
Army
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon Review Council
United States
Mikva
Laird
Navy
Air Force
Defense Intelligence Agency
Asst
Defense
Robert F. Froehlke
DIA
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Froehlke
Council
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