Tax program takes shape with sales levy considered
Indiana lawmakers moved toward a compromise package including a 2 percent sales tax, amended gross income tax with dependent deductions, and a corporate franchise tax. Gov. Welsh met with Senate leaders but no commitments were made as Democrats and Republicans weighed the budget and tax options for 1963-65.
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Indianapolis
Indiana General Assembly
Matthew E. Welsh
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Welsh
D. Russell Bontrager
Relkhart
Kennedy pushes tax reform linked with tax cuts in Congress
President Kennedy said he wants tax reductions tied to tax revisions and believes Congress will pass a bill combining both. He stressed the aim to pass a tax package this year, possible offset changes in revenue laws, and urged action on three proposals including a youth opportunities bill before Easter recess.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
American Bankers Association
House
Indiana Senate Rejects Personal Property Tax Reform
A Democratic bid to repeal the household goods and vehicle personal property tax failed 25 to 23 in the Indiana Senate. A later voice vote accepted a substitute exempting household goods as real estate improvements and kept the rest of the bill alive if the Supreme Court finds the clause constitutional.
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Indianapolis
Teas Ana Senate
Senate
Supreme Court
Marshall F. Kizer
Plymouth
General Assembly
Indiana Supreme Court
Kizer
John F. Shawley
Michigan City
Shawley
Sabin Oral Sunday Type III delay explained
The Type III Sabin oral polio vaccine administration was delayed due to confusion in the fall about polio cases developing after vaccination, prompting the U S Public Health Service to seek more time to study the relationship. The final Sabin Oral Sunday is set for March 10 from noon to 6 p.m.
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U. S. Public Health Service
Weather Map Summary from the United States Weather Bureau
A weather map note reports local conditions with temperatures from yesterday and last night, sunrise and sunset times, river stage at 18 feet and rising, and yesterday's high of 42 and low of 25 inches.
Forecast for Terre Haute and Vicinity Weather Update
Cloudy windy cold tonight and Thursday with snow flurries. Low in the 20s, highs in the 30s to low 40s. Indiana mostly cloudy with snow flurries, continued cold. Illinois cloudy and windy with snow possible, highs near 40 today and upper 20s Thursday. Temperature readings show 6 am at 29 and 2 pm at 40.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Fails Third Time as Urban Renewal Referendum Loses
In Indiana the PP A bill mandating a referendum on urban renewal projects drew the most votes but failed in the House for the third time in four days. The measure ended 49 to 41 short of a constitutional majority, with previous tallies 48 30 and 48 42. Rep. George McDaniel, R Bloomington, sponsors the measure, said he may not bring it up again.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
House
George McDaniel
Bloomington
Three Grand Ole Opry Stars Die in Plane Crash
Camden Tennessee reports confirm Hawkshaw Hawkins Patsy Cline Cowboy Copas and Randy Hughes died when their Piper Comanche crashed after taking off from Dyersburg en route to Nashville during storms. The group had just performed in Kansas City and were en route home with limited fuel.
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Patsy Cline
Grand Ole Opry
Kansas City
Kan
Nashville
Tenn
Camden, Tenn
Hawkshaw Hawkins
Cowboy Copas
Miss Cline
Randy Hughes
Tennessee
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Hughes
Dyersburg
Frank Jones
Eastern Air Rescue Center
Robins Air Force Base
Warner Robins
Winchester
Hawkins
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Motel Rooms Surpass Hotels in U S Says Trade Group Leader
John Lacock president of Quality Courts Inc says the United States now has more motel rooms than hotel rooms. The claim highlights shifts in lodging industry capacity and consumer options nationwide.
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United Press International
United States
John Lacock
Quality Courts, Inc
Widow survives suttee rite in remote Indian village
Indian Express reports a young widow was seriously burned when villagers tried to revive the ancient Hindu suttee custom by forcing her onto her husband's pyre in Makhober. Police saved her as the practice remains largely stamped out in India.
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New Delhi
Indian Express
Makhober
India
Hear Evidence In Slugging Case Against Smith In Vigo Court
In Vigo Circuit Court on its second day Howard Smith a North Second street tavern owner 50 is charged with resisting and interfering with police and using a dangerous weapon in a July brawl that left Terre Haute police officers attacked with batons. Jack Smith son of the defendant testified for the defense as witnesses for the state including Officer Sereno Ridge and Hoffman described the assault by the defendant s son and two others.
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North Second Street
Vigo
Howard Smith
Terre Haute
Jack Smith
Charles K. McCrory
Nick Sereno
William Ridge
Frank Hoffman
Jack
Michael King
Donald Leroy Fuller
Sailor Admits Involvement in 14 Year Old Babysitter Case
A 14 year old girl Gwendolyn Constance Padgett was found dead near Norfolk Virginia after a supposed babysitting job. Loren Neal Duffield 23 Navy aviation electronics technician admitted raping and strangling her and led police to the body. He faced murder incident and grand larceny charges and was jailed after confession. The case details include the victim’s coat over her head and body and the recovered vehicle.
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Norfolk
Virginia Bearh
Navy
Gwendolyn Constance Padgett
Loren Neal Duffield
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Duffield
Trenton
River Set to Crest at 22 Feet in Indiana Flood scare
Blustery March weather and a premature snowstorm grip Indiana as the Wabash River rises. At 8 am the river stood at 18 feet with a 9 foot increase since Tuesday night. Officials predict a crest of 22 feet tomorrow with no heavy rain expected. West Terre Haute levee head Gil Bedins argues flood danger is contained.
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Indiana
Wabash
Weather Bureau
Gil Bedins
West
Eight More Damage Suits Over Explosion Filed
The firm Berry Kincade and Miller with Attorney James H. Adamson filed eight new damage suits in Vigo Superior Court No 2 seeking 325 000 from Terre Haute Gas Corp. Plaintiffs include Joseph Zumar Marlett Young Charles Wolford Ronnie Ramsey Wayne J Stewart Charles Garwood Richard Plew and Richard Wagner. The actions bring total damages over two weeks to more than 2 million amid the Jan 2 Home Packing Co explosion that killed 17 and injured more than nine.
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Berry, Kincade and Miller
James H. Adamson
Vigo Superior Court No. 2
Terre Haute Gas Corporation
Joseph Zumar
Marlett Young
Charles Wolford
Ronnie Ramsey
Wayne J. Stewart
Charles Garwood
Richard Plew
Richard Wagner
Home Packing Company
Floods Displace Thousands Across Four States
AP reports floods from heavy rains and snowmelt in Ohio West Virginia Pennsylvania and Indiana endanger lives and close schools plants and roads as rivers swell amid mounting death tolls and widespread disruptions.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Sixth anniversary marked in Accra amid terrorism calm
Accra observes the sixth independence anniversary with all celebrations canceled due to ongoing terrorist activity. Authorities report four bomb incidents within the past year and a tense security environment across Ghana.
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Accra
Ghana
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