Lorain City View annexation debate signals hope and risk
Lorain City Council weighs annexation of City View with a March 20 decision pending. Nelson stresses the need to avoid street violence while envisioning immediate work through sanitation, cleanup, and youth programs if annexed. Community leaders praise grassroots efforts and long term plans.
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Johnson seeks record 186 billion budget amid war costs
President Johnson sent Congress a 186.1 billion dollar budget calling for selective domestic increases and a 10 percent income tax surcharge to fund Vietnam and defense. He warned inflation as an alternative and projected a 20 billion plus deficit if tax boosts fail. Defense tops 79.2 billion with 26.3 billion for Vietnam, while health and welfare rise to 51.4 billion.
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U.S. Budget At A Glance For Fiscal 1969
Washington reports a record 186.1 billion dollar budget for fiscal 1969, up 10.5 billion from the current year. Income is 178.1 billion if higher taxes pass. Deficit is eight billion with tax boosts and 20.9 billion without them.
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Lorain teen killed in hit and run driver charged
Olga Holowackyj 14, an Admiral King High School honors student, was struck on East 35th Street and dragged eight blocks after stepping from the curb. Thomas E. Ward 68 was charged with homicide by vehicle under a new state law blending second degree manslaughter and DUI. Ward said he did not know he hit her until discovering the body under his car at his garage. Obituary on page 22.
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Johnson budget targets 916.75 per person for 1969
President Johnson proposes a 1969 federal outlay totaling 186.1 billion dollars with an average per person expense of 916.75. The estimate uses a population of 203 million as of January 1 future midpoint. For the current year per capita spending runs about 878.
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Tet truce cancelled as battles resume near Vietnam border
Allied forces scrap the 36 hour Tet truce in North Vietnam and Laos. US officials cite a large North Vietnamese invasion threat with 40,000 troops near the border and ongoing shelling at Khe Sanh. Marines report mines, riverine attacks, and heavy casualties on both sides.
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Yanks repel Reds at Korean DMZ
U S troops repelled North Korean infiltrators along the Korean armistice line for the eighth straight day as the Pueblo crisis deepened. The Pentagon said air power in the Far East would be strengthened with unspecified planes, while South Korea announced quick reaction units would bolster routes used by infiltrators.
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Where to turn THE FIRST in a series to aid taxpayers begins today
Tax guidance series opens on page and details help for filling federal income tax forms. A quiz questions parliamentary seats and a resignation. Social action committee forms for a family needs new home, with local notices and events.
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Supreme Court rules against forced gambler registration
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 1 that forcing gamblers to register with the federal government violates the Fifth Amendment protection against self incrimination. The decision also bars prosecutions of gamblers who refuse to pay a $50 yearly tax and a 10 percent excise on wagers.
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