Tax Reform Bill Advances to Conference Committee
The Senate passed a 69 to 22 vote on a tax reform plan with a 15 percent Social Security boost and higher personal exemptions, sending it to a conference with the House version that omits those provisions. Leaders expect a compromise to gain Nixon's signature, though progress may wait until after a Christmas recess as both sides reconcile differences on deductions rates and oil and gas credits.
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Washington
Senate
House
Conference
Nixon
Senate Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
Louisiana
Conference Committee
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Mills
Long
Treasury
Gordon Allott
R-Coro
Charles E. Goodell
Rn.y
Soldier's Wife Slain in Fayetteville Home
Fort Bragg soldier returns from maneuvers to find his 18 year old wife Carolyn Flores slain by four gunshots in the Fayetteville apartment. Their eight month old son, Miguel Jr., unharmed but hungry, was taken to Womack Army Hospital in stable condition. Sheriff Clark noted no forced entry and suggested a possible sex maniac as a suspect amid signs of a bedroom struggle.
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Fayetteville
N. C
Ft. Bragg
W. G. Clark
Cumberland County
Carolyn Flores
Los Angeles
Miguel R. Flores
18Th Airborne Corps Artillery
Clark
Flores
Miguel R. Flores Jr
Womack Army Hospital
14 Killed In Italian Bomb Blast
A string of bomb blasts in Milan and Rome killed 14 people and wounded many others. Police cited splinter anarchist groups but made no arrests. The Milan blast struck a busy bank hall with over 200 workers inside. Cardinal Colombo and Mayor Aniasi mourned, and Italy's leaders urged punishment and unity. The Victor Emmanuel monument in Rome was a political target.
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Milan
Rome
Italy
Ferruccio Dugnani
Giovanni Cardinal Colombo
Cardinal Colombo
Pope Pauls
Victor Emmanuel
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Sandro Pertini
Aldo Aniasi
la Scala
Giuseppe Saragat
Mariano Rumor
Century-Old Osteopath Still Active in Niagara Falls
Dr. Edwin R. Larter, a centenarian osteopath, remains active with a practice and light duties like shoveling snow and mowing grass. He drove his own car, handles his own secretary work, and boasts 53 years of perfect Rotary Club attendance since joining in 1916. Born in Cleveland, he graduated from Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery in 1906 and has practiced in Niagara Falls ever since.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Edwin R. Larter
Larter
Rotary Club
Cleveland
Ohio
Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery
Peace Protest Vigil At Arsenal
Members of the Capital Area Peace Center staged a protest at the Arsenal in the Capital area. Signs urged ending war duties and withdrawing U.S. forces from Vietnam. Police redirected workers leaving shifts and the group disbanded by 5:45 p.m. planning further leafletting and a Capitol rally.
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Arsenal
The
Capital Area Peace Center
Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
State Capitol
Armed Forces Induction Center
Broadway
Albany
Capitol
Veterans Memorial Park
Schenectady
Washington
Abner J. Mikva
D-Ill
George Mitrovich
Charles E. Goodell
Syracuse University
New York City
John V. Lindsay
New York
God Bless
America
Young Americans For Freedom
Weekend Moratorium Protests Across Cities Highlight War Discontent
Across Columbus Portland Boston Northampton Rhode Island and New York activists hold vigils readings and marches against Vietnam War. In Columbus Moratorium Committee flames burn before the Capitol while Boston backers distribute leaflets. National groups sponsor campus activities and a patriot march is planned in Boise.
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Columbus
Ohio
Portland
Ore
Boston
Northampton
Mass
Rhode Island
South Vietnam
Boise
Idaho
Vietnam
State Capitol
All Roads Lead to Troy Plaza Wine and Liquor Store
A local business named Troy Plaza Wine and Liquor Store draws customers as roads converge nearby. The feature notes its location and role in the neighborhood’s shopping map.
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Troy Plaza Wine & Liquor Store
West Coast Gale Warnings and Heavy Rain Reach Inland
Wind driven rain drenched the Pacific Coast from Washington to northern California as gale warnings continued. Snow flurries spread from the Great Lakes to the central Appalachians with heavy mountain snow in the Pacific Northwest. Ukiah, California saw over an inch of rain in six hours while eastern Oregon measured 2 to 2 ½ inches in 24 hours. Gusts reached 62 mph in Livingston Montana with mild to warm readings elsewhere.
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Pacific Coast
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Appalachians
Ohio
Washington
California
Pacific Northwest
Ukiah
Calif
Oregon
Rockies
Livingston
Mont
Grand Forks
N.C
Brownsville
Tex
Biafra Accepts Airlift of Food and Medicine
In New York an international relief committee said Biafra has agreed to an airlift of food and medicine to the war torn African state. The agreement follows ongoing relief efforts amid the conflict and sanctions.
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New York
Biafra
Drug Raids in Troy Bennington Net 18 Arrests
A Vermont Drug Abuse Control operation led by state police netted 18 arrests in Troy and Bennington. Six suspects were seized at 318 Main St in a 5 30 p m raid while another was found in a Dewey Hall dorm room. Arrested individuals include Ellen Burt Sylvia Durfee Joanne Hyman Steven Smith Harvee Briggs Louis Goodman and Donald Andrews along with details of charges bail hearings and guardians appointed for two college students.
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Vermont State Police
Main St
Ellen S. Burt
Steven H. Smith
Sylvia A. Durfee
Bennington College
Joanne L. Hyman
Stanley E. Hyman
Louis S. Goodman
Donald R. Andrews
Dewey Hall
Harvee E. Briggs
Goodman
Oper
Andrews
Miss Burt
Miss Briggs
R. Marshall Witten
District Court
John P. Morrissey
Harry Pearson
Morrissey
Cpl
Dana Goodnow
Rutland
Gordon Mooney
Shaftsbury Barracks
Larry Robinson
Roy Prior
Glenn Hall
Albert Elwell
William H. Fox
Wallace E. Mattison Jr
Miss U S A To Marry Dean Martin
New York AP columnist Earl Wilson says Dean Martin will wed Gail Renshaw, Miss World U S A, as his third wife. Jeanne Renshaw, 47, confirms trouble with Martin, who asked for a divorce from his wife of 20 years, Miss U S A 1949 marriage to Betty McDonald, mother of four.
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New York
Dean Martin
Earl Wilson
New York Post
Jeanne Rreggers
Hollywood
Martin
Wilson
Gail Renshaw
U.S.A
Las Vegas
Betty McDonald
Craig
Claudia
Gail
Dena
No Massacre At My Lai Sergeant Denies killings
S Sgt David Mitchell at Fort Hood says there was no massacre in My Lai and maintains innocence on 30 counts of assault with intent to murder. He deflects questions about his presence and orders as attorneys shield him from direct inquiry.
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My Lai
FT. Hood
Tex
David Mitchell
Vietnam
Mitchell
U.S
Ossie Brown
Baton Rouge
Isiah Mitchell
St. Francisville, la
Brown
Filibuster Fights Voting Rights Bill Opens Senate Battle
In Washington the first parliamentary clash over a nationwide voting rights bill signals a prolonged Senate contest. Senator Hart blocks immediate referral, seeking either a House-passed bill on the Senate calendar or referral to the Judiciary Committee with a set reporting date.
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Washington
Senate
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
House
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Senate Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Senate Gop
James O. Eastland
Dmiss
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Mediators Arrange New GE Talks As Strike Continues
Federal mediators set Monday talks at Belmont Plaza Hotel for General Electric and unions IUE and UE after IUE charged bad faith in bargaining. The government intervened for the first time since 1946 while GE plants across 135 cities faced continued production cutbacks and economic strain in the current quarter.
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NEW York
General Electric Co
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
Irving Abramson
Belmont Plaza Hotel
John R. Baldwin
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
United Electrical Workers
Gilbert Seldin
Federal
White House
Goodell Seeks Clemency for Presidio Mutineers
Senator Charles E. Goodell asks the Army to grant clemency to 27 soldiers convicted in a Presidio San Francisco mutiny. He says sentences from 10 to 15 years were excessive for a sit down demonstration against intolerable stockade conditions.
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Washington
Army
Presidio of
San Francisco
Charles E. Goodell
R-N.y
Stanley R. Resor
Presidio
Goodell
Presidio Stockade
Spiegel Inc pleads innocent to bribery charge
Spiegel Inc a Chicago mail order house and its lobbyist pleaded innocent to a federal indictment charging they bribed former Senator Daniel B Brewster. Brewster and his attorneys were not in court as the case sought a 30 day delay per his counsel.
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Washington
Spiegel Inc
Chicago
Daniel B. Brewster
Maryland
Brewster
U.S
Stephen Sachs
Baltimore
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Gore
Cortland
U.S. No. 1
Merry
DeVoe’s
Devoes Rainbow Orchard
Latham Circle
Banca Nazionale Dell’ Agricoltura
Entury
Joe Tully
Troy Plaza
Wine & Liquors
Hoosick Street
West Coast
Associated Press
Biafra Okl
Troy
Bennington
Hudson Valley Community College
Lambda Delta Sigma Fraternity
M. Hannan
HVCC
Student Activities Office
Troy, N.Y
Grand Union Co
Waterford, N.Y
Hart
South
Ervin
Spiegel, Inc
Davis
King Sr
Santa
River Street
Troy Theatre
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