Budget battle over state taxes fuels Albany dispute
State Comptroller Arthur Levitt accuses Governor Rockefeller of double counting to justify a large income tax rise. He says Rockefeller could balance the budget with a 150 million gain even if exemptions stay and questions the 230 million top-line figure. Levitt notes losses reduce the net gain to about 150 million, as the tax plan awaits Legislature review.
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Charles Dumas
Albany
Arthur Levitt
Gay
Rockefeller
Agvill
Repubican
Levitt
Hurd
Fire Claims Five In Kentucky Home Blaze
Five members of the Hatfield family died in a house fire at Pinson Fork near Pikeville Kentucky. Sheriff Moss Keesee said neighbors heard an explosion about 5 15 a m before the blaze was found. Albert Hatfield Jr. and one other child were away from the home at the time.
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Pikeville
Kentucky
Pinson Fork
Moss Keesee
Alberta Hatfield
Karen Sue
Jean
Jackie
Deborah Ann
Keesee
Prize label boosts puzzle bonus to 770 dollars
The Troy Record and The Times Record announce a special bonus label for puzzle fans. Readers can win up to 770 dollars by solving the puzzle and meeting rules, with a deadline of 5 pm Wednesday to submit entries.
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TROY
TIMES
Apdiogal
Sandbags Hold Firm in West Terre Haute Flood Test
The Wabash River crest rose slightly but a sandbag dike protected West Terre Haute and the river fell upstream. Officials expect the worst may be over with no major damage when the crest reaches Vincennes downstream. thousands evacuated, but seepage is minimal and a big cleanup remains.
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West Terre Haute
Ind
Wabash River
Indiana
Vincennes
Indianapolis Weather Bureau
Shepardsville
National
Putnamville
Harold W. Handley
National Guard
Lafayette
Delphi
Tee
Clinton
Mount Carmel
Ill
Multi-State Narcotics Ring Busted in Major Raid
Federal agents and police arrested 27 people across Manhattan the Bronx Queens Nassau County and New Jersey ending two years of investigation. Authorities seized 0s kilograms of heroin valued at 3660800 with key figures Marc Antonio Orlandino 53 head of the ring and Philip Orlandino 34 his brother plus Ann Orlandino 30 and William Spinola 35 among those taken into custody. Almost 50000 in cash found at Philip Orlandino home and about 1000 in a desk at Marc Antonio Orlandino residence.
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New York
Metropolitan Area
Manhattan
Bronx
Queens
Nassau County
New Jersey
Marc Antonio Orlandino
Hicksville
George H. Gaffney
Federal Narcotics Bureau
Philip Orlandino
Mare Antonio Orlandino
Ann
William Spinola
Hollis
U S Can Now Defend Against Attack Says Pentagon
Washington AP report quotes Dr. Herbert York, Pentagon missile space chief, saying the United States could defend itself against a Russian sneak attack though it would be severely hurt. He notes US has surpassed the Soviets in large military rockets, though they were five years ahead five years ago.
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Washington
Pentagon
United States
Iself
Herbert’ York
Defense Department
Liberal Group Attacks New York Party Bossism
Three prominent liberal Democrats led by Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt and former Gov Herbert Lehman rebuked party leaders in New York State. They accused Michael H Prendergast and Carmine G DeSapio of dominating the party and resisting reform, citing the August convention and Hogan Harriman defeats as proof of bossism.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert H. Lehman
Thomas K. Finletter
Air Force
Michael ‘H. Prendergast
Carmine G. DeSapio
Prendergast
DeSapio
Tammany Hall
Democratic Party of
New York State
Roosevelt
Lehmar
Finletter
Atti
Japan Policy Denounced by South Koreans at Osaka Airport
About 200 South Koreans protested at Fukuoka airport, demanding a reversal of Japan's repatriation plan for Koreans in Japan. Aiichiro Fujiyama defended voluntary repatriation to North Korea as late this year, saying the move aligns with U N human rights declarations, and pledged to hand the resolution to Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi.
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Fukuoka
Japan
Aiichiro Fujiyama
Fujiyama
North Korea
South Korea
U. N
Nobusuke Kishi
Congress to Study U S Economic Problems in 1959
The Senate House Economic Committee led by Paul I. Douglas will undertake a broad study of inflation full employment and growth. The panel will begin after reviewing President Eisenhower’s 1959 economic report and aims to report by year end. Lyndon Johnson pressured for a thorough analysis echoing 1930s policy reviews.
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Washington
Senate
House Economic Committee
Paul I. Douglas
D-Hi
Eisenhower
Sen
Douglas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
America
Johnson
National Economic Committee
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Archbishop Makarios Arrives in London for Cyprus Independence Talks
Archbishop Makarios arrives at London Airport to negotiate Cyprus independence with Britain Turkey and Greece. Police in force with 100 plus uniformed officers and many plainclothes officers secure the arrival as 2,000 Cypriots greet him with banners and cheers calling him Cyprus liberty’s champion.
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London
API
Makarios
Cypress
Britain
Mediterranean
Turkey
Greece
Scotland Yard
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
Cyprus
Threats Rise Over Trujillo Regime in Dominican Republic
Rumors of foreign interference surface as Trujillo leaders warn of potential Cuban and Haitian-backed subversion. Dominican Army drafts and heightened reconnaissance reflect state measures after a 1958 pact and Castro-linked tensions.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Genminican
Jeralissimo
Rafael Leonidas Trume
Ehdeape
Fightaes
Canada
Trujillo
Francois du Imovement
Valier
Cuba
Vene l
Auera
Haiti
Domini
Trucan
Jillo
Hixnaninla
Dulles Illness Draws Mixed Western and Communist Reactions
Western Europe fears Dulles sickness may weaken U S leadership as Cold War tensions rise. Communist media in Budapest calls his illness a personal misfortune and favorable to policy if he steps back. Radio comment marks first reaction from Communist countries to the secretary of state’s cancer.
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London
Western Europe
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Berlin
Criles
Budapest
Attorney Killed by Auto in Warrensburg Village
Elihu Geraghty a Warrensburg attorney and Republican figure was struck by a car and died at the scene on a Warrensburg village street about 9 p m A passerby found him Dr Clinton E Lawrence coroner s physician said no witnesses were present and the immediate cause of death would be announced today Geraghty 44 had served as secretary treasurer and counsel for the Hudson River Regulating District and worked as a law partner of former Assemblyman Marty Reaux plus was a field director for the Republican State Committee Finance Committee He was a Colgate alumnus and a graduate of Albany Law School.
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Elihu Geraghty
Warrensburg
Clinton E. Lawrence
Geraghty
Lawrence
Hudson River
Marty Reaux
Republican State Committee
Colgate University
Albany Law School
Evangelist Billy Graham Draws Huge Melbourne Crowd
Thousands packed Melbourne's largest stadium for Billy Graham's first Australian crusade. A two mile queue formed hours before showtime, with many turned away despite travel from across Australia. Graham praised the turnout, calling it bigger than his London and Berlin crusades.
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Melbourne
Australia
Billy Graham
Graham
London
Berlin
IRS announces rule allowing nonattorneys to represent taxpayers
The Internal Revenue Service announced a new rule allowing taxpayers whose returns are challenged to be represented by persons who helped prepare their returns starting March 15. Previously taxpayers had to defend in person or hire lawyers and accountants admitted to practice before the revenue service.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Revenue Service
Federal Gas Tax Hike Seen Virtually Doomed
Washington (UPI) The House Ways and Means Committee chairman Wilbur Mills said no chance for any tax increases this year and no tax cuts either. He opposed Eisenhower's proposal to raise the federal gasoline tax from 3 cents to 4.5 cents and aviation fuel taxes, citing pending cost allocation studies due January 3, 1961, and the need to determine equitable costs between military and civilian users.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Eisenhower
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Tax Executives Institute
Comcmerce Department
Senate Commerce Committee
New York Senators Seek Larger Share of Defense Contracts
Senators Javits and Keating announce a bill to boost New York’s military contracts by expanding competitive bidding. They cite California receiving over 20 percent of procurement and 1958 estimates showing 20.3 of 24 billion dollars awarded without formal bidding.
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Washington
New York
Jacol Javits
Kenneth Keating
California
Defense Department
Hey
New York State
United States
Italy forms new cabinet to heal party split
Premier Antonio Segni unveiled a one party cabinet to mend the rift inside the Christian Democrat ranks. Giuseppe Pella leads the lineup with Fernando Tambroni as budget minister, while Fanfani resigns and Gronchi signs the decree for Segni to become premier.
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Italy
Rome
Antonio Segni
Giovanni Gronchi
Segni
Christian Democrat
Giuseppe Pella
Pella
Fanfani
Panfani
Fernando Tanbroni
Tambroni
Pelila
Social Democrats
Chamber of Depthies
Ita
Gronch
Prenier Fanfani
Anatani
State Dept Preparations as Dulles Falls Ill
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles remains at Walter Reed Medical Center with cancer. Acting Secretary Christian Herter moves to run the department, briefing lawmakers and scheduling meetings while Dulles recovers.
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Christian A. Herter
Jett
U. Douglas Dillon
John Foster Dulles
UPI
Washington
United States
Dulles
Walter Reed Medical Center
State Department
Eisenhower
B. R. Edward Elson
National Presbyterian Church
Seek Sprenz In Vermont
FBI identifies Frank Lawrence Sprenz 29 of Akron Ohio as one of the nations 10 most wanted. He escaped from Akron jail last April and stole a single engine Cessna landing at Champlain Airport near Burlington before fleeing the scene. The agency warns he may be armed and dangerous.
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Burlington, Vt
Scranton
FBI
Arthur Cornelius
Albany
Frank Lawrence Sprenz
Akron
Ohio
Sprenz
Cornelius
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