GOP Eyes Income Tax Funded Medicare Plan
The Republican Platform Committee explores raising income taxes to finance health care for the elderly instead of tapping Social Security. Rep. Melvin Laird supports progressive taxation, noting Social Security limits and the need for funds. A position paper on this approach is in early, exploratory stages with experts guiding 14 issue planks for the San Francisco meeting.
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New York
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Barry Goldwater
William W. Scranton
Platform Committee
Republican Critical Issues Council
Milton Eisenhower
Midwest storm brings heavy rain hail and tornado threat
Thunderstorms swept across Kansas to Nebraska and the Dakotas with 64 mph gusts and six inches of rain in places. A tornado warning covered central and eastern Nebraska, western Iowa and parts of Kansas as storms damaged farms, leveled a farm and an abandoned school near Abilene, and hail pounded Concordia.
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San Angelo Tackles Pima Jailbreak Causes and Budget
San Angelo charged that the Pima County jailbreak was due to better organization among prisoners, not an antiquated jail. He, the Democratic candidate for sheriff, spoke at a Young Democrats meeting in Tucson, urging wage-scale reform to save taxpayer dollars while maintaining law enforcement and training.
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Sheriff's Department
Youthful Jailbreakers Given Extra 30 Months Each
Two young federal prisoners Edward Blackburn and David Pennington received an additional 30 month term each for a county jail break on May 31. Both had pleaded guilty to escape charges and already faced six year maximums for earlier escapes from the Federal Youth Camp in the Catalina Mountains. They will serve the new term after finishing current sentences and were later captured near Phoenix. A federal investigation into abuse allegations was noted but details were not released.
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Truck Driver Hurt After Crash Into Channel Detour Sign
A 53 year old truck driver escaped with minor injuries when his trailer crashed through a detour sign at 6th Ave and Veterans Blvd and toppled into the Tucson diversion channel. Henry Schach of RR 3 remains in satisfactory condition at St Mary’s Hospital with multiple contusions and abrasions. Police gave no estimate on truck damage.
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Aid Slashes Sought on Foreign Aid Bill by CofC
The U S Chamber of Commerce urged the Senate to cut at least 39 million from the 3.5 billion foreign aid bill passed by the House and to cap Johnson's request at 3 billion while not ruling on 125 million for Vietnam. Witnesses urged review of unspent funds and staff reductions.
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Bell
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Liberty Lobby
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Treasury
Ex-Convict Sentenced In Tax Refund Fraud
Ex convict Emmett G. Mentzer drawn a three year term by U S District Court Judge James A Walsh for obtaining refunds under false pretenses and impersonating a government employee He faces a three month psychiatric examination and the sentence awaits review after evaluation Mentzer previously served in Maricopa County jail on a separate check charge authorities say he filed four 1963 returns for refunds under different names One refund used another Arizona State Prison inmate name Clifford A Mauser 38 was placed on two year probation for stealing five dollars in government funds while employed as a postal worker A separate complaint about stealing letters to the Pima County Easter Seal Society was dropped Mihoky Benson businessman pleaded nolo contendere to false income tax for 1959 He faces trial for three counts of false returns 1957 1959 and could have other counts dismissed He operated Benson Variety Store before moving to Oceanside California in 1962 and is accused of underreporting gross income from 1957 to 1959 The sentencing is set for July 6
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Arizona
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U.S
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U.S. Census Bureau
Clifford A. Mauser
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Pima County
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Oceanside
Calif
Poles Expelled From Communist Party Over Bribery and Rum
Central Committee member Zenon Kliszko said about 33 000 members have been expelled from the Polish Communist Party in the past five years for offenses including taking bribes and drinking too much.
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Polish Communist Party
Central Committee
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