Kennedy Proposes Seven Point Tax Program
President Kennedy asks Congress for sweeping tax reforms next year to curb expense account living raise taxes on dividends and interest and broaden the tax base He urges tighter enforcement to curb evasion and proposes limits on entertainment and travel deductions while extending certain excise and corporate levies to support investment incentives and jobs for 500000 people.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
Treasury
Feed Grain Sign-Up Under Way in Washington County
Washington county farmers join 1961 feed grain program chairman Howard Lins reports 142 producers signed by Tuesday. Payments average 36.30 per acre for reducing corn and grain sorghum acreage at least 20 percent below 1959 60 base, with higher rates for larger reductions.
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Washington County
Howard Lins
ASC
Highlights of Tax Proposals
Dent Kennedy outlines major tax proposals across individuals corporations excises and enforcement. No basic tax change but higher taxes on dividends and 20 percent withholding on dividends and interest. Corporate rates renewed not cut. Excise reductions canceled, jet fuel taxed two cents per gallon. Loss of deductions for yachts and lavish trips. Investment tax cuts up to 30 percent for equipment. Taxs on overseas income repealed gradually. More Treasury agents and account numbers for taxpayers.
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Congress
Treasurys
Kennedy
Internal Revenue Service
Justice Department
al Capone
New York Stock Exchange
Swanky
Canada
Europe
Japan
County 4H Party Planned for Friday in West Chester
Washington County 4H members below high school age will join a county wide party Friday evening April 21 at the West Chester gymnasium from 7 30 to 9 30. County 4H officers will plan and direct the event.
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Washington County 4H
West Chester
Joseph E. Bender Dies in Kalona at 85
Joseph E. Bender, 85, died Wednesday at Pleasantview Rest Home in Kalona where he had lived three years. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at West Union Mennonite Church. Survivors include wife Selina, sons Gerald and one daughter each, and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. he farmed north of Wellman before retiring.
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Wellman
Joseph E. Bender
Pleasantview
Kalona
West Union Mennonite Church
Herman Ropp
George S. Miller
Powell Funeral Home
Mr. Bender
Daniel
Louisa Sinlinger Bender
Selina Shetler
Bender
Gerald
Parnell
Jonas Gnagey
Lewis Staubaugh
Tilman Weaver
Amelius
Russia ready to answer Kennedy over Cuba stance
Moscow officials vow a sharp response to Kennedy's Cuba policy with repeated charges of U.S. aggression and continued support for Fidel Castro. Pravda and Izvestia denounce Kennedy, citing threats to U.S. peace and invoking Roosevelt's big stick. Public demonstrations and petitions pressure Washington while security tightens outside the U.S. embassy.
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UPI
Russia
Kennedy
Cuba
U.S
Fidel Castro
Izvestia
Pravda
Nikita Khrushchev
America
U.S.A
Theodore Roosevelt
Radio Moscow
Brigadoon Cast Plans May 11 12 Show at Washington High
Castro reports Brigadoon cast schedules performances on May 11 and 12 at Washington Community High School with daily rehearsals. Tickets go on sale Monday from chorus members led by Linda Tripp. The musical follows Tommy and Jeff who discover Brigadoon a village that disappears after one day every 100 years.
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Washington Community High School
Linda Tripp
Brigadoon
Tommy
John Benn
Jeff
Bob Lee
Fiona MacLaren
Pat McClure
Castro declares victory over Cuban invasion at Bay of Pigs
Fidel Castro announced the destruction of the invasion force at Giron beach and the capture of equipment including Sherman tanks. Havana Radio reported seven executions at dawn, including an American, Diaz Bencom, in a total of 22 executions over three days. Gunfire killed a 13-year-old girl and gravely wounded an 18-year-old in Miramar. Castro claimed the invaders were mercenaries and promised further landings while exile groups warned of continued resistance.
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Kavana Radio
Havana
Diaz Bencom
Castro
Giron Beach
Bay of Pigs
United States
Fulgencio Batista
Intelligence Service
Miramar
Predict Agreement On Laos Cease-Fire Near
London reports the British Foreign Office sees a Laos cease-fire agreement with Russia as "very near" with a joint appeal possible Friday if Moscow approves. Moscow Radio counters that U S military aid escalates tensions and condemns plans to send uniformed advisers to train Laotian forces.
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London
UPI
British Foreign Office
Russia
Laos
Moscow Radio
U.S
Moscow
Country Club Plans Member Drive and Guest Night
Washington Golf and Country Club will host its annual membership drive next week inviting prospective members to play the local course and attend a guest night dance on Saturday April 29. Wayne Marston chairing the effort with Bob Robertson and John Lloyd on the committee.
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Washington Golf and Country Club
Wayne Marston
Bob Robertson
John Lioyd
Unauthorized Landing Seizure at Bermuda Air Base
A Cubana Bristol Britannia with 25 aboard was seized by U.S. Air Force authorities after an unauthorized landing at Kindley Air Force Base Bermuda. The flight from Prague to Havana lacked proper insurance and was told not to land. Passengers were housed by Pan American Airways while insurance issues are resolved.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
UPI
U.S
U.S. Kindley Air Force Base
Prague
Czechoslovakia
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Cubana Airlines
Fidel Castro
Air Force
Air Force Base
Kindley Air Force
Marathon Jaycee election ends after long Mt Pleasant session
Twenty one local Jaycees met for a marathon vote at Mt Pleasant to elect a district vice president. The session began at 5 30 P M and ended at 2 00 A M after 15 ballots. Don Alder of Mt Pleasant was elected on the 15th ballot. Delegates came from Wayland Keota Burlington Keokuk Mt Pleasant Fairfield Ft Madison Wapello and Washington.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mt. Pleasant
Jaycee
Country Club
Jaycees
Don Alder
Washington Club Jaycee
Wayland
Keota
Burlington
Keokuk
Fairfield
Ft. Madison
Wapello
Washington
Iowa legislature stalls as stalemate blocks adjournment
Des Moines reports the 102nd day of the Iowa session shows a House Senate stalemate delaying adjournment. Senate plans sine die adjournment by April 28 clash with House hesitations and Erbe veto threats. Major appropriations and tax edits remain unresolved as lawmakers eye potential late April or May finish.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
House
Senate
General Assembly
J. Kendall Lynes
Mayo
Norman A. Erbe
Erbe
Erb
25 Students Injured In School Bus Crash
In Iowa City a car crash involving a teen driver and a northbound school bus injured 25 students. Police charged driver Jerry Wormer with failing to yield the right of way as the bus tipped after collision. the Eakes boy suffered a broken back and was listed in fair condition.
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Iowa City
UPL
Jerry Wormer
James D., Tucker
Larry Schnoebelen
Mark Eakes
Diane Olson
Eakes
Wormer
Washington High students enter Iowa art conference
Washington Community High School will be represented at the Iowa high school art conference at the State University of Iowa Friday and Saturday. Carlton Bump directs local entries in the high school exhibit located in the SUI art building as forty six junior and senior high schools have registered this year.
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Washington Community High School
State University of Iowa
Carlton Bump
SUI Art
Political Campaigns At High School Today
Four junior boys Phil Ahrens Bob Krotz Tom Brown and Gerald Donaldson vie for student body president as cars decorate the school area and an assembly speech is planned this afternoon. Voting is set for Friday among high school students.
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Washington Community High School
Phil Ahrens
Bob Krotz
Tom Brown
Gerald Donaldson
370 Ballots Cast In Time Election Here
A total of 370 votes were cast at city hall by noon in a referendum on daylight saving time for Washington. Jaycees and their wives acted as clerks. voting continues until 8 p.m. in the Legion rooms. The council called for the vote after petitions for the change were received.
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Washington
Jaycees
Legion Rooms
Stewart Pupils Present Voices Far and Near Music Program
Stewart School students will perform in their annual spring show tonight and Friday at the school building. The program titled Voices Far and Near features folk singing and dancing by fourth through sixth graders directed by Mary Ellen McNeil. A role change: Peggy Crull will play the autoharp Friday and Eric Hammer will perform tonight.
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Stewart School
Mary Ellen McNeil
Peggy Crull
Eric Hammer
Iowa Weather Forecast: Partly Cloudy, Windy With Storms
Partly cloudy and windy tonight with scattered thunderstorms in the east and a turn to colder air in the west. Friday will be generally fair and colder with lows near 40 northwest to near 60 southeast and a high in the 40s to 50s. Saturday outlook calls for partly cloudy and somewhat colder conditions.
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Iowa
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