Virginia Tax Bill Advances as Bond Financing Debates Rise
Richmond AP report describes Senate Finance Committee vote killing a referendum on bonding for highways and buildings, while the House moves a sales tax bill toward enactment. Debate centers on pay as you go rules and potential automatic rate increases with local option taxes.
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Richmond
Senate Finance Committee
Virginia
William B. Hopkins
Roanoke
House Privileges and Elections Committee
Legislature At a Glance
Senate convenes at 11 with a finance panel at 9 30 to consider highway and building bond financing. House meets at 11 with finance and justice panels at 9 30. bills include police retirement at 55 after 30 years and voting machine use in precincts with 100 or more voters.
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Associated Press
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
House
Finance and Courts of Justice
Huge TU114 airliner crashes at Moscow airport
The Soviet Ministry of Civil Aviation reported eight killed among eight Soviet passengers after a TU114 takeoff crash at Sheremetyevo. Witnesses say the giant four engine airliner veered off wet snow and broke apart, with the rear section bursting into flames and heavy casualties.
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Moscow
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Sheremyetevo Aireport
All-Pro George Blanda to speak at TAC Club banquet
George Blanda an All-Pro quarterback in both AFL and NFL will be the principal speaker at the TAC Club Sports Banquet on April 2. Also, Tomorrow Is Coffee Day events in Winchester will donate coffee proceeds to the He Fund, sponsored by Epsilon Sigma Alpha with Mrs. Douglas B. O’Connell as chair. Weekend temperatures will stay cold with precipitation forecast Saturday and midweek.
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George Blanda
TAC Club
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
Douglas B. O’connell
Two Copter Crashes Kill Seven Americans in Vietnam
In Vietnam, two helicopter crashes killed seven American troops. An eighth soldier sacrificed himself by shielding a comrade with a grenade. The air war also reported heavy Viet Cong losses near Bong Son as U S forces pressed offensives amid ongoing battles in the central coast region.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
5Th Cavalry Regiment
Bong Son
Associated Press
Rick Merron
Pho Hai
25Th Division
Cu Chi
North Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
Vinh
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Viet Reds Thrown Off Balance by Offensives
American Saigon officials say Communists have avoided major campaigns recently due to U S and South Vietnamese offensives. Estimates place about 20 000 armed Viet Cong or North Vietnamese in four corps areas, with 100 000 guerrilla fighters and other support across the country. Some enemy units may be shifting south toward Pleiku and Dak Lak areas, with limited fighting on outposts and regional forces.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
South Vietnamese
Pleiju
Darlac
China
Washington
Unions to Boycott Ships in Viet Trade
AFL CIO maritime unions told President Johnson they would boycott ships from nations trading with North Vietnam. The telegram cited blood money for ship owners and urged action soon with protests on waterfronts nationwide. Signed by Paul Hall Thomas Gleason and Joseph Currah, the message linked boycotts to U S and allied efforts in Vietnam.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
Johnson
North Viet Nam
Ene
Viet Nam
Afl-Cio Maritimes Department
Paul Hall
Maritime Trades Department
Thomas Ww. Gleason
International Longshoremen’s Association
Joseph Currah
National Maritime Union
U.S
Humphrey Visits Australia Amid Asia Tour Optimism
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey arrived in Canberra after late flight and refueling at Mactan as he nears the end of a string of visits to Iran and Pacific capitals. Prime Minister Harold Holt greeted him and Humphrey spoke of shared goals for a better society for Asia's people.
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Canberra
Australia
Hubert H. Humphrey
New Delhi
Iran
Pacific
Humphrey
Mactan
Philippines
Cebu
Ferdinand Magellan
Harold Holt
Holt
Alfred Sloan Dies Made Auto History
Alfred P. Sloan Jr., 1875 born New Haven CT, died at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center after indigestion. As GM chairman 1923 56 he built the modern auto giant, guiding 52 percent market share and shaping US industry. Ford II hailed him as a historic figure in automotive history.
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New York
Alfred P. Sloan Jr
General Motors Corp
Sloan
General Motors
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
Deetroit
James M. Roche
New Haven
Conn
Critics Reminded of 1954 Vote on SEATO Commitment
Secretary of State Dean Rusk testified to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the 1954 Southeast Asia Treaty Organization SEATO pledge obliges the United States to defend South Vietnam and that the committee’s vote to ratify was lopsided with only Senator Langner dissenting The hearing capped a week of scrutiny into Vietnam policy as lawmakers linked past promises to current actions and the role of SEATO in guiding U S actions in Southeast Asia.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
America
South Viet Nam
William Langer
R-N.d
Senate
Rusk
Johnson
J.W. Fulbright
North Viet Nam
Honolulu
Maxwell D. Taylor
France
Indochina
U.S
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Thailand
Pakistan
United States
U.S. Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Diem
John F. Kennedy
Secretary of
William Fulbright
Bedridden With flu closes schools and strains LA
The Asian flu outbreak leaves more than 300000 bedridden in California. Los Angeles reports up to 37 percent absenteeism in eight parochial schools, with 140000 students absent in public schools and 30000 adults affected citywide. Officials warn the epidemic may last seven to ten days.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
California
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