Budget predicts higher taxes but more travel and gun sales
A Nixon administration budget forecast for fiscal year 1972 predicts higher income tax receipts and boosts in excise taxes on alcohol and cigarettes while expecting more travel, telephone use, hunting and fishing. It notes increases in taxes on gasoline tires aviation and coin operated gaming devices. The piece also highlights Martha Nordheim, Star Calendar Girl, and her Dachshund at home on N Washington St.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Martha Nordheim
N. Washington St
Werner D. Nordheim
Mr. Nordheim
Handley High School
Martha
Mary Helen Massie
Nixon Seeks Record 229.2 Billion Budget for 1972
President Nixon outlined a full employment budget totaling 229.2 billion dollars for fiscal 1972. He proposed no new taxes, warned of two deficits totaling 30.2 billion, and urged Congress to adopt expansive, inflation-checked spending to boost prosperity. The plan includes defense boosts to about 75 billion and military aid of 1.025 billion, with projected 11.6 billion deficit in 1972 if receipts meet estimates.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Pentagon
Treasury
Bitter cold and snow grip Northeast with power shortages
Bitter cold persisted across the Northeast as a major snowstorm dumped heavy snow and caused electric power strain. Temperatures dipped near zero in New York and New England while the New York PSC ordered a five percent voltage cut to conserve capacity.
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New York
New England
Great Lakes
New York State Public Service Commission
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Kesman
Former Congressman Marsh Receives Shenandoah Bowl Award
John O. Marsh Jr., former U S congressman, is named Shenandoah Valley Inc's Shenandoah Bowl recipient at the 47th annual meeting in Ingleside. The Star and Harrisonburg News-Record present the silver bowl chosen by a secret SVI committee for the Valley's greatest personal contribution.
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Marsh
Staunton
John O. Marsh, Jr
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Ingleside
Shenandoah Valley
SVI
Winchester Evening Star
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Jack F. Davis
the Star
Jack Marsh
Winchester
Harrisonburg
Washington
Virginia
Watéy
The
Star and the
Harrisonburg News-Record
Star
Ope of
Ingleside Art
Farmers and Merchants Bank Cuts Local Loan Rates
The Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Inland Savings Bank trimmed short term and real estate rates this week. Real estate loans now 7 to 8 percent depending on equity, and commercial loans about 7 percent after a 1 percent drop. Money supply remains tight with over 70 percent loaned. The move mirrors a national trend from lower discount rates.
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Farmers and Merchants National Ak Here
Inland Savings Bank
Wilbur Feélitner
Farmers and Merchants Bank Plint
Feltner
Coe
Apollo 14 Countdown Tightens Before Moon Launch
The Apollo 14 crew, Alan Shepard Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa, pared training as countdown enters a critical phase with loading of supercold liquids. Engineers pumped supercritical helium into the lunar module and fed liquid hydrogen and oxygen into the command ship cells, key milestones ahead of a 3:23 p.m. EST Sunday liftoff.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Edgar D. Mitchell
Stuart A. Roosa
Roosa
Shepard
Mitchell
Moon
Walter Kapryan
Kapryan
Hundreds Feared Dead in Flood After Cyclone Felice
AP reports, from the Portuguese territory, that floods in Mozambique after Cyclone Felice threaten many lives. Pilots over Quelimane say the town appears island like with water surrounding palm trees over 20 feet tall.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Felice
Mozambique
South African Press Association
Quelimane
Indian Ocean
Beira
Virginia Cold Snap Eases With Warmer Weekend Forecast
The AP reports that Virginia will see moderating cold tonight through Sunday as a high pressure area shifts eastward creating a milder southerly air flow across the state.
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Richmond
Virginia
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Northcentral
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Ward
Cott
Glass _ Bata
Stephens City
U.S
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George Washington
Virginia House of Burgesses
Frederick County
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