Sweeping Review of Tax Laws Scheduled
The Ways and Means Committee will begin a multi month review of tax laws starting February 18 focusing on foundations and charitable deductions. The agenda includes oil depletion allowances stock options and manipulation of losses and accelerated depreciation. The committee aims to address broad reform while avoiding a full overhaul this year. The CEO urged giving the president power to raise or lower taxes by up to 10 percent subject to Congress.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
New York
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Treasury Department
Byrnes
Committee For Economic Development
Auction to Save Sacred Heart Parish in Buffalo
A Buffalo priest launches a two day auction to raise funds to keep the Sacred Heart church and parochial school open. Items include an inaugural program signed by Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower and a trip for two to New York City. Funds aim at $50 000 annual costs while parish serves many Black and non Catholic pupils.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Mamie Eisenhower
U.S
Wiliam
Bill’ Donohue
Sacred Heart
Father Donohue
James Goodell
Jamestown
Lou Bronstein
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Edward M. Kennedy
Buffalo Bills
Ed Rutkowski
Washington, D.C
New York City
Donahue
Battlefield Museum Plans Approved
The New Market Battlefield Park project moves toward a March construction start with bids opened at VMI on Feb 25. VMI trustees approved final plans, with Marcellus Wright and Partners as architects and Robert J. Blood of Quorum Five designing exhibits for a May 15 1970 dedication target.
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Battlefield Park
Hall of Valor
James J. Geary
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Geary
VMI Board of Visitors
VMI
New Market Battlefield Memorial
George R. Collins
Charleston
W.va
Marcellus Wright and
Richmond
Law
Quorum Five of
New York
Robert J. Blood
Centennial Center
New Market Battlefield Park
Bushong Farmhouse
Romney Won’t Be Forgotten In Lansing Memo
In Lansing Michigan Governor Milliken orders state offices to replace ex Governor Romney’s name on official stationery. He notes Romney’s move to Washington and urges cross out and replace with his own name to cut government costs.
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Lansing
Mich
George Romney
William Milliken
Romney
Washington
Housing and Urban Development
Gov. Romney
Milliken
This Day In History Highlights From Jan 30
On January 30 1969 and earlier events are listed including Hitler rising to power in 1933 and Charles I surrender in 1646. Other notes cover Gandhi's assassination in 1948 the renaming of Yerba Buena to San Francisco in 1847 and Churchill's burial in 1965 with various past events and a Vietnam era note.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Charles I
England
Andrew Jackson
Capitol
Washington
New Zealand
California
Yerba Buena
San Francisco
Mohandas K. Gandhi
New Delhi
Winston Churchill
Bladon
U.N. Security Council
Israel
Syria
South Vietnam
Nguyen Khanh
USMC
Saigon
Clean Water Policy Urged by Virginia Izaak Walton Group
Glenn C. Walden of McLean urged Virginia’s State Water Control Board to intensify antipollution efforts. He criticized the board for not adopting a policy against stream degradation, despite agreed language with officials. He warned lack of dissolved oxygen criteria could threaten striped bass spawning on the Shenandoah and Dan rivers.
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Richmond
Glenn C. Walden
McLean
Clean
Virginia Izaak Walton League
State Water Control Board
Board
A. H. Paessler
Walden
Virginia
Shenandoah
Dan Rivers
Paessler
Two Jehovahs Witnesses Denied U S Citizenship in California
U S District Judge Thomas MacBride denied naturalization petitions of Renate Marie Louise Nikola and Haesoon Koon Matz, citing their Jehovah’s Witness faith and refusal to participate in voting or jury service as evidence they are not attached to constitutional principles. Nikola, born in Germany in 1930, came to the U S in 1950. Matz, born in Korea in 1941, has lived in the U S since 1956.
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Sacramento
Calif
U.S. District Court
Thomas MacBride
MacBride
Renate Marie Louise Nikola
Haesoon Koon Matz
Matz
Korea
United States
Nikola
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Flasher
Anti-Freeze
Quaker State
ANC
Ea Ly
Westinghouse
Joe
Valley Ave
Ward Plaza
E. Main St
Front Royal
RADIO
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Commercia
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