Mills to Seek Major Social Security Increase Next Year
Congressional strategist Wilbur Mills plans a large Social Security bill next year including a possible 10 percent benefit rise and wage base expansion to as high as 12000. The move aims to fund higher benefits while tax legislation starts this year in the Ways and Means Committee.
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Mills
Edwin L. Dale Jr
New York Times Service
Washington
Ciie
Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas
House
Ways and Means Committee
Nixon
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Fortas Denies Accepting Fee From Wolfson Case
Justice Abe Fortas denies accepting or aiding Louis E. Wolfson in a $20,000 fee paid by Wolfson’s family foundation three months after his Supreme Court appointment. Life magazine claims Fortas returned the money about 11 months later, after reading advance article copies.
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Fortas
Wolfson
Washington
Abe Fortas
Louis E. Wolfson
Supreme Court
Life Magazine
Life
Wolfson Family Foundation
Oscala
Fla
Securities and Exchange Commission
Wolfson-Fortas
Marshall Raps Black Militants
In New Orleans at Dillard University's centennial, Justice Thurgood Marshall denounces black militants who break the law and urges punishment. He urges education driven leadership, condemns violence, and says race is not an excuse for neglecting duties at home or school.
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New Orleans
U.S. Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Marshall
Dillard University
U S Evaluates May Day Address From North Vietnam
U S officials analyze Premier Pham Van Dong May Day remarks to see if they affect Vietnam peace talks. They question exact translation of de escalation reference and seek implied meaning. Paris delegation may be consulted if translation stands.
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Washington
U.S
Pham van Dong
North Vietnam
State Department
United States
Pham
North Vietna
Paris
Johnson
Rainfall totals lag seasonal average for early 1969
The first four months of 1969 recorded 7.54 inches of rain, 3.22 inches below the 56 year average. Yesterday's rainfall reached 0.29 inches. Perennial Bleeding Hearts sell for $1.50 each at Smalts Garden Center.
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Smalts Garden
Nixon Visits Winchester for Byrd Luncheon at Handley Bowl
President Nixon arrives by helicopter and greets crowds at Handley Bowl in Winchester where he and Mrs. Nixon are luncheon guests of Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. The scene includes Winchester Police Chief Maj. Francis M. Funk. The party departed shortly after 4 30 p.m. amid a passing thunderstorm delaying the departure.
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Nixon
Handley Bowl
U. S
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Winchester
Francis M. Funk
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Tennyson Ave
Byrd
Two Apartments and Home Suffer Fire Damage In Winchester
A 6:45 a.m. blaze at 615 South Kent Street damaged a bedroom and bathroom area in Edith R. Keeler’s home. A passerby notified Winchester firefighters. The fire was contained to the bedroom bath area with smoke damage to the rest of the house. Cause under investigation. Later, at 7:08 p.m., a fire at Holiday Apartments 121 Holiday Drive damaged Lorraine Wiley’s unit due to a table model radio. No one was home in either incident.
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S. Kent St
Edith R. Keeler
S.R. Dyke
Mr. Dyke
Winchester
Holiday Apartments
Holiday Drive
Lorraine Wiley
U S Withholds Damage Reports From B52 Raids
In Saigon the U S Command withholds damage assessments from B52 strikes along the Cambodian border. About 300 bombers dropped 18 million dollars in two weeks with no official results disclosed. Reports describe heavy losses and ongoing ground clashes in War Zone C as 11 Americans die or are wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
U.S. Command
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
Stratategic Air Command
Unemployment Rate Edges Up to 3.5 Percent
The Labor Department reported 3.5 percent unemployment in April, up from March. Nonfarm payrolls rose 34,000, the smallest gain since January 1968, while total employment fell 441,000 to 77,079,000 and the civilian labor force grew to 79,621,000.
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Washington
Labor Department
Harold Goldstein
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Goldstein
Campus Disorder Solutions Must Come From Colleges
Harvard President Nathan M. Pusey says campuses must be solved by students and faculty, not outside bodies. Billy Graham and Ronald Reagan warn radicals use Nazi tactics to disrupt education, while AAUP fears federal rhetoric harms academic freedom. City College of New York turmoil continues as the campus remains half-occupied.
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Associated: Press
Nathan M. Pusey
Harvard University
Billy Graham
California
Ronald Reagan
American Association of University Professors
City College of New York
Board of Higher Education
The
City University
Pusey
NBC
Meet the Press
Harvard
Graham
New York City
United States
Reagan
President Nixon Attends Winchester Luncheon at Handley Bowl
President Nixon and Mrs Nixon visited Winchester for a luncheon at the Handley Bowl hosted by Sen Harry F Byrd Jr and family with guests including Sen Barry Goldwater and colleagues from the Byrd circle. The event capped a Apple Blossom Festival weekend with a fried chicken and ham menu.
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Nixons
Barry Goldwater
Barry, Jr
House of Representatives
Sen
Byrd
J. William Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
Russell B. Long
B. Everett Jordan
John C. Stennis
Armed Services Committee
Clifford Hardin
Nancy Hardin
Shenandoah
Kansas
Weather front moves north as warm front expected soon
A stationary front over Virginia is expected to lift and push northward as a warm front within a few days. The forecast notes a shift in regional conditions and potential changes in temperature and precipitation.
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Richmond
Virginia
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