PRAGUE, March 10 -- Jan Masaryk, veteran non-party Foreign Minister of the new Communist-dominated Czechoslovak Cabinet, jumped to his death at 6 o'clock this morning, the Prague Government announced at noon today.

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Senate Group Is Set to Trim Tax Cut to $4,600,000,000; As Hearings End, House Exemptions Rise and Income Split Seem Likely to Be Kept -- Schram Pleads for Risk Capital

By John D. Morris

testimony at Sen com hearings on income tax cuts stresses need for risk capital

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1948Roy Barnes, American politician, 80th Governor of Georgia^[†]

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1948Jim McMillian, American basketball player (died 2016)^[†]

James M. McMillian was an American professional basketball player. After starring at Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, McMillian played college basketball for the Columbia Lions. He led Columbia to a three-year mark of 63–14, and their last NCAA Tournament appearance in 1968, his sophomore year. The tourney ended with a third-place finish for Columbia in the East regional, and Columbia ended that 1967–68 season the sixth-ranked college team in the nation.

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RUSSIA IS ACCUSED; Czech in U. N. Charges That Moscow Installed Regime in Prague

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NEWS IS DELAYED; Czech Cabinet Holds Up Reports on the Foreign Minister Six Hours

Senate Group Is Set to Trim Tax Cut to $4,600,000,000; As Hearings End, House Exemptions Rise and Income Split Seem Likely to Be Kept -- Schram Pleads for Risk Capital

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