Opinion January 22, Forty Years Ago: PM on Akali demands

johnny Weismuller, the five-time Olympic swimming champion who thrilled millions as Tarzan of the Jungle, died at his home, a funeral home spokesman said.

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India and Pakistan agreed to issue double-entry tourist visas and sign a protocol on the promotion of group tourism soon.

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January 22, 2024 07:55 AM IST First published on: Jan 22, 2024 at 07:55 AM IST

The Prime Minister, Mrs Indira Gandhi, told the National Integration Council that the door was open for negotiations with the Akalis on their outstanding demands like water and territorial readjustment. She hastened to add that issues concerning other states were not, entirely in her hands. “Even if I convince my partymen, other parties may not be ready to accept the solution,” she said.

Indo-Pak visas

India and Pakistan agreed to issue double-entry tourist visas and sign a protocol on the promotion of group tourism soon. These are among the decisions taken during the three-day meeting of the India-Pakistan Joint Commission’s two sub-commissions to expand cooperation in the fields of travel, tourism, information, education, culture and sports. One of the subcommissions decided that the two countries would also arrange exchange visits of artists, poets, writers and experts in various fields besides exchange exhibitions of paintings, photographs, handicrafts and folkcrafts.

Tax talks

The Union Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, and the top industrialists of the country spoke on different wave-lengths on matters of taxation when they met to discuss the forthcoming budget. While the Finance Minister favoured a more elastic tax system to fetch more revenues, the industrialists wanted the incidence of both direct and indirect taxes to be reduced.

Tarzan dies

Johnny Weismuller, the five-time Olympic swimming champion who thrilled millions as Tarzan of the Jungle, died at his home, a funeral home spokesman said. He was 79. Weismuller had been ill for a long time after a series of strokes. Born in Chicago on June 2, 1904, Weissmuller grew up to become the most successful swimmer of his day, winning five gold medals at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics. He set 67 world records and won 52 national championships for various events. He turned to films in 1931.

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