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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1965
Page
4
Two weeks before filing taxes the first stage of the $11.5 billion tax cut shows slower refunds and reduced withholdings. March 19 figures show 16.3 million refunds totaling 1.9 billion versus 18.8 million and 2.6 billion last year, with 2.4 million fewer filers. Officials expect relief by next April 15 as the second tax cut phase takes effect.
The piece argues against a national boycott of Alabama proposed by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. It contends punitive actions against a state harm innocent residents, notes the 1964 civil rights bill lacks such provisions, and warns it could jeopardize passage of a voting rights bill.
The United Nations commission notes 43 400 U S traffic fatalities in 1963, nearly twice Europe’s rate, urging America to lower its toll. The piece argues national concern should focus on reducing deaths to the absolute minimum.
The piece critiques political fronts from the 1930s to the Cold War era, noting groups like the American League Against War and Fascism and current iterations such as the Progressive Labor Movement and Student Committee For Travel to Cuba. It cites Philip Luce and outlines how fronts mask real agendas, with calls for peace used to push broader ideologies.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that the Johnson administration hints at nuclear options by omitting a pledge against use, aiming to deter China if it enters the Vietnam war. The piece notes domestic dissent, Congress pressure, and Johnson's firm forward strategy despite criticisms and wartime casualties.
James Marlow surveys Johnson's four major proposals in Congress medical care for the aged aid to education a voting bill and anti Klan measures while cautioning about possible revisions after House and Senate review He notes the Vietnam conflict remains the most uncertain factor and that U S plans for further bombing of North Vietnam continue amid quiet from the Soviet Union and China.
Novelist Pearl Buck, at seventy two, discusses aging, writing four hours daily, and planning two new novels. She oversees Welcome House adoption work, sits on multiple boards, and co-owns a film company. Her Pearl Buck Foundation aids 50,000 children of Asian mothers and U S servicemen fathers, funded by tax deductible gifts and foundation benefit balls.
A reader asks how to keep a controlling boyfriend without giving in, Abby advises to say no clearly and wait for marriage. In a separate letter a neighbor's child abuse prompts the reader to contact the sheriff and the local Children's Protective Association.
The Insider's Newsletter reports the defection of Formosa chief intelligence officer Chen Li to China. NATO sources claim he gambled away hundreds of thousands in Macao with alleged Communist agents, and crossed with his family after improper oversight by the Formosan regime.
The City Ballet will tour two and a half weeks after its Lincoln Center season. Beginnings set for February 24 in Houston with four days, then San Antonio March 2, Austin March 3, Dallas March 5 to 73, Bloomington March 10 and 11, St. Louis March 13 and 14, and Urbana March 15.
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