Tax Rise Flexible Johnson May Delay Tax Increases
President Johnson signals flexibility on a tax raise with advisors saying they could drop the 1967 increase if economic conditions turn unwise. Ackley told Congress that keeping future options open is essential, with a July 1 dead line for any advance and potential reinstatement of the investment tax credit if needed.
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Jacob K. Javits
New York
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Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Budget Battle Begins Over Johnson’s 1968 Plan
Republican leaders in Congress launch the fight against President Johnson’s fiscal 1968 budget. Banners compare 1967 interest and 1941 federal spending to the new plan, arguing the budget is top heavy with non essentials. They urge cutting non-defense outlays to fund national defense needs.
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Everett M. Dirkse
Gerald R. Ford
Fordham hires Rabbi Blank to teach Judaism in ecumenical push
Fordham University will extend ecumenism next fall with Rabbi Irwin M. Blank teaching Judaism, joined by Lutheran church historian Rev. Dr. Robert L. Wilken on the theology faculty. The aim is dialogue among Protestants Catholics and Jews to foster understanding and friendship across traditions.
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Irwin M. Blank
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Robert L. Wilken
Christopher F. Mooney
Rabbi Blank
North Vietnam talks debate tests U.S. policy aims
Joseph Alsop assesses whether Hanoi seeks real negotiations or a war pause. He warns that a genuine peace would be pursued quietly, while a respite could fuel public backlash and a tougher war ahead. He cites troop infiltration drops and the risk of de escalation politics, urging cautious moves.
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Robert F. Kennedy
U.S
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Harriman
Moscow
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William Westmoreland
Robert Kennedy
Snough
A Conservative View James Kilpatrick on Trippett Indictment
A conservative reviewer discusses Frank Trippett's The States United They Fell as a sharp indictment of state legislatures. Kilpatrick argues the body is run by second rate men catering to special interests, distant from ordinary voters, and preoccupied with minor bills and orthodoxy rather than meaningful reform.
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Trippett
U.S
State Assembly
Plantagenet
Supreme Court
Illusion and truth in state legislatures and Congress
The piece argues Trippett’s critique of state legislatures is overbroad, noting politics sustains collective fantasies like theology. It claims legislatures merely reflect voters, with debates that offend the intellectually fastidious but are not unique to state capitols. Congress mirrors the same vanity and illusion.
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John Randolph
Roanoke
U.S. Congress
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San Diego
Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc
Draggin’ Lady
Rockport
Maine
Congress
House of Commons
Advise for Youth From Hal Boyle for 1967 Life
A lighthearted column offers Hal Boyle’s 1967 guidance for young men. Practical tips emphasize change, health, cautious finances, work attitude, family life, and personal balance. It urges practical habits like varied routines, sensible eating, moderate medicine, and regular walks or writing to beat stress. The piece ends with a humorous note that the columnist may still offer advice at 100.
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Jim Farley
Oil firms reducing octane at federal request
The Messenger recalls a 25 year old claim by an Ohio oil official that gasoline octane content was quietly being cut at the request of the federal petroleum coordinator. Wanda Brownell, a 13 year old Racine girl missing since Aug 1, was found in Atlanta after a letter asked for travel funds home.
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Federal Petroleum
Wanda Brownell
Atlanta
Parochial School Seeks 200000 for Addition Over Sister Miguel Work
In Portland Maine the Main Council of Churches urged the state to grant 200000 for a 10 room addition to Cathedral Grammar School in gratitude for Sister Mary Miguel Mercy Sisters work with blind children of all faiths The note recalls a prior Ellsworth tar and feathering incident involving a priest.
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Sisters of Mercy
Cathedral Grammar
Portland
Maine
Council of Churches
Sister Miguel
Ellsworth
The Athens Messenger Postal Rates and Address
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday editions with prices for single copies and delivery. Subscriptions vary by region, including Ohio, West Virginia, and nationwide with rates for one week, three months, six months, and one year. The paper is a second class matter, published by The Messenger Publishing Co. at 43 W Union St Athens Ohio.
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