Taxing Trends Push Municipal Income Taxes into Spotlight
The piece notes rising state and local income taxes as 15 states already tax income and many cities follow. It cites a Tax Foundation study showing per person local tax payments rising from 185 to 291 dollars between 1959 and 1966 and predicts more large cities adopting taxes by 1975. It highlights that 171 of 2300 large localities tax income, mainly in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and stresses taxpayer protections against overreach.
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Tax Foundation
Philadelphia
New York
Cleveland
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Mason Changes View on Warren Court Revolution
Princeton professor Dr. Alpheus T. Mason revises his 1950s critique of Earl Warren. He now says the Warren court has acted like a legislative body in race relations reapportionment and criminal procedure, citing a power vacuum but asserting the Constitution forbids such usurpation.
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Alpheus T. Mason
McCormick
Princeton
Woodrow Wilson
Edward S. Corwin
Mason
Supreme Court
Louis D. Brandeis
William Howard Taft
Harlan F. Stone
Harlan Fiske Stone
Warren
Warren Court
Congress
Nation eyes 911 emergency number rollout across the country
The article explains a planned nationwide 911 emergency number, with New York first to adopt by October 1. It notes pay phone access without money and the need to adjust telephone mechanisms this year, aiming for universal use similar to SOS. The author suggests SOS as a potential alternative for recall.
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New York
Viet Cong assault mirrors Nguyen Binh gamble in South Vietnam
The piece compares Hanoi’s tactics to Nguyen Binh’s 1950 failed general assault and argues the current push aims for a quick breakthrough to force U.S. concessions. It notes analysts see Hanoi shifting from protracted war to high-stakes gambles in towns, at Khe Sanh, and at Dien Bien Phu’s shadow. The article stresses the need for South Vietnamese resolve and domestic support as the climax of the war nears.
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South Vietnam
Nguyen Binh
Dien Bien Phu Vietinh
Camau Penninsula
Nguyen Giap
U. S
Saigon
Hanoi
Khe Sanh
Acre
Giap
Dien Bien Phu
Australia Drops British From Passports Signaling Monarchy
Australia stops using the word British on passports and now prints Australia with the crown symbol. Officials say the change signals no policy shift and maintains constitutional monarchy.
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Australia
Moonbeams and Terrorists at the United Nations
A conservative critique condemns the UN for futility and hypocrisy over South West Africa. It notes the 1966 mandate termination, a 1967 11 member council and Governor General Stavropoulos, and argues South Africa and the U N have failed to enforce or recognize these moves.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. N
South West Africa
General Assembly
South Africa
Assembly
U. S
Constantin Stavropoulos
Council
Mr. Stavropoulos
Delayed Birth At Overlook Hospital Saved By Alcohol Therapy
A woman in premature labor at five months carried to 13 weeks longer with intravenous alcohol infusions to quiet the uterus at Overlook Hospital in Summit New Jersey. A baby girl arrived two weeks early and doctors say the treatment may have prevented danger to mother or child. future outcomes remain uncertain.
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Overlook Hospital
Summit
N. J
HAL BOYLE Nostalgic memories of a simpler era
A reflective reminiscence listing small joys and social quirks from the past. The piece recalls penny candy, bean soup, lard on bread, mail order catalogs, movie houses, and daily life habits from a bygone era, inviting the reader to remember “the days.”
Farm State Senators Push for Higher Prices and Policy Probe
The Messenger recalls actions from 25 years past where farm state senators organized public pressure for higher farm prices and to probe administration agriculture policies. The article also notes Ohio University appointing Dr George W Starcher acting dean of the Graduate College and the College of Arts and Sciences. The National Democratic Committee endorsed federal woman suffrage amendment by a 5 to 2 vote. Athens armory converted to a public school gymnasium with classes starting, addressing a long standing need for a city gym.
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George W. Starcher
Graduate College
College of Arts and Sciences
Ohio University
National Democratic Committee
Athens
Lake Michigan Pollution Prompted by Udall Timetable
Interior Secretary Stewart Udall orders four states Michigan Wisconsin Indiana and Illinois to halt lake pollution with a definite timetable. He warns the lake faces an ugly useless death without strong coordinated action to save it.
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Stewart Udall
Michigan
Winois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Lake
The Athens Messenger Newspaper Rates and Address
The Athens Messenger lists delivery and mail rates for daily and Sunday editions in Ohio West Virginia and elsewhere. It notes weekly and long term subscriptions with price details and provides the mailing address 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701 for subscribers and inquiries.
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Associated Press
D&s
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
Athens
The
Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
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