Tug Of War Over Tax Cut and Budget Mounts in Congress
Congress debates a tax cut tied to fear of a record 98.8 billion budget. Chairman Cannon seeks 12 billion in cuts with defense at 51 billion, plus independent agencies like NASA. Unemployment low, idle capacity high, profits and growth lag. public pressure favors spending cuts but many push for the tax cut if spending is restrained.
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Congress
Clarence Cannon
House Appropriations Committee
Cannon
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Nomic
Grunitsky Emerges Premier in Togo After Olympio Assassination
Postscript notes Nicolas Grunitsky's rise as Togo's Premier forming a unity government after the assassination of Sylvain Olympio. Though rivals, both leaders shared pro French stance. pro Soviet Ghana faction defeated. Grunitsky, with Togolese and German heritage, seeks to erase assassination stigma.
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Togo
Sylvanus Olympio
Nicolas Grunitsky
Olympio
Grunitsky
Dohenny
Ghana
France
French National Assembly
Olympio’s
Democrats Clear Deficit With Kennedy Fundraising
The Democrats celebrated the second anniversary of President Kennedy's inauguration by raising over a million dollars from about 600 donors at a $1000 dinner and 4000 to 5000 attendees at a $100 gala. The event wiped out an $800,000 party deficit and funded plans to mobilize voters for Kennedy's re election bid.
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White House
Kennedy
Unholy trade feared as unions push for compulsion
The piece warns that union chiefs may settle for compulsory arbitration and the union shop, creating a system where workers are bound without persuasion. It cites Reuther and Goldwater in a critique of dues as taxes and predicts a drift toward a coercive administrative state under union power.
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Congress
New York City
Cleveland
Philadelphia
James Carey
International Union of Electrical Workers
Westinghouse
General Electric
Pacific
Barry Goldwater
Walter Reuther
United Automobile Workers
Goldwater
Reuther
General Motors
Willy-Nilly
Dear Abby Stop Griping Lady Love Lessons From Absent Words
A reader asks if a husband should say I love you despite financial provision and gifts. Abby suggests actions speak louder than words and offers humorous, practical replies from a column of real letters. The page includes several readers tackling marital tensions and guidance from Dear Abby.
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Abby
Unlearning Fear of the Dark in a Child
A psychologist outlines a therapy for Terry T aged 8 with severe night phobia. Start by pairing the dark with fun through hide and seek in lit rooms, then gradually progress to dark scenarios. Emphasizes reassurance, family support, and possible pets to ease anxiety.
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Terry
Terry T
Dr. Crane
Daddy
Mother
James Marlow Presents Evidence For Itemizing Deductions
The final of five tax time columns explains what expenses are deductible for federal returns and whether to itemize or take the standard deduction. It covers charitable gifts, taxes, medical costs, union dues, mortgage interest, and lower limits for medical deductions with references to IRS booklets and forms for detailed guidance.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Community Chest
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Heart
Cancer
Tuberculosis
YMCA
YWCA
YMHA
American Legion
Citizens challenge council over yearlong dog confinement ordinance
In a letters page piece Mrs. John Baldwin from Athens R D 3 criticizes the City Council for passing a yearlong dog confinement ordinance despite over 400 petitions opposing it. Five spoke against, two for, with one negative vote and no opportunity to question petitioners' identities.
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the Messenger
Mexico
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Ed Phillips & Sons
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Calif
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Willesville
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Kenneth Nelson
Roger Phillips
Cara Rupe
Clara Phillips
William Cottrill
Larry Raines
McArthur
James Marlow
John Baldwin Athens
Athens Messenger
Sunday Messenger
Ohio
Wwally & Gunaay
Essen
Athen Ohio
Essenger Publianing, Co
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