Johnson Administration Hints at Further Income Tax Cuts
President Johnson and Treasury Secretary Fowler discussed potential additional tax cuts in the coming years. Fowler argued the current tax system still dampens growth and supported lower rates for low income individuals. A study projects the 1965 direct tax cut impact at 9.0 to 9.5 billion, with full effects surpassing 1964 levels and boosting consumer spending and business investment.
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Johnson
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
National Conference of Christians and Jews
New York
Fowler
Douglas Dillon
Industrial Conference Board
German unification seen as decades away by West German leader
In Washington Dr. Erich Mende argues for gradual unification, citing East Germany's economic progress and growing national sentiment. He notes 21,000 East Germans fled after the wall, yet sees signs of accommodation to the regime and favors expanding cross border contact to foster a shared German national identity.
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Washington
Erich Mende
West Germany
Dr. Mende
Free Democratic Party
Chancellor
Mende
East Germany
Metropolitan police needed to tackle crime beyond city borders
Dean Joseph Lohman of the University of California urged metropolitan police over municipal forces at a Detroit crime institute. A former Cook County sheriff and Illinois parole board chair, he argued cross-jurisdiction enforcement and prevention stop vice, gambling, juvenile excesses, and civil rights concerns, noting crime does not know city limits.
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Joseph Lohman
School of Criminology
University of California
Lohman
Cook County
Chicago
Illinois Parole and Pardon Board
National Institute On Crime
Detroit
New Educational Experiment Aids Many People
Journalist notes a Yale sociologist and Bob Morris at University of Plano in Dallas testing reading via physical exercises and cross pattern work. After mixed early results, summer enrollments surged to 179 with 528 acres planned for a dormitory, and reports of IQ and reading gains among students, including a 22 year old who learned to read at first grade level.
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Omar Moore
Yale
Hamden
Conn
Robert Morris
University of Plano
Dallas
Texas
Bob Morris
U. S
New Jersey
Glenn Doman
Carl H. Delacato
Philadelphia
Bob
Mensa Society
Robert Swift
Reading Clini
Southern Methodist University
Plano
Swift
University
Castro Havana purge marks shift toward Moscow in Latin Communist conflict
Inside Report notes Castro’s crackdown on pro Chinese propaganda signals Moscow’s growing dominance in Latin American communism. The piece cites Castro’s post March 17 stance, disappearance of pro Chinese content, and visible Soviet ties during Easter ceremonies as evidence of renewed Havana Moscow alignment.
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Castro
Havana
Camaguey
Moscow
Joaquin Ordoqui
Castro and Soviets clash with Peiping in hemispheric brinkmanship
The piece argues Castro backs Moscow over Peiping for cash and guns, noting Soviet shift from politics to violence in Latin America. It cites Havana talks, Venezuela turmoil, and rising communist militancy across Guatemala Colombia and Bolivia, warning Moscow’s aggressive stance risks U.S. interests.
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Peiping
Ernesto
Che) Guevara
Castro
Guevara
Havana
Moscow
Russia
Khrushchev
Venezuela
South America
Central America
Guatemala
Colombia
U. S
Bolivia
Life at Forty Ian Fleming Found Simple Life Best
The piece notes that despite wealth Fleming gained after his James Bond fame he found true happiness in simple pleasures. It recalls his Jamaica home yacht Rolls Royce and race horses, but shows his wealth failed to increase lasting satisfaction, with priority on family friends health nature and peaceful scenes.
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Ian Fleming
James Bond
Jamaica
Children Planned Early Or Later Are Gift, Privilege For Parents
Dear Abby advises that a planned child is a gift and privilege, urging the young couple to celebrate their pregnancy and ignore unwelcome remarks from relatives. The column shares letters on parenting, discipline, and love, with reflections from readers and a note from a Kansas City senior service volunteer.
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Abby
Ben Sedgwick
Service Corps
Kansas City
Taj Mahal of the Hills Camp Combines Beauty and Risk in Khe Sanh
Viet Nam report from Khe Sanh describes the U S Army Special Forces camp nicknamed The Taj Mahal of the Hills. Captain Ralph Bostic commands 13 Americans and mercenary Chinese troops training 700 Montagnard irregulars for village protection amid growing skirmishes and Viet Cong pressure. A boobytrapped desk highlights constant danger.
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Khe Sanh
South
Viet Nam
U. S
Taj Mahal
South Viet Nam
Kingdom
Ralph Bostic
Charlotte
N. C
Bostic
V. C
Letter to the Editor Guidelines for The Messenger
The Messenger invites brief signed letters on current topics. Include your address and telephone though not required for publication. The paper reserves the right to select and condense letters for printing.
The Messenger Chronicle Leads with Postal Notice
A fragment from The Messenger shows a postal information snippet with dates and class matter reference. It mentions Ohio and Secora in a terse header style, hinting at Associated Press content and office address. The readable text emphasizes period references and distribution details rather than a full event.
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Ohio Post Office
Act of iGle
Associated Press
the Messenger
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Rowland Evans and
Robert Novak
Inside Report
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China
Soviet Union
Communist Parties
Latin America
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