Tax Increase Debate Divides Business Council over Fiscal Policy
The National Business Council gathering in Hot Springs Va discusses whether to raise taxes to curb inflation and boom the economy. Labor economists push for a tax rise while the Fed favors tighter monetary policy. The White House aligns more with business, as a falloff in a Washington fund raiser signals wavering support from lobbyists and Democrats.
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National Business Council
Hot Springs
Viet Nam
Federal Reserve Board
Business Council
Organized Labor
Washington
China’s Nuclear Tests Prompt US Stand on Asia Security
As China detonates its third nuclear device Premier Chou En-lai warns of a boundless war if the U S invades mainland China. The United States pledges to defend Asian nations against atomic blackmail while India decries Chinese hostility and Senator Mansfield urges recognizing Mongolia for a broader nuclear umbrella. The piece notes China seeks power through nuclear capability despite human costs and questions the motives behind its tests.
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China
Chou En-lai
United States
India
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mongolia
Soviet Union
U. S
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McNamara
Viet Nam
Red China
Ford Motor Co
Automobile Franchises and the GM Restraint of Trade Ruling
The document notes that automobile franchises grew through dealer territorial rights and that discount houses sued to obtain surplus stock. The Supreme Court found General Motors engaged in a classic restraint of trade, allowing dealers to sell surplus cars to discount houses, though many may not exploit the privilege for fear of devaluing franchises.
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Supreme Court
General Motors
Dulles and Rusk Face Criticism Over Policy Roles
James Marlow analyzes the contrast between John Foster Dulles and Dean Rusk, noting Dulles’s flamboyance under Eisenhower and Rusk’s quiet technocracy under Kennedy and Johnson. As Vietnam worsens, Rusk’s public role grows but scrutiny increases, risking him becoming the administration’s chief scapegoat if the war falters.
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James Marlow
Washington
John Foster Dulles
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Dulles
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Rusk Kr
Kennedy
Johnson
Viet Nam
Rowland Evans and Novak: Pebworth insurgency in Illinois
In Oaklawn Illinois a revolt against Bourbon era Illinois Republicans centers on Marjorie Pebworth an incumbent insurgent for the state House In Worth Township 9000 of 100000 Republicans voted in 1964 primary and Percy backed blue ribbon slate supported Pebworth but she faced opposition for being new to party politics.
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Oaklawn
Ill
Chicago
Illinois
France
Marjorie Pebworth
Charles H. Percy
U.S. Senate
Nem
Worth Township
House of Representatives
Percy
Earl Eisenhower
League of Women Voters
Pebworth
Pebworth challenge reshapes Illinois Republican district
In Illinois a Republican primary battlefield centers on Mrs. Pebworth who, after a purge by four Republican township committeemen, pursues a cross party appeal. She campaigns widely addressing civic groups and urging independents and former Democrats to vote for her, challenging Bourbons and expanding the party base.
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Pebworth
Otto Kerner
Percy
Cook County
Chicago
Timothy Sheehan
Edward J. Derwinski
League of Women Voters
Illinois
We Could Survive Without These
HAL BOYLE lists things society could live without from long telephone numbers to overbearing diet talk and loud restaurant ads. He lampoons modern quirks including funeral sales pitches, fashion forward secrecy, and odd consumer obsessions, ending with party banter and unwanted lessons.
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Hal Boyle
New York
This Day In History May Twenty Fourth Highlights
On May 24 events include Peter Minuit buying Manhattan in 1626 for 24, first US passenger railroad in 1830, Morse telegraph in 1844, Brooklyn Bridge opening in 1883, Bismarck sinking Hood in 1941, Sardinia bombing in 1943, a 1956 bus crash in Spain, a 1961 C124 crash at McChord, a 1965 truce in Bolivia miners fight, no. of casualties noted for several incidents.
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Peter Minuit
Manhattan Island
United States
Samuel Morse
Brooklyn Bridge
Bismarck
Hood
U. S
Sardinia
Huelva
Spain
McChord Air Force Base
Wash
Bolivia
Dear Abby and Musician offer mixed lessons on practice
A reader argues against forcing piano practice as it may sour a child on music while a pianist suggests persistence pays off. The reply notes not all kids enjoy lessons but many adults regret quitting and stresses fatherly bonding time and a haircut break as a family moment.
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Abby
Dear Abby Barber Shop Dilemma for Boys
Dear Abby receives a question about who should escort boys to the barber shop, asking whether the responsibility lies with the mother or another guardian. The columnist likely offers guidance on parental roles and shared duties in child care.
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Abby
McNamara Shows Idealism and Defense of Dissent
AP analysis shows Secretary McNamara, often seen as a cold efficiency machine, presenting an idealistic side in Montreal and Pittsburgh. He urged youth service and argued for freedom of campus protest while noting technology’s impact on humanity and praising the brain behind the computer.
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Washington
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Montreal
Pittsburgh
Chatham College
United States
Personal reply address and stamped self addressed envelope
Instructions direct readers to send letters to Abby at Box 69700 Los Angeles California 90069 and request a stamped self addressed envelope for a personal reply.
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Abby
Los Angeles
Cal
Right to Know bill faces House action next month
Senator Symington questions a possible U S transfer of nuclear weapons to European allies and cites Russia not distributing nuclear arms abroad. The House Republican Policy Committee backs the Right to Know bill, calling for truthfulness and disclosure amid alleged falsification and secrecy.
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Stuart Symington
D.mo
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U. S
House Republican Policy Committee
House
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