Reckoning Looms as Congress Voters Near Election Day
The piece notes impatience in Congress to finish work and campaign for the November 6 vote. President Kennedy plans heavy campaigning with a bipartisan panel tour. Democrats fear losing seats and face a five week scramble to limit losses while Truman tours West Virginia seeking an upswing.
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Senate
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
United Nations
Adlai E. Stevenson
George W. Ball
Fowler Hamilton
Walt Whitman Rostow
Harry S. Truman
West Virginia
Soviet cancels tax cut and keeps income tax
The Soviet Union halted a 1965 deadline to abolish income taxes, noting it cannot function without the system. The move compares Soviet and American tax burdens, arguing the Soviet tax structure still exempts many workers while the US tax system taxes corporate profits at 52 percent.
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Soviet Union
Curious Astor to renounce English domicile to save fortune
Lord Astor of Hever John Jacob Astor American born former London Times chairman seeks to abandon UK domicile to escape dying there and British estate duty. At 76 he faces 80 percent English tax and double taxation on the Astor fortune which started in 1783.
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Lord Astor of
Hever
John Jacob Astor
London Times
England
United States
Congress Repeals Junk Mail Privilege for Members
A House of Representatives action repeals a law that allowed Congressmen to use free mailing without including recipient names or addresses. Critics say lawmakers could not condemn junk mail by commercial firms while enjoying the same privilege.
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House of Representatives
Congress
Viewers should decide what airs on TV not ratings
In a reflective critique, the author laments shifting Perry Mason to another night and blasts TV executives for a take it or leave it approach. Newton Minow argues viewers must express preferences, noting ratings misrepresent public taste and that broadening choices serves all audiences.
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Perry Mason
Defenders
Berkshires
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein
Hugh Russ
Columbia Broadcasting System
Corning Glass Co
Metropolitan
Philharmonic
Newton Minow
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
United States
CBS
Minow
Personal Cases Morons Can Vote Warns Of Feebleminded Influence
A 1960s syndicated column warns readers that feebleminded individuals with IQs from 50 to 70 can vote and affect elections. It cites a case of Arnold G. and describes feebleminded categories, urging readers to request a booklet from Dr Crane. The piece links mental illness to social policy and tax impact.
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Arnold
Republic
Arnold G
Stewart T. Ginsberg
Indiana
Crane
Wedding on horseback sparks debate in Dear Abby column
Readers share opinions on nontraditional weddings as multiple letters describe ceremonies on horseback and underwater. Responses caution against unconventional settings while noting recent rodeo weddings and a Texas western riding club with mounted nuptials.
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Abby
Texas
THE
Germany
States
Congress Hides Facts On Travel Spending And Access
AP Special Report notes Congress and executive agencies withhold information. Senate less transparent than House on member travel and expenses. House discloses staff payrolls and foreign travel but details are sparse and outdated. Annual accounting by committees arrives after a year, often incomplete.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Special
House Committee
Kennedy
United States
Parents urged to quit smoking to curb teens
The American Cancer Society cites a survey of high school students showing one in five beginning smoking by ninth grade and 44 percent of boys and 29 percent of girls in senior year smoking. Parental smoking strongly influences youths, with rates rising when both parents smoke and dropping when parents quit.
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The
American Cancer Society
Daniel Horn
Cancer Society
Horn
Local Social Calls Reported Across Region
Mr and Mrs Floyd Sams and son Bennie visited D S Sams in Stewart. Sharon Ely and Sue Sheppard with Peggy called on Henry Swart. Leon Woodrum hosted Darrell Perry family from Union Ridge and James Petty family and Marvin Tom family from Albany. Cheadles host Billy Doris Ross. Ronnie Scott and Debbie Sue visited Columbus while Scott attends Ohio State. James Saylor family and Rickie Mc Gee hosted at M V Ross home.
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M. V. Ross Airline
Floyd Sams
Bennie
D. S. Sams
Stewart
Sharon Ely
Sue Sheppard
Peggy
Columbus
Henry Swart
Leon Woodrum
Darrell Perry
Union Ridge
James Petty
Marvin Tom
Albany
Paul Cotterill
Christy
Goldie Wyant
Harrisonville
Stanley Bean
Cleveland
Carl Ross
Carpenter
Billy
Doris Ross
Wm. Cheadle
Ronnie Scott
Debbie Sue
Scott
Ode to the Stout school in Carthage Two
Reader Views Editor preserves memories of the one room Stout School on a hill a simple former era where children walked coasting days and shared water from a spring memories of teachers grades and farm life linger with enduring friendship written by Kyle Shuler Athens on September 28.
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Stout
Carthage
Kyle Shuler
Athens
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