Massachusetts tax checks target three cent sales tax on trees
Massachusetts tax officials conduct spot checks to ensure sellers collect the three cent sales tax on Christmas trees. Joel Chandler Harris, famed composer, named his home the Wren's Nest after a wren nested in his mailbox. He built another box to avoid disturbing the bird.
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Divided Views on Negro Leaders Across Races
A cross section finds Martin Luther King seen as aiding the Negro cause by both groups, while whites view him as hindering progress by a 3 to 2 margin. Powell draws mixed opinions, with Negroes slightly positive and whites largely negative. Carmichael and Elijah Muhammad are seen as harmful by both communities, while Wilkins Bunche and Marshall receive cross-racial support.
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Governors press Johnson to include them in 1968 campaign
Democratic governors at the National Governors Conference in West Virginia urge President Johnson to share campaign decisions. They warn of possible reorganizing the Democratic Party machinery and expect Michigan Governor George Romney to be a strong 1968 opponent. Some favor replacing National Chairman Bailey, while others warn of internal tensions yet expect Johnson to win re election.
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Iowa
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Texas
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Illinois
John M. Bailey
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New Jersey
Kerner
Michigan
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Romney
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Westmoreland Welcomes 1st Units of His Old Division
Gen. William C. Westmoreland greeted troops as the 9th Infantry Division’s 3rd Brigade began arriving in Vietnam. Total American forces in country reached 372,000 amid reduced ground combat and high air losses. 144 planes reported lost in action in South Vietnam.
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Vietnam
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9Th Division
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Panhandle
Gulf of Tonkin
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Train collision in fog kills and injures many
About 40 rds killed and 12 hurt when a two car passenger local train hit a freight train in fog. Six railway workers in the second car were unharmed. Officials cite obscured signals as the cause.
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Rule on Venue Change Wednesday in American Allied case
Six defendants in the American Allied Insurance Co. case seek to appeal a venue decision on Wednesday. They face federal fraud charges tied to the insurer collapse in St. Paul. Defendants include Philip Kitzer Sr. and Jr. of Chicago, George Hruban of Anoka, and Frank Buffum of New York, former officers of the firm.
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Devitt
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Youth's Leg Reattached After Crash in St Louis
In North St Louis a car struck a pole injuring teens Edward Cissell 17 whose left leg was severed but reattached by surgeons. Driver Theodore Adams 17 suffered multiple head and body injuries and remained in fair condition at Homer G Phillie Hospital.
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Accident on Hilly Street Takes Duluth Woman’s Life
A freak Duluth street accident killed Mrs. Russell G. Barnes 81 after a car rolled back while her husband checked distance from the curb. The incident raised Minnesota 1966 highway deaths to 922, with four recent fatalities, including victims in Carver, Carlton, and St. Paul counties.
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Duluth
Minnesota
Russell G. Barnes
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