New York Tax Battle Sparks Crime and Bootlegging Debate
A state bill raising cigarette taxes to 15 cents per pack triggers warnings that higher taxes boost bootlegging. Critics cite national estimates of uncollected revenue, urge federal taxation and uniform rates, and argue smuggling would fade if taxes were centralized and rebated.
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New York State
Atate
New York
North Carolina
Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental
Elliot Ness
High Casualty Rate Shifts Army Policy on Pregnant GIs
A 1975 Army study found 5.4 percent of women in the U S Army were pregnant and 40 percent left service after giving birth. Each term pregnancy costs at least 105 days of duty and disrupts efficiency, yet the Army will continue allowing pregnant GIs to serve on a trial basis.
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U.S. Army
Army
August 9 in History Highlights and Birthdays
Today in history marks August 9 with events such as Nagasaki atomic bombing in 1945, Jonas Bronck’s 163? land claim, first US steam locomotive trip in 1831, and Spain’s 1898 peace terms ending the Spanish-American War. Birthdays include meteorologist Gordon Dunn aged 72 and singer Charles Farrell aged 78.
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Japan
Nagasaki
Jonas Bronck
Arons
N.Y
New York
Allesing
Schenectady
Canada
Mosic
Charles Farrell
Voltaire
I Quit Smoking After Visit To M D Anderson Hospital
The author recalls a visit to M D Anderson Hospital where patients of all ages faced cancer and notes how Ted Lytle, a one lung patient, inspired his quitting smoking. He credits Ted's battle and the hospital's care with strengthening his resolve to quit, viewing the journey as a personal mountain conquered.
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M.D. Anderson Hospital
Anderson
Wilting
Taugl
Pally
Ted Lytle
Ted
Shan
Aig
Neutron bomb debate framed as defensive tool
Washington report by Jack Anderson and Les Whitten states the neutron bomb is a defensive weapon intended to halt a Soviet invasion with reduced damage to allied cities. It could replace older weapons, not expand the nuclear stockpile, and complicate public war fears while pressuring policymakers to defend Europe without a full nuclear exchange.
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Les Whitten
Washington
Vincent Mouseg
White House
Pentagon
Ray
Wester Europe
Sovet Union
Jo Vaso
U.S
Europe
M. Robert Carr
B.mieh
Arms Care
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Carr
Carter
He Ennelides
State Department
We Can Raise Funds After Probing Needs Says Schuller
Reverend Schuller of Garden Grove California Community Church urges exploring the concept first before money. He argues a basic rule bans asking how much it costs until the idea’s effectiveness is proven through error spotting sessions and need solving. He appears on Hour of Power weekly.
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Robert Schuller
Reverend Schutter
Garden Grove, Calif
Baytown Sun Editorial and Masthead Fragment
Fragmentary Baytown Sun page shows editor and publisher roles, staff names, and advertising department heads. Includes scattered contact and subscription data, policy notes, and publication identifiers with numerous OCR errors.
Readers' Views on Basic Education Emphasis
Readers defend basic education as essential for all students amid school board debates. Letters cite Baytown Sun excerpts praising foundational skills, urge behind the teachers and trustees, and mock calls to reduce fundamentals in favor of new approaches.
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Baytown Sun
Iriel
Pendergrass Grammer
Harlem
Ben Sullivan
Bunnicutt
Ben
Sam Houston home marker dedication at Cedar Point
Baytown Sun era items recount a marker dedication for Gen Sam Houston’s Cedar Point home with Col Andrew Jackson Houston and former slave Jeff Hamilton present. Other notes mention a 1947 and 1967 Baytown weather and local events including highway plans and a Jaycees breakfast.
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Sam Houston
Cedar Point
William McCraw
Andrew Jackson Houston
Gen. Houston
Jeff Hamilton
Hamilton
San Jacinto Centennial Association
E. 2
Cleveland
Montgomery
B.C. Fisher Jr
Ronald Fisher
Dear Dr Lamb and Antihistamines in Pregnancy Questions
Health column answers a reader asking if Meniere's disease medicines affect fertility. It notes Antivert should not be used by pregnant women and Diuretics like Hygroton pass through placenta and may disturb fetal balance or baby jaundice. No studies show men’s medications impact birth defects. if nursing, diuretics pass into milk and may require stopping nursing.
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Lamb
Meniere
French Capture Fort William Henry in 1757
In the Seven Years War era August 9 1757 French forces seized Fort William Henry from British defenders. The capture shifts control amid escalating colonial warfare and regional power balances.
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Fort William Henry
Psalm Verse: Law Of the Lord Is Perfect Converts Soul
A biblical verse proclaims the law of the Lord as perfect converting the soul and the testimony as pure making the simple wise, citing Psalms nineteen seven.
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