Johnson Pushes Tax Cut Amid Economic Optimism
President Johnson's call for a tax cut and reduced government spending drew cautious praise from business leaders and economists. Wall Street set records after the State of the Union, while retailers anticipated strong yet profit-challenged sales. Steel and auto production began the year with gains as industry benchmarks rose.
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The
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Charles M. Beeghly
Jones & Laughlin Steel Co
Martin R.gainsbrugh
National Industrial Conference Board
Alfred S. Glossbrenner
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Presidential image shifts without policy change
Report by Drew Pearson notes about 30 days into the new administration the President’s image has changed in style and access while policy remains the same. Observers describe added informality, new receptions, and unusual White House access including tours and pre-read State of the Union materials for select groups.
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Washington
United States
White House
Congress
LBI
UPI
Aierriman Smith
LBY
Society
Business Advisory Council
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Lund
Ludwig Erhard
Pierre Salinger
Hills
Texas
White House calls and walls in Washington
The article notes a buzzing White House phone system and close ties with Congress. It highlights Lyndon Johnson's personal calls, including a Maine senator, Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, and mentions a Navy base closure debate tied to Pentagon reviews.
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Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Senate
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Sen. Smith
Pentagon
Portsmouth- Kittery Point
Mrs. Smith
Daily Crossword Puzzle KING FEATURE Across and Down clues
Crossword puzzle clues printed in a KING FEATURE page across and down entries. Incomplete readable text lists across clues for listen quarral worth Egyptian dancing girl light sarcasm and more along with down clues including flax filament genus of fly old Finnish poetry parts of a clock and other answers.
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Cyrus Field
Atlantic
Marsh
Partof Alock
Kam
Tax Table For Texas Sales Tax Deductions
The article presents a Texas sales tax deduction table for IRS filers and advises readers to clip and save the table for use when preparing income tax returns. It notes IRS instructions do not include figures for Texas taxpayers.
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Internal Revenue Service
Texas
Jere
Gay
Hadio Pales
Today’s Grab Bag and Notable Bits
A mixed quiz style roundup features trivia on the Declaration of Independence signatures and the author of The Applecart, plus questions about gagers and a tailor president. It notes Kay Francia as born today and Horatio Alger as a rags to riches figure, with a brief reflection on radio ads from 1906 and Belgian city history tied to Flanders and its counts.
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Kay Francia
Horatio Alger
Flanders
Otto I
Belgiums second largest port and historic treaty site
Ruth Ramsey notes a Belgian city near the coast as a major trade hub for Germany, the Low Countries, and England. It remains technically neutral and has hosted historic peace agreements, including 1576 Spain Netherlands and a 1814 Christmas Eve meeting that ended the War of 1812.
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Low Countries
England
Belgium
Spain
Netherlands
Rabinovitz recess appointment triggers ABA opposition
President Johnson named David Rabinovitz to the federal bench amid protests from Wisconsin lawyers and an ABA finding of unfitness. The Senate Judiciary subcommittee had previously rejected him, but a last minute recess appointment placed him on the bench until the current Congress ends.
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American Bar Association
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Senate Judiciary Committee
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Sam Ervin
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Sheboygan
Emily Dodge
Senate Industrial Commission
Miss Dodge
Kabonvitz
Pierre Salinger
Congress
Spottswood W. Robinson III
Virginia
A. Leon Higginbotham
John Morgan Davis
Pennsylvania
Blind Deaf Man Seeks Jury Duty Exemption
John Coles of Leicester, aged 57, applied for exemption from jury duty claiming blindness and near deafness. The town clerk's office refused the request as insufficient, prompting Coles to seek help from his member of Parliament.
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Leicester
England
John Coles
Cole
Stand or Bow Sir A Barry Goldwater Defense Critique
Barry Goldwater argues the DoD base shutdowns aim at fiscal sanity but warns against grandstanding economy. He cites GAO audits under Comptroller General Joseph Campbell, noting missed savings and the need for competitive bidding to curb waste in defense spending.
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Washington
Department of Defense
Secretary of Defense
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Conomy
H.R. Gross
Iowa
Boeing
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Air Force
General Dynamics
Johnson
Texas
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Joseph Campbell
Senate
GAO
Department
Treasury
Congress
TEX
General Accounting Office
Cuban sugar harvest seen at 3 million tons
Exiled Cuban planters estimate the harvest for this year will be the smallest in 21 years, about 3 million metric tons. The figure compares with 3.8 million tons in 1967 and a 6 million ton pre-revolution average.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Fidel’ Castro
Bible Verse Judgment Executed Against Ungodly Sinners
A biblical verse urges execution and judgment upon all ungodly individuals to convince them of their deceitful deeds and the hard words spoken by godly sinners against him, citing Jude 1 15.
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Jude
Know Your Bridge by B. Jay Becker match Italy United States 1957
A bridge deal from the 1957 Italy versus United States match contrasts bidding styles. American North-South reached six clubs after misread signals, while Italian North-South reached six clubs with the same cards. The Italian slam required luck yet paid for the opponents’ mistakes.
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B. Jay. Becker
Italy
United States
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South
de Farer
Forquet
East
Iso
Tes Syndicate. Inc
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