Memory of Dick Cameron’s Maine salmon catch resurfaces
Dick Moon phoned to recall Dick Cameron who rose to fame in spring 1951 after landing two large Atlantic salmon on the Narraguagas River in Maine. Cameron, a GE employee, later moved to Rome Georgia plant and kept fly fishing in Georgia and North Carolina, aided by his wife Doris who ties flies.
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Dick Moon
Dick Cameron
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Narraguagas
Cherryfield
GE Plastics
Little Falls
Academy Pool
al Bierwith
Dorchester Ave
Cameron
Rome, Ga
Georgia
North Carolina
Moon
Doris
Novice anglers seek moon specials and gear for deep water
Novice Salmon Angler and Frank request one dozen of each of six Doris Moon fly patterns, weighted for deep, fast water. Dick Cameron notes a Fenwick rod gift and a No 6 line, plus 300 dry flies, while planning stealth to beat a friend's 26-inch brown. The item ends with Cameron’s death and tributes to his fishing zeal.
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Doris
Deerfield
Doris Moon
Dick Cameron
Betty
Moon
Georgia
Cameron
North Carolina
Washington Insight A Rosier Picture Without De Gaulle
Brussels. Europe near term holds renewed moves toward European cooperation including British entry to the Common Market as post De Gaulle Europe opens. The piece surveys motives behind the 1955 Rome Treaty and the likely fall pushes for action, amid political strains in London Bonn Rome Paris and Paris.
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Europe
de Gaulle
NATO
France
London
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Rome
Paris
West Germany
Italy
Benelux
Georges Pompidou
Maurice Schumann
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Post-De Gaulle Europe
Tax Reform Moment in Senate Surcharges Debate
Nation argues for prompt extension of the 10 percent surcharge on income taxes as senators weight a broader reform. The piece notes critical political timing, cites Dirksen and civil rights era moments, and mentions the Selma voting rights act as a reference point for how public sentiment can drive major legislation.
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Selma
Martin Luther King
Johnson
Congress
Nixon
Tax reform and surcharge extension debated in 1969 policy row
The piece argues for urgent tax reform linked to the surcharge extension, noting public demand for equity, the oil industry pushback, and the political leverage of reformers as Congress weighs constraints and special interests amid administration positions and electoral considerations.
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