Economy promises fade away in time
Editorial views the 10 percent surcharge on income taxes and other provisions as a political gamble. It notes Congress yielded to White House pressure despite election year resistance, expecting about 11.6 billion in revenue and 4 billion more from tax hikes while demanding 6 billion in cuts from government spending. If implemented, deficits could shrink by about 21.5 billion, otherwise promises may fade.
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Johnson
Congress
White House
Washington
The Tolkien Relation and the moral fantasy of Tolkien
Russell Kirk argues rising readers seek moral fantasy in J. R. R. Tolkien. William Ready’s study The Tolkien Relation praises Tolkien as a religious, conservative writer whose Middle Earth mirrors modern disorder and dehumanization. Kirk endorses Tolkien’s themes of courage, duty, and resistance to a mechanized future, urging organized fellowship before it is too late.
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J. R. R. Tolkien
Tolkien
William Ready
Oxford
Mr. Ready
Regnery
Walter Scott
Middle Earth
Sauron
William Beary
Ready
Churchill
Arthur
Foot Soldier Boots Out Over Size Too Large
The Needle notes Pvt. James Aufenthie of Rochester Minnesota is released from the Army after officials cannot supply shoes in size 16 42 EEEEE His exceptionally large feet are cited as the reason and the writer comments on changes in the Army.
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Harold Coffin
Rochester
Minn
Army
James Aufenthie
Pentagon
Army inoculation incident and recall drive in California
The Washington Merry Go Round columns describe Pvt. Richard Decker's assault during forced inoculations at Fort Knox, a recall bid against California Governor Ronald Reagan with 650000 signatures, and Secretary Rusk joking about mushrooms with Ambassador Chou Shu-kai while Rep. Tom Morgan presses mushroom policy for Pennsylvania.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
Pvt
Richard Decker
Vietnam
Fort Knox
Army
Stanley Resor
Decker
Clark Williams
Reagan
White House
Sacramento
Robert Finch
Rusk
Chou Shu-kai
Penetiien
Formosa
Chou
Dicker
Rep
Tom Morgan
House
Morgan
Pennsylvania
Quaker State Mushroom Company
Brandywine Mushroom Company
Polish joke fuels Columbus holiday debate on House floor
Washington reports Rep. Roman Pucinski told a Polish joke while endorsing a bill creating a Columbus holiday. He recalled a legend about Columbus and Polish mushroom pickers, sparking critics who mocked government spending and campaign timelines.
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Washington
Christopher Columbus
Roman Pucinski
Ill
Pucinski
Columbus
Poland
NRA Seeks Secretary Details From Local Agency
An official at a Washington employment agency reported a request from the National Rifle Association for a secretary. The NRA asked for salary details and other information during the inquiry.
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Washington
National Rifle Association
NRA
Outlawing guns would not end most crime says critic
The speaker argues that guns figure in only 3.4 percent of serious crimes, leaving 96.6 percent of crime unaffected. He mocks the idea by noting the absence of a National Knife and Razor Association to attack that issue.
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Knife and Razor Association
SDS Vision Links Draft Protests To Systemic Change
In a Washington profile, Students for a Democratic Society leaders frame protests as a step toward broad coalitions and mass action. They say demonstrations educate, mobilize poor communities, and expose capitalism, imperialism, and militarism as drivers of draft policy and social inequality.
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Ray Cromley
NEA
Washington
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Eugene McArthy
Robert Kennedy
Vietnam
Watts
Berkeley
Oakland
U.S
Welfare as a narcotic hook to votes and fear
Paul Harvey argues welfare is a form of narcotic that addictively pacifies voters. He cites 1930s policy uses, current welfare totals, examples of misuse in Warren and Charlotte, and urges withdrawal similar to medical tapering to avoid deeper dependency.
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Paul Harvey
F.D.R
Twins’ secret language hints at language origins
Dr. Luigi Gedda, director of the Mendel Institute in Rome, notes twins often develop a mini society with a private tongue built on soft vowel sounds. He cites 11,000 twin sets in his files and says non identical twins using such a language may illuminate how language was invented. He urges early effort to communicate clearly.
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Luigi Gedda
Mendel Institute
Rome
Gedda
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