Congress Mail Opposed to LBJ Surtax Dominates Responses
An AP survey shows constituents largely oppose Johnson’s 10 percent income tax surcharge. Ottinger reports 9 to 1 against. Pelly 30 to 2. Clausen 12 to 1. Van Deerlin 19 to 1. A few letters urged tax increases or supported targeted surtax reform.
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Washington
Johnson
Associated Press
al Ullman
D4re
Hove Ways and Means Committee
Richard Ottinger
New York
Westchester County
Ottinger
Peter Frelinghirsen
R-Nj
Don Clausen
R-Calif
Thomas Pelly
Rwash
Lionel van Deerlin
D-Calif
CREA Members Hit Record 863 in Cedar Rapids Schools
CREA reports Cedar Rapids Education Association membership at 863 among 1,200 teachers, a record high. President Robert Arnold notes 107 percent of the 800 goal, with Franklin faculty meeting details provided by Helen Laipple, membership co chair.
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Cedar Rapids Education Assn
Cedar Rapids
Helen Laipple
Franklin
Robert Arnold
CREA
Baylor Group Found Guilty in Hazing Death
A Baylor University men’s service organization, the Baylor Chamber of Commerce, was found guilty by a student jury of hazing in the October 1 initiation that led to 19 year old John Everett Clifton’s death. The court suspended the club’s pledge activities for two years and fined up to $100, later suspended both sentences for a two year probation after Clifton died from strangulation following a laxative mixture and strenuous initiation tasks.
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Waco, Texas
Baylor University
Baylor Chamber of Commerce
John Everett Clifton
Crosby
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Municipal Chambers of Commerce
Clifton
Historic Firsts in Some Negro Victories
The Associated Press notes several historic wins by African Americans in Tuesday elections. Carl Stokes becomes Cleveland mayor, Richard Hatcher wins Gary Indiana, and DeW. Ferguson Reid is named Virginia state legislator. Other firsts include Mississippi’s Robert Clark for Holmes county, James Bradley as Charles City sheriff, Jona W. Adkins as clerk, William C. Ross and James H. Wynne on school panels, Thomas Atkins on Boston city council, William Parker reelected in Waterloo, and Mississippi adding six Negro county officials amid a wave of local gains.
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Carl Stokes
Cleveland
Richard Hatcher
Gary
Ind
W. Ferguson Reid
Virginia
Mississippi
Robert Clark
Holmes County
James Bradley
Charles City
Richmond
Jona W. Adkins
William C. Ross
Pittsfield
Mass
James H. Wynne
North Adams
Boston
Thomas Atkins
Harvard Law School
William Parker
Waterloo
Iowa
Jacksonville
Fla
Like Each Other
STE GENEVIEVE Mo Five classmates from two years ago now live on the same block with the Palmer Rodenmeyer Roth Schwent and Uding families in this Missouri town.
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Ste. Genevieve, Mo
UPT
Palmer, Rodenmeyer, Roth, Schwent
Uding
Philadelphia Mayor Tate Wins Cliffhanger Re Election
In Philadelphia James Tate narrowly defeats Arlen Specter and minor party candidates to win a fourth term as mayor, the closest contest since 1911. Tate led mainly through Catholic and Black neighborhoods with broad labor and public-employee backing.
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Philadelphia
James Tate
Pennsylvania
Humphrey
Keystone
Atty
Arlen Specter
U.S. Senate
Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
Tate
Specter
Cecil Moore
Political Freedom Party
Leonard Smalls
Moore
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Smalls
William Devlin
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Gazette
Fipekkeesan
Citical Net
Marion Offic
Reonene
Vietnam
UPI
Robert Nixon
Greenspring
W. Va
Stephen Moore
Chu Lai
10/st Airborne
Clark
Consumers, Party
Joseph Frieri
Constitutional Party
Labor
Modern Appliance Co
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Modern Appliance Company
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Hiram Walker & Sons Inc
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