Plug Tax Loopholes in Burdened Tax System
In Our Opinion the tax system favors the wealthy while average workers pay heavily. The writer cites Atlantic Refining earnings of 410 million from 1962 to 1967 with no federal income tax paid, and a Detroit heiress earning 2 250 000 a year from municipal bonds tax free. The piece contrasts this with a 2 000 annual income worker paying taxes and calls for swift closing of loopholes.
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Atlantic Refining Company
Detroit
Atlantic Refining
Washington
Blow in My Ear Around Washington Opinion Sparked by Nixon Policy
A liberal-leaning column critiques Nixon administration foreign policy amid protests and calls to disengage from Vietnam. It questions pledges to defend allies, urges minding own business, and warns of overextension while urging wiser leadership and a shift from interventionism to selective engagement.
Space program fascinates public despite budget strain
Fascination with NASA’s space program surges amid apathy concerns. The piece notes waning jobs and funding since peak Apollo activity, yet highlights spinoff benefits and public demand for concrete results. Von Braun recalls trimming the industrial base while Agnew hints at Mars exploration. The article weighs priorities between urban rebuilding and space exploration.
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New York
U.S
Congress
US News & World Report
Wernher von Braun
Marshall Space Flight Center
Marshall Center
Spiro T. Agnew
Mars
Soviet Union
Nixon Harlow Risk Vote Count and ABM Lobby Moves
President Nixon may secure 59 hard Senate votes on the controversial anti ballistic missile system, with White House lobbyists Bryce Harlow and Ken BeLieu pressuring fence sitters like Tom McIntyre Warren Magnuson and Mike Gravel. They warn Alaska as a potential hostage state and push for oil land openings, while Navajo leaders press for completion of the Navajo dam project alongside moon ambitions.
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Washington
White House
Bryce Harlow
Ken BeLiew
Nixon
Senate
Rainstorm Lit City as Manhole Heave Causes Hazard
A heavy downpour drenched Corry last night with 1.31 inches of rain, blowing a manhole cover two feet into the air on East Smith Street. Eleven guests attended a stork shower for Mrs. Raymond Blynt, hosted by Mrs. Robert Curtis and Mrs. Richard Williams at the Williams home on Weight Street. Erie Post 11 defeated Corry Junior Legion on Loveland Field in an Erie County League game. Dr. C. W. Jones won top honors in a weekend golf handicap at Corry Country Club with a net 65 and an even 100 with a 35 handicap. Billiards saw strong play as Sesishe’s team beat Albion previously, while the Junior High field game featured a 144 victory over the American Legion.
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Smith Street
Raymond Blynt
Robert Curtis
Wellsboro
Richard Williams
Williams
Weight Street
C. W. Jones
Downey’s Drug Store
Corry
Doc
Carr
Burns
Albion
American Legion
Today In History July 22 1969 and notable events
Today marks the 203rd day of 1969 with 162 remaining. Key items include Wiley Post completing the first round the world solo flight in 1933 and five years ago rioting in Singapore left 16 dead in Malay Chinese clashes. One year earlier James Earl Ray pleaded innocent in Memphis to Dr Martin Luther King Jr murder charges.
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Wiley Post Iie
Singapore
Memphis
Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King, Jr
TV Reaches Heights Moonwalk Shows TV's Global Reach
AP story notes Apollo 11 demonstrated space potential and television power with the moon walk watched by a vast audience. It highlights networks' marathon coverage, Cronkite's relief moment, Brinkley and Reasoner commentary, and the idea of using satellite networks for world peace and understanding involving Russia and Red China.
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New York
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin “Buzz" Aldrin
Nixon
Russia
Red China
Soviet Union
Pacific
Walter Cronkite
Sea of Tranquility
Moon Fantasies Stokes Public Imagination On Lunar Uses
AP reports readers imagine bold moon futures from universal parking lots to moving the UN and even launching exile or retirement colonies. Bits of whimsy include turning the moon into a battlefield, diamond mining for the poor, and sending defiant landlords or teenagers there.
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New York
Earth
French Riviera
Iowa
United Nations
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