Taxpayers block Texas sales tax on food and liquor
In Our Opinion, taxpayers in Texas mobilized against removing food items and beer from sales tax exemption. They telegrammed, called, and marched to Austin, pressuring House members who then voted to keep the exemption. The piece notes Pennsylvania rivals debating a state income tax and urges voters to hold lawmakers accountable.
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Texas
State Senate
House
Austin
Pennsylvania
TV Airs Full Evening of 1969-70 Debuts and Specials
ABC launches Laughlin Two early evenings with Music Scans and The New People promising a youthful perspective on a tropical island survival tale. NBC features Bob Hope in a two dozen comic lineup and Flip Wilson, Williams, and Winters. CBS debuts The Governor and J. J. with Dan Dailey as governor and Julie Sommars as his daughter, plus previews of Movie of the Week and Marcus Welby M D.
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ABC
Avondiay Omumetal
Laughlin
Tropic
Bob Hope
NBC
California
Mayor Yorty
Flip Wilson
Andy Williams
Jonathan Winters
Maudie Frickert
Dan Dailey
J. J
Julie Sommars
Marcus Welby
Robert Young
Nixon Law Firm Rooms by Jack Anderson
Washington based Mudge Rose Guthrie and Alexander, once tied to Richard Nixon, grows Washington practice while keeping clients and operations tightly secret. Leonard Garment, a former associate, briefly joined White House staff but kept ties to the firm. seven lawyers now work from 170 Pennsylvania Avenue, serving major clients like Pepsi Cola, Cargill, Warner Lambert, El Paso Natural Gas, and several railroads amid ongoing federal matters.
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Washington
Wall Street
Mudge, Rose, Guthrie, and Alexander
Richard Nixon
Pennsylvania Avenue
Rose
The
White House
Mudge-Rose
Pepsi-Cola
General Cigar
Cargill
Warner- Lambert Pharmaceutical
el Paso Natural Gas
Eversharp-Schick
General Precision Systems
Irving ‘Trust
Stone and Webster Engineering
Blair and Company
Investors Diversified Services
National Bulk Carriers
Matsui of Japan
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
Justice Department
Nixon
John Mitchell
Warner-Chilcott
Warner-Lambert
Food and Drug Administration
Missouri- Kansas-Texas Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Mutual funds seen as gambling in new performance derby
AP reports George Washburn of Paine, Webber says mutual funds are being treated as knee pads in a crap game. He argues short term results mislead investors and that funds should focus on long range goals like retirement.
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New York
Temple of Investment
George Washburn
Washburn
Paine, Webber, Jackson and Curtis
Today in History September 23 1969 Highlights
On this date various historical milestones are noted including the U S Supreme Court founding in 1789 the birth of Augustus Caesar in 1638 Lewis and Clark completing their expedition in 1806 Neptune first sighted in 1846 and major events through 1969 Khrushchev visit to Iowa 1969 and brief conflicts in Vietnam and Mexico City riots are referenced as past anniversaries.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Augustus Caesar
Lewis and Clark
Mississippi River
Neptune
Johann
Dusseldorf
Germany
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Philadelphia
U.S
Congress
Harry S. Truman
Nikita Khrushchev
Roswell Garst
Coon Rapids
Iowa
U. S
South Vietnam
Mexico City
Corry High Football Prepares to Face North Est on Loveland Field
Corry High School football aims to stay undefeated this evening as it hosts North Est on Loveland field. Kickoff is 8 30 p m with rain forecast. a last minute delay remains possible. The report notes district scouts and local civic activities including Kiwanis delegates at Hazleton state convention.
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Corry High School
North Est
Loveland Field
Washington Trail
Northwest Passage Opens New Trade Route to Orient
Paul Harvey hails the opening of the Arctic Northwest Passage aboard the Manhattan as a transformative milestone. He argues the shorter, all year route from Philadelphia to Alaska slash shipping distances, cut costs, and unleash vast oil, mineral, and trade potential, likening it to a bridge across the roof of the world.
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S.S. Manhattan
Philadelphia
North Atlantic
Greenland
Europe
Arctic Ocean
Alaska
Terence Young Predicts New Film Era With Directors Taking Lead
U S films praise British director Terence Young praises Mike Nichols for starting a renaissance in American cinema. He cites Virginia Woolf and The Graduate as landmark works showing new realism and credits directors with rising independence from star power. He notes his own career including Dr No and From Russia With Love and recalls a sailing accident with injuries. He is confident The Christmas Tree marks continued growth in the industry.
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New York
America
Terence Young
Britain
Mike Nichols
Virginia Woolf
Terry Young
Young
William Bolden
Brook Fuller
Cambridge University
Irish Guards
Terry
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By Jack Anderson
Walter W. Ahrens
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White House Insider
Leonard Garment
Garment
Leonard
Law Firm
Mudge Rose
Thomas Bracken
Arthur Becker
Gerald Greenwald
David Vaughan
Robert Visser
Peter Williams
Ronnie Yoder
Martindale Hubble Legal
Elpaso
Federal Power Commission
John Cunniff
Corry
Tee Ford Powter
Mr. and
Mire
Leon J. Lindsley
West Irving
Tidioute
Corry High
Warren County
Cheets" Baressi
R W. Brown
Ray Green
C.E. Shoop
Rev
Lyle D. Otis
Kiwanis Club
Hazleton
Paul Harvey
Orient
Far East
Columbus
South Africa
Cape of Good Hope
Eastern Seaboard
Central America
Panama Canal
Northwest Passage
Roger Steward
Manhattan
Isabella
Humble Oil Co
Hal Boyle
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