Virginia Embracing Hopkins Line On Sales Tax Debate
The Senate Finance Committee backed by Governor Goowrin urged restoring the escala tor clause to the sales tax bill signaling early approval. A test vote in the House will decide whether to retain the one percent July 1 1968 levy making the total 3 percent. Critics warn of a looming last resort tax amid a booming Virginia economy.
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Virginia
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Supreme Court rules on libel liability in labor disputes
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, holds that management and unions can be liable for defamatory statements if malice and injury are proven during bargaining tensions and strikes. The ruling aims to curb abusive rhetoric, urging unions to adopt safeguards and directing libel actions to federal courts.
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Micuam
New York
Saigon Tea and the Hostess Tea Trend Abroad
A returning American serviceman in Saigon encounters the “tea” custom where hostesses are paid for drinks. Prices climb from a dime to 2.70 dollars per cup or jigger, fueling inflation fears and protests from GIs and others. PX prices suggest beer buys more, prompting bar proprietors to fear overdoing the practice.
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Saigon
U.S
Witty snippets on politics and culture in Georgia
A humorous syndicated column mocks trends and politics from dress codes to golf as a sport and whittling as loafing. It lampoons legislators and public figures like Senator Soaper, Secretary Freeman, and Congressman Sludgepump while noting public tastes in cuisine, city life, and fashion.
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Whittling
Newspaper Rates and Publication Details from Danville VA
Al Departments DIAL SW 3 2311 Entered at Danville Va post office as second class mail master Subscription rates All subscriptions payable in advance Daily and Sunday in city and suburbs by carrier 35 cents a week Single copies 6 cents Sunday only 8 cents Daily and Sunday by mail one year 15 six months 7.50 three months 3.75 one month 1.25 Member of The Associated Press rates for zones 1 and 2 apply Notice mailed 10 days before expiration Subscribers should renew promptly.
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Two Defense Witnesses Back Johnson Vietnam Policy
In Washington last week President Johnson called two witnesses to defend Vietnam policy. Billy Graham spoke at a Shoreham Hotel breakfast, arguing a moral duty to confront evil with force. General Maxwell Taylor testified on Capitol Hill, but struggled to answer Fulbright Morse questions and could not match Graham’s moral appeal.
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Vietnam
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Capitol Hill
Max Taylor
Fulbright
USA
Morse
Taylor
Barre
Paris
Dienbienphu
Lightess- MEXICO City A Growing Metropolis Of Modern Aches
A nostalgic portrait of Mexico City, tracing its surge from one million to nearly six million residents. It notes modern glass-front buildings, traffic, and big-city amenities while lamenting transport gaps, buses, taxis, and plans for a subway. Water pressure, roof tanks, and daily routines reflect urban aging.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Disneyland
New York
Boston
Speedy Cleaners
Ash Wednesday and the call to repentance in Eliot's era
The piece argues for reading T. S. Eliot's Ash Wednesday as a guide to penitence at Lent, recalling old Church practices like commination. It notes modern secular society’s denial of evil and highlights ten biblical curses, stressing humanity’s need for divine grace to overcome sin and achieve eternal life through Christ’s resurrection.
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Weegan
T. S. Eliot
Christ
Blackouts, Sabotage, and Lee White in Power Grid Debate
The column argues that national blackouts hint at sabotage risks beyond failure, notes Johnson’s probes and Lee White’s impending FPC chair role, and stresses the need for Senate scrutiny over potential push for a unified national grid and government ownership of utilities. It links past Communist influence to power vulnerabilities and urges cautious examination by Congress.
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Latin America
Scandinavia
Hawaii
Johnson
Joseph Swidler
Federal Power Commission
Lee White
White
Swidler
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Tva
Robert Williams
Fidel Castro
Cuba
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Crusader
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America
Senate
Mr. White
Mr. Swidler
FPC
Congress
Tthis
Senate Commerce Committee
Blackmail and patriotism in a world of deals
A columnist recalls a high school teacher’s blunt statement that blackmail can be sanctioned when cloaked in patriotism. He traces a long history of political bargaining, noting how governments have extracted concessions through cash and leverage, framed as legal foreign policy.
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Russia
Man
Solomon
Holy Land
Egypt
Cleopatra
Antony
Athens
Samos
Glad Stone
England
Bismarck
Germany
Kennedy
Castro
China
West Berlin
East Berlin
Progress and One Hour Service Jokes In Retail Cleaner Tale
A humorous column reflects on progress from weeklong to one hour service at cleaners. A Washington correspondent recalls signs promising quick turns, yet notes delays due to heavy business and customer volume, illustrating progress with irony. The piece shifts to broader musings on aging, monopoly, and televised politics.
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