Setback for Scott Tax Package in North Carolina House
The North Carolina House voted 59 to 55 to recommit the Scott Tax Package of 95.5 million to Finance, signaling a sharp division between Republicans and anti-tax Democrats in tobacco counties. Gov Scott decried the move as power politics, while supporters weigh alternate revenues and possible tax shifts. The outcome portends a tense, protracted battle as lawmakers weigh spending against revenue estimates and tobacco county economies.
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North Carolina
House of Representatives
Finance Committee
Gav. Scott
House
Scort
Scortt
Scott
House Finance Committee
Senate
Warning echoes of 1920s in banker forecasts
Former Federal Reserve Board figures warn again of risky mergers and the surge in deposit turnover. C C Balderston cautions that reliance on accounting gimmicks can mask truth and trigger disillusion among investors. He notes 15 percent turnover in seven metro areas and links it to potential future crashes.
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William McCuHesney Martin Jr
Federal Reserve Board
C. Cansy Baalderston
D.C. Bankers Association
Balderston
Batterston
Norway Eyes Easy Voting By Mail For Expats
The article notes Norway plans open voting for citizens abroad during the September general election. Norwegians overseas vote by presenting identity at embassies or consulates, with options in Washington and Virginia cities. In Virginia residents can vote at the embassy or consulates, and advance polls are available in multiple cities in the U.S. and Canada.
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Virginia
Norway
Washington
Newport News
Norfolk
U.S
Credit Costs Skyrocket as Prime Rate Hits 82 Percent
The jump to a historic 82 percent prime rate triggers calls for investigation while Congress faces blame for hindering. Experts say lenders will raise costs when money is scarce, and inflation is fed by a tight market. The public must examine contributing factors beyond the rate itself.
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Wright Patman
Congress
Palman
Secretary of Treasury
Patman
Nixon
Danville Register Subscription Rates and Policies
The Danville Register lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, with in city carrier delivery at 50 cents per week and single copies at 10 cents. Mail rates are one year 20 dollars, six months 10.50, three months 5.25, and one month 1.75, with notices mailed ten days before expiration.
City Council Ignored Black Community in Danville Schools
A letter to the editor condemns Danville’s City Council for failing to appoint any black representative to the school board. It notes 16,000 residents in the black community, parent tax contributions, and that black citizens supported the last school bond, urging action and accountability.
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Danville
The Student Riot Bill and Federal Control Debate
William F Buckley Jr argues against Oregon Congresswoman Edith Green’s bill punishing colleges for lax conduct codes. He cites corporate responsibility, prior loyalty oaths, and fears of federal control, urging the bill’s junking to avoid harming students and schools.
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Edith Green
Oregon
House of Representatives
Tom Wicker
Harvard
Yale
Miss Green
Berkeley
Brandies
Cornell
Columbia
Red China's Oil Fields Gleam In Russian Eyes
Paris reports the world communist split deepens as Russia and Red China clash over Central Asia. Sinkiang hosts oil fields and nuclear sites. Moscow and Peking trade accusations while refugees and Turkic populations drive strategic tensions and territorial claims.
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China
Paris
Russia
Moscow
Peking
Central Asia
Kazakhstan
Sinkiang
Karami
Sheng Shih-tsai
Sheng
Soviet Russia
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Wang En-Mao
Kazakhstanskaya Pravda
Soviet Far East
Vladivostok
Khabarovsk
Ussuri
Senator Soaper Says: Budget Free for Big-Ticket Items
A satirical piece mocks ad campaigns promising to meet any budget while noting no formal budget exists. It parodies a neighbor’s lunch plan and links nicotine exposure to mice, urging caution about cigarette ads for young audiences.
The Moon, why not the slums interrogated
Washington column argues for a national rehabilitating plan using systems engineering to rebuild cities. It cites an in house white paper by Aerospace Industries Association and Karl Haar, urging federal priority, crisis conditions, and a national program akin to NASA or TVA to apply computerized technology to urban reform.
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Washington, D.C
Johnson
Nixon
Fortune Magazine
Karl Haar
Aerospace Industries Association
Washington
Spire Agnew
NASA
TVA
Iwe
The Centurions Battle In A One Sided Fight
Ralph de Toledano reports on the ABM debate as experts warn that Soviet missiles threaten a nuclear knockout. The piece traces the shift from expert testimony to a war of books with pro and anti volumes, noting funding and ad campaigns by Harper & Row and the American Security Council.
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Nixon
Edward Teller
Senate
United States
Ussr
USA
American Security Council
Willard F. Libby
William Thaler
Georgetown University
Nathan F. Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Abram Chayes
State Department
Jerome Wiesner
Ag’iner
I.T
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Arthur J. Goldberg
Bill Movers
Lyndon Johnson
Allen S. Whiting
Hans Bethe
Dr. Teller
Adam Yarmolinssky
Defense
McNamara
Edward M. Kennedy
Harper& Row
New York
Washington Post
Washington Post Took It Apart In A Lead Editorial. For Example, the Post
Associated Press
Post
Harper & Row
Madison Avenue
Laird
Kennedy
Seventeenth St. N. W
Washington, D. C
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William F. Buckley, Jr
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Soaper
Holmes
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