Malarky at Hot Springs over fiscal policy talk
Virginia bankers heard Secretary of the Treasury Henry J. Fowler criticize Congress for deficit spending while urging restraint. Fowler warned that Johnson’s administration pushes vast grants and Great Society programs, risking higher taxes unless spending is curbed. He suggested a potential tax increase could arise from the current policy. The piece accuses the administration of steering spending and warns that responsibility lies with Washington, not Congress.
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Virginia
Hot Springs
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry J. Fowser
Johnson
Congress
Fowler
Iie
Joanson
Fower
Expen
Washington
Rights and Rites Against Drugs in Religious Practice
Governor Tuck cracked down on snake-handling in the mountains and jailed those passing rattlers. In North Carolina a Chapel Hill man claimed peyote and marijuana were essential to his Neo-American Church faith and sought protection under religious freedom. The Superior Court conviction and three year sentence were upheld by the Supreme Court, which said belief is allowed but possession of hallucinogenic drugs under guise of religion is not protected.
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Tuck
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Superior Court
Supreme Court
Rights and Property at Issue in Fair Housing Debate
Virginia Senator Byrd opposes the administration’s fair housing plan, arguing it violates private property rights and exceeds federal power. He denies interstate commerce grounds for enforcing housing non-discrimination, asserting contracts like sales or leases are not interstate. The piece frames constitutional and philosophical objections beyond race.
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Virginia
Marty Byrder
Alexandria
President Johnson
Byrd
Danville Register Department Classified Contact Dial SW 3-2371
The Danville Register lists department contacts with a dial number for information. It notes the paper is mailed from Danville Virginia 24541 and registered as second class mail.
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Danville
Weather talk and odd bets flavor a quirky column
Senator Soaper jokes that a person with rheumatism can forecast rain but needs horseplay experience to judge odds. A neighbor weighs yard work versus vacuuming it. Everyone who has photographed their own thumb will sympathize with the Surveyor who injured his leg.
Fifth Commandments and Police Stations Debate
William F Buckley discusses Supreme Court opinions on the Fifth Amendment and police stations. He critiques the majority for treating the police station as a surrogate courtroom, warns of the risk to suspect rights, and notes calls for investigations and possible legal clarifications amid a high crime to conviction ratio.
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John Harlan
Supreme Court
iCourt
Phonograph's 90 Year Rise From Toy to Musical Mainstay
A historical overview traces phonograph evolution from the 1850s Phonautograph to Edison's foil cylinder, Bell and Tainter improvements, and Caruso's recordings. It notes the 1960s shift toward label changes and price pressures as records grow in popularity with long-playing and stereo advances.
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Gardiner Greene Hubbard
Alexander Graham Bell
Dr. Bell
Mr. Hubbard
Chichester
Charles Sumner Tainter
Volta Laboratory
Washington, D. C
Bell
Edison
Two Bells and
Tainter
Enrico Caruso
Virginia Medal Honors General Lee by Ohio Firm
A high relief collector’s medal honors Virginia and its notable son General Robert E. Lee. Designed by New York sculptor Ralph J. Menconi and produced by Presidential Art Medals, Inc. in Englewood, Ohio, the Virginia Statehood Medal comes in bronze, silver and platinum, featuring Lee on the obverse with Confederate flags and Virginia's 1788 ratification date, and the Virginia seal on the reverse.
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Robert E. Lee
Virginia
New York
Ralph J. Menconi
Ohio
Presidential Art Medals, Inc
Englewood
Lee
Northern Virginia
Confederate States of America
Montgomery
Alabama
CSA
United States
Commonwealth
United States Army
Newcom
National Scripture Society
Lightess Mexico Day At Vista Hermosa
A travelogue snapshot of a morning and day at Vista Hermosa Mexico describing breakfast at 9 a.m. poolside sun, tourists filming the hacienda grounds, sunbathing routines, and a 8 p.m dining room with a band. The author notes the old cane storeroom setting and the full moon lighting the scene as guests enjoy dancing and meals.
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Vista Hermosa
Mexico
Hernan Cortes
Congress Advances On Jobless Pay Bill
Ralph de Toledano reports on H R 15119 a new unemployment compensation bill praised for expanding coverage to about 3.5 million workers and preserving state control. It would extend benefits during recessions and allow appeals for state decisions, with bipartisan support despite Labor Department and big labor opposition.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur Mills
John F. Byrnes
White House
Willard Wirtz
Labor Department
Wirtz
Court of Appeals
Ways and Means
Capitol Hill
Senate
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Soaper
William F. Buckley, Jr
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Sam
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Pittsburgh
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