Return Of The Pendulum In Virginia Utilities Tax Reform
The Bemiss package would gradually shift utilities taxation to equal real property, starting with exemptions from discriminatory rates and moving toward uniform tax treatment over 20 years. It seeks fair play after decades of favored treatment, marking a political shift begun in the House and awaiting Senate action.
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Virginia
House
Senate
State Corporation Commission
A. J. Montacue
General Assembly
Corporation Commission
Lee County
Appalachian Power Company
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Lee
Stratagem Or Compromise On Minimum Wage Revealed
A Washington tale accuses the AFL CIO and Administration of a staged bargain to extend minimum wage coverage. It argues the long planned schedule raises to 1.40 in 1967 and 1.60 later, expanding workers under the law while masking labor pressure tactics. It warns automation and job loss may follow as wages rise.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Meany
Reuter
Baloney
Apam
Congress
Johnson
Daily Danville Register Rates and Notices
The Danville Register lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, both in town and by mail, with mail options from one month to a full year. It notes membership with The Associated Press, regional advertising reps, and a note that rates apply to postal Zones 1 and 2 with renewal notices mailed 10 days before expiration.
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Delive
Associated Press
Branbam Company
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Detroit
Dallas
St. Louis
Charlotte
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Kansas City
North Carolina ABC Board blocks Canadian license seeker
In Raleigh the State ABC Board refuses to amend rules to allow a Canadian who moved to Greensboro in 1934 to obtain a beer and wine license until he becomes a citizen. Board Director Ray Brady cites citizenship as a criterion, questioning characters of non citizens while noting 1967 eligibility for naturalization. The piece questions patriotism and hints at skepticism toward both foreigners and some native licensees.
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Raleigh News and Observer
Abc
Greensboro
North Carolina
Ray Brady
Canada
Radio Announcer News Brightens Everyday World
A quirky note highlights how radio announcers deliver news as the world outside rock and roll is full of surprise while colleagues study the New Math to improve their income tax understanding.
Percys Goldwater Dilemma Signals GOP Tensions
Charles Percy shifts from Goldwater, courting internal party strife as he distances from the 1964 Illinois vote. The essay traces Percy’s stance, Dirksen wing ties, and contrasts with Paul Douglas, noting cross currents in GOP strategy and the broader anti Goldwater sentiment shaping upcoming campaigns.
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Charles Percy
Barry Goldwater
Illinois
Goldwater
Runeas
Per‘ey
Charles Perry
San Francisco
Percy
Dirksen
Hubert Humphrey
Robert Kennedy
Paul Douglas
Senate
Lindsay
Republican Party
Long Island
Steven Derounian
Johnson
GOP
Lof Goldwater
Herbert Hoover
Emergent Africa fuels a comic opera of power
A column critiques Ghanaian Kwame Nkrumah’s bid for dual presidency in Guinea and questions Western policies toward Rhodesia, Vietnam, and emerging African states. It ponders Harold Wilson, Lyndon Johnson, and De Gaulle in a satirical take on international allyship and the UN’s voting power.
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Kwame Wnkrumah
Ghana
Guinea
Sekou Toure
Nkrumah
Harold Wilson
Labor Party
Lyndon Johnson
Wilson
United States
de Gaulle
France
Canada
Africa
General Assembly of
United Nations
Washington
G. Mennen Williams
Williams
Dean Rusk
African Bureau
Johnson
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Viet Nam
Britain
America
Mennen Williams
United States Senate
Zambia
Labor unions threaten Cape Kennedy defense program
Article warns that repeal of Taft Hartley section on secondary boycotts and common situs picketing could legalize labor actions harming space defense projects. Cites McClellan hearings, man-day losses at Cape Kennedy, and multiple stoppages costing hundreds of millions. Calls for public awareness to stop H.R. 10027.
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Labor
Capitol Hill
Afl-Cio
George Meany
National Labor Relations Board
Cape Kennedy
McClellan
Ano
Cape Canaveral
Kennedy
Florida
Missile Sites Labor Commission
Defense Project
Merritt Island
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Meany
Congress
Prain
Wandering Gypsies Defy Settlement Across Borders
A historical survey notes how Romani groups evade forced settlement across Europe, the Americas, and beyond. It cites Hungarian and Polish attempts to canalize Gypsies into work, the use of fake identity papers, border bypasses, and resistance to relocation. The piece recalls Soviet and German cases and notes social changes like car trading and urban housing adaptations among Gypsies.
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Poland
West Germany
Soviet Union
Moskow
New Jersey
Nostalgic call for old fashioned census method
In 1970 the census by mail prompts nostalgia for traditional procedures. The author laments personal questions and favors a return to schoolhouse methods, recalling rural ideals. The piece mentions an attic for aging items, a mother dancing, and a hometown debate about a horseshoe pitch home.
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