Balloon plan on tax surcharges criticized by critics
A White House aide Melvin Laird proposes a temporary tax surcharge held in escrow to curb inflation, a plan described as impractical. Treasury and Fed officials dismiss it, Congress unlikely to adopt higher taxes, and observers urge straightforward deficit reduction and hard fiscal action.
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Senate
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George P
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Tokyo
Sweden Votes in Tight Election as Social Democrats Face Challenge
Swedens election today selects 350 parliamentary members under a 310 direct seats and 40 proportional seats. Premier Olaf Palme leads the Social Democrats who have governed since 1932, facing a divided opposition including Conservative Liberal and Center parties amid criticism of a costly welfare state and labor militancy.
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Sweden
Social Democrats
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Social Democratic Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Uruguay
Palme
Tage Erlander
Wonders and warnings in a child’s ocean questions
A reflective narrator considers Earth's age, oceans, and atmosphere as a granddaughter asks why seas behave and how gravity works. The piece cites Velikovsky's ignored catastrophism, NASA moon theories, and Job's questions, urging care for a fragile world and its children. Astronaut David Scott recalls placing a Bible aboard the lunar module, hinting at humanity's dual reach for knowledge and virtue.
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Immanuel Velikovsky
Velikovsky
NASA
Earth
Job
God
Almighty
Orion
David R. Scott
Nixon Defends Presidency In East Room Press Conference
Holmes Alexander praises Richard Nixon for counter punching at critics, defending his integrity against press, Congress, and courts. He notes Nixon’s resilience amid disputes, economic strife, and a turbulent era while urging continued confidence and courage as the remedy.
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Washington, D.C
Atta Boy
Nixon
Congress
Jefferson
Harding
Truman
Hoover
Franklin
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Washington
Coolidge
Let It Die Opposes Minimum Wage Bill Veto Support
The Richmond Times-Dispatch contends President Nixon’s veto of the Congress approved minimum wage bill would hurt marginal and unskilled workers by raising costs and reducing job opportunities. It argues the 1.60 to 2.00 and 2.20 wage hikes would price unskilled labor out of work and fuel inflation, urging Congress to accept the veto and let the measure die.
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Nixon
Congress
Milton Friedman
ROTC Stages Comeback At UConn And Beyond
STORRS Conn KFS ROTC regains favor as campuses move past 1960s protests. UConn never quit ROTC amid rainbow hangar incidents and campus pressure. Today about 115 students across branches study ROTC with a curriculum stressing real world turmoil over Ivory League social science. Nine students discuss motives from curiosity to family tradition and career goals in engineering and leadership.
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Storrs
Conn
KFS
Students For A Democratic Society
Officer Training Corps
University of Connecticut
David Christie
Uconn
National Strategy Information Center
New York City
Richard DeKay
Christie
Gary Bent
David Sawyer
David Ingham
New Britain
Parents Protest Segregated Schools and Safety Shortfalls
Grove Park parents accuse the city schools of racial imbalance and neglect, recounting injuries to a son at Robert E. Lee and a girl crying in class. They demand council funding, buses, sidewalks, and improved safety, urging action by the City Council and School Board.
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Grove Park
Gibson School
Supreme Court
Robert ©. Lee
Robert E. Lee
Langston
Pinelag
Cedarbrook
Danville
Martinsville
Rt. 86
Gibson
American National Bank
The Danville Register Rates and Subscriptions Notice
The Danville Register lists daily and Sunday delivery at 50 cents a week and single copies at 10 cents. Mail subscriptions are 20 dollars yearly, 10.50 six months, 5.25 three months, and 1.75 one month, with notices mailed 10 days before expiration. Subscribers are urged to renew promptly.
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