Taxes Rise to Pay for Vietnam War
AP report from Washington notes new tax law signed by President Johnson raises withholding by 10 percent starting July 14 to fund the Vietnam war and curb inflation. The measure pairs with a $6 billion spending cut and extends fiscal policy through next June, with retroactive components for individuals and corporations and continuation of auto and phone taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph R. Coyne
Washington
Johnson
Congress
Labor Department
William H. Chartener
Mail Teaches Many Things and More in Garden City Milling
A miscellany of items from a 1968 Garden City Telegraph column touches on city transit trends, air conditioning benefits for animals, dental progress, divorce timing, a Kansas court partition notice for Wendelin W. Heili, and a sequence of quips and studies about beer consumption heart size laundry bag tech crime safety and diabetes demographics.
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New York
U.S
Garden City Telegram
District Court OF
Finney County
Kansas
Wendelin W. Heili
Richard Regue Flor
Wendelin W. Heill
Jones
Garden City
Vendelin W. Heili
Harrison Smith
Today in History Act Creates Canada in 1867
On this date in 1867 the Dominion of Canada was created by the British North America Act. The history notes span events from 1862 to 1968, including Gettysburg beginning, Roosevelt’s Rough Riders at San Juan Hill, Winnie Mae world flight, Roosevelt’s nomination, St. Lawrence Seaway completion, Guantanamo kidnappings, Kennedy Rome visit, Liu Shao Chi ouster, and a mentions of roach species.
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Associated Press
Dominion of Canada
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
St. Lawrence Seaway
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
John F. Kennedy
Rome
Chinese Communist Party
China
Liu Shao-chi
Gun Bill Delay Due to Pressure
Washington AP report says Congress stalls gun control amid pressure to move quickly. Rules Committee delays hearing to July 8 and Senate panel sets July 9 for further gun bill action. Proponents say mail pressure will ease. Colmer shifts focus to foreign aid. The measure would ban mail and in-state sales of shotguns and rifles to minors or out-of-state residents.
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Washington
House Rules
Rules Committee
William M. Colmer
D-Miss
Senate Judiciary Committee
Robert F. Kennedy
Colmer
Opponent Body Count Metric Attacked by Army Officer
Lt. Col. Richard A. McMahon, a Vietnam veteran and intelligence officer, calls the body count method used to gauge enemy losses in Vietnam useless and dangerous. He argues the practice, tied to McNamara’s statistics drive, invites inflated figures by both American and South Vietnamese units and could mislead battle plans. McMahon, now at U S Pacific Command in Honolulu, previously served in Vietnam through February 1967.
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Washington
Vietnam
McMahon
Robert S. McNamara
Brownsmills
Honolulu
U.S. Pacific Command
Puppy Palace guarantees 10 year pets in Wollaston
Arnold A. Pell opens a puppy palace in Wollaston Massachusetts offering a 10 year guarantee on pets. A "puppy love room" lets buyers meet dogs to assess compatibility with their future owners. The piece also notes average Episcopal minister pay at about 6000 dollars annually.
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Wollaston, Mass
Arnold A. Pell
Pell
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Australia
The
Ladies’ Home Journal
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Tox
Equity Exchange
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Pierceville
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Dr. Petite
Missy
Famous Brand
Men's Permanent Press
Dacron & Cotton Blend
Canvas Oxfords
Richard A. McMahon
Army Association
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