Affluent Voters Split Over Viet Nam and Civil Rights Politics
A Harris poll shows 2 percent of households earning over ten thousand yearly favor liberal views on Viet Nam and civil rights, signaling a potential shift in elite political alignment. The study notes the affluent may drift from traditional conservatism, with 32 percent planning to vote Democratic versus 68 percent for Republicans, yet income alone no longer predicts political stance.
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Viet Nam
Harris
U.S
Congress Eyes Social Security Reform and Tax Shifts
Congress returns from recess amid worries over high prices and Viet Nam. President Johnson seeks further social security changes to expand benefits and fund them via payroll tax increases, while staff work on a revenue sharing plan with states to curb waste ahead of off year elections.
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Congress
Johnson
Social Security Administration
Editorial on FCC CATV regulatory fight over cable TV control
Editorial discusses FCC authority over CATV across intrastate and interstate lines, noting hearings by House Interstate Commerce Committee. It highlights potential pay-TV implications, registration deadlines, and concerns about local TV development and copyright, rates, and service fairness amid evolving regulations.
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Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Congress
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Walter Rogers
Texas
Communications
Television Accessory Manufacturers Institute
TAME
Vincent T. Wasilewski
National Association of Broadcasters
The
Commerce Committee
Latins Love Lyndon Says Drew Pearson
The piece asserts Johnson’s popularity in Mexico due to his early support for Mexican American rights and aid to Henry Gonzales, while criticizing adviser Tom Mann for his roles and the Dominican Republic troop decision. It notes Latin American tensions, a Panama Pan American meeting, and Johnson’s sanctioned Mexico trip.
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Washington
Johnson
Mexico
Henry Gonzales
Texas
Cantinflas
Gonzales
San Antonio
Lyndon Johnson
Tom Mann
Laredo
Tex
Tom
Maury Maverick
Roosevelt
Lyndon
White House
Mann
Dominican Republic
Hemisphere
U. S
Panama
State Department
Pan American talks stall on peace force and common market
Latin American diplomats thwarted Washington's push for a permanent Western Hemisphere peacekeeping force. They backed closer economic cooperation, with leaders like Mexico and Chile pressuring for a Pan American common market. Tom Mann's veto drew sharp criticism from Mexico, Venezuela, Chile, and Peru, while Johnson's Mexico City visit sparks hopes for better ties.
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Panama
Organization of American States
Washington
OAS
Brazil
Free Trade Association
Argentina
Chile
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Mexico
Colombia
Ecuador
Tom Mann
Antonio Carrilo Flores
United States
Brooklyn
Rafael de la Colina
United Nations
Nicaragua
Yom Mann
Tiga
Latin America
Drax Ordax
Raul Leoni
Venezuela
Eduardo’ Frei Montalva
Belaunde Terry
U.S
Johnson
Mexico City
Government pay shifts and tax changes loom over workers
The piece surveys new income tax withholding rates rising May 1 on top of existing Social Security hikes, noting take home pay will drop temporarily while end-year tax due lessens. It quotes employers adjusting to the changes, urges courage in facing the shift, and mentions related college and business updates in High Point.
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Revenue Service
Carson Stout
Kyoto
Japan
Stout
Orient
Margaret Halstead
American Humanics Foundation
Salem College
Salem
W.va
Perry Kelly
High Point Fine Arts Guild
North Main Street
Pressley Robinson Rankin
Katie
High Point College
Mount Gilead
First Methodist Church
Florida
Life of Carolina Board
C. W. Thaxton
Morton Annis
P. A. Sugg
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Low Harris
John Birch Society
CATV
High Point Enterprise
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N.C
Pawipaper
Gapaickes
Ward-Griffith Company
Nations Advertising
Drew Pearson
Wendell Patton
Florida Southern College
Lakeland
Fla
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
High Point Fabrics
Rainbow Weavers
Burlington Industries
Tom Graham
Hess, Goldsmith Division
Burlington
New York
National Arts Club
Hess, Goldsmith
K. B. Geddie
High Point Medical Center
Quaker Lane
Council Street
Jack Lynch
Asa Parham
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