LBJ Proposes Tax Hikes and Expanded Programs
President Johnson's State of the Union outlines a budget of 135 billion in spending with 126.9 billion in revenue, a deficit of 8.1 billion, a 6 percent surcharge on income taxes, and plans to merge Labor and Commerce into a single department. He vows to stay firm in Vietnam and seek a 20 percent rise in Social Security benefits while expanding domestic programs. The plan crosscuts inflation fears with tax increases and higher social costs.
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Johnson
Labor and Commerce Departments
Department of Business and Labor
Vietnam
Price Tag for Legislation Promoted in General Assembly
The author argues for a price tag on proposed laws to reveal true costs and curb slipping budgets. While exact figures may be hard, a reasonable estimate could expose hidden expenses and guide fiscal responsibility, citing UNC Charlotte as a case where cost awareness mattered.
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von Gilmore
General Assembly
Charlotte College
Consolidated University of North Carolina
Unc-Charlotte
Coffin Nails and Cancer in American Culture
Editorial discusses long standing grim humor around smoking and rising cancer deaths. Cites 1967 projections of 305000 cancer deaths, links smoking to emphysema heart disease and cirrhosis, notes Surgeon General's 1964 warning and falling packs after 1966, contrasts adult habits with youthful initiation, and cites Dorothy Dunn study on student attitudes toward smoking regulations.
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Surgeon General
National Advisory Cancer Council
Public Health Service
America
Dorothy Dunn
University of Illinois Student Health Center
Tenseness At Dallas Reveals Kennedy Johnson Rift
Drew Pearson recounts the Dallas tragedy and Johnson’s actions after President Kennedy’s assassination. Accounts describe friction with the Kennedy and Johnson staffs, delays in Kennedy’s body transport, oath timing, and Johnson’s measured leadership aboard Air Force One.
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Kennedy
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Drew Pearson
Dallas
Washington
Jack Anderson
Kennedy and
William Manchester
Jackie Kennedy
Kenneth O’donnell
Godfrey McHugh
Air Force
O’donnell
McHugh
Air Force One
Secret Service
Jackie
Afternoon of kindness and civic notes from High Point
A compassionate plea for help to Vietnam families follows local stories of Red Cross delays and a reserved mayor’s surgery. The column also notes Miss High Point pageant cancellation, a Guilford College pageant idea, and a will shaping charity trusts for the Williams estate.
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Jaycees
Guilford College
Guilford County
Greensboro
Guilford
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Ken O’donnell
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O'Donnell
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H Point Enterprise, Inc
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C. H. Lockwood
All B. Terry
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Holt McPherson
Joe Brown
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Matteu
Ted Press
AP News
High Point
Z Point
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Oere
Holt McPhersom
God
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U.S
101St Airborne
South Vietnam
Western Union
Red Cross
Viet Nam
Carson Stout
Duke Hospital
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Herman Bernard
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Stout
Mexico
Life Assurance of
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Faye Cunningham Williams
Voliva
Williams Organization
Frank Williams
Zona T. Cummings
Sylvester Waddell
North Carolina National Bank
Charles W. McAnally
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