Textile industry faces sharp choices on tariffs and imports
A long, inconclusive Tariff Commission report warns Johnson and Congress to craft a national policy as cheap foreign goods threaten U.S. textiles and apparel. Domestic plants already shift to Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Western Europe to stay competitive amid rising imports and mixed sales gains.
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Tariff Commission
Johnson
Congress
U. S
Japan
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Europe
Who Owns Our Railroads The Supreme Court Decision
The Supreme Court cleared the Penn Central merger but left ownership details murky. The piece argues rail ownership concentration remains masked by financial pseudonyms and could threaten national welfare. It calls for Congress to investigate and reveal who controls the multibillion dollar railroad system.
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Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
New York Central
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Maine
Norfolk and Western
Reading
Dela
Penn-Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Federal Grants Shape State And Local Spending Trends
Editorial notes federal grants in aid total about 17 billion this year and will reach up to 27 percent of state and local expenditures by 1975, up from 17 percent this year. It highlights rising federal shares, growing state and local revenues, and Chamber of Commerce calls for broader modernization including grassroots government reform and tax credit proposals.
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Joint
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Chamber of Commerce
St. Louis
Martha W. Griffiths
D-Mich
Griffiths
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Johnson pushes new fish inspection bill for safer seafood
President Johnson moves to strengthen the FDA with a tough fish inspection act aimed at banning unsanitary fish and shellfish farms. Senator Warren Magnuson leads support while Nick Bez backs the bill in the Senate Commerce Committee.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Ian
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Senate
Govuven
Food and Drug
Food and Drug Administration
Consumers’ Guardian
Capitol Hill
Sen
Warren Magnuson
Nick Bez
Magnuson
Senate Commerce Committee
United States
Bone
FDA
Indy
Fred Lossvold
Denver
U. S
Goddard
Senator Soaper Says and the Party Prep
The piece notes a convention vibe with Senator Soaper discussing sex topics while awaiting his wife. Schultz shouts downstairs about missing the list of ten best dressed women. A school uses play money to teach math and a pupil bets with the teacher at report card time.
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Shotgun Schultz
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