Johnson's Tax Proposal Stalled
The Johnson administration pressed for a 10 percent income tax surcharge to curb inflation and fund spending, but Rep. Wilbur Mills blocked progress, demanding deeper spending cuts. Officials warned without the tax rise, imports would flood the economy and interest rates would rise.
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New York
Johnson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
D., Ark
Mills
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
United States
William McChesney Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Busihighwa
Blueboy Wheat Boosts North Carolina Wheat Yields
NC State scientists led by Chuck Murphy introduce Blueboy wheat a semi dwarfed red winter variety. In 1967 Durham County yielded 100.9 bushels per acre doubling prior records and lifting state prospects for 350,000 acres and $24 million in income.
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Blueboy
Durham County
Ap Sd
Murphy
N. C. State
G. K. Middleton
Clemon University
Washington State
North Carolina
Paul Harvey
Reynolds
Department of Crop Science
Man
National Riot Insurance Proposed for Cities
A Presidential advisory panel urged a national effort to back property owners amid an insurance crisis in cities. It called for state insurance pools to share riot risks, tax deferrals for insurers, and a National Insurance Development Corp. to revitalize riot affected areas. The panel warned insurers need government help to continue offering core city coverage and urged rehabilitation incentives for homeowners.
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Washington
Surance
National Insurance Development Corp
Richard J. Hughes
Ples Sepa
Add
Iia
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Newark
Oakland
Public Speaking and Interior Design Courses at Randolph Tech
Randolph Technical Institute will offer public speaking and interior design courses next month. Andy Brown will teach public speaking starting Feb. 12, Mondays 7 to 10 p.m. for 10 weeks, while interior design begins Feb. 27, Tuesdays 7 to 10 p.m. for 10 weeks. Additional programs in furniture, photography, graphic design and more are planned over the next five years pending approvals and funding.
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Asheboro
Randolph Technical Institute
Department of Community Colleges
Andy Brown
Institute
State Board of Education
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National Alliance of Business Men
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
Blueboy Wheat
Tar Heel
Raleigh
Gainsborough
Murphy’s
Chuck Murphy
North Carolina State University
Harvey
Southeast
W. A. McFarland
Gacem County
Dr. Harvey
McFarland
Oklahoma
Chuck
DR. Murphy
P. H. Massey
Randleman Tmaster
The
Randleman Jaycees
Jaycee
Larry Alfred
E.C. Lane
S Jeters
W. C. White
C.la
the Equitable Life
John Diffendal
Travelers
Hartford
Conn
Piedmont Insurance & Realty Company
North Wrenn St
High Point
Lane
Scotsman Ice Machine
Proctor’s
Thomasville
Kernersville
Life Insurance
Group Insurance
Pension
Ec al Cet
Lan Tela
Valin
South Main Street
High Point, North Carolina
Jefferson Standard
North Car
Jelly At Home Office
Greensboro, N
Service Planning Company, Inc
High Point, N. C
Trudy Edgerton
Ative
J. Sturgis May & CO
Stocks & Bonds
North Carolina Bank
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Fofmce Equipment
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