Lyndon Johnson Warns of Possible Tax Rise to Curb Inflation
The piece reports Lyndon B. Johnson signaling a 5 to 7 percent increase in personal and corporate taxes if inflation persists. He frames it as a voluntary restraint campaign to pressure the public and business sector to curb rising prices, while stressing nothing is final yet.
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Editorial: Rising Cost Of Living And Inflation Watch
The piece critiques rising living costs under the Johnson administration with the Labor Department's February CPI due. It notes consumer prices and wholesale indices increasing, wage growth lagging price hikes, and concerns about inflation psychology amid Vietnam era tensions. It emphasizes fixed incomes and low wage families bearing the burden.
Doctor’s Day Cheer Sparks Nostalgic Letter
A Letters section features a reader praising doctors on Doctor’s Day and recalling ether first use in 1842 by Dec Crawford Long. The writer shares memories of a family doctor and thanks physicians and their wives for decades of care. The page also includes a fragmented UFO later rant about apocalyptic warnings and world orders.
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Notes on News Uncle Large P S
Virginia jokes about education showing as she observes the Mason bit spreading. The writer wonders which K of C members will be converted or subverted, predicting an unexpected reach and an entertaining conclusion.
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Quote filled with wartime despair and refusals to Europe
A partisan mosaic of anti Europe, refugee pleas, butter guns and a Vietnam veteran student urging duty. The excerpts mix disillusion with policy, a Jewish welfare official’s Poland remark, and a Bayonne student’s view on education versus service.
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Guilford County Bonds Face Vote For School Growth
Community leaders push a $14 million bond plan to fund new school buildings as Guilford County faces rapid growth. Dr. Dean B. Pruette led PTA and principal meetings to mobilize turnout two weeks before a pivotal county vote.
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Life of Carolina drops Founders prefix at annual meeting
Life of Carolina renamed Life of Carolina at its June meeting after President Wallace C. Ralston reported the firm holds 105 million dollars in life insurance in force with 22 million added since 1965. Projections aim for a billion dollar class by 1976 without new stock. the High Point based company serves over 3,000 stockholders in 36 states, with 90 percent of business outside a 20 mile radius.
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