Johnson proposes broad excise tax cuts to boost economy
President Johnson outlines a plan to cut excise taxes by 1.75 billion on July 1 and again by a similar amount on January 1, plus 464 million by 1970, totaling about 4 billion over five years. The move targets autos and air conditioners with retroactive effect to prevent a planned buyers’ strike.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Ceibens
Larer
White House
Janine Geen
Johnson proposes auto excise cuts with retroactive effect
The article reports President Johnson backing substantial reductions in automobile excise taxes from about 5 billion yearly to roughly 1 billion by 1970. It notes a repeal push by industry groups and a plan to refund buyers if retroactive relief is enacted, with timing potentially hingga July 1. The discussion centers on retroactive tax relief and its impact on output and jobs.
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Johnson
Congress
Girl Living A Normal Life Two Years After Transplant
Julie, a former Grand Forks girl, now 17, lives a normal life two years after a transplant. She attends St. Anthony of Padua High School in northeast Minnesota, is a cheerleader, enjoys English, swims in summer, and skates in winter while her mother Evelyn travels to Richmond for hospital checkups.
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Julie Weighter
Weighse Za
Minneapolis
Dad
Daycee
Julie
Shaetigen
St. Anthony of Padua High School
Minneot
Sacna
Evelyn
Richmond
Minnesota
Grand Forks
N.D
Pilot Killed In Salisbury Plane Crash
A plane carrying skydivers crashed near Salisbury North Carolina killing the pilot Mark Isaac 31 of Newton who had ten years flying experience. Another skydiver Bill from Mooresville survived. The crash happened around 3 30 p m in woods off North Carolina 801 about six miles east of Iredell County line near a pasture.
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Salisbury
N.C
Mark Isaac
Newton
Jerry Haas
Isaac
Bill
Mooresville
North Carolina 801
Iredell County
Armed Forces Day observed at Temmole
The page notes Armed Forces Day observance in Temmole with practical philosophy and record-keeping items highlighted on pages 2 A, 8 C, and 1 D.
Blue Ridge Parkway West Link Opened Completing Trail to Shenandoah
The final 15 mile section of the Blue Ridge Parkway west of Asheville opened after dawn Saturday, joining Shenandoah National Park to Cherokee and Great Smoky Mountains Parkways. The stretch features nine tunnels and 11 overlooks, winding through Pisgah National Forest and offering views of Mount Pisgah and the Pink Beds.
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Asheville
N.C
French Broad River
Pisgah Ridge
Shenandoah National Park
Virginia
Cherokee
Greatstone Mountains National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway
Pine Mountain
Pisgah
Pisgah National Forest
Mount Pisgah
Artillery and Tanks Attack Rebel Pocket in Santo Domingo
In Santo Domingo a civilian-military junta launched an offensive on a rebel pocket in the northwest. About 1,500 junta troops with artillery and tanks reported many prisoners taken while rebels numbered around 300. Radio alerts urged residents to avoid streets after 4 p.m. and to help refugees.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Junta
Fallout from China nuclear tests worries Japan
Tokyo reports concern over fallout from Red China's second atomic blast and the broader implications of China's growing nuclear strength amid wartime bomb victims in Japan.
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China
Japan
Tokyo
Kennedy Family in London Gap of Picnics and Gifts
In London on a quiet Saturday the Kennedy children enjoyed a secret country picnic while Mrs John F Kennedy browsed Bond Street gifts. The family attended a bust unveiling at an international students center with Robert and Edward Kennedy present and praising John F Kennedy as president of the young people of the world. Donations to Lipchitz bust were capped at 2.80 per head via a London Sunday drive.
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London
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Bond Street
John Kennedy
Robert
Edward
The
Young People of the World
Jacques Lipchitz
Memorial to Kennedy in Runnymede Honor Tablet
Five British children view a simple memorial tablet honoring the late President John F. Kennedy in Runnymede England. The stone dedication was performed by local officials during a quiet commemorative ceremony.
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Runnymede
John F.er
England
Racial Disorders In Alabama Embrace National Spotlight
In Alabama, reflections on race and guilt surface as a civil rights era mood shifts. The piece notes Selma and Mrs. Liuzzo amid a broader reexamination of assumptions, with locals contrasting progress and lingering tensions in a state confronting its uneasy conscience.
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Alabama
Selma
American Airplanes Destroyed at Bien Hoa Base
Explosions hit Bien Hoa air base, 15 miles north of Saigon, sinking U.S. bombers according to initial reports. U.S. spokesmen say guerrilla forces likely responsible after last year’s mortar strike. An eyewitness described billowing smoke rising high from the scene.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Big Bien Hoa
U. S
U.S
Graider
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Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Practicality of Philosophy
Dominican
Shenandoah To
Cherokee Parkway
Mrs. Kennedy
Britain
United States
Jules Loh
Damians
Dixie
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