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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1968

Page

6

Tax use and sales questions spark debate on car taxes

Readers discuss who bears responsibility for taxes on a used Volkswagen bought in 1966 and repurchased after multiple transfers. The exchange cites Assembly Bill No 1 introducing a use tax on used cars in 1965, effective Aug 1, and notes prior dealer or multi-sale exemptions.

Long Beach A. Assembly Nicholas C. Petris Oakland Edmund G. Brown

RIAA Authority on Gold Records Cited in 1950s Sales

The article notes the shift to RIAA as the sales authority after initial self awarded gold records by labels. It cites Sinatra sales estimates, noting nearly 15 singles over one million and several albums, while pre 1950 data remain unreliable. It also mentions Congressional chaplains using the King James Bible and the Jeffersonian Bible being available publicly.

RIAA Sinatra Congress Congressional Washington, D.C Thomas Jefferson Jesus of Nazareth Beacon Press Boston Los Angeles City Library Eakins Press East 51St St New York N.Y Jesus

US Hints at Four-Way Talks on Vietnam Peace

Amid gloom over a cease fire, US and North Vietnamese officials expected weekend discussions to decide if expanded talks could resume next Wednesday. Hanoi planned four independent delegations for Paris, while Saigon pressed Viet Cong participation only within Hanoi. Mortar barrages hit My Tho as strikes near Saigon and Bien Hoa continued. Ho Chi Minh urged resolve to fight, while Moscow hailed the halt but urged full US withdrawal.

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Mansfield Sees Paris Talks Begin With or Without South Viet

Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield urged that Paris peace negotiations over the Vietnam War should start with or without South Vietnamese representatives. He said Saigon’s stance should not block talks and warned the United States must consider its own interests first amid heavy casualties and costs.

Saigon Paris

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