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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1967
Page
11
The 90th Congress adjourned its first session after clashes with President Johnson over taxes and spending. It boosted Social Security, raised federal employee pay, and increased postal rates while shelving a 10 percent income tax surcharge. It will reconvene Jan. 15 with much unfinished business for the 1968 election year.
Violin great Jascha Heifetz announced his departure from the University of Southern California teaching post. He recalled earlier UCLA teaching exits and cited financial limits as USC officials note the masters program with Heifetz and others proved costly but successful, planning for future independent work and possible studio instruction.
Hollywood AP reports Groucho Marx at 72 remains active with new offers including interviews for Public Broadcasting Laboratory a TV news commentary with Goodman Ace and a five minute tape series. He reflects on aging and criticizes laugh tracks and blue material citing Buddy Hackett and praising Shecky Green as a model.
In Manhattan Beach California a man on fire called the fire department saying he was on fire then hung up. Investigators traced the call to an old frame apartment building and found Vernon Sharum 57 deceased. The fire is believed to have started from a faulty electric extension cord.
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