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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1963
Page
1
President Kennedy unveils a phased 18.5 billion income tax cut to take effect by 1965, with top personal rates slashed from 91 to 65 percent and corporate rates from 52 to 47 percent. He pairs reform plans to recoup 3.5 billion, aiming for a balanced budget and full employment.
Phil Simon, Queens luncheonette owner, reports a 600 to 700 dollar weekly drop due to the citywide newspaper strike. He lost afternoon papers and customers. only Newark and Philadelphia papers arrive, with Newsday from Garden City. He cut hours, laid off a worker, and closed earlier as business quiets after 3 PM.
Cold, cloudy conditions with subzero overnight lows. Highs Tuesday expected to reach 10 to 15 above zero. Wind and additional flurries possible in the region.
Classified notice promotes Rumsey Funeral Home offering modern facilities and contact VI3-5111 for details. Location and exact services unspecified in fragment.
President Kennedy proposes individual income tax reductions from 20 91 percent to 14 64 percent, saving $11 billion annually over three years starting with $6 billion this year. Corporate rates fall from 52 percent to 47 percent, a $25 billion annual cut. A $3.5 billion offset via tax reform broadens the base, effective in 1964.
In Montgomery incoming Gov. George Wallace declares segregation forever and predicts Southern voters will back the next president. He vows to carry the fight for freedom nationwide and urges Southern-born voters to join a movement against federal court orders.
TOPEKA AP First hearings in disbarment cases against former Gov. Payne H. Ratner and his son Payne Ratner Jr. begin Jan. 28 at Russell. The Kansas Board of Law Examiners filed the action, accusing the Ratners of unethical conduct tied to their work for railroad unions.
Gov. John Anderson, 45, began his second term urging states to keep government close to the people and resist central overreach. He warned that abdication by state and local governments risks eroding individual rights and creating a paternalistic, “beneficiary” society reliant on Washington.
The Supreme Court agreed today to hear a case from Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America. The dispute centers on whether a state law conflicts with the federal Taft Hartley Act as a strike threatens public welfare.
Lawrence braces for a deep cold snap with lows 5 to 10 below zero and a Tuesday high around 10 to 15 above. The city lists an all time record threat, while Sunday peaked at 21. Inclement weather and wind values persist as residents adapt. One storm injury reported: Mrs Opal Pohl, 827 Elith St, fractured wrist from a driveway fall.
The third phase of the Sabin oral polio vaccine program began today at the Lawrence Community Building clinic from 1 to 8 p.m. The program also starts today in city and county schools and at Kansas University's Walking Hospital with Type II vaccine. Clinics are set for Tuesday at Eudora Municipal Building Fellowship Hall Baldwin Methodist Church Lecompton Grade School. The statewide effort covers 95 of 105 Kansas counties.
A coup and the assassination of President Sylvanus Olympio have triggered a leadership scramble in Togo. Two men, Nicolas Grunitsky and Idrissou Antoine Meatchi, emerged as possible heads of a new government. A military committee urged Grunitsky to return from exile to lead. Meatchi, linked to opposition efforts, was said to have returned from Ghana amid rumors.
Rep. Odd Williams of Lawrence was named chairman of the Industrial Development Committee as Kansas House Speaker Charles Arthur announced the 1963 committee chairs. Other picks include Rep. John J. Coward leading Ways and Means, Rep. Jess Taylor heading Legislative Reapportionment, and Rep. Ed Beaman chairing Highways with 24 of 45 chairs reused from prior sessions. The surprise appointment was Rep. Robert Behee to Labor, with Doyen as vice chairman.
A Kansas University English professor recalls Ambrose Bierce and discusses how teaching literary meaning should address human questions. He warns against overemphasis on technical analysis and champions literature that reveals truth and value beyond formal structure.
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