Tax hike debate stalls over consensus on income tax
The piece notes a lack of consensus on a possible income tax increase, with supporters led by the Presidents Council of Economic Advisers and the Treasury arguing for a discipline tool amid high GNP and Vietnam costs, while critics warn indicators are flat and the economy could suffer. It highlights Johnson's proposed surcharge up to 10 percent and a projected deficit as high as 29 billion, with Congress split over spending cuts and revenue measures.
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Council of Economic Advisers
The
Treasury and
Theederal Reserve Board
Johnson
Congress
George H. Mahon
House
Senate
Mahon
Good Peace Time For Ho Chi Minh
A commentary argues that Ho Chi Minh might seek talks to end the Vietnam war, noting shifts in Soviet and Chinese positions, North Vietnam weariness with Mao, and growing U S troop commitments. It warns Hanoi could fear American offensives and may negotiate only to save face while denying peace to South Vietnam.
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Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh & Co
Vietnam
U.S
Northietnam
Soviet Union
Kremlin
North Vietnam
Hanoi
China
Mao Fse-tung
Amy
South Vietnam
Navy to Reactivate USS New Jersey for Vietnam Duty
Defense Department plans a costly refit of the USS New Jersey at about 27 million dollars with annual operating costs near 7.5 million. The project aims to shift bombardment of enemy targets from aircraft to the battleship, potentially saving lives and aircraft losses. The plan, controversial given the era’s view of battleships as obsolete, seeks a decisive role as a possible final stand.
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Defense Department
New Jersey
Vietnam
Navy
Rights and duties quoted by Soviet official on crime
Nikolai A. Shchelokov, Soviet Minister for Public Order, urges greater effort to curb hooligans drunks thieves and rapists. He notes the United States has high crime rates among major nations and suggests Russia could claim the top spot if it cannot reduce crime.
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Nikolai A. Shchelokov
Soviet Union
U.S
Russia
Castro links to SNCC shift blamed on broader alliance
Washington reports that Stokely Carmichael’s Havana visit signals SNCC’s long drift leftward with Cuba’s guerrilla leaders. Observers say white liberal sympathy over Vietnam and civil rights masked deeper SNCC-Cuba ties dating to 1964, with Carmichael only the visible exponent of the alliance.
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Washington
Stokely Carmichael
Havana
Fidel Castro
Hemisphere
Coordinating Committee
Snick
Castro
Vietnam
News from Vietnam and De Gaulle provoke debate in Washington
The dispatches present two Vietnam letters from service members criticizing war strategy and urging a more decisive effort, while a separate column attacks Charles de Gaulle’s foreign policy as self serving. The piece also traces alleged links between Snick and Fidel Castro, citing figures Forman Minnis Bond Morgan Rabinowitz and Cuban influence on civil rights groups.
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Snick
Havana
Julian Bond
Georgia
Charles Morgan
Atlanta
American Civil Liberties Union
Morgan
Victor Rabinowitz
Manhattan
National Lawyers Guild
Emergency Civil Liberties Committee
Rabinowitz
U. S
Castro
Hemisphere
Q s And A s For Kiddies In Washington
A satirical list mocks U S politics and public figures with questions about the United Nations Congress and government careers. It cites McHugh Valenti Nugent Kennedy and Johnson family ties while lampooning Vietnam and education as seen in a dated Washington context.
UN to tackle Balking crisis if Soviets veto blocks
The Aug. 3 1947 notice reports the United States plan to urge the United Nations general assembly to take up the Balking issue if the Security Council cannot act due to Russia’s veto. Margaret Truman said she would sing at a Hollywood Bowl concert between Aug 19 and 30. Crosbyton names L. E. Haynes sheriff after J. J. Pierce’s death. Camp at Mackenzie State Park hosts 55 youths from Wagner and Carlisle. Fair to add brown Swiss cattle exhibits next fall. Dick Nixon denies candidacy talk despite recent activity.
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Hollywood
Margaret Truman
Park Animals and Feeding Lessons From Rainier
A California family vacationing at Mount Rainier National Park hears a ranger warning that feeding wildlife harms deer bears chipmunks and squirrels. The Californian later wrote his congressman arguing that substituting government for tourists and aid for handouts shows dangerous consequences of creating a dependency mindset.
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California
Mount Rainier National Park
Richmond
News- Leader
Nimitz Named Carrier Honors from West Texan City
The San Angelo Standard-Times reports the Navy will name a new nuclear aircraft carrier after Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz. Fredericksburg honors his memory with community efforts and Navy cooperation, recognizing his Pacific war victories at Coral Sea Midway Guadalcanal Leyte Gulf.
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Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Fredericksburg
San Angelo
Dear Turnrow Tunker in News Gossip Column
O C McBride writes a whimsical, fragmentary note about Premier Kosygin and Johnson talks at Glassboro and a quip about Nasser’s stance. The piece then pivots to a personal vignette: a man missing work, his wife cleaning the house, and the distraction of TV soaps.
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