Texans Face Sales Tax Hike as Budget Pressure Grows
The Texas Legislature debates revenue options with a 3 percent sales tax seen as the most productive new revenue source. Exemptions on food and farm items may stay, while talks of personal and corporate income taxes surface but face political hurdles. A federal kickback plan is unlikely, making the sales tax hike the most palatable prospect for lawmakers.
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Texas
Texas Committee On State and Local
Alvin A. Burger
Texas Research League
General Revenue Fund
National Governors Conference
Los Angeles
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Hoffa Heads Union Backing Despite Racketeering Links
The Teamsters vote to cover James R Hoffa's legal costs, with estimates from one to two million, and to raise his salary to one hundred thousand a year while expressing defiance toward prosecutors and cleaning up the union tangle seen as enabling racketeering figures.
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Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Brother Hoffa
Miami Beach
Champ
South Vietnam gains momentum as air prowess grows
In Vietnam, combatants on the ground and in the air show improvement. The South Vietnamese Army faces criticism for overreliance on American troops, but overall conditions brighten. Reports note a rebuilt four engine plane for Premier Ky with luxuries suggesting shifting priorities.
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South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Broad Hint On Why Women Attend Colleges
Dr Donald Wood of Houston reported to a Canadian group that in a Rice University survey of 800 students most were women and 72 percent said they sought husbands above all else. The discussion suggests many college women aim for marriage more than degrees.
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Rice University
Donald Wood
Houston
Canada
Rice
Monarchs face wide range of weapons through history
A satirical piece recalls monarchs facing arrows and axes while noting modern threats. In Belfast Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip endure an attack with a concrete block and beer bottle. A poultry farmer finds an egg with a nickel inside.
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Belfast
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Thai Peace Corps volunteer sparks U.S. backlash satire
Cartoon interview imagines a Thai Peace Corps volunteer in Hoboken reflecting on American fears and social issues. The mock dialogue explores safety, housing, food, family life, and a punchline about promoting birth control amid cultural clash.
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United States
Thailand
Bangkok
Yok bin Lin
Lin
New Jersey
Hoboken
Holt's View on Viet Nam War Draws Mixed News Coverage
The article discusses whether news coverage truly reflects both sides of a controversy. It notes Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt expressed 100 percent backing for the US war effort during a Washington visit, but mentions that some major New York papers omitted references to his National Press Club speech.
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Paris
Viet Nam
Australia
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New York
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Europe
Korea
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Draft reform urged to balance burden and fairness
The piece argues for a lottery style draft and targeted deferments for high achieving students, urging studies to make the system fairer while preserving national needs. It notes that many go to college or skilled trades, and calls for clearer call-up rules and advance notice to drafted youths.
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Hershey
Goethe
Bevan accuses Russia in European peace talks delay
In a heated session Bevan charges Russia aims to back out of its pledge to convene a European peace conference on July 29. The Big Four ministers remain deadlocked for a second day as diplomats seek a path to halt global tensions. Mexico City announces armed poll supervision as the government moves to secure a peaceful presidential vote amid violent threats.
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Ubbock Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Lubbock Avalanche- Journal
Ty Avalanche-Journal
Corapany, Inc
Ave. J
Lubbock
Texas
Texas Daily Press
League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Presa International
Parker F. Prouty
A. Guy Presiden
Netien
Republic
Paris
Ernest Bevan
Russia
Gold Price Hike Urged by Rueff Backed De Gaulle Strategy
Henry J. Taylor argues that Rueff calls for doubling the gold price to seventy dollars an ounce to force a dollar devaluation, a move supported by European central bankers seeking leverage over gold. He warns Johnson’s Great Society deficits risk undermining the dollar and fueling a return to a weakened price level.
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M. Jacques Rueff
de Gaulle
Europe
Workman
Johnson
Great Society
Federal Reserve Board
William McChesney Martin
Private college funding rises with private gifts
Guest editorial notes private educational philanthropy exceeded 1.2 billion dollars nationally with Texas colleges receiving 43 million from private sources including 19 million from foundations and 8.2 million from nonalumni individuals. Leading Texas beneficiaries were Texas, SMU, and Baylor. The piece argues private aid sustains higher education beyond tuition.
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Council For Financial Aid To Education, Inc
Texas
Dallas Morning News
Kennedy backing fuels vice presidency talk in 1968
Dear Turnrow Tunker notes liberal support for Robert Kennedy may push LBJ to consider him as 1968 running mate, a shift that could set him up for 1972 as a stronger No. 1. The letter also asks about a congressman's claim that only poor, non college men face the draft as part of the war on poverty.
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Buffalo
Detroit
Turnrow
Robert Kennedy
LBJ
Humphrey
Bobbie
Avis
Bobby
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