Unusual 1964 so far a busy year for markets and tax cuts
AP Business News Analyst SAM DAWSON outlines a year of record highs and policy shifts. Dow passes 800, profits surge, wages rise, and the January to June pace saw tax cuts, stock splits, and big corporate expansions shaping the economy.
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Little Known Facts In Mail Column Fun Facts
New York AP observes quirky data about vacations tones of voice and odd beliefs. It notes 85 percent of American families take a yearly vacation and that many monetized entertainers once earned high fees such as Paderewski's 60,000 for a Madison Square Garden concert in the 1920s.
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Washington Report on White House vigil by CORE
In Washington AP reports that several hundred pickets from the Congress of Racial Equality held a vigil for Mississippi freedom workers outside the White House Sunday night, carrying lighted candles as part of the demonstration.
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Johnson vows readiness to risk war for South Vietnam
Washington reports President Johnson declares the U S is prepared to risk war to preserve freedom in South Vietnam. He says he will spare neither his office nor himself in the quest for peace if necessary. The report contrasts editorials and public protests across Tokyo New York Philadelphia and MississippI.
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