Byrd Sees Tax Load Near Bankruptcy Level
The Weekly Forecast and Labor Review cites 35 percent of national income taxed by all government levels. Treasury Secretary Fowler backs limited tax cuts aimed at deficit reduction, opposing larger $2.5 billion cuts. Budget gaps of $3.2, $6.3, and $5.3 billion projected. reducing deficits could lower debt costs and taxes if spending slows. Byrd warns the bankruptcy threshold is reached and urgent action is needed.
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Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia
Columbus
Ohio
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Douglas Dillon
Fowler
Congress
Byrd
Submarine Advances Highlight Tensions Over Inflation Guidelines
The article contrasts labor unions and industry on how inflation guidelines influence pay talks, noting 3.2 percent targets and 4.9 percent productivity gains in auto, then 2 percent in steel. It also discusses submarine science from John Philip Holland to Piccard expeditions and nuclear powered research ships, framing hope for peace through cheap nuclear power and increased living standards.
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Gulf Stream
Florida
Newfoundland
U.S. Navy
Atomic Energy Commission
Critics misread history on bombing as path to peace
The piece argues that strategic and tactical bombing influenced World War II outcomes, noting large scale raids on Germany and Japan, partial damage to German industry and fuel, and morale effects. It contends critics offer no clear historical support that bombing alone ensures peace or victory.
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Germany
Ruhr
Japan
Tokyo
U.S
Berlin
London
Hamburg
Dresden
Traffic and danger mark Saigon streets for civilians
Hal Boyle reports on Saigon traffic where pedestrians are endangered, curfews limit safe hours, and motorists treat pedestrians as obstacles. The city’s social hierarchy shifts with vehicle ownership, from cycle vendors to government chauffeurs, as riders race through crowded streets with minimal concern for safety.
Frederick items from the News-Post files
Fifty years ago a stranded couple from New Orleans to Detroit asked Frederick residents for food or money. The High School Cadets held a prelim contest with Robert Leichert leading, followed by George Webster and Walter Specht. A sewer project for Derr's Alley faced city and county agreement with an estimated cost of 6500 dollars. Thomas S. Linthicum bought Milton Tucker’s grocery at 254 West Patrick Street. A near capacity crowd enjoyed Ever Since Eve at Frederick High School. The mayoral salary was raised to 3000 dollars, and aldermen to 600 dollars as approved by Governor O Conor. Gen. Mark Clark announced the end of a campaign in Italy. Fire at the State Armory caused several thousand dollars in damage.
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New Orleans
Detroit
Bud” Williams
Frederick
A. Austin Pearce
Robert Leichert
George Webster
Walter Specht
Derr's Alley
Crum
State Armory
Press censorship in Vietnam war coverage sparks debate
Washington editors criticize the Johnson administration for assigning a propaganda officer to censor press coverage from Saigon and manage news from Vietnam. They argue secrecy should be military only and timing of disclosures should rest with military authorities, not a propaganda unit.
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Washington
New York
Johnson
Vietnam
United States Information Service
Congress
Saigon
Fentagon
America
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New Jersey
Mr. Holland
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Viet Nam
Hal Boyle
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Far East
Paris
Europe
News-Post
Thomas S. Linthicum
Milton E. Tucker
West Patrick Street
Dience
Frederick High School
O’conor
Board of Aldermen
Mark Clark
5Th Army
Italy
Washington Today
David Lawrence
Vietna
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