Tax Outlook Warns on Vietnam War Impact and Possible Revenue Hike
Washington watchers weigh a potential modest tax rise next year tied to war effort needs. Caplan proposed raising withholding from 14 to 20 percent by bracket and delaying a 1.3 billion excise tax cut until after the 1966 elections. AFL-CIO tied books boycott in schools to a labor dispute, urging reconsideration of censorship.
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Trade cut in allied ships to North Viet Nam half
A year of persuasion by the United States trims allied commerce with Hanoi by about 60 percent and halves Western ships calling at North Viet Nam ports. Italy, Britain, Japan, West Germany, Hong Kong and France had supplied spare parts, equipment, and various goods, aiding Hanoi’s economy alongside Red bloc traders. The shift aims to pressure Ho Chi Minh, though Hanoi’s overall trade remains heavily with Russia and China.
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Hanoi
Hong Kong
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Canada
Japan
France
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Asia
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State Department
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South Viet Nam
Moscow
Russia
China
Romania
Cambodia
Cuba
Red China
Poor Man's Philosopher by Hal Boyle
New York AP columnist Hal Boyle offers a collection of wry observations and trivia. He notes the rising U S Indian population and high birthrates, compares a future home brain to the Empire State Building, recalls nurses’ past duties, cites university graduations and student finances, and jokes about Saturday driving danger and police speed traps. The column closes with quips on consultants, the Potomac name origin, and Luther’s Christmas tree custom.
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America
Empire State Building
Niagara Falls
Potomac
Martin Luther
Josh Billings
Peace on Earth and Good Will Toward Men Failures
Washington Today columnist David Lawrence argues that autocracy drives wars and blocks world peace. He links Kaiser and Hitler Stalin regimes to current autocracies in Red China Africa and the Middle East. He criticizes the UN and warns that political intrigue undermines progress toward a federation of peace loving states and stresses the need for integrity and unselfish leadership.
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Stalin
Red China
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Latin America
Africa
Middle East
Egypt
Nasser
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Moscow
Ray
United States
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General Assembly
High School Reforms Under Palmer Plan in 1915
Superintendent G Lloyd Palmer appoints committees of high school teachers to design uniform efficient courses for the first and second semesters and prune out nonessential work. Mr and Mrs Lewis Kefauver of near Middletown return from a three month trip visiting Canada and Pacific coast cities and farming communities. Postmaster R L Runkles of Mount Airy praises automobile mail delivery with three cars replacing six horse rigs. service to resume in spring when weather allows.
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G. Lloyd Palmer
Lewis F. Kefauver
Middletown
Canada
Pacific Coast
R. L. Runkles
Mount Airy
Fredrick County Hood Club to donate to library
Twenty years ago the Frederick County Hood Club at its Christmas luncheon voted to donate 958 to the Joseph Henry Apple Library on campus. The 45th annual meeting of the Maryland State Horticultural Society is announced with Dwight T. Walker of Mount Airy in charge and to report. President Tritman signed the G I Bill of Rights liberalizing loans and education for veterans along with 50 other bills.
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Francis Scott Key Hotel
Joseph Henry Apple Library
Tritman
G. I
Congress
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