Republican Platform Seeks End to Wartime Excise Taxes
The San Francisco Republican platform calls for removing excise taxes on pens, pencils, jewelry, cosmetics, handbags, wallets and toiletries. The idea echoes long-standing demands amid debates on wartime taxes, with notes on poverty impact and ongoing fiscal policy as an election-year issue. President Johnson signals potential tax cuts if prosperity holds, though skepticism remains about political rhetoric versus action.
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San Francisco
Hurray
Johnson
Tallest redwood in Bohemian Grove towers above dining area
In Bohemian Grove California the giant redwood near the outdoor dining area is described as the tallest in the grove. Observers estimate heights from 279 to 313 feet with a bronze plate at the base reading 301 feet, though the exact figure is disputed.
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Bohemian Grove
Calif
St. Bernard
Oldest redwood debate centers on height and age numbers
The author muses on which redwood tops the world, citing the Founder's Tree, Rockefeller tree, and a taller stand near Eureka. Heights shift with new measurements, while age remains unknown. conservationists, lumber interests, and highway planners all figures in the debate as an elderly friend quips aging makes little difference.
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Bohemian Grove
Redwood Creek
Orick
Humboldt State Park
National Geographic Society
Eureka
Min
Sleep patterns of a bright toddler and menopause questions
Reader asks if an 18 month old who naps from noon to 2 pm and wakes at 7 am is sleeping too much. Dr Molner says no, children rarely get too much sleep and suggests a mother ignore critics while maintaining routines. The rest discusses menopause onset, symptoms, and pamphlet request, noting variability among women and no exact timing.
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Dr. Mother
T.M
Mother
L.P
Menopause realities and hair removal myth addressed
Reader letters discuss menopause as a natural life stage and clarify electrolysis hair removal. A pharmacist notes hair regrowth appearance due to darker regrown hairs, not root restoration. The page includes old local notes from 25 and 50 years ago and a prayerl bearing a church verse.
Autumn Plans Shaping During Summer Drought
AP Business News Analyst SAM DAWSON reports that autumn plans are forming across many industries despite drought and heat. Steelmakers push toward a 120 million ton year, auto firms anticipate a record sales year, railroads and trucks move large farm crops, and retailers expect higher quality goods with more disposable income. Farm output remains near record despite regional drought, with 59 crops at 111 percent of the 1957-59 average, below last year’s peak but ahead of earlier years. Retailers foresee a stronger year end as consumption improves and inflation remains contained.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
NEW York (Ap
Agriculture Department
Fractured Flickers and Classic TV Lineup Tonight
Channel 4 offers Fractured Flickers at 6:30 p.m asking Cowpoke William S Hart to rescue the heroine in a Western. Dr Kildare at 7:30 p.m features Dolly's Dilemma as a wealthy widow seeks aid. Channel 4 also airs New Christy Minstrels at 8:30 p.m with Louis Nye aboard a Disneyland riverboat. Channel 5 carries The Corpse Came C OD at 10:15 p.m with Brent Blondell Jergens. My Six Convicts stars Gilbert Roland Beal Thompson Mitchell.
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Channel 4
William S. Hart
Hollywood
Dr. Kildare
Dolly
Leonard Gillespie
New Christy Minstrels
Louis Nye
Channel 5
George Brent
Joan Blondell
Adele Jergens
Gilbert Roland
John Beal
Marshall Thompson
Millard Mitchell
Dad Can't Separate TV Good Bad Guys
A Richmond AP column explores how a family debates who were the good or bad guys in history when watching TV and reading. The author notes television and historical documentaries provoke questions about Civil War and other era loyalties from a Southern child and the family’s mixed ancestry.
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Dad
Richmond
Ilinois
Kansas
California
Louisiana
This Day In History 1964 Aug 13 War Reflections
On August 13 1964 notable events included Florence Nightingale’s death in 1910 and a sequence of historical snippets. Dialogue reflects a child’s wartime confusion about who was good or bad among British Americans and pirates, touching De Gaulle and Lafitte in a child’s questions about modern France.
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Florence Nightingale
Norfolk
Mass
Haiti
Cuba
South
Viet Nam
France
de Gaulle
Lafitte
Television Log List of daytime and late night programs
A dense schedule lists TV programs by time slot including Highway Patrol, Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, News, Rawhide, Perry Mason, Dr Kildare, My Three Sons, The Corpse Came COD, Steve Allen, Hollywood Palace, Sea Hunt, News, Faith For Our Times, Today, Captain Kangaroo, Make Room For Daddy, and Topper, among others, with varying channels and times. The entry resembles a daily station log detailing program titles and half hour increments.
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Highway Patrol
News
Texan
Speak
Flintstones
Password
Rawhide
Donna Reed
Dr. Kildare
My Three Sons
Perry Mason
Jimmy Dean
New Christy Minstrels
Stoney Burke
Nurses
Kraft Suspense Theater
Weather
Steve Allen
Hollywood Palace
Sea Hunt
Pioneers
Daily Word
Faith For Our Times
Torey
Make Room For
Daddy
Topper
Pete and
Gladys
Loretta Young
Mickey Mouse Club
Torey and Friends
Jack Paar
Alfred Hitchcock
Ottawa daily schedule and subscription rates listing
Ottawa Herald outlines subscription prices for local and out of trade area by mail, plus a dense program grid of television and radio time slots including Day In Court, I Love Lucy, Price Is Right, News, and multiple serials with station names and show titles. The document blends mailing rates with a full broadcast schedule and program notes.
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THE
Associated Press
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