The Luxury Of Silence In Tax Policy On Telephones
The editorial argues that the federal budget treats telephone service as a luxury while other wartime excise taxes on luxuries remain. It notes a 10 percent tax on phone bills hits low income families hardest, with a local bill averaging 124.32 dollars yearly and 11.28 dollars in tax. Congress should act to repeal or reduce these taxes to lower living costs and curb wasteful government spending.
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Johnson
Congress
Uncle Sam
Phoenix Wars On Smut Prompts City Crackdown
Mayor Milton Graham signals imminent action against published smut in Phoenix. He warns that censorship must proceed case by case to curb moral filth while protecting liberty, stressing that conspiracies to overthrow government or subvert morals are illegal.
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Phoenix
Milton Graham
Powell Sees Poverty Spending as Political Football
The piece criticizes Adam Clayton Powell for advocating giving the 1 billion poverty funds directly to the poor to manage. It argues planning and money management are learned skills and warns Harlem residents should control funds through local channels, not a single politician.
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Rep
Powell
Harlem
Rep. Powell
Gas Tax Increase Justified By Needs
An increase in Arizona gasoline tax by one cent to seven cents per gallon is argued as justified by current experience and future road needs. The measure would raise about 29 million dollars in state revenue next year, with most funds matching federal highway grants. Officials note rising registrations and growing demand for modern highways plus continued federal road spending.
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Arizona
Uncle Sam
Berlin Wall Through Stuttgart Symbol of a Divided Germany
Barry Goldwater argues the Berlin wall's reach extends beyond Berlin into Stuttgart, shaping German identity and provoking nostalgia. He notes East German troops, Western inaction, and the lingering impact on reunification prospects as leaders face restricted access to West Berlin and ongoing division.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Berlin
Berlin Wall
Europe
United States
West Berlin
Reagan Left Wing Record Debated By GOP Figures
John Chamberlain argues Republicans waste time warring within their ranks instead of embracing Ronald Reagan as a potential party luminary. He notes Goodie Knight and Harvey Mydland clash over Reagan’s past associations and highlights Reagan’s own account of awakening to communist influence and his shift to independent research and anti-communist stance.
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Goodie Knight
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Harvey Mydland
California Republican Assembly
Joe McCarthy
Mydland
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Col
Evans Carlson
Communist Party
Los Angeles Area
Jimmy Roosevelt
Phoenix Echoes 75 Years Ago
A snapshot from 1890 in Phoenix recalls local events that shaped the early city. Prominent figures and civic actions illustrate the era’s daily life, economy, and community concerns reflected in period journalism.
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Phoenix
Funding bill for Arizona Senate amended visits bonds in doubt
The April 28 1890 report notes the Senate passed the funding bill for Arizona with amendments restoring the original term 50 years cut to 10 20 years by the House. Capitalists seek bonds under the act and Arizona’s territorial county and municipal indebtedness may be funded at a premium. Also in brief Olive trees in bloom at The Herald proprietor’s residence mark the first bearing trees in the valley showing olive adaptation. Cold weather spared olives but hit oranges and lemons. W W Wall completed a first Prescott trip by 4 horse coach via Castle Creek road. Upper Buckeye school in Maricopa County led by Miss Rhoda McEwen enrolls 18 of 20 pupils daily.
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Arizona
Senate
House
Herald
Maricopa County
Upper Buckeye
Rhoda McEwen
Poverty War and Payola Under War on Poverty
A Chicago welfare worker earns 4800 to 15000 yearly while Paterson New Jersey's program director gets 18500, $1000 more than Paterson’s mayor. National directors make 25000 with dozens more staff paid 10000 to 23000. Critics say political motives drive the program, citing Daley’s machine in Chicago and NY’s 500 weekly consultant.
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Paterson
N.J
New Jersey
Washington, D.C
Chicago
Daley
Dirksen’s Plan for State Legislature Seats Stirs Debate
Andrew Tully argues Dirksen’s proposed constitutional fix to the one person one vote rule is principled but flawed. He says the plan would perpetuate current abuses, preserve minority control, and calls for safeguards and periodic review while noting fault lies with the court’s 1964 decision.
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Dirksen
Supreme Court
Illinois
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