Tax Increase Finally Clears as Vietnam War Strains Rise
Congress passes a federal tax hike after a long stalemate as inflation, rising interest rates, and wartime costs strain the economy. President Johnson faced months of calls for a tax increase to fund Vietnam and curb inflation. Mills demanded spending cuts as the price of approving the measure.
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Congress
Johnson
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Vietnam
Senate
America
Canada tests its unity amid Quebec's push for autonomy
In a pivotal Quebec election, Trudeau defends national unity while Stanfield pushes greater Quebec autonomy within a still united Canada. The race hinges on Quebec’s influence in parliament and the broader Quebec-English balance, with implications for North American defense and trade.
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Quebec
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Liberal Party
Trudeau
Robert Stanfield
Canada
Nova Scotia
Progressive Conservative
Ottawa
Confederation
Slum Clearing Demands From Government and Private Enterprise
James W. Gaynor asserts that only joint government and private enterprise efforts can clear slums, rejecting gimmick or patchwork programs. The Rev. James Bevel promises a dramatic campaign in Washington, saying they will unveil demands and educate the American people through a grand theater of action.
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James W. Gaynor
New York State
James Bevel
Poor People
Washington
The Newsreel Wit and satire on modern life
A collection of wry observations about picnics missing essentials, travel time, and the discipline of daily life. Jokes about vacancy signs, the wash ing machine, and political optimism mix with musings on consumer culture and the uneven distribution of student agitators.
Redlands Weather Notes and a Witty Roadside Tale
Frank and Bill Moore poke fun at insect mischief and praise Redlands Boulevard. They compare weather data from Redlands and Roth Ranch San Timoteo canyon, noting five of eight summer maxima identical and modest differences of 1 to 2 degrees. The piece blends local scenery with meteorological curiosity.
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Weather Bureau
Redlands
Claremont
Roth
San Timoteo Canyon
Community Hospital
Redlands Yesterdays Five Years Ago Highlights
Five years ago temperatures reached 74 with a low of 58. Jim Sloan and wife planned a three month around the world hunting trip. Cathy Hales was named a finalist in the 1963 64 California Beauty Pageant at Santa Monica. Richard Ramberger set a national javelin record for deaf athletes at 198 feet 3 inches at Inland Track meet at San Bernardino Valley College.
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Jim Sloan
Sloan
Cathy Hales
Redlands
California
Santa Monica
Richard Ramberger
Inland Track and Field Association
Allcomers
San Bernardino Valley College
Pulpit Quotation Sparks Reflections on Faith and Compassion
A one minute pulpit reflects on divine jealousy and mercy toward a nation with cited biblical and literary lines. The verse from Joel 2 18 contrasts with Anatole France’s view that human affairs evoke only admiration or pity, prompting thoughtful audience response.
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Anatole France
Berlin crisis exposes Ulbricht's shaky East German regime
United Nations dispatch argues Soviet use of West Berlin travel limits aims to bolster Ulbricht's rule and test Western resolve. It notes rising East European reform winds, student restlessness, and comparisons of Ulbricht to Hitler as the Berlin Wall looms and East Germans seek freedom.
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United Nations
N.Y
Walter Albright
East Germany
East Europe
Ulbricht
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
West Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Yugoslavia
Hungary
West Germany
Kremlin
Ubpricht
Hitler
Berlin Wall
Wall
Germany
Russia
Berlin tensions flare over West Berlin and emergency law
Almanac notes 1968 date and history entries while commenting on Berlin crisis. Ulbricht seeks to erode Allied authority, while Western powers push to deter Russian interference through new emergency powers in West Germany and firm support for West Berlin amid Cold War tensions.
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U.S. Department of Justice
Germany
Socialist Party
France
Japan
Korea
East Germany
Bonn
West Germany
Ulbricht
Russia
West Berlin
Stalin
Moscow
Best Sellers and Best Sellers List Highlights
Publishers Weekly lists top sellers across fiction and nonfiction. Notable titles include Airport by Arthur Hailey Couples by John Updike Myra Breckinridge by Gore Vidal and The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris. Nonfiction also spotlights Iberia by James A Michener and The Double Helix by James D Watson.
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Arthur Hailey
John Updike
Myra Breckinridge
Gore Vidal
Topaz
Leon Uris
Fletcher Knebel
John Kenneth Galbraith
Tunc
Lawrence Durrell
Morris L. West
Taylor Caldwell
Confessions OF
Nat
Haim G. Ginott
the Naked Ape
Desmond Morris
James A. Michener
Julia Child
James D. Watson
Stephen Birmingham
David Frost
Bine
Anthony Jay
No Place Like Nome Nation of Change and Cold Realities
Nome Alaska blends hardy resilience with austere living as city manager Edwin H. Glotfelty chairs a remote town shaped by seven churches and seven saloons. With rising summer activity, limited fuel, high costs, and a reliance on government aid, Nome eyes modest growth while preserving traditions and survival in isolation.
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Nome
Alaska
Arctic Circle
Bering Sea
City Hall
Siberia
Labor Day
Seattle
Edwin H. Glotfelty
Michigan
Glotfelty
King Island
Air Force
Greenland
Bond Sun Tan in a Canny Cold War Novel
James Bond in Colonel Sun by Kingsley Amis presents an older wary Bond who collaborates with Russians to outmaneuver rival factions. Col Sun Tan targets Bond’s boss M and aims to destabilize the West, with a climactic shift toward human emotion and a controversial ending. Richard H. Growald.
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Colonel Sun
Robert Markham
Harper & Row
James Bond
Russia
Kingsley
Amis
Ian Fleming
Bond
Amis Bond
007
Fleming
Col
Sun Liang-tan
Col Sun Tan
Red China
Spider's Nest
Peking
Col. Sun
Patsy
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Berry's
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Ivan Buck
Boy Scout Court of Honor
Harold Dike
Chamber of Commerce
Whitewater Canyon
Donald S. C. Anderson
Europe
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Ulrich
Leon Dennen
Enterprise Assn
the Almanac
George Savile
China
Publishers’ Weekly
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Boeing
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Airlines
Politburo
Order of the Red Banner
Alexis N. Kosygin
Richard H. Growald
UPI
Norman Mailer
New American Library
Mailer
Irving M. Pack
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