Tax fights shadow Johnson war agenda in 1966 67
The piece outlines Senate doubts about restoring excise taxes and widening tax increases amid a Vietnam war economy. Senator Hartke argues for keeping 1963 tax cuts, while the administration weighs guns plus butter tradeoffs and possible across the board levies. It notes Hartke’s Asia trip and lessons from foreign aid misfires as signs of Senate restiveness.
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Congress
Lyndon Johnson
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Hartke
Detroit
Pentagon
Eliot Janeway
Sen. Hartke
Senate
Asia
India
America
Washington
Pakistan
Office of Economic Opportunity
The Age of Anxiety From Parents to Children
A health note argues that parental overprotection seeds fear in children. It cites real cases where threats by doctors or police erode trust, urging steady love, clear limits, and consistent security to foster confidence.
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King Fectures Syndicate
Ine
Safer Driving Three Responsibilities Urged to Cut Highway Toll
President Johnson calls highway deaths a form of highway slaughter. The article emphasizes driver responsibility, industry safety improvements for 1967 models including collapsible steering and dual brakes, and highway design. It notes that safety research takes years and urges ongoing industry commitment regardless of federal legislation. It also highlights the fight against drunk driving and a proposal for uniform standards of driving capacity.
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Johnson
President’s Committee For Traffic Safety
Draft card burning case sparks First Amendment debate
David J. Miller, a young pacifist, was found guilty in a New York federal court of burning his draft card and plans to appeal. Osmond Fraenkel of the ACLU argued the act was symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment, a claim critics call unwarranted overreach.
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David J. Miller
New York City
Winter Wildlife Toll Hits Missouri Pacific and San Antonio
A report from San Antonio notes heavy winter mortality among birds and rabbits. Quail doves meadowlarks and songbirds perish in cold with January ranking as the third coldest on record. Whooping cranes at Aransas Refuge shift to deeper waters while refuge manager R H Shields tests food plots including sweet potatoes cowpeas grain sprouts and peanuts to support them.
Leek Wooton Mail Mixup Sparks Name Joke
A postmaster in Leek Wooton apologizes for misdirected mail to Leek, and discovers his explanation also landed in Leek. Residents vent ire over the confusing town names as the mail travels between the two places. The tale ends with a light question about changing a town name to ease the mixups.
Constructive and Conservative labels in 1993 campaign
The piece discusses how voters and critics label candidates as Conservative Constructive or Constructive and the impact of names on electability. It notes that opponents brand rivals as extremists or anti groups, while true Constructives gain credibility. The author suggests candidates who prove Constructive principles may win in 1993. The question What’s in a name is answered by The difference.
Fluoridation Debate Letter From San Antonio Dentist
In a letter to A D Broll Floresville chiropractor the San Antonio reader Daniel Spalten DDS defends water fluoridation citing U S P H S data on pneumonia death and ADA figures from 1963 65 claiming fluoridation improves dental health and urges acceptance now. He labels opposition fruitless and notes community benefits for the poor.
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A. D. Broll
Floresville
Journal of Ada
San Antonio
Robert G. Spalten, Dds
Wirtz Crafting New Anti-Strike Laws Amid Secrecy
Labor Secretary Wirtz is shaping proposals to empower the President to declare emergencies and order returns to work, bypassing lengthy court processes. The plan would give flexible tools to curb strikes seen as threats to welfare, health, or national strength, with hearings and secrecy surrounding the draft.
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Ashington
Johnson
Wirtz
White House
Labor
Bal Harbour
Fla
Afl-Cio Executive Council
President Johnson
U. S
Arthur Goldberg
Supreme Court
Congress
Capitol Hill
For the Good of Our City The Light Urges
City booster urges extension of sanitary sewer to cover the entire city and completion of a modern street lighting program. A long range plan aims to assure a plentiful water supply and adequate flood controls and storm sewers for future needs.
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John Chamberlain
Lester Coleman
James M. Roche
General Motors
Bob Considine
American Trial Lawyers Association
American Civil Liberties Union
Osmond Fraenkel
Missouri Pacific
Naato
Weather Bureau
The
Texas Parks and Wildlife de
Partment
Veron
Aransas
Whoopers
R. H. Shields
England
Leek Wooton
Leek
Victor Riesee
the Hall Syndicate, Inc
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