Parcel post's fight for survival against P L 199
Editorial urges repeal of P L 199 to restore old parcel post rules and prevent rate hikes. It argues the 1961 change favors large cities, harms small towns and rural America, and calls on voters to pressure Congressmen to restore uniform 70 pound 100 inch limits. The piece warns of escalating costs and service losses if reform stalls.
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America
Railway Express
Congress
P.L
General Day
Parcel Post
Congress of P. L
Long Year Battle Shape of Michigan Tax Fight in 1963
The piece outlines a renewed push by Rep. John T. Bowman to bar cities from imposing income taxes on non residents and previews the political stakes for Governor elect George Romney. It notes petitions urging tax action, possible referendum routes, and the influence of Republican strength on a statewide income tax plan.
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John B. Swainson
John T. Bowman
Roseville
Bowman
Swainson
George Romney
Vigilance Tax Committee
Romney
Michigan
Senate
House
Kennedy
Wilbur Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Mills
Mills
Rail unions urge local committees to halt merger amid losses
Fuzzy economic argument surrounds Pennsylvania New York Central railroads. Unions push to preserve service while railroads promise full wage protection for laid off workers and job moves. Shippers expect no service loss and even improvement, urging support for merger.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
New York Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
Epilepsy and Justice in a Youthful World
Dr. Charles Kram of the Epilepsy Foundation discusses epilepsy affecting about one in fifty American schoolchildren. He stresses that fear and bias toward epileptics persist, despite medical progress, and highlights the Foundation’s work in treatment and child rehabilitation in Leesburg Virginia.
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Charles Dickens
Charles Kram
Kram
The
Epilepsy Foundation
Hippocrates
Dr. Kram
National Children’s Rehabilitation Center
Leesburg
Romney era plans aim to run Michigan like a business
Governor-elect Romney selects a strong executive team and pledges sound business practices to reform Michigan state government. The piece notes the challenge of blending politics with efficiency, warns against sharp shifts, and cites court nominations and potential candidacies, including Judge Holbrook, as the party weighs its path forward.
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Michigan
Romney
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By J. M. Grim
Supreme Court
Eugene Black
Louis D. McGregor
George van Peursem
George VanPeursem
Donald E. Holbrook
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