Don not Spend It Yet Tax Plan Draws Fire in Congress
Leaked details of the administrations forthcoming tax program project a gross $8 to $10 billion cut with $3.5 billion in new revenue from closing loopholes. Across all brackets, including the poor at 20 percent and the rich at 91 percent, and the 52 percent corporate rate, the aim is to spur business and reduce unemployment, though critics doubt relief will materialize. Congress faces resistance unless spending is trimmed, as the current fiscal year is seen ending with an $8 billion deficit. Representative John Byrnes of Wisconsin argues for linked tax cuts and spending restraint, echoing broader worries about mounting national debt and fiscal prudence.
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Congress
Illinois
Arnold H. Maremont
Maremont Corporation
Maremont
Mackie
Washington
Island recreation plan for Lake St. Clair proposed
Paul Lutzerer aide to State Secretary James H. Hare proposes making a chain of about 20 man made islands in shallow Lake St. Clair waters near Harsen's Island. Dredged material and waste could form the islands to meet rising recreation demand for Michigan residents and nearby travelers. Conservation officials are weighing a pilot study with support from Charles E. Miller.
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Paul Lutzerer
James H. Hare
Lake St. Clair
Harsen
Florida Keys
Lutzerer
Charles E. Miller
Department
Detroit
Michigan
Hare
Windsor, Ont
Business leaders push civic reform to curb public aid waste
Arnold H. Maremont heads Illinois Public Aid Commission to overhaul relief. He creates an Investigation Unit to root out fraud, funds misuse, and illiteracy, while launching family planning and vocational programs. The piece argues for businesslike civic action and streamlined regulation amid a patchwork federal state system.
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Illinois
Maremont
Illinois Public Aid Commission
FBI
Commission
Not a System Yet Says Rail Exec in Reader's Digest
David I. Mackie chairman of the Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference argues in the January Reader's Digest that the United States transportation network remains disjointed and ineffective. He cites prior warning from a House subcommittee the Interstate Commerce Commission and a Kennedy message warning of chaos and outdated laws. He urges prompt remedial action to build a true transportation system.
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House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Kennedy
David I. Mackie
Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference
Michigan unemployment dips as 1963 outlook improves
Michigan State University economist Roger L. Bowlby says unemployment in Michigan has fallen below the national average for the first time since 1956 and may continue to improve in 1963. He cautions defense job losses and auto decentralization shaped recent trends but predicts solid national growth will boost Michigan output and employment. A separate note warns juvenile delinquency may rise in the near term.
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Michigan State University
Roger L. Bowlby
Michigan
Bowlby
MSU
Rural Winn Resident Passes At Alma
Frank Thatcher of rural Winn Fremont Township died Thursday night January 3 after a week long illness in Gratiot Community Hospital Alma. He was born March 11 1884 in Isabella County lived here all his life a retired farmer. Funeral services were Sunday January 6 at 2 00 p m from Stinson Funeral Home with Rev Charles McNary officiating interment in Union Cemetery. He is survived by three brothers Vern Fred Loren Thatcher all of Mt Pleasant three sisters Maude Heath Pontiac Nina Turner Saginaw Maria Lawrence Romulus ten grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.
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Frank Thatcher
Winn Fremont
Gratiot
Alma
Mr. Thatcher
Isabella County
Stinson Funeral
Charles McNary
Union Cemetery
Thatcher
Vern
Fred
Loren Thatcher
Mt. Pleasant
Maude Heath
Pontiac
Nina Turner
Saginaw
Maria Lawrence
Romulus
State Police Chief Warns of Rising Juvenile Crime
State Police Commissioner Joseph A. Childs warns that juvenile crime will grow with population. In 1961 about two thirds of major offense arrests were under 21, with 33 798 of 51 634 arrests under 21 and 19 930 16 and under. He notes Michigan's 1975 19 year olds may roughly double 1961 levels. The 14 year group reached 160 144 in 1961, up 43 460 from 1960.
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Childs
Michigan
Romney Inauguration Marks First Republican Michigan Era
Governor Romney’s inaugural speech in Lansing outlines aims to restore confidence, empower citizens, and pursue budget discipline. He urges team play between branches, constitutional reform, and ending the cold war sentiment hindering state progress, in the 18 degree ceremony before 3000 witnesses.
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Michigan
State Capitol
George Romney
Air Force
Michigan Capitol
Michigan Supreme Court
Leland W. Carr
Lansing
Legislative
Romney
Meet A While Club Heads Home And Cards Are Played
The Meet A While Club met at John Kasel and wife’s rural Shepherd home on Saturday evening January 5. Mrs Joseph Kornexel co hosted. Cards were played and a pot luck lunch was served.
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John Kasel
Rural Shepherd
Joseph Kornexel
Shepherd Community Notes of Visitors and Visits
Local Shepherd brief highlights several New Year gatherings and home visits. The column lists extended family travels from Shepherd, Rosebush, Ithaca, and nearby towns, with names including Williams Clark Anthony Gibbs Benn Hamlin Coughlin Bush Brien Harrison Kennedy Kindig Stover and others visiting relatives in Florida Michigan and Ohio during holidays and return trips.
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Tom P. Williams
Rex Williams
Shepherd
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Maryland
Charles J. Clark
Charles A. Clark
Rosebush
Gary Anthony
Fort Lee
Virginia
Ithaca
Claude Anthony
Rural Shepherd
Don Anthony
Jim Lantz
Newaygo
Leslie Gibbs
Greendale
Mt. Pleasant
William Phillips
Wilbur Benn
Farwell
Florida
Elsie Benn
Ardis
Frank Benn
Agnes Fultz
Elton Brien
Gale Brien
Ethel Cassatt
Percy Hamlin
Fort Worth
Lynn Hamlin
Martin Coughlin
Janet Bush
Elaine Bush
Jim
James Robinson
Paul Cassatt
Flint
Richard Clevenger
Grant Harrison
Ocala
Mary Allen
Edith Lay
Lester Moffett
Cheryl
Grand Rapids
Ari Hungerford
Edward Kennedy
Stephen Williams
Alma
Linda
Karen Williams
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John Byrnes
Wisconsin
A. C. Grim
Conservation Department
Russell H. Strange, Jr
Isabella Clare District
Shepherd Briefs
Goldie Gillan
Lauria Bryant
Bill Bryant
Myrtle Kindig
Franklin Kindig
Martin Stover
Leland Shattuck
Shirley
Darlene
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