New tax law needed or not a national overhaul debated
The U S News & World Report article argues a new income tax law is debated with support and objections. Rene A Wormser, a New York tax expert, outlines flaws in the current system. He and others warn reforms may be risky but Congress bears responsibility to shape any overhaul under the Constitution.
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U. S. News & World Report
Rene A. Wormser
New York
Wormser
Kennedy
Congress
United States
Wormser Mentons
Free Press questions Washington columnists on Soviet bomber routes
The Detroit Free Press critiques columnists who marvel at Soviet reconnaissance flights toward an American carrier. It highlights the claim that planes flew shortest routes from Russia, then asks how observers can know this without tracking. The piece notes tracking would be the key to verifying such assertions and compares relative technologies.
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Detroit Free Press
Washington
Russia
Free Press
Detroit
Foreign aid debate narrows in Congress in 1963
West Coast audience hears that foreign aid could rise from 6.0 to 10.0 billion, but Congress moves to cut the 1964 request. Senator Young and Majority Leader Mansfield urge restraint. Rep Snyder brands aid programs as wasteful with examples from Ethiopia to Rhodesia.
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Washington
John Kennedy
Charmng Debonor
David Bell
America
Bell
Congress
Ohio
Side Young
Democrat Young
Ithe Mansfeld
Harvard
Priessor
Drne
Dr. D
F Fitzgerald
Tional Cooperation Adu
Neighbors Help Elyria Family During Snowbound Winter
In Ridgeville and Elyria residents on Fairlawn Ave lent steady aid amid heavy snowfall. The Wissinger families and Empire Spring Co. workers assisted repeatedly, supporting a ill husband and others through a rugged winter with kindness and reliability.
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Ridgeville
Elyria
Fairlawn Ave
William Wissinger
George Wissinger
Washington merry go round Tennessee Valley visited again
Drew Pearson reflects on the Tennessee Valley Authority history from 1985 noting early drill crews blasting dolomite above Norris Dam and the era when TVA sparked fierce local debate. He recalls gatherings at Tom Keck's store where critics denounced human intrusion as compressors drilled higher in the hills.
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United States
Tenessee Valley Authority
Norris Dam
River Clinch
TVA
Tom Keck
Cinch
Whatever happened to the United States of America
A traveler recalls the era of nuclear fears and Cold War rhetoric, noting a guiding policy of Dont Kill Any Russians that shaped U S actions from Cuba to Vietnam. The piece reflects on progress since then with TVA expansion, new power plants, highways, and a family firm thriving on waste disposal, while highlighting political support for TVA from Bruce ALlex and Howard Baker.
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Washington
United States of America
Sanate Seii
USA
Western Hemisphere
Cuba
Cama
Tainland
United Nations
Congo
Demilitarized Zone
Vietnam
China
North Korea
Katanga
Khrushchev
Bull's Roo
Norris
TVA
Bruce Allex
Texas
East Tennessee
Lincoln
ONE Endustry
IVA Power
America
George R. Dempster
Regulation Turns Rivalry Into a Free For All
The piece argues that business rivals seek selective regulation to choke competitors while defending free enterprise. Truckers lobby against rail mergers, railroads target coal slurry lines, and oil, coal, and auto interests clash over cross‑cutting rules. Amid blame and push for laws, overall industry health deteriorates.
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Throush
Wade
Railroad
Washinton
Department of Justice
General Motors
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
Ieir
Washington
America
Iafe
Kennedy Budget Deficit, Interest Rates Spark Debate
President Kennedy faces a looming deficit as proposed spending reaches 122 billion with 112 billion in receipts. Analysts warn the gap could swell to around 15 billion, forcing borrowing. The piece links debt service to lower rates, cites Fed actions since 1937, and notes potential gold outflows if rates fall. Also mentions a new aerosol cleaner by Montgomery Chemical Co.
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John F. Kennedy
Congress
FDR
Federal Reserve
Savings
Kennedy
U.S.A
Europe
Montgomery Chemical Co
Jenkintown
Science progress or political gambit at Geneva
The speaker questions if United States nuclear disarmament moves are justified by scientific progress, arguing Soviet intransigence at Geneva and NATO pressures. He notes concessions in test ban talks, wonders why all progress favors American positions, and fears global misinterpretation as weakness or provocation by the Soviets. He warns that public opinion abroad could shape the outcome.
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United States
Geneva
Jacob D. Beam
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Amer
Ican
Maw Budget Woes Spark Family Finance Talk
Grandpappy recounts Maw’s habit of creating a deficit in household funds though she insists the shortfall is unplanned. The tale highlights frugal living and budgeting tensions within the family.
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Maw
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