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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1966
Page
2
The piece argues against raising the Georgia sales tax, citing a $100 million surplus and inflation as evidence that current tax levels suffice. It praises Ellis Arnall for being outspoken while urging budget decisions to separate needs from wants and curb political spending.
The piece argues that despite calls to retire the Merchant Marine in a nuclear age, history shows a strong sea power is vital for national security. It notes Viet Nam logistics rely on sealift, with First Cavalry transported by ship and WWII vintage ships reactivated at high costs and with breakdowns. A shipman spokesman calls American shipping essential.
On June 30 events include 1906 Theodore Roosevelt signing the Pure Food and Drugs Act and the Meat Inspection Act. Other notes cover 1777 British occupation of Staten Island, 1921 Taft named chief justice, 1941 Minsk captured, 1943 Churchill vow, 1952 McCarran-Walter Act veto override, a Grand Canyon air disaster, Buenos Aires crash, India Pakistan cease-fire in the Rann of Cutch.
President Johnson, warned by aides that public support was fading, approved bombing North Vietnamese oil bases around Hanoi and Hai Phong to cut the flow of men and arms into the South. He weighed risks of provoking China while balancing national interest and leadership. No sign yet of political harm.
New York AP column explores middle age as a long tunnel between childhoods. It reflects on aging, polling and leadership, noting Johnson’s shift from poll dependence to decisive action, and pokes fun at aging habits and daily quirks.
New York AP reports that 1966 may see mixed economic signals from low pressure areas like housing and auto sales to high pressure drivers such as defense spending and consumer incomes. Despite jitters in stocks and possible tax hikes, overall momentum remains upward with strong employment and continued consumer spending into year end, though confidence could slow purchases if credit tightens or living costs rise.
A century old policy debate resurfaces as Postmaster General Larry O'Brien pushes Congress to double parcel post weight and cubic limits. He argues for revenue gains while critics warn of harming private shippers like Railway Express Agency and local merchants. union leaders warn of up to 40,000 job losses.
A religious guidance letter argues sex is God's gift for marriage and not sinful when used within wedlock. It emphasizes love, selflessness, and understanding, saying faith strengthens the married life and that the bed is undefiled for the married.
Arnold Gasow of Freeport Tl argues that a war like nation is unnecessary and that only 75 percent of funds go to such effort. He asserts that strike action echoes globally and credits women with rising backbone in contrast to men's strength.
The text lists copyright and republication rights for the Times Enterprise Co. daily Thomasville Georgia newspaper. It includes address, subscription mail forms, and postage tax rates for various periods and regions.
Elizabeth McGonigle of Cape May New Jersey urged NEA educators to start sex education early using correct anatomical terms so children grow familiar and giggling ends. The NEA delegates meet amid fights over civil rights issues including an open housing resolution and North South affiliate desegregation tensions.
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