Silence in Congress Fails to Back Johnson Tax Proposals
January 1 tax cuts for telephone service to 8 percent and new cars to 6 percent sparked a muted congressional response as President Johnson urged restoring the taxes to 10 and 7 percent respectively. The speech outlined budget forecasts, Great Society plans, and war funding, while lawmakers remained wary of balancing a war effort with domestic programs. The President seeks faster income tax collection and broader revenue to support programs, but Congress shows caution amid war anxieties.
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Congress
President Johnson
State of the Union
Viet Nam
Diplomatic Opening After Kosygin Mediation Boosts Soviet Prestige
Vice President Humphrey and Secretary Rusk held extended talks with Soviet Premier Kosygin after India's prime minister's funeral. The meeting marked the first recognition of Kosygin's new mediation in South Asia, uniting India and Pakistan and signaling a restrained Soviet role. A cautious optimistic note followed as the parties weighed Viet Nam policy and future self determination.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Dean Rusk
Aleksei N. Kosygin
Lal Bahadur Shastri
New Delhi
India
Kosygin
Pakistan
Soviet Union
Asia
China
Humphrey and Rusk
United States
Viet Nam
Humphrey-Rusk
Federal budget seeks 500000 for school breakfasts
The federal budget requests 500000 to fund breakfasts for disadvantaged children with cafeteria facilities. The aim is to give hungry students a solid start to the day and improve their prospects.
New York’s Transit Strike Shapes Mayor Lindsay Image
The piece argues Lindsay built a fortitude image through the strike but warns his political future hinges on New York’s recovery. It notes out-of-towners view Gotham with schadenfreude and suggests anti New York sentiment grows as Massachusetts and Connecticut tout advantages.
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John Lindsay
New York
Gotham
Manhattan
Peoria
Ypsilanti
Hartford
Garment
Mike Quill
Massachusetts
Ted Kennedy
Bob
New Haven
Connecticut
Dick Lee
Long Island Sound
Stamford
Johnson faces Senate revolt over planned excise tax rise
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that Johnson's State of the Union plan to restore auto and telephone excise taxes has sparked open hostility among Finance Committee Democrats led by new chair Russell Long. Secret briefings bred mistrust, with several senators opposing the increase or wary of its impact on the economy. Treasury officials rushed to defend the package as deficit relief, but internal dissent signals trouble for Johnson in the 1966 Senate.
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Johnson
Congress
Louisiana
Sen
Russell Long
Mr. Johnson
Treasury
White House
Clinton Anderson
New Mexico
LBJ
Indiana
Vance Hartke
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Hartke
Lee Metcalf
Montana
Henry H
Joe) Fowler
Capitol Hill
Long
The
Budget Outlook Signals 1966 Growth Driven by Spending
New York reports that the 1966 federal budget is poised to drive economic growth more than higher interest rates. President Johnson hints at spending increases of about 113 billion dollars, with 111 billion expected in revenue, boosting defense and Great Society programs. Investors anticipate a busy year as markets weigh the boost to growth against possible higher loan demand and sustained rates.
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Great Society
Viet Nam
Congress
New York
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Treasury
Washington
Letter to the Editor on Reader Submissions Policy
The Messenger invites brief reader opinions on current issues. Letters must be signed with the writer’s address and phone number, not necessarily for publication. The paper reserves the right to select and condense letters for print.
Buckeye State Would Gain from Bridge
The Ohio Development Department told Governor Rhodes that a Lake Erie bridge linking Ohio west of Cleveland to Ontario could reshape regional markets. An economic feasibility study projects 45 million U.S. and 10 million Canadian travelers yearly, boosting cross border visits to scenic sites.
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Columbus
Ohio Development Department
James A. Rhodes
Lake Erie
Ohio
Fred Neuenschwander
Neuenschwander
Canada
Ontario
Cleveland
Moyers Defends Peace Probe Scheduling Amid Uncertainty
Presidential aide Bill D Moyers answers questions on when the peace probe will end saying the situation defies simple scheduling and replies that the President favors not rushing the process. He notes the complexity and cautions against fixed timelines.
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Bill D. Moyers
Bosses burns through jokes and jabs in Boyle quip mix
HAL BOYLE lampoons a boss in a string of zingers about red ink years, final say power, towels in the men’s room, a rival plant, taxes and ulcers. The quips poke the chief, wife, union reps, mayor, and a possible replacement by a computer, all in wry, bitey tones.
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New York
Smithers
Horace Smithers
Dear Abby Husbands Family Trouble With In Laws
Dear Abby offers guidance on a wife and husband conflict over the husband's treatment of his in laws who intrude on a sleeping morning and mail. advice urges the husband to set boundaries and honor his wife. The column shifts to a note about office family photo displays and the varied reasons men keep family galleries on desks.
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Abby
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