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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1966
Page
1
President Johnson said he may seek an early tax increase if inflation accelerates, telling young interns that three options loom: government controls, further measures if price cuts fail, and continued actions if prices keep rising. The remark sparked immediate congressional debate about fiscal policy and inflation impacts.
U S planes claim destruction of 150 Communist buildings and 35 Viet Cong killed in 24 hours of bombardment in South Viet Nam. Four planes were lost. North Viet Nam targets suffer Waterway strikes while a C130 drops propaganda leaflets beyond the 17th Parallel. A bombing at a U S billet in Saigon injures few. Demonstrations erupt in Da Nang as Marines clash with civilians. A C130 crash near Pleiku kills three crew.
In Surfside Florida friends launch a $50000 reward for information on 18 year old Daniel Goldman missing after a gunpoint kidnapping from his home. Police chase dozens of leads and conduct fruitless raids as a temple service is planned for the high school senior. Investigators consider possible money disputes linked to the case.
The Air Force states it does not hide UFO reports and aims to explain what is seen. Retired Major Keyhoe accuses top Pentagon policy of discounting sightings while officials cite thousands of letters and 3717 responses last year. Experts say most sightings are misidentifications and no threat to national security is found. Astronomer Hall doubts interplanetary visitors would linger over U S sites.
In a daybreak sweep the FBI arrested over 30 men in the New York metropolitan area on draft dodging charges. The ring allegedly took up to 5000 per phony statements and up to 80000 since 1963. Two principals, Miller and Got friend, were charged after selling false Air Force Reserve enlistment forms. Five more arrests were reported in Cleveland tied to a 29 year old National Guardsman in an alleged phantom enlistment scheme.
U S Social Security offices open late to midnight Thursday as 86 percent of the 19.1 million eligible enroll. About 16.5 million already signed up with a $3 monthly premium. Twenty House Republicans press White House to extend the March 31 deadline.
The Athens court approves the Margaret Creek Conservancy plan and orders work to begin. A regional education laboratory is planned for the area, with a Meigs County school bond issue totaling 1 026 000 dollars organized for passage. Ambulance dispute settled and construction workers return to Apple Grove jobs. Cassius Clay retains the heavyweight title with a unanimous decision over George Chuvalo.
Nikolai Yegorychev told the Soviet Communist party congress there would be no return to Stalinism and that reforms have brushed past past errors. He urged against smearing the party while reviewing Stalin era history and proposed naming the top leader general secretary. Brezhnev’s position remains unchanged as debates focus on titles and policy tones.
The House votes today on a bill to place most of the U S on Daylight Saving Time for six months annually beginning 1967. The measure passed the Senate after conferees agreed, keeping the version originally approved by the House. It would require regions observing DST to implement it from late April to late October, with states free to stay on standard time if legislatures approve, keeping the whole state on standard time.
President Sukarno swore in Indonesia's new Cabinet and defended its composition while Lt. Gen. Suharto urged critics to give it a chance to tackle grave economic problems. He noted opposition from students and political groups, who want a simplified lineup and object to old faces and Communist links after last year's coup attempt.
President Johnson wins House approval for rent subsidy and Teacher Corps funding. The $2.56 billion catch-all appropriation bill passed 269 to 122 after hours of debate, with Republicans seeking to block the two core programs.
Forecast calls for temperatures 3 to 6 degrees below normal Thursday through Monday. Normal highs and lows: Cleveland 51 41, Columbus 56 34, Cincinnati 58 39. Cooler Thursday with minimal changes afterward. Precipitation near 0.1 inch in the south, up to 0.5 inch in the north, with snow flurries northeast Thursday and more general snow showers Sunday.
Quito announces Clemente Yerovi Indaburo a 62 year old non partisan economist as provisional president, ending five days of student protests and a general strike in Guayaquil. The military high command says it acted to avoid chaos, dissolving the three man junta with support from political leaders.
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