LBJ Opens Drive For Tax Hike In Congress
President Johnson presses a 10 percent tax increase to fund Vietnam costs. Treasury Secretary Fowler and aides testify to House Ways and Means as Mills calls it a tough political fight. Administration seeks $6.3 billion this year but faces possible delay beyond Oct 1.
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W. Gardner Ackley
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D-Ark
Mills
Bennington Battle Day parade crowns local fire units
Bennington’s Battle Day celebration drew over 5 000 spectators for Sunday’s parade ending at Putnam Square with a salute to deceased firemen. Saturday Kids Day at Memorial Park featured pie eating and greased pole contests overseen by the Fire Department and YMCA. Awards honored units from Shaftsbury Brattleboro Adams Pownal Center and more for appearance, distance, and floats. judges included regional fire officials and musicians.
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Bennington
Memorial Park
Foes seize two arm cargos bound for North Vietnam
Hong Kong reports say anti-Mao forces seized two freighters carrying arms destined for Haiphong. Witness travelers describe chaos in Shanghai with hundreds dead at Canton railway hub as Mao's faction proclaims a Shanghai power organ. Soviet freighter Svirsk limped home after Red Guards attacked its crew.
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Communist China
Romney to Tour Europe Aimed at Presidential Run
Michigan Governor George W. Romney plans a three week Europe tour next month to boost foreign policy credentials and visibility as a potential 1968 Republican candidate. The swing may include Russia and the Middle East with stops discussed after a weekend at his summer home. Romney met with Chafee Rockefeller and Scranton to discuss his chances as observers noted rising campaign tempo.
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Attacks Near Chinese Border Escalate War Effort
In two-day raids near Lang Son, American bombers hit railroad bridges and damaged hundreds of boxcars. President Johnson approved the strikes aimed at cutting North Vietnamese war material, with MiGs seen but no American losses. In another battle, 35 Communists and two Americans died in Quang Tin province as 19 GIs were wounded.
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Grant Sharp
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Haiphong Harbor
China
Red River
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South Vietnam
Quang Tin Province
Grizzlies Kill Two In National Park
Two 19 year old summer workers were killed by grizzly bears in Glacier National Park in two separate incidents. A companion, Roy Ducat, was clawed and bitten while witnesses received sedation after the shocking events. Park officials ordered tourists out and sent armed rangers to hunt the bears.
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Albert Lea
Minn
Michelle Koons
San Diego
Calif
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Roy Ducat
Perrysburg
Ohio
Koons
Michelle
Dave Cutter
Flatheau County
Helegson
Cutter
Inside Bennington Battle Day celebratory call to tradition
An editorial urges making Bennington Battle Day a lasting tradition with the call Let s Make it a Tradition The piece anchors the commemoration as a local civic ritual and encourages ongoing participation and community spirit across events outlined in the edition.
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Bennington
Mounting War Costs Threaten Johnson Reelection
Vermont Senator George Aiken warned that rising Vietnam War costs threaten President Johnson’s 1968 bid. He criticized a 10 percent income surtax as political gimmickry, urged a near 25 billion deficit view, and said Johnson is trapped between sustaining commitments and inflation concerns.
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Vietnam
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Aiken
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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U. S
Mob Sacks Belgian Embassy in Kinshasa
A Congo lese mob sacked the Belgian embassy in Kinshasa and burned furniture and files before President Mobutu intervened with Foreign Minister Bomoko. Mobutu appealed for calm as crowds, mainly from his Popular Revolutionary Movement, dispersed.
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UPI
Kinshasa
Conego
Joseph Mobutu
Popular Revolutionary Movement Party
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