New Satellite Launches To Replace Crippled Lani Bird
Cape Kennedy UPS reports a Delta rocket lifted the Lani Bird 2 into a preliminary egg shaped orbit to restore a 24 hour link between North America and the Far East. The craft, worth 2 million dollars, should reach its final Pacific outpost in three to four days and relay calls and TV between Australia Japan Hawaii and the U.S. mainland.
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Johnson seeks 5.7 billion tax rise in State of the Union
President Johnson proposes a 6 percent surcharge on individual and corporate income taxes to fund Vietnam and expand the Great Society. He faces a Republican-led Congress, pledges continuation of effort despite war costs, and outlines an $135 billion budget with an $8.1 billion deficit under the administration plan.
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World reacts to Johnson State of the Union
Overseas reaction to President Johnson's State of the Union was uneven yet predictable with backers praising the Vietnam war effort and opponents criticizing the conflict. Tokyo Berlin Moscow Manila reporters noted mixed views, while Johnson unveiled tax hikes and social programs including Social Security boosts and anti poverty funding. The speech also proposed civil rights, draft reform, and a merged labor department, with the tax rise highlighted as a major surprise.
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Vietnam
Johnson proposes new taxes and social security boost
President Johnson outlines the State of the Union with a 6 percent surcharge on corporate and individual income taxes from July 1, promising a 20 percent rise in social security benefits. He forecasts a 1968 budget of 135 billion dollars in spending and 126.9 billion in revenues, signaling an 8.1 billion deficit, and proposes merging the Labor and Commerce departments into a single Department of Business and Labor.
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Tax Hike Affects 67 Million Americans
Washington reports President Johnson’sState of the Union plan would add a 6 percent surtax to the federal income tax for about 67 million workers and their employers, starting July 1, with 18 million low income taxpayers exempt. The surcharge lasts six months of 1967 and six months of 1968, equating to a 3 percent hike each year for those not exempt, and targeting higher earners while shielding the very poor.
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