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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1967
Page
3
Washington report shows mixed signals as President Johnson defends a 6 percent surcharge on income tax bills intended to finance the Vietnam War. While job growth and housing starts rise, industrial production and retail sales slow, raising doubts about whether a midyear tax increase is necessary.
President Johnson denounces venomous abuse toward House Speaker John W. McCormack during a White House toast to McCormack Earl Warren and Hubert Humphrey. The event followed a Washington Post editorial urging McCormack to step down, while Democrats defended him publicly despite private liberal criticism of leadership.
Governor Reagan, in Sacramento, insists on a 10 percent budget cut and introducing tuition at the University of California. He vows to push the policy before the board of regents on Thursday, criticizing university leadership and its admission freezes while pledging to express support for tuition.
Emanuel Elrod surrendered to police after an all night standoff on a suburban street. Officers had staked out his home fearing a gunbattle as they pursued a drunken driving suspect. Elrod was stopped near his home and jailed moments after leaving the house at dawn.
South Vietnamese Premier Nguyen Cao Ky lands at Fairbairn airbase outside Canberra on the first leg of a goodwill tour to Australia and New Zealand. He vows to dispel misunderstandings about the war while security tightens around the capital amid antiwar threats.
Broadway star Carol Channing delivered a command performance of Hello Dolly at a White House dinner honoring top officials. The president and Mrs Johnson led a glittering audience with a red wig and gown as she sang the title song and danced with the president. The exchange about critics drew surprised laughs.
Vatican magazine Osserva criticized President Johnson for promoting birth control as a solution to world hunger and urged redirecting funds from arms and the moon race to food resources. It warned the issue raises serious moral questions while noting Johnson supported international aid and food production. IRS probes possible deductions for political contributions as business expenses.
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