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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1967
Page
1
President Johnson sent a special message to Congress urging $4.1 billion in expanded elderly benefits. He proposed a 20 percent overall increase financed by higher payroll taxes, aiming changes from 15 to 59 percent for about 23 million people on Social Security.
Vermont Governor Hoff was elected unanimously as chair of the New England Governors Conference after fellow Democrat John King withdrew. The session highlighted regional cooperation as Maine’s Reed left the post last November. Extended policy proposals included Social Security benefit boosts and wage tax adjustments slated across 1968 to 1974, with significant increases for minimums and widows.
Anti-government forces in Managua seized 20 American hotel guests as street fighting erupted between national guard troops and opposition civilians. Air force planes fired on snipers while tanks surrounded the downtown Grand Hotel where the Americans were held. Government officials blamed a plan by Aguero and Communist agents for the violence and attempted to secure the hostages through church leaders who failed.
Saigon reports Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky barred Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Huu Co from returning to South Vietnam from Formosa amid a rumored cabinet shakeup. Troops sealed Tan Son Nhut, and Co was ordered to Korea to inspect training centers but reportedly aimed to fly to Saigon. Co was offered Tehran ambassador post. Ky defended Vietnam's right to decide its destiny.
An attorney for Rep. Adam Clayton Powell said the congressman has authorized the publisher of his sermons to pay a longstanding defamation judgment to a Harlem widow. Barash said the payment would clear the way for Powell to return to New York without fear of arrest on contempt charges.
In Moscow, President Johnson’s call for Soviet American cooperation is rebuffed at the Kremlin as Podgorny cites Vietnam as a hurdle. Thompson delivers a private letter from Johnson and meets Podgorny for talks on peace, nonproliferation, and global disparities in wealth and hunger.
Tokyo reported Premier Chou En-lai warned the three million man Red Army could be used to crush Mao Zedong opponents in China. Observers noted open support from the army could be decisive as Red Guard purges continued in Kiangsi and anti Maoist elements faced action. News also cited Shanghai factory purges and a forecast of renewed schooling amid Maoist upheaval.
Vermont’s 1967 legislature enters week four amid intra party disputes as Republicans clash with Gov Hoff over spending plans. Leaders push bloc voting rules provoking GOP dissent while Democrats reject binding caucus votes. Key hearings on cable regulation, fair housing, and meat inspection loom as 118 bills await action with more possible.
Qn the Inside features Alan Sophrin proposing abolishing the Vermont National Guard while Gerald Raftery argues degrees do not ensure teaching quality. The Manchester rector is slated to attend a Washington DC workshop, with details on page 6.
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