Johnson seeks 25.6 billion for war on poverty budget
President Johnson announced a 25.6 billion dollar budget for the next fiscal year to aid the poor, up 3.6 billion from the current year. The plan allocates 1.9 billion to OEO programs, expands Social Security benefits, and pushes welfare reform to require states to aid children in unemployed households. It also enlarges food stamp coverage to 2.5 million and boosts school lunch programs to 20 million children, with more funds for cafeterias in low income areas.
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Apollo 1 Launch Date Set
CAPE KENNEDY AP Apollo 1 astronauts Virgil Gus Grissom Edward White and Roger Chaffee are set to fly a Saturn 1 rocket into orbit on February 21 to inaugurate the manned Moon program. The launch begins the first three manned space mission since 1961 and aims for a 14 day stay in orbit for shakedown before a 1969 Moon landing.
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Armed Forces to be kept ready for war threats of any kind
President Johnson told Congress the Vietnam war will cost $21.9 billion in the next fiscal year, lifting total war outlays to over $47 billion since 1965. The $73.1 billion defense budget funds a daily $2 million push to maintain force readiness amid ongoing military expansion and uncertain end dates.
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Tension over Kerr dismissal spans UC campuses
Berkeley reports growing student and faculty unrest after Regents fired President Kerr amid budget and tuition disputes with Governor Reagan. Regents offered an advisory committee, but protests spread statewide with meetings at multiple UC campuses.
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July 1 Set as Target Date For Increase in Postal Rates
President Johnson asked Congress for a penny-a-letter rise in first class and airmail rates to fund an accelerated postal system program. He proposed letters from 5 to 6 cents and airmail from 8 to 9 cents, with July 1 as the target date. Second and third class mailers would get a six month reprieve, with rate increases 20 to 30 percent starting January 1.
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Prouty Seeks Expanded Federal Aid for Mental Retardation Centers
Sen. Winston Prouty sponsors amendments to the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963 to fund staffing and include site costs in construction. He cites a Javits Prouty pattern and argues for urgent action to rehabilitate and educate mentally retarded children, with data on outcomes. The piece also reports on a separate postal overhaul plan seeking $6.6 billion for 1968, including $23.1 million for research and engineering to handle higher mail volumes.
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