Alternatives Sought For LBJs Tax Hike
Washington reports key fiscal writers privately favor a basic change in income tax rates over the administration 10 percent surtax proposal to raise revenue. House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees explore this approach, with some urging spending cuts of 7 to 14 billion to accompany a tax rise, amid Johnsons nationwide austerity plan.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Finance Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Johnson
Congress
White House
South Vietnam to start drafting 18 year olds
President Thieu announced a new draft calling for 135,000 more troops by year end, bringing 18 and 19 year olds into service and recalling veterans under 33 with less than five years’ service. About 40,000 18 year olds and 38,000 19 year olds have begun or will begin draft procedures, with additional reservists and volunteers noted. A government restructuring and tighter information programs were also outlined.
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Saigon
UPI
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Thieu
U.S
RFK Competes With Johnson Over Urban Renewal Plan
Kennedy attacks the Johnson administration housing bill as inadequate and wasteful while proposing tax breaks for industry to renew urban areas. Weaver counters that Kennedy’s 75 percent city focus would worsen ghettos. The New England Democrats face pressure to pick sides as RFK enters the presidential race.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
America
New York
Kennedy
Robert C. Weaver
Housing and Urban Development Department
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Weaver
Sen. Kennedy
Rockefeller Expected To Enter Presidential Sweepstakes
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller announced plans for a 1968 presidential bid with Oregon and possibly Nebraska on his ballot. He held a late news conference, wavering on running as Nixon remained the frontrunner, amid pressure from GOP leaders and a shift on Vietnam policy.
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Ribicoff
Johnson
Connecticut
John F. Kennedy
Muskie
New York
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Oregon
Barry M. Goldwater
Nebraska
New Hampshire
Nixon
GOP
America
Spring Storms Wreck Havoc Across Regions
United Press International reports a west to east storm spread from the Southwest to the Midwest forcing closures of schools and highways. Snow blanketed plains to Illinois while Massachusetts faced floods with 200 families evacuated from Taunton and river overruns along the Charles and Concord. Overall damage reached about 50 million dollars as waters rose and winds persisted over 30 hours, triggering widespread evacuations.
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Plains
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Massachusetts
Taunton
Charles
Boston
Concord
Lowell
Mass
New England
South Shore
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Venient
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George Romney
Michigan
Bradford
Mon. Plaza Shopping Center
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THE
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sGsGpie Business Newsroom
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Main St
Bennington
Banner Publishing Corporation
Vermont
SWIFT
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Williamstown
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Renae Es
Wet
Raed
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Troy, N. Y
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