Johnson Submits 195.3 Billion Budget With Surtax
President Johnson sent to Congress a 195.3 billion 1970 budget showing a 3.4 billion surplus and proposing a 13 percent average rise in Social Security benefits funded by higher payroll levies. He urged extending the 10 percent surtax through June 1970 to curb inflation and support Vietnam funding amid a strong economy and job growth.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Paris
Vietnam
Nixon
Capitol
Ture
Giant Slingshot Pioneers River Warfare in Vietnam
South Vietnam report on Operation Giant Slingshot moving into its second month along the Vam Co Dong and Vam Co Tay rivers west of Saigon. Engineman Second Class Peter J. Lund of Old Orchard Beach Maine is among the crews assisting the river patrol boats. The operation, begun December six, aims to interdict Viet Cong traffic, destroy bunkers and rivercraft, and seize arms and munitions. Since start, 26 caches totaling nearly 20 tons have been found, 61 firefights occurred, 40 Viet Cong killed, with three Navy sailors killed and 37 wounded. River Division 534, based in Tra Cu, uses 31-foot fiberglass patrol boats.
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Charles R. Elliott
USN Tracu
South Vietnam
Nay
Vam Co. Dong
Vam Co Tay
Saigon
Peter J. Lund
L. L. Lund
Old Orchard Road
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
Lund
Navy
Sunday Co
Biddeford
U. S. Navy
U.S
Vam Co Dong
Vam Co
Xa Bay
Sah-Bay
V.C
River Division
Richard F. Momash
Virginia Beach
River Patrol
Saco
Tra Cu
Continard
Biddeford Teachers Seek $6500 Base Salary
Biddeford teachers last night asked for a $6500 base salary plus fringes and other terms that would not raise city costs. The Biddeford Teachers Association proposed an agreement to the Board of Education and received a counter proposal of a $5500 base. Edward Radin, lead negotiator, said the group values non salary provisions highly. They urged posted promotion notices, policy transparency, dues handling, and academic freedom. some students lack books, and sabbatical leaves were discussed while extended leaves would be broader. The article notes these terms aim to improve conditions without raising city expenditures.
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Biddeford
Din
Maine
Radin
Space Docking Planned In Orbit Transfer By Soviet Cosmonauts
Four rookie cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 maneuver in orbit for a potential first crew transfer in space. Vladimir Shatalov in Soyuz 4 reports all well. Volynov Khrunov Yeliseyev aboard Soyuz 5 begin joint experiments and aim to link with Soyuz 4. Flight launches occurred in the early hours with two ships in nearby orbits, signaling a historic two-ship Soviet mission and a potential first manned docking in space.
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Moscow
Vladimir Shatalov
Shatalov
U. S
Boris Volynov
Volynov
Yevgeny Khrunov
Soviet Union
Tass Sau
Moscow Television
Hickel vows open work with Congress as interior chief
Alaska Governor Walter Hickel promised to work with Congress to develop and conserve national resources as Secretary of the Interior. Facing a packed Senate Interior Committee hearing, he acknowledged changes from state governance and faced questions about his views, noting he would act in the national interest. He cited his past action involving an oil waste dumping case as part of his record.
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Washington
Alaska
Walter J. Hickel
Congress
Nixon
Hickle
Senate Interior Committee
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Hickel
Jackson
Interior Post
Senate Committee
Interior Department
Italian Fashions Parade See-Through Spring Trends
Rome Italian fashion shows open Friday to reveal bold see through styles from Valentino Mila Schon Fabiani and others. Designers promise frivolous looks with skimpy tops sheer gowns and daring cutouts while menswear and accessories receive prominent display through January 23.
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Rome
Milady
Tiziani
Heinz Riva
Ognibene-Zendman
Val
Entino
Italy
Valentino
Mila Schon
Fabiani
Forquet
Capucei
Johnson Urges Social Reforms Amid Nixon Transition
President Johnson asks Congress to back social reform legislation while sending a 195.3 billion budget to lawmakers. He urges bipartisanship with President-elect Nixon but pushes a broad urban uplift program, including housing, anti poverty, fair housing, and Safe Streets Act funding, with tax rate extension to steer a 3.4 billion surplus.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Senate
Nixon
Congress
Vietnam
Hanoi
State of the Union
Capitol Hill
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Capitol
Laziest Man in the World Wins Unofficial Chuckle
A humorous note from today claims the top prize goes to a man seen in a kitchen whittling with an electric knife. The image and caption frame the scene as a lighthearted joke about extreme laziness.
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Linoleum CO
Alfred Street
Vancement
Edward M. Kennedy
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Kennedy
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Forest Ave
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