Indira Gandhi's Rise to India's Prime Ministership
Indira Gandhi, born 1917 in Allahabad, became India's first woman prime minister. She rejected public life at first but rose after Nehru's era, facing food shortages, regional tensions, and a fragile Truce with Pakistan as she steered the Congress through a pivotal period. Her family connections to the Nehru lineage shaped expectations as Rajiv Gandhi pursued engineering studies while she led the nation.
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Crisis over French complicity in Ben Barka kidnapping
Paris brief reports that two Paris police officers and other agents admitted complicity in the Ben Barka kidnapping. The scandal strains De Gaulle's government, prompts a top-secret service shake up, and centers on figures like Georges Figon and Premier Pompidou era tensions with Arab nations.
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Anti-Poverty Pay Plan Opposed by Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County supervisors oppose any 50-50 federal funding share for anti poverty programs. They warn that requiring the county to cover 50 percent of costs would raise local taxes and push the property tax above current levels. The board votes came amid debate over a $15 million funding request and broader mandates tied to federal anti poverty efforts.
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Johnson sets March 15 deadline for tax revisions
President Johnson told Congress he aims to raise 4.8 billion dollars in the coming year through tax changes. He sought swift action by House Ways and Means Chair Wilbur Mills and asked for full compliance with his tax plan to fund government needs and possible Viet Nam adjustments. He pressed for timely passage so the plan can reach the President for signature before March 8.
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