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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1967
Page
1
Secretary McNamara tells Senators the Viet Cong may run short of volunteers in South Vietnam and rely more on North Vietnam for future fighters. He notes limited local manpower growth and that 1966 saw VC losses offset by infiltration. The remarks accompany a $12.3 billion war supplemental request.
President Johnson urged plans to prevent a recession after Vietnam gains. A cabinet task force will study quick tax cuts and spending boosts as part of a postwar readiness review. He forecast 1967 growth with inflation held in check, linking steady employment to controlled wage rises.
The $135 billion budget with a 6 percent income tax surcharge seeks a balanced path for steady growth. City reports forecast 2.5 percent price rise this year, down from 3.3 percent in 1966. Johnson notes rates remain high but easing as tight money loosens. Unions warned against widespread cost of living escalators in wages, fearing inflation.
Radio Peking reported opposition to Mao Tse tung rising in Manchuria and Shansi with wall posters and clashes also in Tibet and Sinkiang. The New China News Agency urged arrests of Mao opponents and Lin, saying civil tumult is harming production in cities and farms.
Reports from Peking and Tokyo describe clashes in Shansi and Sinkiang with 10 000 workers facing Maoist forces and widespread protests. Wall posters claim Liu forces resist surrender while authorities freeze circulating capital and call for workers to keep normal duties.
DETROIT AP report says car sales slow, prompting production cuts. General Motors announces indefinite layoffs for 1,990 Chevrolet workers after earlier notices to 2,800. Chrysler plans brief plant shutdowns, with three plants closed for a week in February and a fourth idled for two weeks.
Scientists from Canada and the United States study the Steele Glacier in the St. Elias Mountains Yukon near the Donjek River. The glacier advances about two feet per hour, reshaping the landscape as engineers and geophysicists monitor surges and unpredictable halts.
Isabella Mauri a 21 year old blind secretary from Queens fell onto southbound express tracks after her cane was knocked aside in a rush hour crush. A police captain and two bystanders pulled her to the platform minutes before a train arrived. She was treated for knee and facial bruises and plans to ride the subway again.
Sources say the Johnson administration barred American pilots from flying within five miles of Hanoi center with limited overflight allowed only during air to air combat. The move, drawn by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, follows press reports of civilian bombing casualties in North Vietnam.
U S Marines fought an estimated battalion of Viet Cong in the Ky Lam River Valley southwest of Da Nang, with moderate Marine casualties reported. The action followed B52 strikes north of Saigon and campaigns in the Iron Triangle as US troop strength topped 400,000.
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