South Viet Nam to Arm Civilians Against Invaders
Vice President Nguyen Cao announced plans to organize a civilian militia to help drive North Vietnamese and Viet Cong from cities. He argued the 600,000-man army is not large enough for the job. The South Vietnamese House backed a resolution urging allies to intensify assistance to eradicate Communist aggression.
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Johnson proposes $11.6 billion education push for equality
President Johnson asked Congress to fund an $11.6 billion education program aimed at removing economic and racial barriers to college. Two thirds of high school graduates would be in college by 1976, with new money for teachers, dropout programs, early education, and education research, funded by cutting building and equipment spending from 450 million in 1968 to 75 million in 1969.
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Global tensions rise as Ky expands armed civilian guards in crisis
Ky announced an emergency plan to arm selected civilians as nationalists and anti-Communists, boosting a 600,000-strong force by 58,000 amid the second week of a Communist offensive. Rusk dismissed fears of a large invasion of South Korea, citing rising infiltrations but no current invasion plans. In Seoul, anti-American protests at the U.S. Embassy demanded retaliation over North Korea. In Paris and Athens, tensions about European leadership and purges of officers continued amid political upheaval.
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Johnson plan proposes travel tax on overseas spending
The Johnson administration proposes a graduated travel tax on spending over $72 daily outside the Western Hemisphere and a 5 percent levy on overseas plane and ship tickets. The measure aims to close a travel spending gap exceeding $2 billion last year and would cut the duty-free allowance on souvenirs from $100 to $30 and duty-free gifts from $10 to $1 per article. Applies to U S residents returning from most countries except Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean.
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Rights Compromise Rejected in Senate on Civil Rights Plan
Senate liberals rejected in advance a Mansfield Dirksen civil rights compromise. Kennedy said the changes would be surrender. The bill would make it federal crime to injure or intimidate a Negro or civil rights workers in voting, juries, or public accommodations. The compromise would extend protections to all citizens but allow states six months to act before federal jurisdiction.
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New York Declares Limited Emergency Over Garbage Strike
Mayor John V. Lind declares a limited emergency at 71 hospitals amid a garbage workers strike. The city seeks a $10,000 daily fine for an illegal four day walkout. Piles of trash, exposed waste, and rats appear in Harlem and Bedford Stuyvesant as stray animals and poor neighborhoods bear the impact.
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Crippled Hero Rescues Children In Lancaster Fire
An elderly one legged man saved two young children when a Lancaster home burned. The children’s mother jumped from a second story window and was caught by a truck driver. Neighbors aided the family as flames engulfed the residence.
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Tribute to Adlai Stevenson Honored at White House
President Johnson memorialized the late Adlai Stevenson with a bust unveiling at a White House ceremony marking what would have been his 68th birthday. Johnson praised Stevenson for teaching Americans that tenderness and toughness, compassion and understanding, fuel freedom and must be guarded with tenacity, noting his self description as an egghead.
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