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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1968
Page
2
Treasury data show a $1,000 trip to Europe could incur about $79.26 in travel taxes under a proposed plan. Daily spending above $7 would face 15 percent and 30 percent brackets, plus a 5 percent air ticket tax, varying by income.
The Johnson administration proposes a travel tax enforced by the Customs Service and IRS. Before departure travelers pay an estimate, file a travel statement, and upon return, file a formal return within 60 days. Penalties include 200 dollars for non declaration and 10 percent of underpayment with 80 percent threshold for underpayment. The tax applies to trips over ten days and funds travels abroad.
President Johnson proposed foreign travel tax targets American tourists who spend as much as traveling congressmen. Official abroad per diem is 50 dollars for 17 days, which would tax a tourist about 198.90 dollars under the plan.
Senators Javits and Kennedy urged a shift in policy. Javits said a military stalemate exists and called for pursuing a settlement. Kennedy pressed for a serious confrontation with Saigon to force the South Vietnamese government to assume a proper share of war responsibility.
District Attorney Hicks defended questioning of two suspects in the Kirschke Ramsey case, praising investigators Banks and Oxander for forwarding data to the attorney general. He said the hoax claim emerged as the two men admitted intent to obtain money. Harris weighed possible conspiracy charges, noting evidence and rights issues, while evaluating testimony before deciding on any action. May 7 hearing in question remained on track.
Assemblyman Jack R. Fenton proposes a bill to raise penalties for narcotics possession and sale, excluding dangerous drugs and marijuana. It sets seven years in prison for selling to minors with 12 years on subsequent convictions, raises possession for sale to seven years, and increases transporting narcotics to 10 years to life from six to life.
Battles raged across Hue and Saigon as Viet Cong fighters seized a citadel in Yue and attacked Tan Son Nhut Air Base. In Cholon heavy clashes and police precinct incursions sparked air attacks and power station damage as U S Marines and South Vietnamese forces fought to retake key targets.
General Wheeler deplored a recent summary execution of a Viet Cong officer but framed it as an outraged reaction rather than cold blood. He discussed with Gen Westmoreland and Rep Reuss efforts to stop such incidents. In I Corps fighting near Saigon Marines and ARVN expanded control while Viet Cong losses climbed to 21,430 killed in the past week.
Bundy denied any confirmation of an in principle settlement with North Korea over the Pueblo crew. Press officer McCloskey stressed the Pueblo was beyond North Korea’s 12 mile limit when first contacted and said comments by Rusk and McNamara did not imply an advance apology.
Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, head of Selective Service, called protesting youths “dirty-nosed” and long-haired in a Monday speech. He said dissenters threaten the law and democracy, claim not guilty in court, and warned there are no immediate plans to tighten the draft.
SACRAMENTO UPI Assemblyman David Negri D Gratiala Hills proposed legislation Monday to slow aggressive bill collectors. The bill would bar calls to a debtor's employer unless the payment is 30 days overdue, arguing that calling too early would prevent proper repayment.
Six members of the Visslia family died when their car slid off a Sierra cliff inside Sequoia National Park after hitting an icy spot and plummeting about 1,000 feet. The victims were Robert A. Enlow, 45. Barbara Ann Enlow, 34. their three children aged 9 to 15. Elsie Isom, 55, and Mel Enlow, Enlow’s mother. The car fell 20 feet, then tumbled down the mountainside after crossing the railing near Deer Ridge inside the Ash Mountain entrance.
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