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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1968
Page
4
Congress approved a 10 percent income tax surcharge for the Johnson administration to curb inflation and slow the economy. The bill included a $6 billion federal spending cut for 1968-69 and will raise payroll withholding within weeks after signing. Johnson also signed anti crime legislation restricting interstate handgun sales and broadening wiretap authority.
The Nation reports federal aid of 400 million to local police and gun control actions after a signing. The House moved to ban mail order sales of rifles and shotguns and tighten ammunition controls. Discrimination in housing sales and rentals was ruled illegal by the Supreme Court in a 7 to 2 decision. Chief Justice Earl Warren resigned his seat. McCarthy defeated Kennedy and Humphrey delegates in New York. A Poor People’s Campaign rally drew about 50,000 in Washington with clashes and arrests. Broadway actors paused work for pay talks. Sirhan Sirhan selected a defense attorney as threats followed. Twelve draft cards were burned in Washington.
The U S Command in Saigon reports 324 Americans killed in action in the week to June 15, bringing the U S death total to 25,068. Wounded numbers reach 181,576 since 1961. Heavy air and ground actions persist near the DMZ as peace talks show only slight movement.
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