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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1967
Page
2
Rep. Wilbur Mills said President Johnson must cut federal spending by more than two billion dollars before the House Ways and Means Committee will consider approving a tax increase. Mills, chairman, warned spending above 140 billion would derail any tax bill this Congress.
In Paris and across France, Communist candidates surged amid du Gaulle policies, winning about 27 percent of over seven million votes and doubling provincial council seats in 98 departments. In Kiev, a Kremlin review showcased military power with Defense Minister Grechko warning of a crushing defeat for any foe and follow up war games across Ukraine and Byelorussia.
Red China celebrated its 18th birthday with a massive display honoring Mao Tse-tung as a national rally drew hundreds of thousands to Tiananmen Square. Official boasts of strength contrasted with evident internal and international isolation as few Communist parties attended the ceremony.
Police reports say a cheap plastic briefcase with an explosive failed to detonate at the U.S. Information Service library in the American Embassy in Tel Aviv for nine days. The timing device clock stopped minutes before its set off, preventing a heavy blast.
United Auto Workers chief Walter Reuther urged Ford workers at Cobo Hall that they must win a fair share of profits and productivity before resuming production. He blamed General Motors for a wider industry conspiracy hurting Ford and signaled Ford workers will prevail. Also notes on John Philby claiming his father worked for the Russians and a separate Supreme Court term opening with Thurgood Marshall sworn in as the first Black justice.
Comedian Jerry Lewis convalesces at his Bel Air home after tearing ligaments in his left knee while leaping over a bar in a Western sketch with Laurence Harvey and Joey Heatherton. His physician treated him at the NBC studio in Burbank and the show was taped after a two hour delay for an Oct 17 air date.
President Johnson, yearning for a three day weekend at his Texas ranch, returns to Washington Sunday night with tight security at Randolph Air Force Base. Three Air Force trucks block the red carpeted rear stairway while security personnel monitor the area as witnesses describe an unusually strong deployment for a presidential departure.
A veteran pilot recalls a 25 year old jet milestone aboard with President and family, as Lynda Johnson and her fiancé Chuck Robb vacation in Mexico. In Galesburg, Carl Sandburg’s ashes returned. Otto Kerner notes the Remembrance Rock ceremony. Danish politics see cabinet ouster. Egyptian politics see Sabry appointed minister for the canal zone. Mount Carroll seniors fund drive yields unexpected dollar trail. Attlee hospital status updated. Walter Chandler dies. In Los Angeles, Chicago family stranded by car trouble seeks aid after two nights.
American pilots blasted the Kep MIG airbase near Hanoi for a second day scoring hits on the runway and taxiway. The raid follows a day of heavy bombing that also targeted Kienan airbase near Haiphong. North Vietnamese gunners fired on the Thunderchiefs as Navy carrier planes hit Phuloi storage near Vinh and coastal guns at Caplay. 101st Airborne troopers killed 52 north Vietnamese near Chulai amid scattered fighting. leaflets were dropped on the Marine outpost at Conthien. Nearby, Indian and Chinese troops clashed along the Sitkim Tibet border for the first time since early September.
National Democratic Party wins eight of 100 seats in Bremen state parliament, expanding foothold in a sixth West German state amid fears of a Hitler era revival. The party, largely composed of former Nazis, rose to 2.3 percent of the vote in the port city district.
A damaged OCR fragment references Rogates County court actions, a decree, and parties named Berra and TMT, mentioning Saturday, an address on Pihe Ave and a second day manner. Details are unclear and partially illegible.
In St Peters Square Pope Paul VI blessed a vast crowd and praised the current synod of Roman Catholic bishops as a conclave for the good of the church and peace and justice among men. He stressed ongoing concern for peace in Vietnam as the synod opens and is expected to run about a month for bishops worldwide to share views on church activities and teachings.
A playful note touts daily value picks in the Classified Section offering time and money saving shopping. It urges readers to turn back, framing the section as an easy way to save.
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