Johnson proposes new US department of transportation
President Johnson asked Congress to create a cabinet level department of transportation with a six year highway safety program funded at 700 million dollars and 200 million for supersonic transport testing. He urged consolidating agencies and 100000 employees under one system to move people and goods efficiently. The proposal includes taxes on fuels and air freight. ADM Sir John Eccles, 67, NATO Eastern Atlantic commander 1955 58, died in Winchester England.
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America
Great Lakes Pilotage Administration
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Alaska Railroad
Winchester
England
John Eccles
NATO
Congress approves Viet policy as Morse effort is crushed
Senate clears 4.8 billion Viet Nam authorization by a 92 5 vote, defeating Sen Morse’s bid to revoke the 1964 resolution. Fulbright backs Morse change but votes for the bill. House passes 392 4. Debate notes differing views on presidential power and policy.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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D-Orp
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J. W. Fulbright
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House
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California
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Michigan
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Alaska
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
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Ohio
Everett M. Dirksen
Gruening
Arkansas
Southeast Asia
China
Tonkin Gulf
Viet Nam
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
McCarthy
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Neutralization Pact Deemed Impractical By Officials
AP reports Washington officials discount Sen. Fulbright's call for a broad Southeast Asia neutralization pact with Communist China as impractical. They cite Beijing's refusal to talks and believe current policy aims to pressure China while a change in leadership attitude could shift the stance.
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USDA Suspends Scheduled Cut In Base Milk Price
The Agriculture Department suspended planned reductions in minimum producer prices for bottling milk in 45 federal marketing areas across 20 states including Illinois Wisconsin Iowa Missouri Indiana Kansas and more due to current shortages. Milk prices to consumers should not rise though cuts are kept off, while some areas may see no relief or potential small price drops. The action affects dairy regions from the Midwest to the Northeast with March prices expected to remain stable under the plan.
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Jet Service Planned for La Crosse in June 1967
La Crosse Municipal Airport expects jet service starting in June 1967 after facility upgrades. North Central Airlines ordered five Douglas DC9 jets for 1967 delivery. Airport manager Theron Clark says runway lengthening may be needed and plans are being discussed with city officials and state aviation authorities.
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T. K. Jordan
Wisconsin
East German U N bid faces veto risk as Viet Nam fights rage
In Saigon heavy fighting rages as Marine units push to clear Viet Cong from a peninsula near Hue. Air power dominates, with B 52s and carrier bombers striking targets near Bien Hoa Phu Bai and Phuoc Tuy. Diplomatic moves in New York edge toward East Germany seeking U N membership amid Western opposition.
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Draft Chief Defends Law Obedience Amid Viet Nam Debate
Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, head of the Selective Service, says Americans resent the distant Viet Nam war but favor the prosperity it yields. He calls draft-card demonstrators misguided youths and urges unity and universal military training, predicting hardy support if the war worsens.
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