Johnson Faces Tax Steps in State of the Union
The State of the Union pledges no new income taxes yet restores excise taxes on cars and telephones. Johnson projects a prolonged Viet Nam war but hopes for eventual peace talks if Hanoi understands the U S will back the South. Bipartisan take is mixed as the president admits a lengthy struggle may hurt Democratic prospects this election year.
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Airlines to cut jet coach fares for teens and students
American Airlines proposes a 10 percent reduction in jet coach fares for ages 12 to 22 with identification cards and seats only when available. Approval by the Civil Aeronautics Board is likely and other carriers may follow, boosting seat occupancy as capacity sits around 40 percent. The piece also notes advances in rendezvous and docking in the space program as prep for manned lunar missions and the role of the Lunar Excursion Module in future flights.
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Leftists plan global marches and U S rallies
Fulton Lewis Jr reports on leftist groups coordinating nationwide protests and international demonstrations on March 25 and the two International Days of Protest. SDS leaders push a freedom draft, draft unions, and youth mobilization while SDS and allied groups seek to influence Vietnam War policy and draft procedures.
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State of the Union as Politics and Power's Mask
The piece argues the presidents use the State of the Union as political theatre to claim progress while masking deficits, wasteful spending, and opaque diplomacy. It critiques media hype, pork barreling, and the aim to secure power through broad subsidies, not frank national analysis.
Americans Becoming Buffs On History
Washington reports a growing American interest in presidential birthplaces homes and libraries with over 32000 visitors to LBJ’s boyhood home since last May. Notable sites include Mount Vernon Monticello Hermitage and many other private and public historic residences and libraries across the United States.
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Marching Volunteers Defend Dunlap’s Station 1791
George Crout recounts how 30 volunteers led by Daniel Doty Thomas Irwin and Samuel Dick marched to Dunlap’s Station north of Fort Washington in the Miami Valley. They found scarce aid, two dead warriors and the captured Abner Hunt brutalized after a 26 hour siege. Governor St Clair ordered abandonment as Indian pressure rises after Harmar’s defeat.
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Americans reveal stoic stance on Vietnam protests and support
John Chamberlain notes most Americans want to avoid marches and teach-ins and prefer courts and presidents to speak for them. Half a million students pledge support to Johnson’s Vietnam stance while YAF draws small crowds. New Left factions split over immediate troop withdrawal, with SANE’s Gottlieb abroad seeking peace talks. Johnson faces pressure for decisive action.
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