White House Deadline Met War Taxes OK for Viet Nam
President Johnson signed a bill authorizing 4.8 billion more for the Viet Nam war and urged Hanoi and Peking to abandon conquest. Congress approved with large margins, signaling continued support for fighting men as Rusk noted broad international backing for the U.S. role. The package includes two year revenue boosts, higher excise taxes, faster corporate collections, and a new withholding system tied to income brackets plus Social Security pensions for 72 plus not covered by other programs.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
Peking
Hanoi
Congress
White House East Room
Military High Command
White House
House
Senate
Da Nang Protest Paralyzes City Amid Viet Nam War Strife
In Da Nang, 3000+ demonstrators mostly Buddhists demanded elections and Thieu’s dismissal while a general strike paralyzed the city. U S air attacks continued with B52 strikes near Hue and Phu Yen, and the 7th Fleet targeted 23 sites as rival generals maneuvered in Saigon.
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South Viet Nam
Hue
North Viet Nam
Phu Yen Province
South China Sea
Saigon
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Tuy Hoa
Dong Hoi
Vinh
U.S
Gemini 8 Launch Nears After Spacecraft Fixes
Cape Kennedy is set for an 11 41 a m EST liftoff to launch Gemini 8 with astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott. After resolving environmental control and Atlas booster issues, mission officials expect a smooth countdown for a three day space sequence including a potential link with an Agena target satellite and a 2 5 hour spacewalk.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Agency
William C. Schneider
Gemini
Atlas
Agena
Armstrong
Scott
Ex-Dictator's Assassin Challenges Bosch to a Duel
Gen Antonio Imbert, survivor of Trujillo's assassination, taunts ex-President Juan Bosch in El Caribe with a duel by weapon or words. He accuses Bosch of dividing the Dominican family and offers to name time and place if the fight is physical. Bosch declined to comment as a June election looms.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Antonio Imbert
Rafael Trujillo
Juan Bosch
Imbert
Bosch
el Caribe
Dential
anti-Bosch
Pedro Maria Pimentel
Pimentel
Interstate Theft Ring Is Exposed in Florida and Louisiana
Police report a million-dollar burglary ring stealing items from Tampa Sarasota Orlando and New Orleans and shipping valuables to South America. Six suspects were arrested in Tampa and five in Miami with more charges possible as investigators review 6000 to 7000 recovered items and inventory proceeds.
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Tampa, Fla
Florida
Louisiana
South America
Tampa
Miami
W. R. Bland
Sheriff's Office
Sarasota
Orlando
New Orleans
Ohio seeks taxpayer credit on public works signs
Ohio officials urge signs on state financed projects show taxpayers as the source of funds rather than the President or federal agencies. HUD will review Ohio’s proposed format for displays listing costs and shares, a shift from the usual red white and blue signs bearing official names. State officials say the change honors taxpayers and the Rhodes administration supports recognition of the public.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio Public Works
Alfred C. Gienow
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Oliver W. Nelson
Columbus
Nelson
Krabach
Rhodes
Weather forecast predicts patchy clouds and mild temps
Partly cloudy skies and little temperature change expected tonight and Wednesday. Low tonight in the low 40s, yesterday’s high reached 65, and the overnight low was 42.
Testimony Set For Cincinnati Jet Crash Probe
More than a score of witnesses including a veteran pilot aboard the doomed plane will testify at the Civil Aeronautics Board hearing into the Cincinnati area airliner crash that killed 58. Capt Elmer C Weekly was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 383. The hearing may run several days and will review 74 exhibits from flight plans to crash investigations and the flight recorder data.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Elmer C
Saratoga
Calif
American Airlines
Ohio River
Constance
LaGuardia
New York
Federal Aviation Agency
Greater Cincinnati
John A. Kuhn
Hamilton
Ohio
Kuhn
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