Johnson warns of further tax delay and disaster
President Johnson letters to House leaders warn that further delay in passing the 10 percent income tax surcharge would be disastrous. He offers to accept a $4 billion spending cut but says his $186 billion budget remains tight and that Congress risks inflation and wartime needs if the measure stalls. Senate already seeks larger cuts, while House members face re election.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Eee
Congress
John W. McCormack
Wilber D. Mills
D-Ark
Senate
Mills
Capitol Hill
Saigon siege deepens as enemy attacks intensify downtown
North Vietnamese forces clash in Saigon for the first time in the capital, firing near Tan Son Nhut and a private club, with curfew still in effect. U.S. officials report heavy shelling in the city and suburbs, while allied forces claim several hundred enemy casualties and ongoing ground fighting around key areas.
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George Esper
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
U.S.C
International House
U.S
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Listening helps couples stay on speaking terms
A terse adage notes that when a man learns how to listen, both he and his wife can maintain dialogue indefinitely, hinting at lasting harmony through attentive communication.
Eight killed in Texas night club arson blaze
Fort Worth Texas AP reports eight people were killed in an integrated night club fire sparked by a disturbance with a waitress. Witnesses say a well dressed Negro man splashed gasoline inside the front door, lit it, and fled. Victims include Lacy White Jr Willis Davis Samuel Jenkins George Johnson Roy Dillard Kenneth Simpson Jewelene Prince Carroll Penigar. Two others injured. about 25 escaped as flames raced through bamboo curtains. Investigators seek suspect. no name released.
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Fort Worth
Tex
West Side
L.V. le Fils
Lacy White Jr
Willis Davis
Samuel T. Jenkins
George M. Johnson
Roy Clayton Dillard
Kenneth Simpson
Jewelene Prince
Carroll Jo Penigar
Dillard
Joe Vann
Joe Daniel
Ike's Health Improves After Mild Heart Attack
March Air Force Base officials say former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 77, continues to progress satisfactorily a week after a mild heart attack suffered while golfing near Palm Desert. A hospital bulletin notes he spent another good 24 hours.
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March Air Force Base
Calif
Palm Desert
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Telephone Workers End Strike Ratify Bell Pact
The nationwide contract ratified by 54,680 of 84,? union members ends an 18 day Bell System strike. Costs estimated at $2 billion. wages and fringe benefits rise nearly 20 percent. Detroit and New York locals reject. majority approve, with returns to work beginning. Local 4000 Detroit and others plan further refusals.
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Washington
Voice
Bell Telephone System
Communications Workers of America
Ben S. Gilmer
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Bell
CWA
Bell System
Michigan Bell System
Western Electric
New England
Detroit
Michigan Bell
New York
St. Louis
Baltimore
Viet Cong plan to fight and talk peace baffles U.S.
In Saigon AP reports the Viet Cong coordinate attacks across South Vietnam while insisting on peace talks. A April 3 directive tells troops to unite military and political struggles with diplomatic offensives, warning against any delay in fighting and urging aim to erode U.S. and puppet forces, and to mobilize uprisings to restore power to the people.
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South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
United States
Paris
Hanoi
William C. Westmoreland
Saigon
Mao Tse-tung
South
Johnson
Weather Outlook for Southwest Ohio Tonight and Tuesday
The forecast for Southwest Ohio and the Miami Valley calls for fair but not very cool conditions tonight with a low in the upper 30s to 40s. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures with a chance of afternoon showers. Yesterday’s high reached 57 degrees and this morning’s low was 32.
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Ohio
Miami Valley
Second heart transplant performed in three days in Houston
Surgeons at St Luke's Hospital in Houston transplanted the 11th heart and the 10th within three days. James Cobb, 48, received a heart from a 15 year old killed in a motorcycle accident, reported in excellent condition. Everett Thomas, 47, received the heart of a 15 year old bride, condition satisfactory. Rizor, 41, died in Stanford after his transplant. cause linked to oxygen shortage for his lungs. Frederick West, 45, in London had a heart replacement from a young laborer killed in a fall. he was not yet reported stable. The operations were led by Dr. Denton Cooley.
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Houston
Tex
Joseph Rizor
Stanford
Calif
London
National Heart Hospital
Frederick West
St. Luke’s Hospital
James B. Cobb
Cobb
Everett Claire Thomas
Thomas
Stanford Medical Center
Rizer
Rizor
Salinas
Alexandria
William Joseph Brannon
Conroe
Denton A. Cooley
Phoenix, Ariz
Kathleen Martin
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