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Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1969

Page

5

Johnson Pleads For Programs In Warm Farewell

Johnson asks Congress to extend the 19 percent Social Security surcharge and to fund job training. He urges bipartisan support for a Nixon transition and outlines a fiscal plan with surpluses, while calling for peace in Vietnam and continued antipoverty efforts. He also seeks pay raises for Congress and measures on police training and body programs.

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Cabinet Appointee Vows More Wiretapping

Senate confirmation hearings reveal Nixon appointees pledging broader electronic surveillance to fight crime and inflation, with Mitchell stressing use of wiretaps beyond national security. Kennedy promises inflation control with limited unemployment, while Laird supports military superiority and a possible move to a volunteer army after Vietnam ends. Finch opposes guaranteed income plans and favors desegregation aids other than federal school funds. Hickel testimony faces scrutiny over conservation policy and oil questions.

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