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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1966
Page
7
An unclear OCR fragment discusses debts prices and a debate on economic policy. Mentions administration Congress business labor and five allied dispatches. No coherent events or individuals are identifiable in the readable text.
President Johnson signals blame shifting to the Viet Cong Congress and business and labor over possible tax increases. He cites Viet Nam war spending and inflation pressures, while economists differ on who bears responsibility for rising prices and the federal budget.
A rising group of Republicans and Democrats in Congress urge President Johnson to push for an anti-inflation tax hike. Sen. Javits and Sen. Hartke say Americans will bear a larger tax during the Viet Nam emergency, though neither faces re election. The economic committee warns inflation worsened and calls for rapid tax action to curb prices.
AFL-CIO leader Meany pushes against White House wage ceilings as shortages and falling unemployment bolster union leverage. Negotiations loom in electrical industries with General Resins and Westinghouse while New Jersey’s near 9 percent wage rise signals a trend. AFL-CIO opposes tax increases for now, seeking tax credits and higher corporate taxes if needed.
A top Republican congressman urged organized labor to back GOP candidates this fall. He spoke to the AFL-CIO Building Trades Department legislative conference, addressing about 4,000 delegates in Washington. The move aims to broaden GOP appeal beyond its traditional base.
SDS at Arizona State University announces an unauthorized protest this weekend to decry the Vietnam War. The planned action targets the Phoenix Selective Service Building, signaling escalating campus oppose.
Senate Monday saw Henry M Jackson propose a national study on Western water needs rather than expanding diversions from the Columbia River to the Colorado. He urged avoiding new problems as older projects expand, while a substitute for the Lower Colorado River Basin Project was discussed.
Spacewalker Edward White Virgil Grissom and Roger Chaffee named for the first Apollo mission. They may link with Gemini craft and launch from Cape Kennedy on a 12 to 14 day flight using a Saturn 1B rocket with unmanned tests guiding the plan.
Tokyo reports heavy earth shocks struck Peking and northern Communist China for the third time this month. Kyodo says epicenter unknown but extensive damage feared with buildings collapsing in Singtai, Hopei province, though no casualties confirmed yet.
Scottsdale Postmaster C C Wilson announced Saturday increases in money order, insurance, registry, certified mail and COD fees. The moves aim to cut the national operating deficit from $60 million to $24 million in 1965, with specific rises in money order, insurance minimums, registry and COD charges.
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