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Johnson urges crime war expansion and urban aid
President Johnson presses a broad domestic and foreign agenda in his State of the Union, calling for a 10 percent income tax hike, a $10.4 billion budget boost, crime and gun-control measures, slum housing programs, and a 10-year plan for six million housing units. He forecasts $25 billion in Vietnam costs, sparking charges of higher defense outlays, while proposing FBI expansion and a unified budget including large trust funds.
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Washington
Johnson
State of the Union
Congress
North Vietnam
U.S
J .W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Will. Johnson
Southeast Asia
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
House Republican Conference
Laird
FBI
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate
House Economic Committee