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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1968
Page
4
The Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission completes a draft zoning plan for five counties. Officials in Jackson Williamson Perry Franklin and Jefferson will review it, with public hearings planned before county boards decide on final adoption to prevent hasty development and protect property values.
The call for a permanent end to the bombing gained support from Senate leader Mike Mansfield and a South Vietnamese intellectual group proposing a negotiated settlement. The plan urges U S bombing cessation and Hanoi stopping arms, with elections for the National Liberation Front. Catholic bishops also urged talks, while Saigon authorities feared reprisals for public views.
An aging cast of Illinois politicians faces retirement decisions as the state prepares for key elections. Barratt O Hara, 85, veteran congressman, is urged to retire in favor of a younger candidate like Abner Mikva. Other blueprints include Rep. William Dawson, Rep. John C. Kluczynski, Rep. Leslie Arends, and Sen. Everett Dirksen, all in their seventies, with a stake in serving about 11 million Illinois residents.
The White House quietly unfroze public works projects on opening day of the new Congress after last October’s freeze aimed at showing economy. Congress had debated a 10 percent surcharge, but no sign the Ways and Means Committee would end the blockade.
President Johnson's annual address is critiqued as vague on domestic goals and silent on foreign policy beyond Vietnam. The speech emphasizes budget restraint and a 10 percent surtax to limit deficits while Congress is urged on Safe Streets and Crime Control. International focus appears muted and Japan.
James Reston reports that Britain's defense cuts and withdrawal from Asia will push Washington to shoulder more of Europe’s and Asia’s security. The United States faces redeployments from Europe to Asia, stronger Spain base talks, and a shift from British symbolic presence to economic strength at home.
Commentary notes a failing alliance and rising pressure on Washington as Britain trims commitments east of Suez. It cites Lee Kuan Yew pushing for a NATO like Southeast Asia framework and explores broader U S, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, and potentially Japan security ties.
President Johnson's address presents a calm, determined push to ride out Vietnam and domestic challenges from a broad middle ground. He emphasizes a tax increase to curb inflation and satisfy congressional forces, marking a shift from earlier tax-cut hopes while signaling focus on unity and the Great Society.
Analysis traces President Johnson's 1967 Vietnam stance as a time of testing for resolve at home and abroad. It notes a balance between sacrifice for the war and maintaining the Great Society, with emphasis on staying power and practical reform amid Openness to debate in an election year. The piece links the broader struggle to domestic restlessness and political discourse.
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