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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1968
Page
1
President Johnson asks Congress for about 3 billion more for national defense in fiscal 1969. Vietnam outlays could top 25.7 billion, with 1.2 billion for the Sentinel anti missile system. A potential Korea flare could raise totals further.
President Johnson called for sacrifice and hard choices in a budget message advocating record outlays of 186.1 billion dollars and a 10.2 billion dollar income tax surcharge to support the Vietnam war. He argued that the war, not regular budget growth, necessitates the tax increase as Congress balks at an election-year tax boost.
President Johnson unveils a 1969 budget with total education outlays at 4.7 billion, up 200 million from the current year. Key programs for low income areas and teacher training gain, while college construction and book purchases face cuts.
More than 10 000 coal miners stayed out of Western Pennsylvania pits to protest state police action against pickets at a nonunion mine. Production halted in the region with only a few nonunion mines operating. Most union officials offered no comment while the duration remained unclear. The strike began at midnight as graveyard shift workers were turned back by picket lines.
Seven hostages were seized and one man shot during a chaotic chase after an attempted supermarket robbery in northeast Denver. The incident began this morning as gunmen fled with unknown demands and lingered as police pursued through the city.
Periods of showers or thunderstorms develop tonight and continue into Tuesday. Colder air settles in with highs in the 40s and lingering showers likely.
U S troops repelled North Korean infiltrators along the armistice line as diplomacy to avert war over North Korea and the Pueblo crisis concentrates on the United Nations. The Pentagon says air power is being strengthened in the Far East.
The Supreme Court rules 7 to 1 that forced registration of gamblers and firearms violates the Constitution, citing the privilege against self incrimination. Justice Harlan delivered the majority, while Chief Justice Warren dissented. The decision blocks prosecutions for noncompliance and tax-related penalties in wagering cases.
President Johnson requests over 319 million for Southern Illinois works in Rep. Gray’s district. Major items include 4 million for Kaskaskia River canalization continuation and 5.5 million for Rend Lake reservoir construction. Additional asks cover Wabash canal study 100000 and flood control and navigation planning across several local sites.
Murph the Surf and three accomplices stormed Olive Wofford’s 19 room mansion on Millionaire's Row in Miami Beach. A wild noon clash with more than a dozen officers followed after a masked entry and a silent alarm. Wofford and her niece Jill Henderson were restrained as the thieves looted cash and jewels while threatening to burn the child. Murphy fled through a broken glass door, injuring himself, and four men were later charged with armed robbery and assault with intent to kill. Bond set initially at 75 000 dollars, later raised to 100 000 dollars before being canceled.
A spokesman for former Vice President Richard M. Nixon said he will announce Thursday whether to enter the Republican presidential primaries. Nixon likely will decide on entering the New Hampshire primary, the first in the nation, set for March 12.
In the northern DMZ sector South Vietnam and its allies aborted the Tet cease-fire citing a massive invasion force. U S and South Vietnamese officers warned of 40 000 to 50 000 enemy troops including the 320th Division ready to strike from Laos and across the DMZ as U S air raids continue north of the demilitarized zone. The 1st Corps area houses about 60 000 U S troops and 12 000 South Vietnamese troops with additional reinforcements en route.
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