Budget cut targets Johnson program funding
The House Appropriations Committee trimmed over 302 million from Johnson’s 14.3 billion request for 24 federal agencies next year. HUD housing grants and a rent subsidy program faced reductions, while Project Mohole funds were eliminated as the panel redirects money to other activities.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson
House
Department of Housing and Urban Development
National Science Foundation
Congress
Fowler Sees No Need Yet For Tax Hike
Secretary Henry H. Fowler said the Johnson administration may seek higher taxes if inflation worsens but no immediate pattern calls for an increase. He spoke at the University of Connecticut Loeb Awards luncheon downplaying recent tax hike speculation tied to Martin and Ackley.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Johnson
Fowler
University of Connecticut Loeb Awards
William McChesney Martin Jr
Federal Reserve Board
Martin
Treasury
Gardner Ackley
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
White House
Goldwater Calls Fulbright Resign Over Viet Nam Criticism
Goldwater accuses Sen J W Fulbright of carping Viet Nam criticism and says Fulbright should resign as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He says Fulbright’s charges harm the United States and its fighting men and questions his patriotism at a Republican women’s conference.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Viet Nam
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Goldwater
Weather Outlook Mixed With Political Fireworks In War Debate
Forecast calls for generally fair weather with little temperature change through Friday lows near 50s and highs in the 80s to 85. Meanwhile Goldwater and Williams attack wartime supply strains and government spending, accusing the Johnson administration of rationing bombs in Viet Nam and political posturing by Republicans.
21 U S Troopers Die In Chinook Crash Near Saigon
A Chinook helicopter carrying 5 crew and 16 soldiers crashed after catching fire 110 miles northeast of Saigon. All aboard were killed. The incident marks one of the war's worst helicopter disasters with no enemy action found. Casualty totals show weekly American fatalities rising.
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U.S
Saigon
South Viet Nam Election Panel Forms To Draft Law
A 30 member cross faction panel, representing anti Communist forces, convened today to draft an electoral law within a month. Premier Ky's regime trimmed the original 100 member group, keeping jurists and major political and religious figures to outline districts and voter rules for nationwide elections. The panel aims to launch a vast election apparatus by September, shaping South Viet Nam’s future amid tension.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
GM Cuts Production at Four GM Plants in Drop in Demand
General Motors reduced output this week at four of its 23 assembly plants in Ypsilanti Michigan Van Nuys California South Gate California and Atlanta Georgia. About 10 000 workers are affected and the company may notify the United Auto Workers on Friday if further cuts are planned. The move follows industry reports of easing auto demand and sent GM stock down in heavy volume at the New York Stock Exchange.
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General Motors Corp
General Motors
Chevrolet
Ypsilanti
Mich
van Nuys
Calif
South Gate
Atlanta
Ward
Automotive
U.S
United Auto Workers
New York Stock Exchange
Crash Kills 3 Near Belvidere on I-90
Three Chicago residents died and four were injured in a two car crash on Interstate 90 east of Belvidere. Victims were Leonard Norwood 33 Gertrude Miller 22 and Larry Hunter 32 identified by state police.
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Belvidere
Irregularities in Porcaro travel expenses revealed
Illinois Auditor General findings show $2,704 voided from $3,846 in Porcaro hotel claims during 15 months as field investigator in the driver license division. Discrepancies include missing motel records, mismatched expense reports, and unverified informant payments, with broader travel irregularities noted across Secretary of State staff.
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Springfield
Illinois
Sangamon County
Porcaro
Secretary of State
Powell
Charles Smith
Wife Receives First Viet Nam Letter Then News of Husband
In Greenwich Cos Cob, Mrs Roseann Pecora gained comfort from a Viet Nam letter from her husband Pvt Joseph Pecora an infantryman writing of safety just before he was killed the same day in a grenade blast. Army majors broke the news to the young widow.
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Greenwich, Conn
Roseann A. Pecora
Viet Nam
States
Joseph Pecora
Pecora
Cos Cob
Pvt. Pecora
Rt 13 development in Southern Illinois and planning outlook
George Willhite outlines how rapid growth along Rt 13 risks traffic snarls, while planners urge in depth development to fill spaces before sprawl. Greater Egypt plan maps four lane possibilities south of Murphysboro and north of Carbondale with mixed commercial and residential growth favored in targeted areas. County zoning debates loom as officials weigh control methods and traffic speeds to keep main street character.
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George Willhite
Swawnee Hills
Rt. 13
Greater Egypt
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Marion
Crab Orchard
W. S. Brandon
Jackson County
James Dean
Williamson County
Brandon
Dean
Morena
Mississippi Senate Advances Relocation Commission Plan
The Mississippi Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to create the Mississippi Relocation Commission to use federal and state funds to aid poverty-stricken Negroes to move to other states with loans canceled if families stay away. The measure faces further action and recalls Theodore Bilbo’s Africa relocation advocacy. Population data show a net two percent drop in Jackson from 1960 to 1964 amid white population decline and minority influx.
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North
Mississippi Senate Judiciary Committee
Mississippi Relocation Commission
Commission
Theodore G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Africa
Senate
New York
City Health Department
Candidate shot at campaign office in Chicago
In Chicago on the South Side a 36 year old candidate for the June 14 primary was shot in the left shoulder at his campaign headquarters. Hubbard fired back with a desk gun. the assailant fled, apparently uninjured, with police later reporting blanks used to scare him.
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Chicago
Fred Hubbard
Hubbard
Michael Reese Hospital
Michael U.S
William Dawson
Dill
1St
Dawson
Mistrial Bid Fails in Four Menard Prison Murder Trial
A second mistrial motion was denied as lawyers seek a jury for four prisoners John W. Stamps William E. Bassett Princess Ray Griffin and Alonzo H. Jones in a case charged with killing three guards. Fifty jurors were excused for opposing capital punishment. Judge Creel Douglass ruled the photo and news story did not inflame jurors.
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Menard
Irvin Wiseman
Alton
John W. Stamps
Granite City
William E. Bassett
Fairfield
Princess Ray Griffin
Chicago
Alonzo H. Jones
Manchester
Tenn
Creel Douglass
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