LBJ Dreamer’s Great Society Aims for Paradise Blueprint
AP summary notes President Johnson’s Great Society vision as a bold, long term plan to improve health, education, housing, and prosperity while acknowledging partisan skepticism. It quotes Johnson’s education push, disease attack, urban renewal, and environmental efforts, with critics warning of welfare state expansion.
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Chamber Defends Free Market View Against Johnson Plan
The U S Chamber of Commerce denounces President Johnson budget as expansionist and federal overreach. It opposes government intervention in labeling, credit disclosure, and employment service expansion, urging trade liberalization and tax reform while stressing private markets and balanced payments as key. It cites $127.4 billion fiscal year total and warns against red tape and monopolies.
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British Prime Minister Rejects West Germany Troop Cuts
Prime Minister Harold Wilson said Britain will not reduce forces in West Germany without allied consent and that any change must be decided within NATO. He noted a British payments deficit with West Germany and outlined conditions for a European nuclear free zone including verifiable balance of power and a wider regional scope.
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Man Sought In Killings Kills Self
CORNING Calif AP A mill worker 38 killed himself with a shotgun after being sought in the killings of a woman and two boys and the savage beating of another woman and two children. Deputies said Lucero died in an olive orchard near where his abandoned car was found as authorities closed in. The farm home victim Rosie Gifford and relatives suffered brutal injuries with a rifle stock, and two infant girls were beaten and left in blood. Authorities led a wide posse in Tehama County to corner the suspect.
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Doc Adams and Gunsmoke feature on TV screens
A bustling entertainment page previews three part feature on Doc Adams and a Milburn Stone interview. Readers are invited to see how television portrays Gunsmoke with photos and accompanying commentary.
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China Demands Soviet Apology Over Embassy Clash
Chinese charges at Moscow over violence toward Asian student demonstrators at the U S Embassy in Washington and a peaceful protest outside the Soviet embassy in Peking. Beijing seeks an apology, while Moscow says little. roughly 2 000 students protested the North Vietnam bombings and clashes with Soviet guards followed.
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Marines Headed For Viet Nam Duty At Da Nang Airbase
Two battalions of about 3500 Marines are en route to South Viet Nam to bolster Da Nang airbase guards. The move raises U.S. forces there to roughly 27000 and follows a South Vietnamese request. Da Nang remains a key target for Viet Cong mortar teams and strikes against North Viet Nam.
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USW II Firms To Meet Tuesday
Long delayed basic steel industry talks resume Tuesday under White House scrutiny with a May 1 strike date looming. United Steelworkers Union and 11 top producers seek broad contract terms amid leadership tensions and a prior recess. Leaders McDonald and Abel faced a former ally in a struggle that could shape the union’s course.
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Push for vote on Johnson school aid bill tightens
Washington advocates press for rapid floor action on President Johnson's school aid bill as a fragile coalition clings together amid long standing disputes between Protestant and Catholic leaders and public school officials. White House pressure and procedural hurdles loom while opponents fear delays extend weeks.
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Wallace halts Selma to Montgomery march as King plans
In Selma a white citizen group protested against Negro voting rights while Gov. George Wallace blocked the planned march to Montgomery. He ordered troops to halt the route, citing traffic and public safety concerns. FBI and local officers monitored the scene as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. prepared to lead a separate march.
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