FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1966 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PANE REN FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9,1906 TIlE MICHIGAN HAhN PAGE THREW John son Asks Congress Possibility Left Open By Ky To Run for Viet Presidency To Suspend Tax Be Propose Halt To Capital Investment, 1 7 Retroactive Action Would Cover Two Credits Until 1968 WASHINGTON M) - Describ- ing the business investment .boom as exaggerated. President John- son called yesterday for quick congressional action to shift the economy into a lower gear by re- moving temporarily the tax in- centive for businessmen to invest in new plant and equipment. He coupled his appeal with a new pledge to cut federal spend- ing for low-priority programs and again asked labor and manage- ment to forego wage and price increases which would add to in- flation. At a news conference in his of-::< 4 fice, the President outlined his SAIGON. South Viet Nam (P)- Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu. the chief made. And Ky's prominence would Premier Nguyen Cao Ky turned 36 of state who was his choice for the assure him of high consideration. am presidency, has said hedoesn't Ky also used the occasion to want the job. Ky was asked who make his most scathing~comments ftonabirthday barnstorming trip was his second choice. yet on French Pr'esident Charles sible candidates for president of "Second choice," he said with a de Gaulle's efforts to neutralize the new government due to be ismile. "Me" South Viet Nam. thre nextgoer.mn u ob The premier qualified that im- He said De Gaulle is a colonial- mediately by saying it was a joke. ist 'who hates the United States The air vice marshal, who has And his wife, smilingly tugging so much he wants to see it fail run South Viet Nam for 14 months at his sleeve, said: "No please. I in South Viet Nam. France failed D ebate er acted like a candidate on a visit want him to go back to his job in in Indochina, Ky added, and for }it OveL to Tay Ninh, a provincial capital the air force." that reason the French general .75 miles nrthwest of Saigon. But it is of such offhanded does not want to see anyone else Housin '~~"Reminded by newsment that Lt. things that 'Vietnamese politics ar e succeed. H ou ing BI I }______The rash of Communist efforts to wreck the election Sunday of N ow aconstituent assembly to write a NStarted WorldNRounduew constitution led Ky to remark that they might even try to bomb Mansfield Castigates Saigon's Tan Son Nhut Airport, b ByTheAssciatd Pess"where I live." Absentee Senators, By The Associated Press mands from Nigeria, Kenya, Sierra Across the country, terrorists BUFFALO. N.Y. - Frank D. O'-- Leone an Cyprus for Britain to killed at least 10 persons and Connor, newly nominated Demo- force the surrender of Premier Ian wounded perhaps 30 in a series of WASHINGTON (P)-Sen. Strom cratic candidate for governor of Smith's breakaway regime. attacks. Thurmond, (R-S.C.), opened a New York, turned to U.S. Sen. Ro- * * * The Viet Cong again tried vain- full-scale Southern assault on the bert F. Kennedy for aid yesterday WASHINGTON - President ly to block the river shipping administration's 1966 civil rights in choosing running mates to help Johnson told Burma's neutralist channel between Saigon and the bill yesterday as the twice-de- beat a Republican Rockefeller and leader yesterday that "the day South China Sea. While U.S. offi- ferred debate got under way. a Liberal Roosevelt. cannot come too soon" for the cials sought to determine wheth- Thurmond denounced the mea- O'Connor. president of the New resources now devoted to the Viet er sabotage was involved in a. sure as "one of the most vicious, York City Council, conferred i Nam conflict to be diverted to co- million-dollar fire that destroyed vindictive, politically inspired" the wee hours and again later with operative efforts to improve life one American military warehouse bills ever brought before Con- Kennedy and State Chairman in Southeast Asia.- ti and damaged another here before gress." John J. Burns but failed to reach The President described this as dawn, a Communist mine ex- Twice before this week the Sen- a decision on candidates for lieu- America's hope, dream and goal ploded harmlessly about 40 yards ate was forced to take an over- tenant governor, and attorney gen- when he extended a formal cere- from a U.S. Navy minesweeper. night recess when not, enough! monial welcome to Gen. Ne Win Allied - military units tightened senators responded to quorum on his arrival for a state visit, defensive perimeters. Combat loss- proprosal to suspend for 16 months the 7 per cent investment tax cred- it voted by Congress in 1962 and the special tax writeoffs Congress approved in 1954. Surprise Message He dispatched to Congress at the same time a surprise message re- questing that the special business incentives be lifted until Jan. 1, 1968. Suspension of the investment tax credit would only apply to orders placed since Sept. 1. It would not apply to orders for ma- chinery and equipment already on the books as of that date. Prompt consideration by Con- gress was assured. Chairman Wilbur D. Mills, (D- Ark.), said the House Ways and Means Committee will begin hear- ings Monday on the presidential * tax package. The first witnesses will include Secretary of the Treasury Henry H. Fowler, Sec- retary of Commerce John T. Con- nor, and Budget Director Charles L. Schultze. Fowler Fowler has previously opposed * any suspension in the investment tax credit, contending that in the long run it would help reduce prices by making American in- dustry more competitive in world markets and more efficient at home. He said following Johnson's news conference that he would stand on the President's statement at this time, but plans to hold a news conference at noon Saturday to elaborate on his position. Mills said he would introduce legislation embodying the Presi- dent's recommendations. The package seemed assured of a friendly reception in the Sen- ate Finance Committee. Its chair- man, Sen. Russell B. Long, (D- See JOHNSON, Page 7 PRESIDENT JOHNSON MET yesterday with newsmen to discuss the state of the U.S. economy. He said the economic boom should be "cooled off" and asked Congress to temporarily suspend special tax benefits for businessmen buying new machinery or constructing new factories. ashington Expresses ,Doubts, Over New Viet Peace Feelers calls to fill out the necessary ma- jority and enable a start on the debate. Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana, who Wed- nesday described the absenteeism as "a disgraceful exhibition," threatened yesterday morning to send the sergeant at arms out to arrest some of the hookey play- ers. "If this exhibition continues," he told reporters, "that is a prop- er pi'ocedure." However, a little over an hour after the Senate convened at noon LONDON - India called on CAPE KENNEDY, Fla - Pilots Commonwealth nations yesterday and rockets ready, America's new- to put the campaign against Rho- est space spectacular sailed past desia's rebel rulers "on a war foot- final hurdles yesterday with not a ing" with a threat of military ac- hitch in sight to keep Gemini tion backing compulsory sanctions. 11's two astronauts from racing The proposal at the 22-nation skyward Friday for three bold summit talks was followed by de- days in orbit. es were down on both sides last week, compared with the week be- fore, and a lull persisted in ground fighting. It appeared the Ameri- cans and other allies were holding off further offensive sweeps until after the election. U.S. air squad- rons dealt the main blows on both sides of the border. r U By CLARENCE FANTO Managing Editor Washington officials received reports of a possible new peace feeler from North Viet Nam with expressions of skepticism yester- day. The unofflical reports, origina- ting in Yugoslavia, said North Vi- etnamese Premier Pham Van Dong, while on a recent visit to Moscow, asked Soviet leaders to seek peace talks to end the Viet Nam war. According to a Radio Belgrade news correspondent, Pham "told the Soviet government North Viet Nam would accept any favorable Daily News Analysis possibility for starting negotia- tions, despite powerful pressure from Red China, which is most energetically opposing this." But in Washington, State De- partment officials threw cold wa- ter on the reports. Press officer Robert J. McCloskey said he knows of no interest in Viet Nam nego- tiations by North Viet Nam, the Soviet Union, or Communist China, nor does he see any evidence of a split between Hanoi and Peking over the war. However, diplomatic observers have pointed out that the growth leaders have been quite firm in enough members had straggled of political extremism in Com- ( recent weeks in their expressions into the chamber to constitute a mnunist China during the past of support for North Viet Nam's quorum. They soon began to melt leadership. away again, and by the time Thur- paging "Red Guard" youth move- In private conversations with mond began speaking there were ment, may have alienated Hanoi American and other Western dip- only a few members on the floor. A number of former Communist lomats, the Soviets have reportedly Striking at its most controver- Chinese allies, including Cuba tnphasized that they could not sial feature, a partial ban on ra- have expressed revulsion'atCthe undertake an effort to seek peace cial discrimination in housing, " cultural revolution" sweeping negotiations whhout Hanoi's ex- Thurmond said the bill would in- China. The R uards,s plicit authorization. The Russians volve a frontal assault on the poliialpRe uad violenceharhave also expressed their fear that American system of property attempting to orot out all traces the conflict could escalate, and rights. of what they consider "bourgeois their disappointment over U.S. po- Thurmond, a former Democrat influence" in China. licy which they see as having re- who turned Republican in 1964, duced possibilities for peaceful took the floor after Senate lead- At the same time, North Viet cooperation with the U.S. ers succeeded briefly in assembling Nam's relations with the Soviet y knthe required quorum of 51 memi- Union have steadily improved dur- By contrast, Peking has repeat- bers. ing the past year. Russia is supply- edly made known its delight over He discussed the bill for over an ing Hanoi with more military and! anoi's ability to keep the U.S. hour. 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