European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pege 4 the stars and stripes saturday january 18, 1969 knew i better get out of the 2nd thoughts on running. Jobs says Wasoff Langton up president Johnson says he never had second thoughts about not seeking re election because i knew i better get out of the Way if the nation was to solve it problems of Vietnam the cities and the  know my friends and my foes would say that everything i said was political if he had been seeking re election Johnson said at a nostalgic Farewell party thursday for him and his family in the Senate. Johnson said he realized when remade his March 31 announcement that the nation faced a possible repetition of the 1967 summer riots that he could t get a tax increase Bill through Congress that the Economy needed strengthening and that his presence inthe White House could be a stumbling Block to peace in  knew i better get out of the Way Johnson  senators entertained Johnson his wife their daughter Luci Nugent and her son Lyn in a Capitol meeting room. During his presidency Johnson told the senators we be had lots of de Bates on the War and fiscal matters. But i Don t have an enemy in the Senate As far As i m concerned. I be been treated fairly. I m mighty  he s been a Good president sen ate Republican Leader Everett Dirk sen said with his Arm around Loci. He turned to Johnson saying you did Good for the  Johntson spoke of his Senate Days and his relations with Congress since be coming president then suddenly Dis cussed his decision to step Down rather than seek a second full  never questioned my judgment in deciding not to run he  we were Toi Ever get to the peace table he knew he would have to eliminate suspicions that his decisions were politically inspired he said. $2.5 billion requested for military Washington is the defense department asked con Gress Friday for $2.5 billion to meet military construction requirements in the United stat Sand overseas for the fiscal year starting july 1.the construction request includes $959 million for the army,$353 million for the Navy $352 million for the air Force and$72 million for defense agencies. Overseas the army will reallocated $127.7 million the Navy $49.9 million and the air Force $54 million. In the european area it is Robb column to end feb. 1 Tucson Ariz. Up columnist Inez Robb has announced that she will retire from Fulti rewriting feb. 1. Miss Robb who lives Here writes a column which appears in 125 newspapers. She said she plans to write some Magazine articles and make a few lecture appear ances after her retirement but will spend most of her time inner Home. A United features spokesman said miss Robb will do special assignments for the Syndicate and Hopes to cover the Sirhan trial. Miss Robb s journalism career spanned More than50 years. Eisenhower improving Washington up former president Dwight Eisenhower is making  but slow Prog Ress in recovering from his series of heart attacks last year the Walter Reed army medical Center reported Friday. Proposed to spend the Money this Way army West Germany $32million for maintenance Supply Hospital administrative and Community facilities troop housing and utilities at several locations$50 million at various locations As the . Share of multilateral programs including nato Mili tary Headquarters. Navy Iceland $2.8 million for Community facilities at the naval station Kef Lavik Norway,$2.9 million for operational facilities at the Omega navigation station Bratland. Air Force West Germany $8.2 million for operational maintenance Supply and administrative facilities Britain $11.5 Mil lion for operational training maintenance Supply and administrative facilities and troop housing and $678,000 for operational and maintenance facilities at various locations in Europe. Beefing up Crale these cattle Are among7,006 head of Breeding Stock being flown from fort Worth te., to the Southern tip of Chile to counter a beef shortage. They will cover the6,300 Miles in a hurry but the same trip by water would take 20 Days. A photo bigotry imperils new York City probes say new York a bigotry is a major danger in new York City according to a report by an investigatory panel appointed by mayor John v. Lindsay. The group declared that an appalling amount of racial prejudice Black and White surface Din and about the school Contro  it warned that unless adequate Steps Are taken by the municipal administration this City will suffer severe traumas of Succes Sive racial and major  medal of a Freedom pres teat Johnson presents Secretary of state Dean Husk the highest civilian award he can give the president s medal of Freedom with Disu allot. Johnson failed  decade s mail fur the  a photo the panel was appointed Las nov. 9 to determine whether any of the parties in the dispute which closed the school system for several weeks were responsible for a Quantity of hate literature that  11-Page report published thursday night did not name individuals or groups connected with the charges and counter accusations of anti semitism and racism that pervaded the crisis. Over and Over the report said we found evidence of i Bil for tax Relief Washington up rep. Clarence d. Long d-md., introduced a Bili thursday to give an income tax break to widows widowers and persons Over 35 who have never married or Are legally separated. The Bill has been introduced in previous sessions of Congress without Success. Cious anti White attitudes on the part of some Black people and vicious anti Lack attitudes on the part of some White people. The countless incidents Leaf lets epithets and the like in this school controversy reveal a big Otry from Black extremists that is open undisguised nearly physical in its intensity. On the other hand anti Lack Bigo try tended to be expressed in More sophisticated and Subtle fashion. But nonetheless equally evil corrosive Damag ing and  the study suggested that perhaps the major failure is the Lack of communication be tween the Black and White com  it recommended along Range inquiry into racial religious and ethnic tensions be entrusted to a permanent conference representing religious human relations and civil rights agencies. 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