European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 d the stars and stripes saturday january 18, 1969 tried to do everything lbs s weakness he was just too by Elizabeth Wharton Washington up it has been said that Lyndon b. John son s weakness was paradoxically that he was too Strong. He believed so lovingly and so passionately in his country that he assumed it could do any thing and everything at once. He believed his country could wage War in Vietnam and on poverty at Home simultaneously could reconcile the races and the generations could bring All the conflicting commercial racial and intellectual forces together in one grand patriotic coalition. But it could not. Or at least it would not under his Leader ship. And now the Man who entered the White House on a wave of Good will and support leaves it scarred by vilification bitter denunciation and unbridled hatreds. When an Assassin s Bullet struck Down John f. Kennedy in november 1963, a frightened nation rallied to Johnson in gratitude at having a Strong assured experienced Leader pre pared to pick up the Baton with out faltering. The Good will served Johnson Well in his first year of dealing with Congress. During 1964 he succeeded in getting congressional approval of 57.5 per Centof his legislative proposals. In 1964 he cajoled browbeat and persuaded Congress int passing the first genuinely sweeping civil rights legislation in the history of the United states prohibiting discrimination because of race in Public accommodations and Bannin discriminatory hiring practices. Also in 1964 Johnson achieve Dan $11.5 billion income tax Cut a number of important National conservation measures and mass transit Grants to ease the grow ing transportation tie in the cities. But that year s biggest accomplishment in Johnson s own View was enactment of his Waron the War on poverty was Johnson s program no Kennedy a and it included 10 major programs designed Tolend a helping hand to Amer Ica s poor. Key Points in the legislation included a Job training corps for school dropouts and Chroni Cally unemployed the head Start program of pre school training for underprivileged youngsters the Vista Volun Teers in service to America program which represented sort of Domestic peace corps and Community action programs to unify planning. But it was also in 1964 that the Cloud no bigger than Aman s hand appeared on the horizon. In August two . Destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin were attacked by North Viet namese boats. Johnson got near unanimous congressional vote son a Resolution authorizing use of such Force As the president deems necessary to repel at tack. Many of the members who voted for the Resolution in 1964 came to regret their decision i later years when the Resolution was subsequently cited by Bot the president and Secretary of state bean Rusk As Legal authority for the troop escalation and bombing policies in Viet Nam. The postelection year of 1965was Johnson s most prestigious year. He had been reelected Ina historic landslide of popular votes and now his program was entirely his own. That year he achieved a rec Ord 68.9 per cent approval of his proposals to Congress i what he called the greatest outpouring of creative Legisla Tion in the history of this a included medicare providing hos Pital and doctor benefits to per sons Over 65 through the social Security system Federal Aid to elementary and secondary schools which had previously been financed locally a regional attack on poverty in the appalachian Mountain Region of the Atlantic states i Migra Sta Sand stripes we columns and comment France gives Russ big boost in Middle East ii �1bi Calls la j reign one of Best new York a Vic president Hubert Humphrey has predicted that five to 10 year from now historians will rank the Johnson administration As one of the great he said president Johnson understood the Congress and the government much Bette than be understood the Public and will be remembered bes for his ability to get the con Gress to authorize the program that Are Humphrey made his com ments in an interview on the National educational television network Paris up France s Cal for prompt big four consultations on Moscow s Mideast peace plan is expected to boost sharply the soviet Union s in fluence in the Middle East. Diplomatic quarters said the French government was confident that in spite of certain reservations the United states and Britain will agree to nearly meeting of the big four Security Council representative son the Moscow scheme. France s move reflected the conviction of president Charles de Gaulle s government that be cause of Russia s Large influence in the Arab bloc no lasting settlement of the Arab israeli quarrel can be achieved with out Moscow s participation. The Paris government s initiative helped show the close Ness of View Between franc and Russia on How to bring some stability to the near the recent visit Here of a european edition it. Cou. F. 8. Michael or. U8af editor in chief Mert Proctor Managano editor Elmer d. Frank production Manao 1 Henry of by ten circulation manager thai twi paper i nuth�hx4 publication of the department of decent . Armed Force Over a. The it and 8trlp� it published by the comm Muir Lifcha a u.8. 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