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Show Slate Of Union Building On The Past The direction and purpose toward which President Tohnson intends to guide our nation in the year to come was outlined in his State of the Union address on Wednesday. In a brief and concise statement of his goals and objectives, President Johnson left no doubt that he will pursue his legislative proposals with all of the power at his command; with the character and experience of Lyndon Johnson, these powers are many. President Johnson had undertaken a challenging program pro-gram as he presented it before the joint session of Congress. Con-gress. He has proposed a number of legislative actions to cope with the growing number of problems; among them the tax cut, Civil Rights bill, mass transit legislation, and a public works bill. Reminiscent of the Roosevelt era he called for an "unconditional war on poverty in America" to aid those Americans now living "on the outskirts of hope." In the words of the President, "All this and more can and must be done." Johnson faces one of the most challenging and difficult periods of history and he knows it. It was this man that assumed as-sumed the most responsible position on the earth in the darkest hour of crisis, and did so in an admirable manner. It is therefore not surprising that he should face the responsibility respon-sibility of the day with courage and determination. This is exactly what he .. desires to do if Wednesday's speech is any indication of ,his intentions. He has not only called for action on the pressing problems of our society but he contends con-tends that a tax cut and a cut in the federal budget can both be absorbed by our economy at the present time. Without question there is trouble ahead for the Democrat Demo-crat from Texas; but trouble is nothing new for Johnson. Throughout his many years of experience, he has shown his ability to handle a recalcitrant Congress and keep it in line with the desires of the Administration. Now that he is the Administration," this ability will undoubtedly be used to even greater advantage. Whether his programs will be accepted ac-cepted or not only time will tell. But we can be sure that Lyridon B. Johnson will be using every means available to make sure that they are. |