McNamara Resignation Sparks Vietnam War Questions
Washington sources weigh whether Defense Secretary McNamara leaves voluntarily amid fears of an accelerated U.S. war drive in Vietnam. White House and Pentagon deny policy change, while World Bank nominating talks cloud the timing of any departure.
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World Bank Post
Saigon
Westmoreland
Minnesota links crime bureau to FBI national system
The Minnesota Crime Bureau was connected to the FBI National Crime Information Center enabling officers to query FBI master files within minutes. Atty. Gen. Head and FBI officials announced the hookup, aiming to speed checks on license numbers for stolen vehicles and felonies. The system already lists 20,000 wanted persons and hundreds of thousands of stolen items, with plans to expand to more states and metro areas.
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Minnesota Crime Bureau
FBI
National Crime Information Center
Atty
Douglas M. Head
Crime Bureau Computer Center
Robert Conger
Washington
Head
Minnesota
Harold Higgins
State Crime Bureau
Senate Passes Federal Meat Standard Bill
The Senate approved an 82 measure to require about 15,000 U.S. meat plants to meet federal purity standards. House and Senate leaders expect quick House adoption, with Rep. Graham Purcell hoping swift approval cushions cattle prices from publicity around current meat inspection practices.
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Washington
U.S
W. R. Poage
House Agriculture Committee
House
Poage
Graham Purcell
Ex-College Queen Sought for Murder in Montana
Los Angeles police say Judith Beeman 24 former Rocky Mountain College beauty queen contestant was arrested on murder charges in Miles City Montana related to the December 24 1966 death of 22 month old Michael Hatton of McLaughlin South Dakota found dead in a train compartment with the Hatton family en route to Oregon.
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Rocky Mountain College
Miles City
Mont
Judith Beeman
Custer County
Montana
FBI
Michael Hatton
Robert Hatton
McLaughlin, S.D
Oregon
Stassen Urges U S Military Presence in Vietnam
Harold E. Stassen, the so called peace candidate for the Republican nomination, calls for a powerful American presence in Vietnam with restrained force to prevent South Vietnam’s collapse and curb Communist advances. He warns withdrawal could intensify pressure on neighboring Southeast Asian nations.
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Conn
Harold E. Stassen
U.S
Vietnam
Stassen
Yale Political Union
Benjamin Spock
South Vietnam
North
Secretary Sees Slash In Deficit of 11 Billion and Stronger Dollar
Secretary Henry H. Fowler told the House Ways and Means Committee of a administration plan combining a 10 percent income tax surcharge with spending cuts totaling about 4 billion dollars. The proposal aims to reduce the deficit from over 25 billion to under 14 billion and bolster the dollar amid international market pressures.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
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Fowler
House
Ways and Means
Johnson
Executive
House of Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Sioux Falls Approves Airport Bond Issue
Sioux Falls voters approve a 3 338 000 airport terminal bond issue by 9 234 to 2 465. The measure clears the required 60 percent threshold with 79 percent support, marking the first postwar airport improvement bond vote.
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Sioux Falls
S.D
Greece and Turkey Reach Cyprus Accord Ending Combat Readiness
Informed sources say Greece and Turkey agreed on the Cyprus problem and will announce terms later. Greece ordered a halt to military combat alert, returning to a basic state of readiness as U N and U S diplomacy sought to avert a clash.
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Ankara
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Cyrus Vance
U.S
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Makarios
Manlio Brosio
NATO
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LeVander Battles Park Plan In Minnesota Debate
Virginia Minnesota AP. Governors and lawmakers clash as Voyageurs National Park location near Kabetogama Peninsula draws praise and protest. Gov Harold LeVander remains noncommittal after six hours of arguments with Park Service chief George Hartzog and local opponents claim the plan harms timber and resort industries. Former Gov Elmer Andersen urged balanced judgment while opponents cite regional economic risk.
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Harold LeVander
National Park Service
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Kabetogema Peninsula
International Falls
Minnesota
George Hartzog Jr
Ray Higgins
Duluth
Higgins
Johnson urged to mediate Rusk Senate Vietnam dispute
Sen. Albert Gore presses for public questions to Secretary Rusk on Vietnam policy, proposing Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Fulbright file a formal protest to President Johnson unless Rusk agrees to public testimony. Gore, after a Senate speech, says private talks may not satisfy congressional duties.
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Secretary of
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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D-Tenn
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J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
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White House
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Senate
Vietnam
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Constitutional ruling on Macalester trespass arrests
Three Macalester College students charged with trespass after distributing antiwar leaflets in a store parking lot were found to have constitutional rights balanced by private property owners' rights. Charles Underwood Jr., Carol Dewey, and Margaret Leiper pleaded innocent. jury trial set for January 28.
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ST. Paul
Macalester College
James Lynch
Applebaum
Charles Underwood Jr
New Haven
Conn
Carol Dewey
Cincinnati
Ohio
Margaret Leiper
Leonia
N.J
Douglas Hall
Minneapolis
Living Costs Rise .3 Percent in October
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that consumer prices rose three tenths of one percent in October driven by higher costs for new autos clothing and services. Food prices fell two tenths of one percent but seasonally weak. New car prices rose due to the 168 model with retail prices about 2.7 percent higher than a year ago.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Rural Elmore Youth Dies In Accidental Shooting
Frederick Allen Fenske, 15, of rural Elmore Minnesota, was accidentally shot to death in a rural home a mile south of Frost on Tuesday.
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Frost
Minn
Frederick Allen Fenske
Elmore
Here
Seven-member panel named on bus strike in Twin Cities
A seven-member citizens committee was appointed to help solve the 26 day old Twin Cities bus strike. The panel is led by former Minneapolis Alderman Glenn G. C. Olson and follows a meeting of government, business and labor leaders called by Mayors Arthur Naftalin and Thomas Byrne.
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Twin Cities
Minneapolis
Glenn G. C. Olson
Arthur Naftalin
Thomas Byrne
U.S. Plans Three Year Study of Great Lakes Shoreline
A Senate Public Works subcommittee backed a three year, 1 million dollar study of the nation’s tidal and Great Lakes shorelines at a Tuesday hearing. The plan aims to assess shoreline conditions, erosion risks, and potential protective measures across major U.S. coastlines.
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Great Lakes
Senate Public Works
Ground breaking held for Sheraton Hotel and Motor Inn in Rochester
Rochester new Sheraton Hotel and Motor Inn project breaks ground in downtown, a 350 room complex valued at 6.5 million dollars, expected to open about 15 months later. In separate dispatch from London, Britain signs Geneva pact ending 128 years of Aden rule with no royal presence as flag lowers at midnight.
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