Stafford Reports On Trip to Viet Nam
Rep. Robert Stafford and four House Armed Services members returned from a 10 day South Viet Nam tour. He said U S military operations were going well despite political unrest and that troops focus on fighting. He noted adequate supplies and increasing Viet Cong defections as positives for the war effort. An oral report with weapon recommendations may be classified.
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Washington
UPI
Robert T. Stafford
R-Vt
U.S
South Viet Nam
Stafford
House Armed Services Committee
United States
Jets Knock Out Vital Bridge Near Haiphong
U S jets dodged anti aircraft missiles and struck North Viet Nam's industrial hub for the third day, wiping out a crucial highway bridge ten miles from Haiphong. Four missiles threatened low level bombers from USS Ticonderoga while three planes were lost this week. a pilot was rescued but two remained missing. Viet Cong attacked An Khe airbase, wounding no one but damaging two C130s and a tank of fuel as guards exchanged fire. Another strike hit Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon with casualties and heavy damages.
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North Viet Nam
Haiphong
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Ticonderoga
An Khe
1St Air Cavalry Division
Viet Nam
Tan Son Nhut
Skunk Stink No Stink In Bennington Visit
A curious skunk wandered from woodland to Bennington on South Street around 9:30 AM. After inspecting the neighborhood for about 45 minutes, a man in a blue suit with a badge cornered and euthanized the animal. It was buried with ceremonies on a wooded hillside east of the street, leaving residents aware of the afternoon visit.
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Bennington
South Street
Unification Committee Seeks Charter Approval Vote
The Unification Study Committee plans a multistage vote to form a single town government by consolidating the town with three villages and a rural fire district. The initial townwide ballot is next Tuesday, with follow up village votes, limited promotional activity, and local plant announcements urging turnout.
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Unification Study Committee
Bennington Village
Bennington
Arthur D. Taylor
North Bennington
Old Bennington
H. James Wallace
John J. DeVito
Benningtonian Injured Man Killed in Car Crash
A two car crash in Burlington killed Edward Lockwood of West Haven Conn a University of Vermont student. Four others including UVM seniors Carleton Hurd Donald Murphy and Earl Boardman were injured and hospitalized. Ernest Chamberlain of Essex Junction drove the second vehicle and also was hospitalized. Murphy's parents learned of the accident after a phone call from Bennington.
Individualists Hamper Education In Vermont Says U S Commissioner
UPI reports US Education Commissioner Harold Howe II says some communities in Maine New Hampshire and Vermont may deny children educational advantages to maintain independence He says those states resist federal aid while Massachusetts Connecticut and Rhode Island welcome it The remarks were in testimony to a House appropriations subcommittee with questions about tax bases and local autonomy
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UPI
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New Hampshire
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Howe
New England
House
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Independence
State of Mind column and local notices in Vermont pages
Inside Columnist Elizabeth Dwyer discusses The State of Mind in North Bennington. Gov Hoff expected at Loyalty Day Parade in Manchester. Pownal fire victims find temporary homes. Howe responds on state teacher colleges and federal aid, noting Vermont has pockets of independence but broader declines in some states.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
North Bennington
Gov. Hoff
Manchester
Buddhists Charge Government Plots To Stay In Power
In Saigon Thich Thien Minh led a rally of about 10 000 Buddhists claiming the government aims to stay in power and block civilian rule. In Da Nang 2000 Catholics protested, raising fears of religious strife as a grenade attack wounded four outside a U S Army billet.
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UPI
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Minh
Bennington Wins Remedial Grant for Schools
The federal government awarded Bennington Graded School District and two parochial schools about 25000 under Title I to finance an expanded remedial services program for grades one through eight at Bennington Elementary and at Sacred Heart School and St Francis de Sales Academy. Eleven instructors will be hired to provide math reading language arts and speech therapy with in service training beginning soon and program operation by year end.
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Bennington
Sacred Heart School
St. Francis de Sales Academy
Robert C. Roy
Roy
McNamara Defends Viet Policy Under Senate Testimony
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara defended U.S. Vietnam policy before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and opposed Fulbright's view that the war is largely internal. He cited 325000 American personnel in Southeast Asia, urged limited restraint as allies face threats, and supported a 917 million military aid request within a 3.39 billion foreign aid package.
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Washington
UPI
Robert §&. McNamara
Pres
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J. William Fulbright
United States
Fulbright
U.S
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
John Sparkman
D-Ala
North Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Pacifists greeted by rotten eggs at Saigon news conference
In Saigon, six U.S. antiwar agitators faced hostility as angry Vietnamese youths derailed a news conference. Eggs flew at Rev. A. J. Muste and others, banners were torn, and the group prepared to depart under police watch. No injuries reported.
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UPI
United States
A. J. Muste
Committee For Non Violent Action
Muste
Karl Meyer
The
Catholic Worker
Bradford Lyttle
New England Committee For Non Violent Action
William Davidson
Haverford (Pennsylvania) College
Leo OBrien says he will not seek re election
Albany NY Rep Leo W OBrien who shepherded both Alaska and Hawaii statehood bills through the House announced he will not run in November. A newspaperman before politics he first won a special election by 14500 votes and his last win by 88000. He represents the 29th district including Albany Schenectady and the river wards of Troy. He has not said his post legislative plans though he is talked about as a possible state Democratic ticket candidate.
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