McNamara May Refuse Spending On New Weapons
Washington UPI reports Congress moves to fund Nike-X anti missile systems, an atomic frigate, and a follow-on bomber over Defense Secretary McNamara’s objections. Senate approval signals support, but McNamara can still withhold funds, as past actions show. House committee adds bomber money while excluding anti missile funds for now.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Armed Services Committee
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Buddhist Students Call Off Anti American Demonstrations
Saigon sources report Buddhist students halted anti American protests after officials convinced them a Vietnamese guard killed a classmate outside an American warehouse. Catholic groups in Da Nang backed the Ky government amid fears of Buddhist dominance. The incident, seen as exploited by Communists, followed a hand grenade attack near the warehouse.
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Saigon
API
U.S
Nguyen Cao
da Nang
Anthony Dan van Phuong
Union Board Hires Associate Principal
The Mt. Anthony Union School Board appointed Richard Franklin Woodward 33 as associate principal for grades seven and eight next year. Woodward, an Illinois native and current Waitsfield Junior-Senior High principal, holds a master's in education from Northern Illinois University and a background in mathematics and science. The board also named Allan Page, Peter Hoar, Raleigh Fleetwood, Andre Dorais, Charles Decker, Judy Brown, James Ripa, and Madeline Jones to various department head and guidance roles, leaving 20 teaching vacancies to fill.
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Mt. Anthony Union
Illinois
Union
Richard Franklin Woodward
Ilinois
Waitsfield
North Central College
Naperville
Ill
Woodward
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb
Becom
Only LBJ Can Give Hot Pursuit Order
Washington UPI reports that President Johnson would personally have to authorize any American aircraft crossing Red China's borders in pursuit of Chinese planes involved in Vietnam war actions. The United States has emphasized that such orders remain under presidential prerogative.
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William C. Foster
United States
Geneva
Switzerland
West Valley
N.Y
UPI
Washington
Johnson
China
U.S
Red China
State Department
Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Dean Rusk
Sanctions Stall Talks On Rhodesia
Rhodesia presses Britain to lift economic sanctions as a condition for formal negotiations on a settlement, while Britain seeks to keep sanctions until a peace path appears. Prime Minister Ian Smith says removal would pressure Rhodesia’s negotiators, and a speech in Bulawayo is expected to respond.
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London
UPI
Rhodesia
Britain
Smith
Britan
Bulawayo
Fair Housing Law Faces Strong Opposition in Congress
Johnson pushes a national fair housing law to outlaw racial discrimination in sales and rentals and to fund 100 new FBI agents. He seeks jury selection protection and expanded Justice Department power to desegregate. opposition centers on open occupancy rules and northern political risk ahead of elections.
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Congress
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congressional Civil Rights Bloc
FBI
Justice Department
Senate
House
Troop Buildup In Viet Nam Reaches New High
UPI reports a 5000 man U S Army brigade landed at Vung Tau boosting American combat strength in Viet Nam to about 250 000 while a 4500 man Australian task force arrived. Air and naval strikes targeted Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces with numerous bombings and junk fleet interdiction. General Westmoreland greeted the troops as they moved toward battle posts northwest of Saigon.
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Saigon
UPI
USS
South
Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Enterprise
Kitty Hawk
Hancock
North
Navy
Air Force
Quang Ngai
Conti
Nued
Alaska
Vung Tau
Washington
William C. Westmoreland
25Th Infantry Division
Radiation escape from underground nuclear blast near Nevada site
AEC reports low level radioactive iodine found in desert community thyroids northeast of the Nevada test site after an underground explosion. Gasborne radiation crossed fault lines, with measurements over Kansas and Nebraska and possible spread to Utah Colorado and Wyoming. Dairymen advised dry feed for livestock to avoid milk contamination.
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AEC
Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Nevada Test Site
Atomic Energy Commission
Public Health Service
Alamo
Health Service
Kansas
Nebraska
Utah
Colorado
Wyoming
Cyote Summit
Nellis Air Force Base
Pioche
Inside Live wire retirees pace Dorset pace
Columnist Sam Ogden hopes the Red Sox improve while pages cover Dorset pacing via retirees, highway relocation maps for the Manchester area, and related notes across pages.
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Dorset
Sam Ogden
Red Sox
Manchester
State's Share Of Pownal Take Only $218,000
In Montpelier, state Finance Director Bruce Mosher reported Green Mountain Park in Pownal yielded a 218000 state share from a 36 day harness season with a 5.5 million total handle and 819600 harness net. The track opens flat racing today and notes a higher average daily handle than last year.
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Montpelier
Green Mountain Park
Pownall
Bruce Mosher
Mosher
Heavy Rains Threaten Dallas in Aftermath of Floods
Weather Bureau warned heavy new rain would bring flash flooding in the Dallas area for two to three hours. Dallas and Tarrant County seek federal disaster aid as Thursday’s floods killed seven and caused millions in damage. Over four inches fell in three hours, prompting mass evacuations. six deaths occurred in floodwaters. damage included a trailer park estimate above $200,000 and many homes with flood-related destruction.
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Dallas
UPI
Weather Bureau
Dallas-Fort Worth
Elgin Crull
J. Erik Jonsson
Federal
Small Business Administration
Tex
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