Miscalculation blamed for U S Vietnam role at Mt Ascutney
Prof. John Kenneth Galbraith told about 1000 people at Mt Ascutney ski area that U S involvement in Vietnam stems from a miscalculation equating communism with foreign evil. He argued nationalism drives Vietnamese factions while Saigon mirrors French colonial heritage.
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Final Northway section opens Thursday in Essex County
The Adirondack Northway s final 30 mile link between Underwood and Keeseville opens at 5 p m Thursday allowing toll free travel from Albany to the Canadian border. The 176 mile highway costs 208 million with 90 percent funded by the federal government. Construction began in 1957 on a six lane Northway from Albany to Saratoga Springs and a four lane stretch to the border.
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Militants Threaten Arab Summit Boycott Over Moderates
Arab leaders Boumedienne and Atassi reportedly threaten to boycott the Khartoum summit to plan responses to Israeli actions. Algiers calls the rift within the bloc deep with organized travel described as the outcome. Damascus says Baath party meets to discuss the Middle East while Bourguiba urges realism toward Israel. Dayan reports to Israeli cabinet on Saturday.
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Libya
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Skydivers Jump in Error Leaves 15 Missing in Lake Erie
Fifteen skydivers leaped from a B25 bomber at 20 000 feet through thick clouds and landed in Lake Erie off Huron Ohio. Two bodies recovered including the only woman. four of 21 parachutists survived. Coast Guard rescued two, planes and boats scoured 185 square miles with 13 Coast Guard boats and two helicopters. Officials blamed possible FAA missteps and off course radar vectors while investigators sought why the jump occurred amid high winds and cloud cover.
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Springfield
Bernard Johnson
West Ridgefield
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North Adams Youth Held In Death of Bonnie Pearson
A 21 year old North Adams college student, Bruce McConnell, pleaded innocent to a murder charge in the bludgeon killing of Bonnie Briggs Pearson, 19, of Newport New Hampshire. He was arraigned before District Judge Samuel Levine and the case was continued to Sept 5.
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University of Ottawa
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Pearl Buck Urges Help for Amerasian Children
Pulitzer winner Pearl Buck urged about 125 Mount Anthony attendees at a charity event that it is an American responsibility to care for Amerasian children fathered by U.S. service members. The Pearl S. Buck Foundation funds centers in Korea and soon in Japan, with more planned. A pianist Kojima from Japan performed, and the event raised over 500 in auctions from local firms and artists to support the cause.
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Inside County Forestry Assn Lowdown and Opinion
County forestry group outlines Branch Pond findings on Page 2 while Page 4 carries Gerald Raftery column on starvations attention. Alan Sophrin argues the poor come second in his page 4 column.
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