U S Proposes Reducing European Forces
Senate Democratic leaders led by Mike Mansfield proposed a substantial reduction of U S forces in Europe after consultations with President Johnson. The plan cites improved Western Europe Russia relations and Europe’s self sufficiency, signaling a shift from 1951 NATO defense expectations.
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Washington
Senate
Harry S Truman
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Europe
Mansfield
Powell offers broad program to curb ghetto violence
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell testified before a Senate subcommittee that the Johnson administration’s war on poverty is insufficient and urged expansion to include manpower training and public works. He attacked OEO head Sargent Shriver as unsuitable to lead the program and suggested his resignation, proposing a potential State Department No. 2 role.
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Washington
UPS
Adam Clayton Powell
Johnson
Harlem
Senate
Powell
Sargent Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Shriver
State Department
De Gaulle Seeks Direct Viet Nam Information in Phnom Penh
French President Charles de Gaulle met with Nguyen Truong, Hanoi appointed envoy in Cambodia, to obtain direct information on the Viet Nam war. The 30 minute talks at the Royal Palace were described as more important than a prior Hanoi mission.
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Charles de Gaulle
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
UPI
Viet Nam
de Gaulle
Gilbert Perot
France
Royal
Nguyen Truong
Ho Chi Minh
Hanoi
Perot
Truong
Jean Sainteny
Maurice Couve de Murville
Indochina
U.S
Sihanouk
Washington
Africa
Johnson
White House
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Selectmen Designate Town Farm For Use as Park
Bennington selectmen designated the 70 acre Town Farm land for park and recreation use after a Garden Club letter urged action. The plan, developed with The Allen Organization, may require land for a U S 7 and Vt 9 right of way and a future sanitary landfill site. The move includes seeking federal aid, with full development pending voter approval and future appropriation.
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Selectmen
Bennington
Bennington Garden Club
Joseph Higgins
Allen
U.S. 7
Vt. 9
Highway Department
Town Farm
Willow Road
Park Street
Thomas H. Foster
Stell Andersen
Frank J. Hurley
Ferdinand L. Mayer
Reinhoud H. van der Linde
Frederick H. Welling
William H. Wills
U S Navy Planes Hit North Vietnamese Patrol Boats
U S Navy jets from the 7th Fleet carrier Constellation sank one patrol boat and badly damaged another in the Tonkin Gulf about 52 and 44 miles east southeast of Haiphong. An American jet was shot down. a CH-38 helicopter rescued the pilot. South Vietnamese forces reported 34 Viet Cong killed in a separate operation near Saigon.
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Saigon
UPS
Tonkin Gulf
U.S
Haiphong
Air Force
Vinh
South
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
7Th Fleet
Constellation
Track Official Denies Jockey Death Threats
POWNAL Bruce Callahan head of the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau at Green Mountain Park spent Tuesday answering calls. He said the story of two jockeys receiving death threats was false and that no investigation exists. Jockeys Kenneth Pruden and Raymond Pasquarelli reported routine crank calls, not threats.
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Pownal
Bruce Callahan
Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau
Green Mountain Park
Callahan
UPI
Ruth
Kenneth Pruden
al Fairbanks
Pruden
Raymond Pasquarelli
Fairbanks
Red threat fails to deter Saigon election rally
In Saigon a lively rally drew crowds as candidates pressed on with election campaigning despite threats from the clandestine liberation radio urging withdrawal. Officials said only eight of 540 candidates had withdrawn from the race for a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution.
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Saigon
UPI
South
Viet Nam
Liberation Radio
Constituent Assembly
President's Club Charged With Influence-Peddling
Washington Republicans allege a fourth case of influence peddling involving Democratic President's Club donors who allegedly received favorable treatment from the Johnson administration. Three architectural firms tied to club contributors would share in a $750,000 portion of a $20 million Veterans Administration hospital project in San Diego.
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Washington
UPI
House
Johnson
Charles E. Goodell
N.Y
GOP Research and Planning Committee
California
Goodell
Gerald
R. Ford
Mich
Donald Rumsfeld
R-Ill
Texas
New York
Albert C. Martin & Associates
Los Angeles
Charles Luckman
Inside Soil Conservationist Discusses Erosion
A soil conservationist discusses erosion along the Battenhill area highlighting ongoing land management efforts and challenges facing farmers and local officials in controlling soil loss.
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Battenhill
Accomplices Sought In Milne Escape Flight
Windsor prosecutors say two accomplices helped Rep. Donald Milne flee from a state prison farm. Milne turned himself in in Albany about 19 hours later and faced a 75 000 bail. He had been serving 4 to 6 years for fraud forgery and embezzlement.
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Windsor
UPI
Donald G. Milne
Washington
James Wright
Windsor County
Milne
Wright
Albany
Beegin
Vermont Young Republican Club
Vermont
Donald Milne
N.Y
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