Top Military and Diplomatic Brains Meet With Johnson on Viet Nam
Johnson meets in the Oval Office with Maxwell D. Taylor and top advisers including Dean Rusk Robert McNamara and John McCone. The administration reviews South Viet Nam policy while warning no dramatic announcements are expected and options for expanding the war are considered.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
Washington
UPI
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S
Saigon
Oval Office
White House
Secretary of
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Central Intelligence
John A. McCone
Earle T. Wheel
Joint Chiefs of Staff
McGeorge Bundy
William P. Bundy
Rusk
United
Pope Paul Sets Out on Pilgrimage to Bombay Eucharistic Congress
Pope Paul VI prepared for his travel to Bombay for the Eucharistic Congress, calling it a moment of prayer and expectation. He expressed emotion as he read a telegram delivering 66,880 dollars for Indian poor relief. Hindu Mahasabha leaders debated protests, branding the visit a missionary invasion and displaying anti pope banners.
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Vatican City
Hoff vows reapportionment preserves town lines in Vermont
Vermont Governor Philip Hoff said he will not back any reapportionment plan that destroys town lines or absorbs smaller rural areas. He urged balancing community identity with equal representation as a court ordered realignment proceeds, stressing people’s rights over land or wealth.
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Burlington
UPI
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Hoff
House of Representatives
Rochester
W. Clark Hutchinson
Thomas
Diaz Ordaz Sworn In as Mexico’s 70th President
Gus tavo Diaz Ordaz, 53, was sworn in as Mexico’s 70th president in a Palace of Fine Arts ceremony. Delegates from at least 64 countries attended. Congressman Adolfo Martinez Dominguez administered the oath. The term runs until December 1, 1970, with more than 3,000 witnesses. Outgoing President Adolfo Lopez Mateos joined Diaz Ordaz at the ceremony.
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Mexico City
UPI
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Mexico
Adolfo Martinez Dominguez
Diaz Ordaz
Palace of Fine Arts
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Baker Probers Meet In Secret Session
The Senate Rules Committee met in a long closed session in Washington to discuss the German beauty in the Bobby Baker case and set guidelines for upcoming hearings. Five Democrats and one Republican attended, with Sen. John J. Williams present though not a member, amid questions over the alleged $25 000 kickback and potential party girl influence. West German Ellen Rometsch was identified. FBI and Justice records were sought as part of the inquiry. Fidel Segura and his band of eight children faced charges as he tried to show jurors the loud concert would clear him of public nuisance accusations.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Rules Committee
Bobby Baker
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
John J. Williams
Del
Williams
Senate
Democratic Party
Baker
Ellen Rometsch
West Germany
Lennox P. McLendon
FBI
Justice Department
McLendon
Los Angeles
Fidel Segura
Segura
Soviet Mars Probe Suffers Power Trouble
Moscow reports Zond-2 power supply running about half of expected while Mariner-4 heads toward Mars. Tass notes launch from Earth orbit and aims to test conditions of prolonged space flight, as Western experts question mission viability and potential for Mars photos in July.
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Moscow
UPD
Soviet Union
Mars
Tass
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Earth
Viet Nam Communists Down 2 U.S. Planes
Communist guerrillas shot down two U.S. military aircraft on the fringe of the Red controlled iron triangle about 30 miles northeast of Saigon. The crews reportedly escaped injury as firefight erupted near the border area.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
U.S
Iron Triangle
Soviet China Meeting in Doubt as Khrushchev Era Ends
Moscow officials withheld word on delaying the December 15 meeting of 26 Communist parties amid Khrushchev's ouster. Reliable sources say the Chinese insistence prompted reconsideration, with no public announcement yet. The report also notes U.S. military responses to two downed aircraft in Vietnam, detailing that one Skyraider pilot and four soldiers escaped injury while the other helicopter crew survived a forced landing.
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Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Peking
Russia
Europe
U.S. Air Force Air Skyraider
Kemp P. Roedema
Garfield
N.J
Kemp
Roedema
Inside Postmaster Advice on Christmas Mailing
Postmaster offers guidance for holiday mailings with practical tips for efficient processing and delivery during the Christmas season.
67 Areas Get Power Cost Drop
Green Mountain Power Corp announces a rate reduction affecting 6,000 customers in 67 communities. The Jan 1 effective filing with the Vermont Public Service Board lowers costs by about 200,000 dollars yearly, cited by VP William Clewly as driven by operating economies increased use per customer and federal tax cuts for utilities. Farmers and commercial ventures in Winooski South Burlington Essex Junction Barre Montpelier White River Junction and Bellows Falls benefit. residential customers receive no reduction due to prior savings. Governor Hoff urged PSB review earlier to spur rate cuts across other firms as Gibson hopes the move will loosen bottlenecks in the industry.
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Montpelier
Green Mountain Power Corp
Vermont Public Service Board
William Clewly
Clewly
Winooski
South Burslington
Essex Junction
Barre
White River Junction
Bellows Falls
Green Mountain Power
Philip H. Hoff
Public Service Board
Ernest W. Gibson III
Gibson
Congo Rebels Tighten Grip Across Congo War
Rebels press government forces in the Congo as hostages exceed 1,000 and a 250000 square mile rebel zone holds, with 100 whites rescued from Dingila and flying to safety. Bunia is taken to uncover whites in the jungle. Tshombe seeks De Gaulle support amid criticism over intervention.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
UPI
Dingila
Stanleyville
Kindu
Michael
Mike’’) Hoare
Bunia
Paris
Moise Tshombe
Charles de Gaulle
Tshombe
de Gaulle
Mississippi Officials To Stand Trial For Contempt
The Department of Justice seeks to move the contempt trial of Mississippi governor Paul Johnson and former governor Ross Barnett to New Orleans. The case centers on their roles in the 1962 Ole Miss integration crisis with James Meredith, which produced rioting and two deaths. Leon Jaworski filed the request with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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New Orleans
UPI
Department of Justice
Mississippi
University of Mississippi
Paul Johnson
Ross Barnett
James Meredith
Meredith
Ole Miss
Leon Jaworski
Houston
U.S. Attorney General
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
House GOP Young Turks Could Challenge Haleck Leadership
A bloc of young Republican congressmen seeks early Dec caucus to map GOP strategy and possibly topple Charles A. Halleck. Moderates say the plan aims to address party problems after Democratic gains. No ouster plan exists yet, but dissidents warn it could follow. A Jan 4 conference was deemed most convenient to minimize holiday absences.
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UPD
Charles A. Haleleck
Halleck
Congress
GOP
Republican Conference
Gerald R. Ford
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