American Women Fly to Hanoi to View War Damage
Four American antiwar activists flew from Moscow to North Vietnam to inspect bombed villages and facilities in Hanoi, meet Ho Chi Minh, and interview captured U.S. pilots. They depart via Peking, funded by North Vietnam, risking passport loss. The group includes Patricia Griffiths, Barbara Deming, Grace Newman, and Diane Bevel.
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Moscow
API
U.S. Vietnam
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Womens Union of
Peking
Patricia Griffiths
Ithaca
N.Y
Barbara Deming
Cape Cod
Mass
Grace Newman
New York City
Diane Bevel
Chicago
Griffiths
North Vietnamese Women’s Union
U.S
Haiphong
Newman
Pvt
Dennis Mora
Ft. Hood, Tex
Vietnam
Derailments Halts New York Central Traffic In Upstate NY
Two derailments on the New York Central line west of Albany disrupted traffic from Scotia to Utica Saturday night through Sunday. A broken wheel caused the Oriskany crash, derailing 46 Central 112-car coal trains and tearing up track. buses ferried passengers while eastbound trains were halted. Traffic returned to normal by Monday morning.
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Albany
N.Y
Here
New York Central
Scotia
Boston and
Maine
Oriskany
Syracuse
Utica
Chicago
U S Jets Hit Ha Gia Oil Dump
U S planes bombed the Ha Gia oil dump near Hanoi center. Communist MIGs intercepted without dogfights as fighter bombers return to Hanoi area for first time since prior raids. Raids targeted Yen Vien yard and Van Dien park amid international protests. 1,400 U S soldiers arrived in South Vietnam to bolster troop strength toward 372,000.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Ha Gia
Hanoi
Peking
Yen Vien
van Dien
China
Romania
Fidel Castro
Cuba
U.S. 9Th Infantry
South Vietnam
Two Ex-GIs Plead Guilty In Soviet Currency Trial
In Leningrad two former GIs, Buel Ray Wortham and Craddock M. Gilmour, pled guilty to currency violations and related theft in a Soviet court. Wortham admitted theft and currency exchanges. Gilmour also pleaded guilty to currency charges. Each faces up to eight years, with possible extra time for theft. Trial to continue two more days under Soviet procedures.
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Leningrad
UPI
Russia
Buel Ray Wortham
North Little Rock
Ark
U.S
Craddock M. Gilmour
Salt Lake City
Utah
Wortham
Alexander P. Borodankov
Gilmour
Soviet Union
Newcomb Mott
Sheffield, Mass
Nina I. Isakova
Bills Readied For New Legislature In Vermont
In Montpelier UPI reports that 205 drafting requests have reached the Legislative Council as of last Friday with Gov Hoff asking for at least 30 administration bill titles. The 1967 session will open Jan 4 with early measures including an automatic April cutoff date and a 14 week 1967 adjourned session.
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John O’brien
South
Burlington
Hoff
Gasoline Truck Crash Kills Four in Indianapolis
A gasoline truck collided in heavy rush hour traffic sending burning fuel over nearby cars. Police report at least four dead and the truck driver injured, with conditions varying. Fire crews battled flames as victims were trapped in vehicles. Authorities investigated the cause of the crash amid busy city streets.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Pettruzzi
William Torchia
Torchia
U S buys red steel from China to aid Vietnam builds
The Observer reports U S forces in South Vietnam purchased about $1 million worth of steel from Communist China for military construction. Several thousand tons reportedly reached Americans earlier this year via Hong Kong intermediaries. China allegedly met speed and specification needs amid skepticism from U S officials.
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London
UPS
U.S
South Vietnam
China
the Observer
Hong Kong
Singapore
Washington
State Department
Peking
Pentagon
Observer
Powell's Wife Subpoenaed In House Probe
Congressional investigators subpoenaed Yvette Flores Powell wife of Rep. Adam Clayton Powell to answer charges she performs no official duties for a $20 578 salary on the house staff as a special subcommittee probes irregularities tied to Powell's Education and Labor Committee chairmanship and office. The panel questions 149 employees over two years and whether trips by Powell and staff were proper.
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Washington
UPI
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
House
Powell
Education and Labor Committee
Subcommittee
Rep
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Yvette Flores Powell
Washington, D.C
Hays
Manchester Denies Breaking Agreement with Kennedy Family
Manchester says he was released from the contract with Mrs. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy and defends that The Death of a President should be judged by history. He argues Look Magazine serialization and early publication were authorized by the Kennedy family in 1966 and 1967, and that charges of breaking faith are untrue.
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New York
UPI
John F. Kennedy
William Manchester
Kennedy
Manchester
Harper and Row
Look Magazine
Robert F. Kennedy
Look
Free Press editors protest Kennedy book censorship attempt
Burlington Free Press editors condemn the Kennedy family for trying to block publication of Death of a President. The paper sent telegrams to Mrs. John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy, arguing the American public deserves all facts about President Kennedy's death and that no truthful word should be withheld. The editorial accuses the Kennedys of seeking to rewrite history after author William Manchester revised the manuscript at their request.
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Burlington
API
Burlington Free Press Today
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Dn.y
Burlington Free Press
Kennedy
Free Press
Manchester
Inside columnists weigh Christmas reach and gifts
On the Inside column by Gerald Raftery asks how universal is Christmas. Alan Sophrin writes of wanting a train for Christmas. North Pownalite triumphs in an abandoned house tax sale.
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Gerald Raftery
Universal
North Pownalite
Bennington Catholic High Finishes Christmas Window Display
Bennington Catholic High completed its traditional Christmas window on Saturday. Brian Morrissey is shown installing the final panes to create a stained panel effect using paint on a plastic base.
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Bennington Catholic High
Brian Morrissey
Sullivan
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