U S Triggers Megaton Blast Near Las Vegas
UPI reports United States scientists detonated a one megaton thermonuclear device at PAHUTE MESA Nev triggering strong ground shock that rocked Las Vegas 100 miles away. Dust rose and the earth bulged as Beatty and Beatty Exchange Club evacuated with signs and antennas swayed.
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Pahute Mesa
Nev
UPI
United States
Las Vegas
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Beatty
Ground Zero
Exchange Club
Goldfield
Tonapah
Alamo
Lathrop Wells
Nevada
Oldsters May Receive Tax Break In Vermont 1967
Vermont legislators from both parties plan tax relief for seniors in 1967. Senator Andrew Orzel proposes a 65 plus property tax exemption for income under 3000 dollars. Governor Hoff supports similar relief and Tax Commissioner Gerald Witherspoon backs a 2000 dollar homestead exemption.
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Witherspoon
Orzel
Senate
Martin Dellivenert
Rutland
MIGS FAIL TO STOP U S RAID ON Ha Gia PETROLEUM DUMP
Communist MIG21s failed to deter a U S bombing raid against a petroleum dump at Ha Gia near Hanoi. U S bombs sparked fires darkening the Hanoi sky while B52s returned to hit troop concentrations near the DMZ. No U S plane losses were reported as missions continued along Red River Valley and coastal shipping routes.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Hanoi
Ha Gia
Phuc Yen
U.S. Air Force
Red River
China
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North
South Vietnam
Teamsters Stage Sympathetic Walkout Across Western Pa
Thousands of Teamsters Union drivers in western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia joined a two hour work stoppage to back jailed president James R. Hoffa. The action touched Wheeling and Pittsburgh areas and echoed a similar Detroit protest last week. The regional council No 40 said the walkout was called but did not comment on extent. Hoffa’s eight year sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court.
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Pittsburgh
Cumberland
Hoffa
Maryland
Joint
Council of Teamsters No. 40
Teamsters
Pennsylvania
West
Virginia
Wheeling
W. Va
Sharon
McKeesport
Jeannette
Beaver Falls
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
International Union
Joint Council of Teamsters No. 40
West Virginia
Propaganda Maneuver Russia Dismisses U S Peace Move
United Nations news reports Moscow dismissed the United States peace initiative on Vietnam as propaganda. The Kremlin called Washington’s bid to involve the secretary general in ceasefire talks an attempt to mislead world opinion and bypass Geneva accords. U Thant welcomed the Vatican backed peace push but noted space treaty talks proceed separately.
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United Nations, N.Y
UPI
Soviet Union
U.S
Vietnam
U Thant
United States
Hanoi
Arthur J. Goldberg
Thant
Moscow Radio
Washington
South Vietnam
Moscow
U.N
General Assembly
Outer Space
Space
Earth
Goldberg
Kennedys and Publishers Clash Over Book Dispute
New York. The Kennedy family and The Death of a President publishers trade angry charges of deceit ignorance and avarice amid a looming court fight. A petition seeks an injunction to block publication as a high-profile legal battle heads toward an injunction and potential out-of-court settlement collapse.
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New York
UPI
Kennedy
Mia
Dom IF
William Manchester
Cooley Wanting 18 Voting Age in Vermont
Vermont Secretary of State Harry Cooley proposed lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 and added such changes to a growing slate of election law ideas. He has no plans to bring the proposals to the 1967 legislature, though Rep. Helen Franco may submit similar legislation. Cooley supports broader youth political involvement. The item also references a Manchester book project to be published by Harper & Row and serialization in Look Magazine, amid a controversial Kennedy family reaction.
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Cooley
Manchester
Harper & Row
Look
U.S. Seeks to curb Soviet ABM deployment
Washington reports say the United States urges Russia to halt further Nike-X ABM deployments to avoid an expensive arms race. Officials expect a final decision on Nike-X by January or February while Geneva talks resume February 21.
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Washington
API
United States
Russia
Johnson Administration
Soviet Union
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Moscow
Leningrad
Doctors Attack New York Medicaid Reform Move
Albany reports the Association of New York State Physicians and Dentists Inc led a petition drive with over 4,200 doctors and dentists calling for public hearings on the Medicaid program. They oppose the $6,000 income threshold for a family of four set by the Board of Social Welfare last May, arguing it harms needy residents' access to care.
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Albany
N.Y
The
Association of New York State Physicians and Dentists Inc
Ephraim J. Felderman
Association
State Board of Social Welfare
Felderman
On the Inside Editorials and Christmas Tree Expedition
An Inside editorial discusses Bennington's proposed park plan and features Carlo Walter's column recounting a Christmas tree cutting expedition. The piece blends local civic note and seasonal activity, reflecting newspaper voice and period tone.
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Bennington
Carlo Walter
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Algiers
Pope Paul VI
Bennington Free Library
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Canfield
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George S. Eckhardt
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