Titan Rocket Orbited With Four Satellites
Titan 3C launched from Cape Kennedy carrying four satellites including two experimental comms units and a sun watcher. The Titan 3C, aided by two 1.2 million pound thrust solid boosters, reached an 20,930 mile high peak and entered a high earth orbit as NASA Ames reported data from Pioneer VI en route to the sun. A Tass report noted the Soviet Cosmos 101 satellite also went into orbit.
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Mountain View
Calif
UPI
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ames Research Laboratory
Cape Kennedy
United States
U.S
America
Solomon Islands
Pacific
Soviet Union
Tass
Titan
Atlantic Ocean
Manned Orbiting Laboratories
MOL
Selectmen Issue Final Ultimatum to Green Acres Junkyard
Bennington selectmen issued a final ultimatum to the Green Acres junkyard operated by Fred Olin to comply with state junkyard law. The action follows a petition demanding cleanup and targets fencing, screening, and a lockable gate, with potential criminal or civil steps if ignored. Three additional letters will warn other junkyard operators of the year’s deadline.
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Green Acres
Bennington
Norton Barber
Fred Olin
Joseph Higgins
Louis F. Lausville
Alma Langlois
Olin
Selectmen
Barber
Johnson invites Europe to join U S space efforts
President Johnson announces at a White House dinner with West German Chancellor Erhard that the United States will invite West Germany and other European nations to join the space program. A top delegation led by James Webb will discuss joint probes to the sun and Jupiter and broader NATO defense plans.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
United States
NATO
West Germany
America
White House
Ludwig Erhard
U.S
Space Agency
James E. Webb
Erhard
Sun
Jupiter
Europe
Harold Wilson
Britain
Germany
Legislation Aims for Survivor Benefits in Vermont Plane Crash
In Montpelier a bill is planned for the special session to grant regular survivors benefits to dependents of teachers killed in accidents. The proposal, backed by Gov Hoff, would remove the one year teaching requirement when death is accidental and extend benefits beyond age 18 for a disabled dependent, benefiting Mrs Charlotte Merriman and the Morgan family.
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Hoff
Vincent J. Spinelli
C.S.C
Bennington Catholic
Morgan
Vermont
Five U S Planes Lost over North Viet Nam War Toll Soars
Five American aircraft were shot down over Communist North Vietnam in a 24 hour period, with seven crewmen believed killed. U S planes bombed the Uong Bi power plant near Haiphong as Mig fighters contested the airspace. An F100F Pathfinder, two Thunderchiefs, an F4C Phantom, and a Navy RASC were downed or attacked, while a C130 crashed near Tuy Hoa in South Viet Nam.
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Saigon
UPS
North
Viet Nam
U.S
Uong Bi
Haiphong
Hanoi
Air
China
Red Capital
Red China
South China Sea
South Viet Nam
Tuy Hoa
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Vermont Legislature Calls Special Session for Jan 5
Governor Hoff released an executive order declaring a special session of the Vermont Legislature. The order signed December 8 sets the two houses to convene at 9 30 a.m. January 5.
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Montpelier
UPD
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Christmas Prisoner Exchange Possible
Washington reports state department officials discussed a possible exchange of American prisoners of war for North Vietnamese soldiers held by the Saigon regime. No definite word on release. 20 U S armed forces members listed as missing presumed detained.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Saigon
Viet Nam
United States
U.S
South Viet Nam
International Red Cross
Red Cross
McNamara Cuts Construction To Streamline Military Spending
Defense Secretary McNamara announced rapid cuts to a $620 million military construction program, deferring housing and modernization projects while preserving weapons programs. The move halves domestic construction, with 85 to 90 percent of deferred work in the United States. He aims to trim nonessential costs as Congress reviews the 1967 budget and considers merging the Army Reserve with the National Guard.
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Washington
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
McNamara
Viet Nam
United States
Congress
Defense Department
Army Reserve
National Guard
Santo Domingo Faces General Strike Threat Amid Unrest
Unions threaten a general strike unless government dismisses disliked military commanders and U.S. and foreign troops depart. A patriotic work suspension looms within 24 hours. Leftist mobs protest Air Force attack on rebel leaders near Santiago. 26 killed. U.S. paratroops, helicopters, and inter-American forces move to restore order in Santo Domingo.
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Foupsa Union Federation
Federal Aid Sought For Albany Urban Renewal Plan
Albany city officials sought 470000 in federal aid Monday to fund planning for a multi million dollar urban renewal project in downtown Albany. The area runs from State Street to Livingston Avenue and from the Hudson River to Chapel Street. No timetable or total cost was set, with years likely needed for surveys and planning before federal action. A 36 million figure had been cited two years ago by the Down town Retail Core committee of the State Temporary Commission.
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Albany
N.Y
Common Council
State Street
Livingston Avenue
Hudson River
Chapel Street
State Temporary Commission On
Capital City
Inside Vermont power needs editorial and letter on unification
An Inside editorial discusses Vermont power needs while a letter to the editor argues Old Bennington gains nothing from unification. Arlington plans a March vote on a new town office building, with details noted for Page 6.
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Vermont
Old Bennington
Arlington
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Titan Rocket
Pioneer
Bennington County
R. Marshall Witten
LBJ
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell
North Viet
North Viet Nam
Santo Domingo
Albany, N.Y
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