Fanfani resigns as Italian foreign minister in Viet Nam peace row
Amintore Fanfani quits as foreign minister amid controversy over peace feelers relayed from Hanoi. He blamed his wife for much of the turmoil and noted his unofficial UN status would persist until a new president is chosen after December adjournment.
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UPI
Amintore Fanfani
Viet Nam
Fanfani
United Nations General Assembly
Hanoi
Giorgio la Pira
Florence
la Pira
Ho Chi Minh
Johnson
Italy
Aldo Moro
United Nations
Army Reserve select force could reach 150000 by August
Washington officials said the Army Reserve select force of 150000 could be ready for mobilization by next summer or sooner if needed for Viet Nam. The force will comprise three divisions six brigades and 976 smaller units built from National Guard and Reserve units formed since last September.
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Washington
UPI
Army
Viet Nam
Army National Guard and Reserve
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Aiken urges continued suspension of bombing
Senator George D. Aiken of Vermont calls for extending the bombing pause on North Vietnam until January 21 to foster peace talks. He returns from a five week tour of 16 nations and notes Viet Cong will observe a four day lunar New Year truce. Aiken, on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, questions bombing efficacy and cites rising infiltration and activity.
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Putney
UPI
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
United States
Viet Nam
Aiken
South Viet Nam
Saigon
North Viet Nam
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Southeast Asia
U.S
Pleiku
Viet Cong offers four day ceasefire for lunar new year
The Viet Cong broadcast a four day ceasefire for the lunar new year, limited to South Vietnam. The proposal came as a lull in U S air attacks in North Vietnam continued into its fifth day, with no clear link to the lull known so far.
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New Zealand
U.S
Viet Nam
Tet ceasefire offer by Viet Cong amid Vietnam War
Saigon based Viet Cong radio said a four day Tet ceasefire would run January 2024 during the Vietnamese lunar new year, restricting attacks to Vietnamese government troops only. U.S. and allied forces were not guaranteed protection, with past truces often broken and previous clashes continuing nearby.
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UPI
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National Liberation Front
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Far East
Viet Nam
Central Committee
Liberation Radio
Central Committee of
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Washington
Hanoi
Asia
Ten Injured In North Hoosick Collision
North Hoosick New York four vehicle crash on Route 22 left one person critically injured and nine others hospitalized at Mary McClellan Hospital. State Police identified Peter McArdle of Amsterdam as most seriously hurt with facial head chest lacerations and internal injuries. The tanker from Hoosick Falls plus two cars and a bus carrying St Marys Ski Club from Amsterdam were involved.
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North Hoosick
N.Y
Mary McClellan
Peter McArdle
Amsterdam
Hoosick Falls
St. Mary’s
West German in Army Uniform Helps Two Escape East Berlin
Karl Heinz B a West Berliner used a U S Army uniform with bogus plates to smuggle two East German friends Werner W 26 locksmith and Kaethe P 26 druggist s assistant to West Berlin over the Friedrich Strasse checkpoint. The maneuver exploited lax checks on uniforms as border guards pass foreigners. German authorities warned of possible jail terms for theft of uniforms and license plates.
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Berlin
API
Karl Heinz B
Werner W
Kaethe P
Werner
West Berlin
Friedrich Strasse
Bild Zeitung
Wall
Unemployment Drops in Vermont in November
State Employment Security reports 3.5 percent of Vermonters unemployed in November, the lowest rate for the period since 1958. Commissioner Stella B. Hackel notes ongoing solid economic gains and 1965 as a banner year, contrasting with 4.8 percent unemployment in November last year.
Committee Recommends New Grounds for New York Divorces
Albany voters consider four new divorce grounds to add to adultery including cruel and inhuman treatment abandonment mutual separation for two years or more and prison terms of five years. A conciliation court is urged and a one year residence requirement may be added.
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Albany
N.Y
Supreme Court
New York State
Inside Editorial Urges Clearer City Financing for Taxpayers
Manchester Explorer earns Eagle scout honor. Former news executive replies to National Council of Churches on Viet Nam stance. This brief collection notes page references 4, 6, and 7.
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Manchester
National Council of Churches
Viet Nam
Rhodesian Oil Embargo Hits Motorists With Rationing
Rhodesia faced gasoline and diesel limits as Britain’s embargo against the white regime took effect. Motorists received one gallon weekly for motorcycles and three to five gallons for larger vehicles, with buyers pressing district offices for extra allowances amid transport shortages impacting salesmen, technicians, and long-distance travelers.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
UPI
Rhodesia
Britain
Ian Smith
U S Plans Oil Airlift to Zambia to End Rationing
UPI reporting from Washington states the United States will begin an oil airlift to Zambia next week to relieve oil rationing and lessen impact from Rhodesia sanctions. Secretary of State Rusk announced after talks with Zambian Foreign Minister Si mon Kapwepe.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Washington
Far East
Dean Rusk
State Department
UPI
United States
Zambia
Rhodesia
Simon Kapwepe
Rusk
Great Britain
U.S
Dar-Es-Salaam
Ian Smith
Britain
Kapwepe
Smith
Administration Ready To Pause Bombing If It Works
Johnson aides say a pause in bombing North Vietnam could be ordered if it proves to elicit a meaningful response from Hanoi. As 1966 nears, officials see no peace feelers from North Vietnam or China and await events to show whether a lull would matter. White House and State Department declined to comment on the post Christmas bombing pause.
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Washington
API
Johnson
North
Viet Nam
Hanoi
U.S
White House
State Department
Congressman Harris Resigns to Accept Judgeship
Washington D C UPI Rep Oren Harris D Ark chairman of the House Commerce Committee will resign Feb 1 to take a U S judgeship post appointed last summer. He defied advisers urging late April departure and said he will complete duties by Feb 3. Special election rules in Arkansas could trigger a free for all and the chance a minority candidate might win, while Democrats favor waiting until November for a stronger showing. Moscow UPI The Soviet Union launched the 102nd Cosmos satellite carrying scientific instruments for space exploration, Tass reports.
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Harris
Moscow
UPS
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