Aiding Enemy Charge Faces Former Viet Cong Prisoners
Two U S Army sergeants, Sgt George E Smith and Sgt Claude McClure, face aiding the enemy charges while held by Viet Cong. Defense counsel says proving aiding the enemy is hard without a war declaration. If tried and convicted, death could result but would require extensive reviews.
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Okinawa
UPI
U.S. Army
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Chester
W.va
Claude McClure
Chattanooga
Tenn
United States
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Viet Nam
Howard B. McClellan
Clayton, N.M
McClellan
Army
Albert E. Watson
Korat
Thailand
Vermont bill seeks repeal of tax on cheap meals
Montpelier UPI reports a bill to repeal Vermont’s meal tax for items under $1, leaving a 3 percent tax on meals over $1. The measure, from Rep elect Donald Milne, aims to restore tax free status for meals under $1 while adjusting current rates. The tax now applies at 1 to 3 cents across meal price bands, a change made in 1963 to cover all meals.
Continued Prosperity Predicted Forecast for 1966 GNP Rise
Washington experts forecast continued U.S. prosperity in 1966 with a $44 billion rise in gross national product if policy steers between pump primers and belt-tighteners. Dr. Gerhard Colm of the National Planning Association and Carol S. Carson foresee the expansion amid Viet Nam war concerns.
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UPI
U.S
Gerhard Colm
National Planning Association
Carol S. Carson
Viet Critics in Hanoi On Own Peace Mission
Yale historian Staughton Lynd and two leftist figures Dr. Herbert Aptheker and Thomas Hayden traveled to Hanoi on a private mission to study the other side’s peace approach. They hope to meet North Vietnamese officials and the National Liberation Front while facing possible US charges for the trip without State Department approval.
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New Haven, Conn
UPI
Staughton Lynd
Yale University
U.S
New Left
Alice Lynd
Herbert Aptheker
Thomas Hayden
Viet Nam
State Department
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Aptheker
Helsinki
Lyndh
Hayden
Students For A Democratic Society
Halphong
Internal Security
Senate
Lynch
United States
Purse String Pressure Planned To Force Rights Compliance
The federal government plans to use funding leverage to combat racial discrimination in federally assisted programs. Attorney General Nicholas DeB. Katzenbach announced on Monday that the administration will apply pressure through purse strings to enforce rights compliance in programs receiving federal aid.
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UPI
Federally
Atty
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Katzenbach
Civil Service Commission
Civil Rights Commission
Johnson McNamara discuss rising Viet Nam war costs
In Austin, President Johnson hosted Defense Secretary Robert McNamara at the LBJ Ranch to talk about the growing military costs and related Viet Nam issues. They reportedly discussed defense budgeting and the 30 hour Christmas cease-fire, with no confirmation of broader topics.
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McNamara
Austin
Tex
UPI
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Robert S. McNamara
Lbj Ranch
Texas White House
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Aspen
Colo
Washington
Laitin
U.S
North Viet Nam
White House
Viet Nam
Ranch House
Vatican
Paul VI
Rescue Efforts Continue In North Sea Disaster
Divers hoped to reach the Sea Gem oil rig sunk in the North Sea 42 miles east of Grimsby after two legs buckled. Four deaths plus nine missing were unofficials, with 20 saved from 32 aboard. BP owned the platform, built to float and use self elevating legs.
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British Petroleum
Britain
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