07 Feb 1966
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1966
Page
1
President Johnson and South Viet Nam leaders meet in Honolulu to exchange ideas aimed at making the Allied war effort in Southeast Asia more effective. High-ranking officials discuss strategy and coordination amidst ongoing combat operations.
Washington discussions on U.S. Viet Nam policy persisted on Capitol Hill as President Johnson, in Honolulu, faced questions about abrupt decisions to seek UN debate and his secret trip. Ford urged more planning, McNamara testimony remained unsettled, and Westmoreland Ky Thieu joined talks on diplomacy, economy, and rural development ahead of a final communique.
Vermont Development Commissioner Elbert G. Moulton tells Dorset officials the state would oppose a Dorset Hollow resort project with a tramway and lift from Emerald Lake State Park. He says the state has had no talks with Dorset Associates and would not support a park side development.
Richard C Hollister announces candidacy for village president in Bennington March election. He is the fire chief for a third term and veteran local organizer with 26 years at Ben Mont Co. He and wife Janet co lead PTA parents and have six children. Henry Mallory is already campaigning. Nominating caucus Feb 16 at the state Armory. filing due 21 days before Village Meeting on March 15.
Havana accuses Beijing of reneging on a sugar for rice trade and calls China’s actions a criminal act of economic aggression amid climate hardships and a world market slump. The exchange follows Cuba’s rice ration cuts and a disputed barter deal.
Graf ton fire claims life of an elderly woman as investigators probe the scene. Fire crews battled flames overnight, with neighbors describing a smoke-filled street and a quiet, worried neighborhood.
U S air and naval strikes hit Dien Bien Phu and Thanh Hoa as ground forces close in on Viet Cong positions 310 miles northeast of Saigon. Marines and Army units linked near Bong Son forming a noose around Viet Cong forces in a major combined operation named Double Eagle and Masher White Wing. Casualties exceed 900 Communist troops across the two operations, with heavy losses in Dien Bien Phu and ongoing bombardment along the coast.
Albany New York conservatives released a platform calling to curtail state spending lower taxes and block public housing and state enterprises that compete with private business The plan proposes a nonpartisan State Investigation Commission modeled on the Hoover Commission to review all state activities It also urges outlawing picketing against a majority approved bargaining agent right to work repeal of featherbedding limit minimum wage unemployment insurance reform residence requirement for public assistance and a study of welfare programs
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