Manchester lawmakers tout highway bill at local meeting
About 45 residents heard Reps Reid Lefevre and Daulton Mann Jr outline a $28.9 million plan to accelerate a four lane US 7 and Route 4 projects, with the Senate to act next week. The pair defended the measure against critics and noted a separate $5 million “first aid” package for immediate road repairs.
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Manchester
Vermont
Reid Lefevre
Daulton Mann Jr
Peru
Montpelier
Rutland
New York
Senate
Mann
Walter Kennedy
Dorset
Kennedy
House Highway Committee
Chelsea
Tracy Kenyon
Shaftsbury
Lefevre
GOP
U.S. 7
Reds Fight Desperately As U.S. Troops Attack
UPI reports fierce jungle fighting along the South China Sea as U S Cavalrymen engage Viet Cong forces. In two days 215 enemy were killed, with additional Viet Cong assaults on Long An outposts and a heavy Vinh Cong attack. Two helicopter crashes killed seven Americans. Regular air strikes target Dien Bien Phu complex in North Vietnam.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
South China Sea
Long An
Vinh Cong
Navy
Marine
Air Force
Dien Bien Phu
North
Viet Nam
Rusk and Fulbright Clash During Hearing
Washington high level hearing saw Secretary of State Dean Rusk refuse to set limits on U.S. involvement in Vietnam prompting a sharp clash with Senator J William Fulbright who pressed for restraint and policy clarity.
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Rusk
Fulbright
Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
U.S
Viet Nam
Russell warns critics on Viet Nam vote delay
UPI report quotes Senator Richard B. Russell urging quick passage of a $4.8 billion authorization bill for Viet Nam. He warned that delaying the vote jeopardizes the war effort by starving troops of ammunition and supplies. Russell urged no further delay unless alternatives are offered and warned doves against filibustering to end the war.
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Washington
UPI
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate
U. S. Viet Nam
Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Viet Nam
Sen
George McGovern
S.D
McGovern
Philippines seeks 2000 troops to South Viet Nam
President Marcos urged Congress to approve sending about 2000 Filipino personnel including an engineering battalion and security troops to South Viet Nam. He asked for 90 million dollars to fund the dispatch and opened a drive for clothing and food donations. About 500 students protested outside Congress and the U S Embassy.
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Manila
UPI
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Philippine Congress
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Marcos
South Korea
New Zealand
Australia
U. S
Congress
Red Chinese Ambassadors Gather For General Viet Policy Review
Paris based dispatches say about 40 Communist Chinese ambassadors were recalled to Peking for a general policy review on Viet Nam war policy, relations with Russia, and internal party tensions. North Vietnamese chiefs in Paris and Algiers were also summoned to Hanoi. Some ambassadors may not return to posts, signaling possible internal disagreements and concern over U.S. confrontation in Viet Nam.
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Paris
UPI
China
Peking
Russia
Algiers
Hanoi
U.S
Viet Nam
United States
Infiltration Continues From North Vietnam Report
SAIGON reports an American military spokesman says about 237,000 Communist forces are in South Vietnam, with 17,000 to 20,000 North Vietnamese regulars. Since January first, at least 4,080 North Vietnamese troops have moved south, with nine North Vietnamese and 15 Viet Cong regiments identified. Allied strength totals roughly 850,000, including 200,000 Americans.
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Saigon
UPS
South Viet Nam
American Attaches Walk Out At Soviet News Conference
In Moscow three U S military attaches left a Red Army news conference as General Pavel Batitsky denounced U S actions in South Vietnam. Batitsky asserted Soviet aid to North Vietnam would continue and denied Soviet advisers were in Vietnam, claiming weapons were bought by the Vietnamese themselves.
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Moscow
UPI
United States
Viet Nam
Pavel Batitsky
Red Army
Robert Bathurst
Navy
Charles Fitzgerald
Vladimir Skuby
Air Force
Fitzgerald
Soviet Union
Foy D. Kohler
U.S
Kohler
Batitsky
North Viet Nam
Humphrey Praises Australians During Asia Tour Visit
Vice President Hubert Humphrey praised Australia’s military and economic aid in Viet Nam and signaled increases ahead. He called Australia a great role player in Asia and the world, greeting a crowd at Canberra airport after arriving from India on a nine nation tour to rally support for the Viet Nam effort. Australia keeps about 1,200 troops in Viet Nam, ranking as a key ally alongside South Korea.
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Canberra
Australia
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Viet Nam
United States
Asia
Humphrey
Air Force
India
Johnson
Land ‘Down Under
South Korea
Putnam Memorial Hospital Case Confused By Question of Judicial Jurisdiction
The long running case over financial responsibility for care of destitute persons at Putnam Memorial Hospital remains unsettled as Vermont courts clash over who should issue the new decree following the Vermont Supreme Court ruling. The dispute centers on which chancellor has jurisdiction to craft the decree needed after the high court’s decision, with parties and counsel arguing over the proper procedural path and potential impact on the hospital’s ability to bill public agencies for services.
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Putnam Memorial Hospital
Vermont
Bennington County
Philip H. Hoff
Henry W. Putnam
Putenam
Hosital
Bennington County Court of Chancery
William C. Hill
Hill
Vermont Supreme Court
High Court
Supreme Court
Harold Sylvester
Black
Atty
Clifford G. Parker
Marsiisville
Parker
Bennington Couney
George H
Plumb
Bennington Village Corporation
John H.) Williams
Bennington
Sylvester
Burlington
State Highway Department
Rutland
Putnam
Troy Man Found Guilty After Indenti-Kit Aided Case
In Troy New York a man was arrested and convicted of third degree assault after police used the Indenti-Kit System to craft a composite sketch from Kathleen Bloomfield a 16 year old witness. The girl identified Edward Heffner Jr. from mug shots leading to his arrest and a one year jail sentence.
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Troy
N.Y
Troy Detective Bureau
Kathleen Bloomfield
Heffner
Timothy J. Fogarty
Rensselaer County
Inside Picture: Villagers set annual budget meeting
John Hamilton reports on the village trustees gathering to review and approve the annual budget. The meeting outlines spending priorities, anticipated revenues, and oversight for current projects in Bennington and surrounding areas.
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John Hamilton
Village Trustees
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South
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Bong Son
J. William Fulbright
America
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wayne Morse
Dore
Gulf of Tonkin
Arkansas Democrat
Samaritan Hospital
Miss Bloomfield
Frank Oktavec
North Bennington
Michigan
Wayne State University
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