21 Feb 1966
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1966
Page
1
Harold Wilson flew to Moscow to open negotiations on Vietnam peace but landed at Moscow’s main international airport due to fog and rain diverting his plane from Vnukovo-2. No official welcome awaited him because of the weather and travel disruption.
The first test flight of the Apollo program begins with a 52 hour countdown toward a Wednesday launch of the 23 ton moonship atop a Saturn 1B. If successful, the mission aims to advance plans for a manned moon mission by 1969, reaching 310 miles high before landing in the South Atlantic Ocean. Weather for Cape Kennedy and recovery areas is described as reasonably good with scattered cloud cover.
Washington UPI report says the Senate resumed discussion of a 4.8 billion dollar emergency military aid bill for Viet Nam. The measure is expected to pass by midweek, despite critics saying approval should not be read as support for Johnson's policies.
U S military reports two Army UH 1B Huey helicopters collided about 200 miles northeast of Saigon killing five Americans and wounding 12. Viet Cong mortars strike scattered targets in the South while heavy air operations continue over North Viet Nam with multiple sorties.
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if crossing state lines with records of New Hampshire Sweepstakes ticket purchases violates federal law. The case centers on an Elmira New York man who transported home tickets and related records for potential use.
Manchester residents and business people plan a petition to Vermont Senate urging dropping the four lane designation for U S 7 from the highway bill. They call for a study of economic impact and consequences from the Massachusetts border to Burlington, noting strong support for an improved road but concerns over planning and statewide effects.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey touched down in Manila for talks with President Ferdinand Marcos after a torchlight march by about 2,000 protesters against U S policy in Viet Nam. At the airport 12 demonstrators greeted him as he arrived from Wellington where he criticized a Communist Viet Cong role in a South Vietnamese coalition.
Gen Earle G Wheeler cites a record 1600 Viet Cong defections in January as a potential early sign of progress in South Vietnam. He warns the Viet Cong remain a strong force of over 200,000, with peasants increasingly willing to provide information. He stresses that final victory hinges on non military power and loyalty among the populace.
In Albany NY the breakdown of reapportionment talks left Democrats and Republicans unable to agree on Senate and Assembly district lines. Speaker Travia and Majority Leader Brydges cited about a dozen trouble spots and indicated the courts are likely to redraw districts if the Legislature misses the Feb 22 deadline set by the Court of Appeals.
New York UPI reports President Johnson has banned bombing raids by U S planes against most of the northern half of North Viet Nam. The move narrows targets and signals a shift in wartime policy as officials assess strategic options.
Washington UPI A clash erupts over Senator Robert F. Kennedy's call for Viet Cong involvement in postwar Saigon governance. President Johnson aides dismiss, Humphrey ridicules, while Fulbright urges recognizing the National Liberation Front for peace talks. Newsweek notes a bombing restraint policy since Feb 1 to avoid provoking Red China.
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle pledges a gradual withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization by April 4 1969 the NATO treaty’s 20th anniversary. He urges reconvening the 1954 Geneva Peace Conference to end the Vietnam War and urges neutralization of Vietnam. He accuses Morocco’s Oufkir in Ben Barka’s 1965 disappearance and says France will deepen ties with European Economic Community partners while maintaining independence.
Editorial on the highway dispute notes policy flaws while Alan Sophrin remarks on the Vietnam War irony. Dorset voters confront a Kindergarten decision shaping local schooling and future community plans.
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