Britain Shifts to Land Based Bombers Cutting Carriers
Britain will reduce carrier forces and shift to American F111A supersonic bombers. The fleet air arm will be phased out in the 1970s with bases cut back as defense policy centers on rapid long range land based aircraft. The Labour government outlined NATO support in a defense white paper, prompting resignations in the Royal Navy.
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Fleet Air Arm
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Europe
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Hollister Files Petition For Village President Seat
Hollister files a nominating petition to challenge Citizens' Party Trustee Henry Mallory in the Bennington Village election set for March 15. Hollister submitted 250 signatures, exceeding the 55 required, with the filing deadline at midnight tonight.
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Citizens’ Party
Henry Mallory
Armory
Richard Hollister
Mallory
Hollister
Citizens’ Caucus
Hilda Hurley
U S Troops Ambushed Near Saigon in Viet Cong Action
U S 1st Infantry Division troops sweeping 30 miles northwest of Saigon came under heavy fire after uncovering an underground Viet Cong hospital and headquarters. The ambush followed booby traps as they pressed a large-scale operation Mastiff to clear guerrillas. Nearby near Bong Son the 1st Air Cavalry overran a Viet Cong stronghold, finding 38 dead after days of attempts.
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Bong Son
South China Sea
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U.S
da Nang
Kennedy warns of bloody war over South Vietnam peace talks
Senator Robert F. Kennedy said free elections in South Vietnam are essential to avoid "a bloody, bloody war" likely to involve Red China. He questioned the Johnson administration's clear political objectives in seeking peace negotiations and noted reported preconditions amid talk of talks with Hanoi.
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UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
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Viet Nam
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Hanoi
Hubert H. Humphrey
Kennedy
South Viet Nam
Maxwell Taylor
NBC
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Taylor
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Residents oppose four lane U S 7 in Manchester
In Manchester residents opposed rebuilding U S 7 into a four lane highway and sent a telegram Tuesday evening to Bennington County's two senators Allan B Angney Jr and Salvatore Santarcangelo. The message claims 125 signatures on petitions urging changes to funding for an accelerated highway program and notes up to 150 could have signed.
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Salvatore Santarcangelo
Verona
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Senate
Boycott Aims at Ships Trading with North Viet Nam
Maritime union leaders press plans for a boycott of foreign ships trading with North Viet Nam. Three AFL-CIO maritime union presidents name a subcommittee to push the action, with no date set and a 30 day waiting period likely ignored. Teddy Gleason notes anger among members with kin in South Viet Nam as 300 plus ships from Britain Norway the Netherlands Greece Liberia Panama and Lebanon face impact. The second item describes a $28.9 million bond bill for road improvements on U S 4 from Rutland to the state line and on U S 7 to Massachusetts, aiming to rebuild the west side artery as a modern four lane highway.
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Viet Nam
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Rockefeller Neutral On Lottery In New York
Governor Nelson Rockefeller maintained a neutral stance on a state lottery citing potential ills and Puerto Rico experiences while noting a public poll showing Puerto Rican women in NYC oppose a lottery. He refused to urge a vote for or against the constitutional amendment on the November ballot.
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N.Y
Nelson Rockefeller
Puerto Rico
New York City
Vermont Extends Auto License Purchase Deadline
MONTPELIER Vermont lawmakers approved a one month extension to buy license plates for 1966. The House passed the bill and sent it to the Senate, delaying the renewal deadline to April 1 from March 1 under the previous system for pleasure cars.
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API
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Senate
Humphrey Seeks Korean Pact On Viet Nam Troop Boosts
Vice President Hubert Humphrey met South Korea leaders in Seoul to work out terms for increasing Korea forces in Vietnam. The Koreans consider sending 20 000 more troops while U S forces in Korea remain roughly 50 000. the talks focus on home defense concerns and the broader Asia stability plan.
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UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Viet Nam
Humphrey
Manila
Park Chung Hee
Chung -Il Kwon
Korea
North Korea
United States
South Korea
Averell Harriman
Kimpo International Airport
Chung
U.S
Winthrop G. Brown
China
Ex Marine faces assault charge over Alabama picket shooting
Emory Warren McGowen, 23, unemployed ex Marine, charged with assault with intent to murder after firing eight shots from a 32 caliber pistol at five black civil rights pickets outside Liberty Supermarket in Birmingham Alabama. None seriously wounded. Police and civil rights leaders quote reactions. a march is planned.
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T. M. McDowell
McGowen
Liberty
Fred Shuttlesworth
Martin Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Shuttlesworth
Inside Letter Debates Bennington Four Lane Route
A letter to the editor argues Bennington does not need a four lane U S 7 project while Arlington voters confront choosing a town office building in a related Maine news item.
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Bennington
U.S
Arlington
De Gaulle Sees Peace Move as Viet Nam Mediation
Paris United Press International reports Charles de Gaulle says the Viet Nam war cannot be won militarily and he may act as peacemaker if negotiators agree. He plans to pull French forces from NATO by April 4, 1969 and insist on bases under French command. French officials note no push for peace talks while success chances remain uncertain.
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Charles de Gaulle
Viet Nam
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