Allied negotiators seek common position on Paris talks
In Paris, American and South Vietnamese negotiators meet to harmonize a common stance on procedural disputes delaying the broadened Paris peace talks. Cyrus Vance and Pham Dang Lam lead talks after holidays as leaders weigh table shape and Viet Cong seating while allied officials press for progress ahead of any Washington-Hanoi encounter.
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Paris
UPI
Vietnam
Cyrus R. Vance
U.S
Saigon
Pham Dang Lam
Hanoi
United States
Johnson
United
States
Ha van Lau
North Vietnam
Vance
Washington
South Vietnam
New Peace Moves Reported As Mideast Fighting Continues
United Press International reports ongoing Middle East fighting with Israeli airstrikes on Arab positions in the Jordan River Valley and threats of renewed conflict. Gen Bar-Lev warns no-peace steady state risks broader war while Jordanian and Israeli forces clash near the Sea of Galilee. Soviet peace plans circulate as Lebanon tightens defense and Fatah claims downing a Mirage south of the Dead Sea.
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Jordan
Jordan River
Lebano
Middle East
Haim Bar-Lev
Jerusalem
Israel
Sea of Galilee
Amman
Zikhlab Dam
Jordan Valley
Fatah
Menshiyen
London
Mikhail Smirnovsky
Britain
France
United States
Michael Stewart
Beirut
Surete Generale
National Police
Emile Bustani
Abdullah Yafi
Lebanon
Mediterranean
Dead Sea
Menshiyeh
Gharandal
As-Shuna
Soviet Union
Pope hints great powers may intervene for Middle East peace
Pope Paul VI told La Stampa in the Vatican that major powers could intervene to end violence in the Middle East. He urged education for peace and discussed youth, while reports from Amman and London described Israeli raids and a Soviet peace proposal backed by the United States, Britain, and France.
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Turin
Italy
UPI
Paul VI
Middle East
Arrigo Levi
la Stampa
Vatican
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Mideast
Mikhail Smirnovsky
London
Michael Stewart
Beirut
Levi
Paul
Pope
Israel
Suez Canal
Security Council
New Year Baby Here Won't Get Gift Shower
Bennington’s first baby of 1969 a girl born to Mr and Mrs Douglas Greene of Depot Road in Shaftsbury at 5 15 a m in Putnam Memorial Hospital will not receive the shower of gifts accorded counterparts in other towns The custom of holding a contest for the first child born each year seems abandoned by Bennington Officials of the Greater Bennington Association and the Bennington Merchants Association discuss who should sponsor such a contest The Merchants Association president says the idea would come from the GBA while a former president recalls no suggestion since the early 1960s Some merchants doubt the publicity value others note similar contests in Williamstown and nearby towns The piece ends with hope the newborn is unaffected by the absence of such attention
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Bennington
Douglas Greene
Depot Road
Shaftsbury
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Chamber of Commerce
Merchants’ Association
Bellows Falls
New England
Greater Bennington Association
Bennington Merchants’ Association
GBA
Hiram G. Savage
CBA
Charles Gould
Lucien Loomis
Nichols Department Store
Merchants’ Group
Williamstown
Editorial calls for stiffer traffic laws from UVM survey
Inside the paper an editorial critiques a UVM survey on alcohol and driving urging stronger traffic laws. It notes Governor Hoff citing gains in mental retardation along with farm reviews by John Page. Mt Anthony Patriots open Southern Vermont League schedule by hosting Springfield Friday.
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Gov. Hoff
Mt. Anthony
New York City Issues 75,497 Marriage Licenses in 1968
New York City issued 75,497 marriage licenses in 1968, up 6 percent from 1967 and the highest annual total since 1951. The report highlights the leap year impact on the marriage rate and reflects a strong trend in urban nuptials.
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New York
UPI
New York City
Bennington Beltline Bill Aims for Priority Roads Work
Vermont 1969 beltline push by Rep Joseph Caracciola with a drafted bill to give Bennington beltline priority over Route 7 from Deer Park to Manchester. He plans to file as a committee bill after talks with Rep Walter Kennedy. The plan follows a highway hearing where residents urged the beltline over the Deer Park route.
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Vermont
Bennington
Joseph J. Caracciola
Caracciola
Deer Park
Manchester
Highway Department
Czechs Pledge Careful Liberalization Under New Cabinet
Prague reports the new federal government of Czech and Slovak Republics will push cautious liberalization while avoiding Kremlin offense. Premier Oldrich Cernik leads a middle‑of‑the‑road lineup with no major factional ties. 21 members include returning officials and foreign minister Jan Marko replacing Jiri Hajek who criticized the invasion.
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Prague
UPI
Czechoslovakia
Kremlin
Prague Radio
Ludvik Svoboda
Oldrich Cernik
Soviet Union
Martin Czur
Jan Pelnar
Jan Marko
Jiri Hajek
United Nations
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Kiriat Shmona
UVM
John Page
North Bennington
Varney School
U.S. 7
Carpenter Hill
Monument Avenue
East Main Street
Notch Restaurant
Harwood Hill
Barbara Doubravova
Vitava
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