Viet Nam battles in three actions. 111 Viet Cong killed
In the Mekong Delta clash near the Cambodian border U S paratroopers killed 111 Viet Cong in a day long fight. Another joint Vietnamese South Korean operation northeast of Saigon killed at least 160 Viet Cong. A Da Nang operation reported 18 Viet Cong deaths as government and allied forces push a massive drive.
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Mekong Delta
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Hani Nghia
New Zealand
Two More Burglaries Probed In Ben Mont Area
Village police disclosed two more burglaries in the Ben Mont area. Thieves stole over $1,000 from Moose Club on East Main Street and broke into Agway Corporation on Ben Mont Avenue. Over the weekend, new breaks reported at Art Ward's Store on Ben Mont Avenue and at Ben Mont Papers Inc. Be er, sugar and coffee were taken from Ward's rear store room. Early Sunday, a Ben Mont night watchman said thieves had broken into three vending machines at the old mill part of the plant and tried to force open a third. Locks pried at Ward's rear, entrance into Ben Mont unknown.
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Moose Club
East Main Street
Agway Corporation
Ben Mont Avenue
Art Ward
Ben Mont Papers Inc
Ward
Ben Mont
LBJ Plans Conference on Peace Developments
President Johnson returned to the White House and ordered high level talks to review world developments including the Viet Nam peace probe. He scheduled a 12 15 p m president Humphrey Rusk McNamara and Bundy meeting to review foreign affairs and the State of the Union. A Vatican report by Goldberg cited Pope Paul VI urging continued peace efforts. Bethlehem Steel price hikes threaten inflation, Johnson aims to curb it while steering peace talks in Viet Nam.
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Viet Nam
Bethlehem Steel Corp
New York Transit Strike Tests Mayor Lindsay Authority
New Yorkers stayed away from non essential work as a massive 36 000 subway and bus workforce strike disrupted the citys transit system. The three day walkout caused millions in sales losses and snarled commerce while negotiations continued without a quick settlement. TWU leader Michael J Quill faced a 2 pm court date over the injunction and warned he might go to jail. Mayor Lindsay pressed to end the impasse as the city reeled from the transit shutdown.
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Quill
John V. Lindsay
Peace Premises Listed In Pope's New Year Messages
Vatican observers note Pope Paul VI urged specific peace terms in New Year messages to Moscow Hanoi Peking and Saigon calling for a cessation of hostilities as a prelude to a durable pacification and an equitable solution safeguarding Vietnam’s independence. He also urged Johnson not to overlook any opportune moment for peace and called for worldwide prayer amid diplomatic obstacles.
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Indian and Pakistani Leaders Meet Over Kashmir Border Feud
In Tashkent India’s Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistan’s Mohammed Ayub Khan arrived for talks to settle the 18 year Kashmir border dispute that sparked last year’s three week war. Kosygin hosts as peacemaker amid doubt on progress and praise for Soviet prestige.
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Pakistan
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Alexei N. Kosygin
Legislator Seeks Tests to Prevent Misplaced Retardation
ALBANY N Y Assemblyman Stanley Steingut proposes a bill to require the Department of Mental Hygiene to determine true intelligence and provide hearing tests for mentally retarded students in state schools who do not speak or are hard of hearing. He cites a Oklahoma case where a deaf teen was labeled retarded and argues misdiagnosis wastes lives and costs millions.
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Kings
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Three Dead In Vermont Accidents
Vermont recorded three traffic fatalities over the New Year weekend. Sewall Dearing, 68, White River Junction, died when his car overturned in South Royalton. Bertha May Warner, 68, Vergennes, was struck crossing near her home, Vermont’s 152nd death of 1965. Natalie Jenks, 34, Windsor, died when a station wagon struck a tree after missing a curve on New Year’s Day.
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Leigh
Hanoi charges U S deceitful in peace aims
North Viet Nam accused the United States of deceit in its peace offensive and warned that refusing to negotiate would widen the war. Nhan Dan called the U S campaign a gangster’s style peace theater tied to Williams’s Africa trip and Mann’s Mexico journey.
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Nhan Dan
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G. Mennen Williams
Mexico
Thomas C. Mann
Peking People’s Daily
Red China
College Students Face Increased Draft Call
Washington United States selective service chief Lt. Gen. Lewis Hershey said the draft may target college students to meet rising Viet Nam commitments. Possible methods include deferment exams or colleges naming students near graduation, with concerns about fairness across disciplines.
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Hershey
Inside Look Moves Tage Theberge Ahead
An editorial in the Bennington paper wishes Tage Theberge luck as the page 4 item notes. A three page review of 1965 Bennington area news spans pages 5 6 and 7. A Hoosick Falls attorney trades his Florida home for a factory on page 10.
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Tage Theberge
Bennington Area
Hoosick Falls
Florida
U A R Aid Restored After Suspension
Cairo reports the United States will resume aid to the United Arab Republic with a six month program worth 55 million in surplus commodities. Deputy Premier Abdel El Kaissouny and U.S. Ambassador Lucius Battle led the effort as Johnson signaled improved ties though aid remains a fraction of past levels and requires hard currency.
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