Lefevre May Be Denied Top Legislative Post
In Montpelier Vermont uncertainty grows over chairmanships for 14 House committees in the 1967 session. Speaker Mallary is poised to name chairs after a long weekend with Rep. Reid Lefevre fearing nonappointment despite long service. Lefevre and Rep. Francis Peisch are seen as likely overlooked as four major panels move to new leaders.
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King Reid
Mallory
Lefevre
Francis Peisch
South Burlington
Mallary
Peisch
House
Judiciary Committee
H. Ward Bedford
Cornwall
Byron Hathorn
Hartford
Basil Walsh
Brandon
Alice Landon
New Haven
Bedford
Hathorn
Walsh
Landon
Ways and Means
Persch
Dredge Attack and Saigon River Offensive Raises War Toll
Communist frogmen mined and sank a large dredge on the Mekong blocking a river channel. two Americans died and a fourth missing. Viet Cong attacked two Vietnamese minesweepers and a British tanker, killing 12, plus heavy Viet Cong and American casualties in air and ground actions near Saigon. Seven Americans killed as a U S Air Force C47 was shot down. Civilians harmed as Viet Cong used women and children as shields during a Ranger company assault, with 10 children killed and 25 women and children wounded. Reports include Marine base attacks, ongoing bombing in the Iron Triangle, and the South Vietnamese army killing tens of thousands of Communists in 1966.
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Saigon
APS
Mekong
Jamaica Bay
Standard Dredging Co
New York City
Mekong Delta
U.S
Iron Triangle
Central Highlands
Camp Holloway
Pleka
Council Studies Reports MONTPELIER
The Legislative Council meets to decide if it will take formal action on committee reports before sending them to the legislature. Members failed to agree last week, studying reports at home and postponing action. The council endorsed only the social welfare report to hand local welfare activities to the state.
Compromise Offered In Powell Dispute
Washington Democrats proposed a plan to suspend Rep. Adam Clayton Powell from chair duties while a special panel probes charges against him. Powell reportedly agreed. A vote on disciplinary action was expected, with possibilities including stripping him of the Education and Labor chair and giving it to Rep. Carl Perkins. Powell returned from the Bahamas and publicly brushed off the fallout, prompting continued debates among lawmakers on how to handle the Harlem Democrat.
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Washington
UPD
Adam Clayton Powell
Powell
Harlem
House
New York
Education and Labor Committee
Carl Perkins
D-Ky
Bahamas
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
John
Doc
McCormack
Congress
Border clashes flare as Syria and Israel trade fire
Israeli and Syrian tanks exchanged fire across the border near Tewfic southeast of the Sea of Galilee. Israel said two Syrian tanks were destroyed and another damaged, while Damascus Radio claimed an Israeli tank was destroyed. A second incident near Haon involved small arms fire with no casualties.
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Jerusalem
Israel
UPI
Tewfic
Sea of Galilee
Haon
Damascus
Beirut
Syria
Levi Eshkol
Mao Seen as Front For Defense Minister
London dispatches report that Mao Tsetung retains popular backing in China while losing favor with most ruling officials. Indications point to Mao acting as a front for Defense Minister Lin Piao as power struggles in Red China remain obscure and unpredictable.
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Mao
London
UPI
Communist Party
Mao Tsetung
China
Lin Piao
Red China
GE Strike Ends In Schenectady
GE ends 84 day walkout as four unions accept new contract terms. Plum ers and Steamfitters Local 128 approved after vote. AFTE ratified. Local 301 IUE representing 11,500 workers signed Friday. Teamsters Local 294 reached agreement last week. Issues included incentive pay and job evaluation. The article also covers internal splits within Maoist China leadership and Lin Piao.
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Schenectady
N.Y
UPI
General Electric Co
Plumbers and Steamfitters
American Federation of Technical Engineers
International Union of Electrical Workers
Teamsters Local 294
Teamsters
Rivalries in Red China Break Out In Widespread Street Fighting
Tokyo based UPI reports sabotage in Shanghai and street clashes in Canton and Nanking between factions backing and opposing Mao Tse-tung. Observers say the Red Chinese army remains aloof while units are mobilized to control violence. Hong Kong press warn of possible civil war as diplomats are recalled amid turmoil.
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Tokyo
UPI
Radio
Peking
Shanghai
Red China Today
Canton
Nanking
Mao Tse-tung
Crimson Guard
Red Guard
Hong Kong
China
London
Hsiung Hsiang-Hui
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Red China
Chinese Communist Party
En-lai
Inside columnists weigh Vermont planning effects
On the Inside columnists discuss whether profit motive could aid planning in Vermont. Gerald Raftery proposes resolutions to beautify Vermont. A teen dance is held to honor Manchester’s junior miss.
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Alan Sophrin
Vermont
Gerald Raftery
Manchester
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My Tho
Vietnam
Wallace Greene
U.S. Marine Corps
da Nang
Johnson
United Front
Rockton, Ill
Council Studies Reports
Neptune
Maryland
Andrews Air Force Base
Naval
Lin
Red Guards
United Press International
Kowloon Railway Station
Sing Tao
Chou En-Lai
Red
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