Thieu Resists Swift U.S. Vietnam Withdrawal Push
President Thieu signals withdrawal will extend for years and hinges on U.S. military and aid support. He warns against broad peace talks and accuses opponents of pro Communist aims while Johnson’s remarks reveal Thieu’s pivotal role in shaping Vietnamization and U.S. policy.
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Nixon
Thieur
South Vietnam
Washington
Vietnam
Thieu
Thien
Saigon
Tran van Don
Duong van Minh
Diem
Johnson
Walter Cronkite
North Vietnam
Paris
Salt Lake City
Humphrey
Clark Clifford
Mr. Humphrey
Skating shows and seed catalogues brighten winter days
In a quiet morning by the kitchen window two gray squirrels chase pine grosbeaks as rosy birds flutter by. The column later notes how ice shows recruit skaters with pro instruction and auditions and predicts a new indoor rink near North Adams. It ends with a tour of seed catalogs, tracing their rise from 18th century listings to today’s lavish colored volumes.
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Charlie
North Adams
Skylark
New England
Cape Cod
Boston Gazette
Evan Davies
London
United States
William Prince
Flushing
L.I
Bennington Banner Publisher and Address Note
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
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The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Main Street
Bennington
Vermont
Military research funding shift sparks campus debate
A 50 word amendment to military procurement law aims to require direct military function links for funded projects. While praised by some critics as curbing Pentagon influence, experts warn it could shrink overall university research funding. The Mansfield Fulbright rule shifts non military funding to civilian agencies, notably NSF.
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Congress
Nixon
U.S
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Boston
Senate
Mansfield
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Defense Department
Pentagon
Department
National Science Foundation
National Scence Foundation
Nixon Faces Inflation Dilemma As Budget Looms
The piece argues Nixon inherits Johnson’s inflation and war costs, needing a balanced budget to curb inflation. With midterm elections near, he faces calls for tax hikes or deeper social cuts, plus unavoidable pay raises and debt service. A potential $5 billion Pentagon cut hints at broader waste cuts.
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Richard Nixon
White House
Franklin Roosevelt
Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
Vietnam
Nixon
Congress
Defense Department
Pentagon
Letters Oppose Abortion Bill Urging Reader Protest
Joseph F. Boyle of the Vermont Human Life Association urges readers to oppose House Bill 199, arguing easy abortion would erode women’s rights and endanger unborn life, citing London example and invoking tradition. John J. Hicks questions cost concerns and contrasts with space program spending in a second letter to the editor.
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Vermont
United States
London
Greece
Rome
Future of
America
Corruption From Within Yablonski Murdered For Justice
Veteran miner leader Joseph Yablonski faced charges of union corruption within the United Mine Workers. He accused President Boyle and officials of siphoning funds and manipulating pensions, risking missiles of retaliation. His public fight mirrored Kennedy and King, ending in his murder and that of his wife and daughter in Clarksville.
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Joseph Yablonski
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Yablonski
Kennedy
King
United Mine Workers
W. A. Boyle
Boyle
John L. Lewis
Tony Boyle
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Denman St. Elmhurst, N.Y
Frank Mankiewicz
Tom Braden
Union Treasury
Ken Hechler
West Virginia
UMW
Hechler
Clarksville
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