Laos Charges Red Aggression and Air Attacks Escalate War
Four North Vietnamese Antonov 2 bombers attacked Muong Yut in northeast Laos, with two shot down, as clashes spread toward Luang Prabang and Nam Bac. Laotian report ties border incidents to a broader Pathet Lao push, while Premier Souvanna Phouma meets the king amid fears of a wider Vietnam war spillover.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Muong Yut
Hanoi
Southeast Asia
Luang Prabang
Nam Bac
Mekong River
Vietnam
China
Pathet Lao
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South Vietnam
Plaine Des Jarres
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
Savang
Luang Praband
Tha Ty
Gia Lam
Thieu Criticizes US Peace Role in Vietnam
Saigon President Nguyen Van Thieu charged the United States with steering peace efforts in Vietnam, saying the duty belongs to Saigon and that outside involvement could aid Communist propaganda. He warned allies against unilateral moves that could undermine Saigon’s position.
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Saigon
TPI
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
Thieu
Johnson
United Nations
Mansfield Urges Halt to Bombing North Vietnam
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield calls for a permanent halt to U.S. bombing of North Vietnam to test Hanoi’s willingness to negotiate. He argues bombing failed militarily and is risky politically and calamitous morally, joining Senator Cooper in urging a pause before renewed Vietnam debate. Thieu rejects unconditional bombing, backs stronger pressure, and asserts South Vietnam should lead any peace efforts.
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Washington
Mansfield
John Sherman Cooper
Congress
Cooper
Trinh
Vietnam
Thieu
United States
North Vietnam
Hoff Sees Possibility Of Sales Tax In Vermont
Governor Philip Hoff says a statewide sales tax may come in a few years if his tax stabilization plan is enacted by the 1968 legislature. In a WCAX interview he argued sales tax could be less regressive and more acceptable. A second conference panel seeks to resolve a deadlocked 600000 regional airport bill tied to state aid and airport control.
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Burlington
UPI
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Wcax-Tv
Hoff
Montpelier
Theodore Riehle
South
Rutland
Riehle
Maine
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
House
Inside Pownal Selectmen Seek Highway Dept
Local officials in Inside Pownal discuss needed upgrades and staffing for the town highway department, outlining priorities for road maintenance and winter services. تای
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Pownal
Town Highway Department
Barking Dog Credited With Saving Family
In Saratoga Springs a family escaped a burning apartment after their dog Frisky, a miniature collie, barked loudly early Sunday awakening them as smoke filled the home. Mrs. Gerald Hennigan and her three children, ages 9 11 and 13, fled into subzero temperatures, leaving the first floor dwelling void of tenants. The family sheltered at a friend’s home while seeking new quarters.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Gerald Hennigan
Frisky
American Forces Break North Vietnamese Ambush Near Dak To
American tanks and armored vehicles shattered a North Vietnamese ambush on a half mile high pass in the Central Highlands near Dak To. A South Vietnamese convoy on the Bong Son Plain near Quang Ngai was also ambushed. The daylong fight left 76 North Vietnamese dead and American casualties at 13 wounded.
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Saigon
API
U.S
Central Highlands
Dak To
Bong Son
Quang Ngai
Brattleboro Faces Parochial School Crisis and Study
Brattleboro parishioners receive mailed questions on how much extra support St Michael s parish would provide to keep St Michael s High School open amid staff changes and possible lay replacements. St Michael s Enrollment is 111 with Rev Kilroy as principal. Brattleboro Union High School has about 1400 students and would absorb Catholic pupils if St Michael s closed amid looming crowding in two years.
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Brattleboro
St. Michael’s Parish
St. Michael’s High School
Bennington Catholic High School
Sisters of St. Joseph
Oblate Fathers
St. Michael’s
Robert Kilroy
O, MI
Francis McCarron
O. M.S. Brattleboro Union High School
Supreme Court approves Penn Central merger in world’s largest private rail system
The Supreme Court upheld the Penn Central New York Central merger spanning 20 states and two Canadian provinces with about 20,000 miles of track and nearly $2 billion in revenue. It also affirmed ICC orders adding three small lines to Norfolk & Western, citing financial urgency for the Penn Central absorption.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Montreal
Boston
Norfolk, Va
Mackinaw City
Mich
Chicago
St. Louis
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Norfolk & Western
N&w
Penn-Central Combine
Abe Fortas
William O. Douglas
Penn-Central
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Pope names American to high Vatican post
Pope Paul VI named Francis Cardinal Brennan to head the Congregation of Sacraments, the highest Vatican post ever given to an American. Brennan, 73, from Shenandoah Pennsylvania, is the first American to serve on the Curia, part of a broader reform shifting top curial officials toward progressives.
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Vatican City
API
Paul VI
Francis Cardinal
Brennan
Vatican
Benedetto Cardinal
Aloisi Masella
Brenna
Shenandoah
Maximilian Cardinal de Furtenberg
Gustavo Cardinal Testa
Congregation For the
de Furtenberg
Paul
Masella
Testa
Curia
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Polygraphic Company
North Bennington
Paran Creek
Krawczyk
Republic of Vietnam
Gerald Raftery
Page
Alan Sophrin
Commuunist
ADN
U.S. Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Central
Earth
Surveyor VII
Australia
East Indies
Japan
Philippines
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