China Steals Soviet Rockets Enroute to Hanoi
London based UPI sources say Beijing is seizing SAM2 surface to air missiles bound for North Vietnam to boost its missile program. The rockets, described as Soviets advanced gear, were reportedly grabbed as they were moved by rail across the Communist mainland to Hanoi.
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London
UPI
Peking
North
Vietnam
Russia
Hanoi
Red China
China
Moscow
Mao Tsetung
North Vietnam
Johnson seeks 73 billion defense budget for next year
Washington reports President Johnson plans the largest defense request since World War II, about 73 billion dollars plus a 9.4 billion current-year supplement. He also aims to cut domestic spending by 3 billion this fiscal year while defending the new military funding.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
U.S
Major Rift Reported In Red Chinese Army
Peking Radio reported that Chinese military leaders backed Mao Tse-tung while other outlets described a rift in the Communist army and rising saboteur activity by anti-Mao factions in southern China. The broadcast claimed garrisons nationwide pledged loyalty to Mao and would seize power from anti-Mao forces.
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Red Chinese
Hong Kong
UPI
Peking Radio
Mao Tse-tung
China
Mao
Coun
Try
Communist Party
Tibet
Radio Peking
Shanghai
Lin Piao
Manchuria
Liu Shao-chi
Peking
Canton
Red Guard
Vermont lawmakers clash over pari mutuel tax shares
Vermont legislators spar over tax splits for flat and harness racing at Green Mountain Park. Rep. Sloan cites 6 percent state take and 12 percent track take on flat racing, contrasting Maine 7 percent and other states. The debate covers recommended fixed daily license fees and emergency relief expirations amid broader unrest in governance.
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New Hampshire
Massachusetts
New York
Vermont
Maine
Sloan
Francis Peisch
R-South
Burlington
Persch
Green Mountain
Ways and Means
Legislative Council
Emory Hebard
R-Glover
Henry Blake
Hartford
Ralph Foote
Middlebury
John O’brien
D-Chittenden Grand Isle
Green Mountain Park
Firebombs Lay Waste To Cong Hiding Place
U S B52 bombers used WWII magnesium incendiaries to scorch 18 square miles of jungle in the Iron Triangle area near Saigon, destroying Viet Cong hiding places. Nine wrecked planes and heavy airstrikes targeted Hanoi Haiphong defenses, Thai Nguyen rail yards, and SAM sites as forces push a major operation forward.
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UPS
North Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi - Haiphong
Iron Triangle
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Hanoi
Thai Nguyen
Wave
Thailand
South Vietnam
7Th Fleet
Hanoi-Haiphong
Haiphong
Missing heiress and husband on Caribbean flight search
Audrey Bruce Currier, granddaughter of Andrew Mellon, and her husband Stephen Currier a Bennington College trustee, disappeared on a chartered Piper Apache flight from San Juan to St Thomas. Coast Guard planes searched from dawn as the couple, parents of three, vacationed in the Caribbean.
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Miami
UPI
Audrey Bruce Currier
Andrew Mellon
Bennington College
San Juan
Puerto Rico
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Amphibious Coast Guard
Mr. Watson
V.I
Coast Guard
Caribbean
New York
Currier
Alisa Mellon Bruce
Town Ends 1966 With Balance Despite Fiscal Confusion
The Town of Bennington closed 1966 with a 9601.07 cash balance as tax revenue lagged behind estimates. Reassessments and hearings tied to a court invalidating the 1966 Grand List caused broader fiscal confusion for town taxing bodies.
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Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Selectmen
Sisters
Board of Civil Authority
Vermont Lawmaker Proposes Panther Protection Bill
Rep. David Allen of Bennington introduces a serious bill to prohibit taking panthers Felix Concolor and outlines a permit option for transporting one from another state. The measure carries up to a $300 fine and aims to curb panther killings amid Vermont’s wildlife concerns.
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House
Allen
Fish and Game Department
Wreckers Begin RazING Old Met Opera House
New York City issued a demolition permit after state and city declined to extend rescue efforts for the 84 year old Metropolitan Opera House. Within minutes wrecking crews moved in to strip furnishings as workers cleared the interior at 38th Street and Broadway.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Opera House
38Th Street
Broadway
Eight Satellites Launched To Bolster U S Communications Network
A Titan 3D rocket launched eight military satellites to fill gaps in the global radio link between the Pentagon and U S forces in Vietnam. The craft operate in high equatorial orbits, expanding relay coverage with ground stations in Vietnam, New Jersey, California, Hawaii, Germany, Ethiopia, the Philippines, and at Clark AFB.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
Pentagon
U.S
Vietnam
Equator
Mitchell Goldenthal
Mander
Army
Satellite Communications Agency
Defense Department
Nha Trang
Ba Queo
Ft. Dix
N.J
Camp Roberts
Calif
Helemano
Hawaii
L Landstuhl
Germany
Asmara
Ethiopia
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Qn the Inside Will cigarettes like short haircuts go out of style
Nancy Shoe keeps Hoosick Falls wondering. Page 4 mentions Inside feature and a cigarette comment. Page 6 covers Nancy Shoe in Hoosick Falls.
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Nancy Shoe
Hoosick
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