Johnson seeks Vietnam GI Bill to boost benefits
President Johnson asks Congress to expand federal aid for service members and veterans with a Vietnam GI Bill. Proposals include minimum $12,000 life insurance, up to $30,000, 5.4 percent pension increase for 1.4 million veterans and dependents, expanded educational benefits, higher monthly education allowances, and adjusted high school to college eligibility. Special medical care, disability pensions, and a $1,600 automobile grant are also proposed for disabled veterans.
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Congress
Viet Cong Opens New Saigon Terror Campaign
South Korean troops in U S helicopters killed 71 Communists near Nha Trang while sweeping a 180 mile coastal area as Viet Cong launched a new terror campaign around Saigon. A captured document suggested Communist influence waning. U S forces continued heavy air strikes in Kontum Province near the Cambodian border.
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Nha Trang
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White Horse) Infantry Division
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Ethics Committee Sets New Dodd Hearings
The Senate Ethics Committee votes to begin public hearings on allegations that Sen. Thomas J. Dodd pocketed up to $200,000 in campaign funds. Dodd and his attorney challenge the panel’s jurisdiction while open hearings are debated. The probe covers funds raised 1961 to 1965 and a 1963 dinner with Lyndon B. Johnson as a speaker.
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Washington
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Klein
West Germany
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
State Secrets Shaped Czech Trial of American Suspect
Kazan-Komarek a Czech born naturalized American travel agent stands in a closed trial in Prague on treason espionage and attempted murder charges. UPI reports that witnesses may testify today as state secrets are to be introduced while US officials observe via two ambassadors’ observers. The case strains US Czech ties amid visa bans and allegations of Czech and Soviet collaboration. He immigrated to the United States in 1955 and runs Howard Travel Service in Cambridge Massachusetts.
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UPI
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Inside Montpellier Week Highlights
Rep Van Santvoord details Montpellier week’s events with local notes. BBS committee affirms private school status while seeking funds to meet curriculum standards. Rubino calls Manchester planning approval a crucial vote shaping development. Marlboro Festival secures a Ford Foundation grant boosting community arts.
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Mao Crisis Balks Sinkiang Uprising Threats Stockpile Clash
A Star report claims Sinkiang military command threatened to seize China's nuclear stockpiles defying Mao. Chou En-lai allegedly sought mediation with Wang En-mao amid fighting and ceasfire orders. Western and Tokyo sources note Lop Nor as a nuclear site. Liu Shao-chi opposes Mao. The saga centers on anti Mao forces in Sinkiang and potential deployment of troops to quell unrest.
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Wang En-mao
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Mao
Ting Sheng-chien
Wang
Liu Shao-ching
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State Council
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Defense
Lin Piao
Lop Nor
Wall
Liu Shao-chi
Liu
Red Guard
Peking Radio
Tsingtao
Red China
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7Th Fleet
Reischauer Sees China Threat Over-Estimated
Former Ambassador Edwin O. Reischauer argues the United States has overestimated China's strength and threat. He backs deescalation in Vietnam, urges moves away from strict containment, and favors engaging China while avoiding an American leadership role in Asia. He notes internal Chinese strife reveals China's backwardness.
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China
Washington
UPI
Edwin O. Reischauer
United States
Vietnam
Asia
Madrid students protest turns violent amid jailings
In Madrid the five hour clash between rock throwing students and fire hose wielding police left about 200 students in jail and 30 students and eight officers injured. The protest supported workers demanding higher pay and better conditions as police called the actions anti Spanish.
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Times reports astronauts' final moments in Apollo fire
The New York Times described the Apollo 1 fire as lasting 12 seconds with Grissom Chaffee and White clawing at the hatch as flames trapped them. NASA officials declined to confirm the report while UPI notes conflicting statements from NASA and internal sources about what was heard on the recording.
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New York Times
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Edward H. White II
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Times
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Blue Ribbon Board of Inquiry
Washington
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the Times
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Chaffee
Edward K. DeLong
Houston Space Center
DeLong
Court Rules Boards Cannot Punish Draft Protests NEWS
In a unanimous ruling the U S Court of Appeals held local draft boards exceeded jurisdiction by reclassifying University of Michigan students from 2-S to 1-A after their Oct 15 1965 sit in against U S Vietnam policy. The decision, written by Judge Harold R Medina, states local boards cannot punish registrants for protest by altering their status.
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University of Michigan
U.S
Vietnam
Tol-A
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Mich
Harold R. Medina
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