Rusk outlines U S detente aims and Vietnam stake
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the United States seeks genuine peaceful coexistence with the Communist world but warns peace is blocked by dangers and the need to repel aggression. He asserted the U S will stay in Vietnam until South Vietnamese self rule is secured and warned against equating the conflict to a civil dispute. He stressed Middle East limits on blueprints for peace and reaffirmed President Johnson’s five point program including Israel recognition and Arab refugee justice.
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Chicago
UPI
Dean Rusk
United States
U.S
Rusk
Vietnam
Johnson
Israel
Middle East
Cairo
al Ahram
Nasser
United Nations
Elementary Board Deplores Lack of Joint Planning
The Bennington School District board opened the new year with little routine business and spent time looking ahead to future concerns. They debated bond plans for a new elementary school, the role of Prospect School, tax issues, and guidance from a recent voters floor meeting. The discussion focused on which district should be asked to provide funds first and under what terms.
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Bennington
Prospect
Mt. Anthony Union
Union School Board
Anthony Pello
Mt. Anthony
Pello
Stewart Allen
Citizens Committee
Pari Mutuel Revenues Drop In Vermont
Montpelier reports state pari mutuel revenues for the 1967 fiscal year totalled 1.8 million, down from 2 million the prior year, after the legislature changed the division formula granting tracks a larger share of betting proceeds. The Finance Division release noted the drop and cited the new split as a factor in lower state take.
Egypt Claims Victory Over Israeli Troops Near Suez Canal
Egypt today declared a victory over Israeli troops as Arab forces defended Port Said and Port Fuad area near the Mediterranean end of the Suez Canal. Cairo newspapers cited a military communique with few details while Israel denied the MiG loss and clashes in the canal zone.
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Egypt
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Cairo
Port Said
Port Fuad
Israel
Middle East
Flooding Problem Vexes Taxpayer Help Sought from Selectmen
A Walloomsac Road resident, Thomas H. Coe Jr., asked Bennington selectmen for action on water flooding his property. The Coes blame upstream ditches and road slope for directing storm water toward their home, and officials discussed building a new ditch or culvert with Town Road Commissioner Cross and highway department. Mrs. Coe recounted delays, damaged septic tanks, and mosquitoes breeding in the ditch, urging a remedy while noting the long-run struggle spanning eight years.
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Bennington
Walloomsac Road
Coes
Highway Department
Richard van Santvoord
B 52 Crashes in Atlantic Off Puerto Rico
The U S Air Force reports a B 52 bomber from Ramey Air Force Base crashed into the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday night. Three survivors were rescued: Capt Toldo Panttaja 1st Lt Paul Grimm and Tech Sgt Ronald Hagis. Four crew members remain missing as search continues.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
UPI
U.S. Air Force Today
Atlantic Ocean
Ramey Air Force Base
Air Force
U.S
Mobutu appeals for aid as Congo rebels threaten Kinshasa
U S Embassy sends C123 to Bukavu to evacuate 64 Americans amid mercenary led Katanganese revolt backed by ex Premier Tshombe. Mobutu calls for African support to quell the uprising and warns of imperialist interference as Brazzaville faces Cuban trained forces.
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the Congo
API
U.S
Bukavu
Moishe Tshombe
Joseph Mobutu
Congo
Brazzaville
Radio
Organization of African Unity
OAU
Addis Ababa
Daillo Telli
Telli
France
Havana
Peking
Moscow
Mobutu
Rockwell Kent Confirms Gift to Viet Cong
Plattsburgh editor asks Kent about a claimed $10,000 donation to North Vietnam and potential treason. Kent's handwritten note to Soviet ambassador cites outrage over Vietnam invasion and requests aid to the Liberation Front. U.S. Treasury says any aid to North Vietnam is illegal under the Trading with the Enemy Act.
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Rockwell Kent
Viet Cong
Plattsburgh
N.Y
UPI
Plattsburgh Press Republican
Kent
Soviet Union
Moscow
North Vietnam
Ausable Forks
Nguyen Phe Chan
Democratic Republic of North Vietnam
Mear
United States of America
Vietnam
Liberation Front
Treasury Department
Washington
Inside Letter Argues Bennington Poor Face Bum Deal
A letter to the editor on page four voices concern for the poor in Bennington. A note on page six announces the Hoosick Falls pool opening next week. Page seven lists a Manchester Village meeting scheduled for July 10.
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Hoosick Falls
Manchester
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