Mao Forces Seize Shantung Province in Six Month Struggle
Peking Radio reported Mao Tse-tung supporters backed by the army seized Shantung Province after six months of bloody incidents. Shantung joins Shansi Heilungkiang and Kweichow as Mao's claimed power centers in Peking.
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Hong Kong
UPS
Peking Radio
Mao Tse-tung
Shantung
Yellow Sea
Mao
Peking
Shansi
Heilungkiang
Kweichow
Shanghai
Tsingtao
U.S. 7Th Fleet
China
Hong Kong Star
Chou En-lai
Vermont Development Board Opposes Tax Reform Measures
The Vermont Development Board voted to oppose changes to corporate tax laws and to tax stabilization agreements between towns and industries. The move aligns with lobbying against the administration backed reform package. Corporate tax revenue and impact estimates were discussed, including a potential $1 million increase under a two factor formula, with only about 10 Vermont industries affected.
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Glendon Orne
Brattleboro
Gerald Witherspoon
Witherspoon
Vermont
Sukarno Supporters Mobilizing in Central Java Clash Fears
An Indonesian student newspaper Kami Daily reports Sukarno allies including armed forces units mobilizing in central Java to form defense bases from Semarang to Jogjakarta for a possible showdown with Gen. Suharto. The report notes Suharto warned against remnants of the outlawed Communist Party plotting to seize power.
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Jakarta
UPI
Sukarno
Java
Suharto
Kami Daily
Central Java
Semarang
Jogjakarta
Communist Party
U S Forces Meet Heavy Resistance In Vietnam Campaign
U S infantrymen faced fierce opposition in War Zone C near the Cambodian border as they continued the Junction City operation. About 184 Viet Cong were reported killed and over 100 Americans wounded or dead after a 12 hour battle involving air strikes and artillery. Communist tear gas attacks marked the day, while U S officials described heavy casualties and intensified fighting across multiple zones near Saigon. The action aligns with a week of large scale search and destroy efforts, amid broader regional tensions and Indonesian political unrest surrounding Sukarno.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Vietnam
Junction City
Kami Daily
Jogjakarta
Police
Antara
Borneo
Indonesia
Sukarno
Indonesian Congress
Justice Clark to Retire as Son Named Attorney General
President Johnson named Ramsey Clark as Attorney General, prompting Justice Tom C. Clark to announce his retirement from the Supreme Court to avoid conflicts. Katzenbach resigned last October, and the move would place the younger Clark as head of the Justice Department after Senate confirmation.
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Justice Clark
Supreme Court
Ramsey
Katzenbach
Clark
Johnson
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways & Means Committee
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Con
Weather Observer Reports Yard of Snow in February
U S Weather Observer Paul W Bohne reports February as the snowiest month in nine years with 36.5 inches and total season snow over 77 inches. February also brought high winds with gusts above 55 mph, a moisture boost for spring. Precipitation for the month totaled 3.56 inches with temperatures from 51 to minus 21, and 17 days above freezing. The report notes the ongoing impact on ground thaw and moisture, contrasting with last year’s February snow totals.
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U.S
Paul W. Bohne
Fix for Cats Providence Narcotics Charge Dropped
Providence District Court dropped illegal possession of narcotics charges against 18 year old Roy W. Walsh after tests showed the substance in his possession was catnip. The UPI report notes Walsh is from Providence and the case was decided Tuesday.
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Providence
R.I
UPI
Roy W. Walsh
Walsh
Senate Drops John O'Brien From Legislative Council
The Vermont Senate removed Democratic Sen. John O'Brien of Chittenden-Grand Isle from the Legislative Council list and named Republican Sen. Donald Smith of Washington to replace him. The change leaves five Republicans representing the Senate on the council.
Red China Poised to Test H Bomb by 1968
Geneva sources say internal upheaval may not stop Peking from detonating its first H bomb by 1968, despite opposition to a nuclear non-proliferation treaty. China reportedly has few weapons and remains unable to share them yet, while France backs independent deterrence.
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Geneva
UPD
China
Peking
France
Red China
Additional Highway Funds To Be Released
Washington report says Senate subcommittee on public roads nears accord with the Commerce Department to restore federal highway aid. An initial 175 million dollars will fund planning and right of way, with Vermont receiving 1.1 million. Full 4.4 billion for fiscal 1968 construction expected July 1 after last year’s 700 million cut. House has confirmed 4 Republicans and 3 Democrats to the council. Daley to adjust if Democrats are altered.
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Washington
UPI
George Aiken
R-Vt
Senate Subcommittee On Public Roads
Commerce Department
Aiken
Vermont
Russell Holden
Rights Leader's Death Sparks Natchez Tense Clash
Angry at the booby trap killing of civil rights leader Wharlest Jackson, about 2,000 Natchez Negroes threaten a confrontation with alleged Ku Klux Klan members at the Armstrong Rubber and Tire Co plant. Charles Evers called for a 4 p.m. march, as state investigators join the probe and a $36,000 reward pool grows.
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Natchez
Miss
NAACP
Evers
Armstrong Rubber and Tire Co
George Metcalfe
Armstrong
Jackson
Paul Johnson
Partridge Sees $2 Million Restoration for UVP Aid to Education
In Montpelier Rep. Sanborn Partridge says the extra 2 million in state education aid approved by the House can be covered by other programs. He notes the 18 million Republican education bill is manageable as small money measures may be used to fill gaps. Gov Hoff had asked for 16 million amid revenue concerns. The session also debated the general fund outlook, with projected revenues and committee spending plans.
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Hoff
Appropriations Committee
House
Richard W. Mallary
Barre
Robert Graf
Leo O’brien
Young Turks
Luther Hackett
South Burlington
Hackett
O’brien
House Appropriations Committee
Inside Column and Local Race Highlights
On the Inside columnist Elizabeth Dwyer notes progress leaves gaps as Manchester candidates for selectmen comment on issues. Arlington’s perennial problem is debated again, underscoring ongoing local governance concerns.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Arlington
New York Senate Approves Direct Primary Bill
The New York Senate passed a direct primary bill unanimously despite a request to defer action. Assembly Speaker Anthony Travia pledged to bring it to the floor for quick approval, though many politicians remain wary of the broader election process.
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Albany
N.Y
Democratic Executive Committee
Senate
Democratic Assembly
Anthony J. Travia
Assembly
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Legislative Council
Sinkaing Province
United States
Russia
Britain
Indira Gandhi
Congress Party
Kumaraswamy Kumara
Morarji Dasai
New Delhi
Highway Funds
John Daley
Daley
Ruggles
Ellery Purdy
Rutland
Douglas Kitchel
Caledonia
Chittenden - Grand Isle
Stovan Christone
Windham
Edward Janeway
George Hayes
Franklin
Charles Delaney
Chittenden-Grand Isle
Arthur Gibb
Weybridge
Luther Nackett
Henry - Arse
Hinesburg
Walter Kennedy
Chelsea
George Kingston
Northfield
Alan Chalmers
Weston
Thomas Candon
Kluckers
Charles Evers
Mississippi
National Association For the Advancement of Colored
Partridge
Manchester
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