Viet Cong attack forces hit Quan Long hospital siege
Viet Cong militants struck Quan Long in Ca Mau province and briefly occupied a civilian hospital for about 11 hours, then retreated as South Vietnamese forces reclaimed the town with Allied air power. About 195 guerrillas were killed. two American advisers were wounded and several weapons captured.
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Saigon
UPS
South Vietnam
Mekong
Quan Long
U.S
Cam Ranh Bay
Johnson
Vietnam
Ca Mau
Kontum
Missing Funds Aired in Peru Town Audit
Peru town auditors disclosed a $1,880 discrepancy in town books with no charges yet filed. Selectman Lyle Holton apologized as the missing funds were later replaced, and a bank note showed the check was made payable to Shirley L. Holton and endorsed by her. The incident was discussed at the town meeting amid calls for accountability.
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Peru
John T. Carmody
Lyle H. Holton
Shirley Holton
Holton
Tion
Shirley L. Holton
Robert Beattie
Selectman
Beattie
Fireworks Fail to Materialize At Bennington Floor Meeting
More than 300 taxpayers attended Bennington's annual floor meeting and quietly approved nine articles on the warning with little comment. Voters expected friction with the BTPA over a "ruling clique" label but were disappointed as no heated exchanges occurred. Candidates for town offices spoke out, yet listing procedures and controversial matters stayed calm.
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Bennington
Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association
BTPA
Norton Barber
Barber
Michael J. Hogan
Leon Boutin
Ronald R. Knapp
Nixon pledges to end the war if elected president
In Hampton New Hampshire UPI Nixon vowed to end the Vietnam War and win peace in the Pacific. He criticized the Johnson administration for slow action and urged preventive diplomacy to avert future conflicts. He warned the Soviet Union has gained on U.S. strategic power and called for stronger leadership and mobilized economic and diplomatic means. Meanwhile, Bennington town meeting details followed with tax votes, park funding discussions, and procedural changes.
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Nixon
Hampton
N.H
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Vietnam
Pacific
New Hampshire
Washington, D. C
United States
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
America
North Korea
White House Pressures End To 235 Day Copper Strike
President Johnson prods four major copper firms and unions into intensive talks after a long walkout that began July 15. Separate sessions with Kennecott Phelps-Dodge Anaconda and AMAX aim to end the stalemate over industry wide bargaining amid war time pressures. Union AFL CIO affiliates seek broader negotiations while companies resist that scope. Johnson warns the dispute could affect the Vietnam effort.
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White House
Washington
UPS
Johnson
Kennecott
Anoth
Phelps-Dodge
Anaconda
American Smelting and Refining Co
United Steelworkers of America
International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Afl-Cio
U.S
Vietnam
Qn the Inside Carlo Walter gun talk
Carlo Walter notes that good folks need guns in a page four column item. Sunday racing proposal rises amid Pownal meeting plans as a page six blurb and a statehouse letter lauds Riehle on page four.
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Carlo Walter
Pownal
Opponents Map Strategy To Amend Riehle Bill
In Montpelier UPI reports opponents plan a Wednesday meeting to map strategy against the billboard bill. Rep Mary Thurber cites a proposed July 1 1970 cutoff that would limit the law to two years and urges compensation for owners and landowners per the National Highway Beautification Act. The bill, tied to a Windham Windsor test area, advances after a compromise amendment, with mixed votes from Vermont reps on support and opposition.
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Windham County
Windsor County
Arrest Made In Rensselaer Boy's Death
A Saratoga County grand jury indicted Thomas A. Leighton after 16 year old Albert Sitterly was found dead Feb 4 in a snowbank near the Saratoga Battlefield. Leighton was arrested in East Orange New Jersey and will be arraigned in Saratoga County Court.
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Balston Spa
N.Y
Saratoga County
Albert Sitterly
Rensselaer
Thomas A. Leighton
Albany
East Orange
N.J
Saratoga Battlefield
Leighton
John L. Ostrander
Dist
James A. O’connor
New Jersey
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Peninsula
Thomas Foster
Seacoast
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Louis Sausville
William Hassenpflug Sr
Catharine Foster
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Willard Goyette
Hassenpflug
North Bennington
Board of Civil Authority
John P. Proud
Mary Hodeck
Paul Bergeron
George Thabault
Scott Racicot
Mt. Anthony
Patriots
Patrick Memorial Gymnasium
University of Vermont
Rice
Hamilton
Statehouse
Riehle
Ure
David J. Allen
Robert Kearns
Hugh Clark
Joseph Caracciola
H. James Wallace
George van Santvoord
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