Anguillans Reject British Imposed Commissioner
Anguilla endures a third day of passive resistance as Ronald Webster and Anthony Lee challenge British rule while Robert Bradshaw presses for Anguilla’s inclusion in his regional state. The island, outgunned and cut off from telephones and power, sees 1500 residents march in protest as 300 more paratroopers arrive to search for weapons.
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Anguilla
UPC
Caribbean
Ronald Webster
Anthony Lee
Webster
Robert Bradshaw
St. Kitts
British Association of States
Lee
Bradshaw
Pentagon Flags Russian Sub Fleet Threat to Polaris Subs
The Pentagon warned that the Soviet Union’s growing submarine fleet could threaten U.S. Polaris and Poseidon nuclear submarines, with experts suggesting potential danger by the mid 1970s. Defense officials cited the risk to hidden subs to support Safeguard ABM funding, while a legislator opposed to ABM framed the warning as overstated.
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Washington
UPR
Pentagon
Soviet Union
U.S
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
David Packard
Senate Armed Services Committee
Russia
Laird and
Packard
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
United States
Polaris
Poseidon
Laird
Symington
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Potty hunt ties U.S. buyers to English supply
In Thrapton England Mrs Ada Chapman stated a nationwide potty hunt to locate attractive English pots for an unidentified American buyer who would use them as flower vases. The story also notes U.S. potential antisubmarine warfare concerns and remarks by defense leaders about Polaris and Poseidon subs and future threats.
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Thrapton
England
UPI
U.S
Ada Chapman
Cuba and Red China Opposed Cease Fire in 1967 War
United Press International reports that Cuba and Communist China opposed a cease-fire in the 1967 Middle East conflict. Al Ahram notes Arab leaders faced pressure from Mao and Castro to reject truce, while Egypt and Soviet aid debates showed strategic caution amid regional power struggles. In Syria, Baath factions clashed as Atassi and Assad vie for influence and a new 13 member command is planned.
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Cuba
Red China
United Press International
China
Middle East
al Ahram
Syria
Mao Tse-tung
Fidel Castro
Hassaenein Haikal
Cairo
Damascus
Baath Party
Noureddin Atassi
Strongman
Hafez al- Assad
Al-Assad
Mustafa Tlas
Atassi
Salah Jadid
Negotiators Split on Vietnam Peace Talks Progress
In Paris three months of talks fail to show clear progress on ending the Vietnam War. American chief negotiator Lodge cites some understanding of positions, while Viet Cong Foreign Minister Tran Buu Kiem says no progress was made. Lodge insists there has been no allied escalation under Nixon. A U S delegation spokesman notes a calmer tone, while a Viet Cong spokesman downplays any difference from prior sessions.
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Paris
UPI
Henry Cabot Lodge
Tran Buu Kiem
Lodge
Nixon
South Vietnam
U.S
Bennington Vermont Banner contact and delivery rates
iGTON Banner lists daily delivery by Banner Publishing Corp with a Bennington address at 425 Main St. The paper is a United Press International member, with exclusive local republication rights. Home delivery by carrier or motor route costs 10 cents per day. subscription rates vary by distance and duration, with Vermont rates quoted.
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Main St
Bennington
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
UPI
Vermont
U.S
Foe Pushes Its Offensive For Weekend Attack on Saigon
Communist gunners intensified their nationwide assault, hitting Chu Lai with destroyed or damaged American warplanes and projecting a Saigon attack this weekend. U.S. officials rate a 50 50 chance, while Atlas Wedge forces report 472 guerrillas killed in four days and B52 strikes pound War Zone C and surrounding areas.
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Saigon
UPI
Chu Lai
U.S
Reds
Atlas
Zone White
LZ White
America
Thailand
Gummn
Atlas Wedge
Michelin
Vietnam
Soviets Open to Compromise on Seabed Nuclear Treaty
GENEVA. Soviet disarmament chief A A Roshchin said Moscow is ready to negotiate a treaty banning nuclear weapons from the seabed, though not necessarily accepting the text as is. U S and British officials warned the Soviet proposal could sweep to ban all military use of the seabed, including underwater devices and possible anchor bans.
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Geneva
UPID
Soviet Union
United States
Alexei A. Roshchin
U.S
Roshchin
Nixon
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
ALA
Dick Vachon
Jone
Nichols
Berkshire
Igton
Starfire
Hanoi
Soviets
Bennington Lions Club
Catamount Elementary
B.C .H S
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Enith MT As
Aee
Pbs
Bennington Downtown
Manchester
Monument Plaza
F.D
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