Soviets Show New Military Hardware in May Day Parade
Moscow observed a massive Red Square May Day display of 200 plus items including an orbital ballistic missile and new anti aircraft rockets touted as invulnerable to jamming. Western experts noted the emphasis on mobility and advanced guidance devices as part of the Kremlin's evolving strategic posture.
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UPI
Soviet Union
Red Square
Kremlin
Tass
Moscow Television
McNamara Under Fire in Senate Vietnam Probe
Senate investigators charge the Pentagon sold or stockpiled equipment needed for the Vietnam war while Defense Secretary Robert McNamara faces growing congressional heat. Fifteen staff members returning from Asia and Europe plan to testify as hearings begin, with McNamara denying the charges.
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UPI
Defense
Robert S&s
McNamara
U.S
Viet Nam
Senate
Pentagon
Far East
Europe
Senate Foreign Aid Expenditures Subcommittee
Southeast Asia
Joseph Lippman
Defense Department
Students Challenge Sukarno in Jakarta Parliament
More than 30 truckloads of Indonesian students swarmed the parliament demanding general elections, purge of the rubber stamp body, filling the vacant vice presidency, and abolition of Sukarno titles. The militant KAMI group pressed for parliamentary selection of a new speaker and committees aligned with the people's will.
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Jakarta
UPD
Sukarno
Militant Student Action Association
KAMI
Long Hard Fight Ahead In Pownal's War on Ugliness
Henry Hart's property just north of the state line on U S 7 in Pownal remains an eyesore despite a Sunday cleanup by about six volunteers organized by the Pownal Garden Club. They hauled away timber and moved debris, but a collapsing site, rusty tanks, and nails hindered progress. One volunteer, Byron Barber, suffered a minor injury. Neighbors watch as the effort draws mixed reactions, with plans to return next Sunday.
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State Line
Pownal Valley
David Adler
Howard Black
A.B. Overstreet
Smith College
Pownal
U.S. 7
Hart
Byron Barber
Candidates Considered By State GOP Leaders
In Woodstock, five potential gubernatorial candidates and twelve for lieutenant governor were named at a Sunday GOP meeting called by retiring Forests and Parks Commissioner Perry Merrill. No endorsements were made, with several names declining or withdrawing. the meeting aimed at party unity ahead of the May 21 convention.
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Woodstock
Perry Merrill
Merrill
Richard Snelling
Shelburne
Snelling
Ralph Foote
Middlebury
Robert Bloomer
Rutland
Arthur Crowley
Reid Lefevre
Manchester
Foote
Lefevre
Crowley
Bloomer
Richard Mallary
Fairlee
John Boylan
Roland Seward
GOP
Carl Kelton
White River Junction
Emory Hebard
Gower
Daniel Ruggles
Montpelier
Sanborn Partridge
Proctor
Cornwall
Brattleboro
James Oakes
Javits Reconsiders 1968 Candidacy and Nominating Plans
New York Senator Jacob K. Javits withdrew from NY governor race plans and floated a possible role on the 1968 GOP national ticket. He said the 1968 race needs new faces and noted Governor Nelson Rockefeller’s lack of presidential aims, leaving the state delegation free at the convention. Javits urged unifying support behind a moderate progressive candidate with winning chances in 1968.
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New York
Jacob K. Javits
Javits
Nelson Rockefeller
GOP
Secretary Connor sees no need for emergency inflation controls
Commerce Secretary John MT Connor told UPI business leaders there is no call for drastic emergency measures to curb inflation. He urged deferment of capital projects to ease demand on scarce labor and materials and asked businessmen to keep prices down amid rising costs while remaining ready to act if needed.
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Washington
UPI
John MT. Connor
Connor
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Inside Hoosick Farmers Win Awards
Column cites Alan Sophrin on Apartheid and Vermont conservation traditions. Shaftsbury marks Arbor Day with local events.
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Hoosick Farmers
Alan Sophrin
Vermont
Shaftsbury
Supreme Court declines tax evasion case involving Fred B Black Jr
The Supreme Court refused to review Fred B. Black Jr.'s $91,000 income tax evasion conviction linked to the Senate Baker investigation. A 2-1 appellate ruling from Jan. 17 stands, with Black sentenced to 15 months to four years in jail and a $10,000 fine for unreported income from 1956 to 1958 totaling over $140,000. Baker faces October trial on larceny and tax offenses.
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UPC
Supreme Court
Fred B. Black Jr
Senate
Robert G
Bobby) Baker
Black
U.S. Court of Appeals
Baker
Senate Democrats
Sympathy Sent After Tashkent Earthquake Disaster
The United States telegraphed Soviet authorities offering condolences to residents of Tashkent in Soviet Central Asia following last week’s earthquake, as reported by Pravda. The gesture marks a rare public expression of sympathy between the two nations.
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UPI
U.S
Tashkent
Soviet Central Asia
Communist Party
Pravda
Lodge Pope Discuss Peace Possibilities
Vatican City reports Henry Cabot Lodge and Pope held a lengthy private meeting to discuss chances for a peaceful settlement of the war in Southeast Asia. Lodge arrived in a black limousine at 10 48.
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Pope
COU
South Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Southeast Asia
Lodge
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Vatican
Nixon Warns of Nuclear War If Policies Persist
Former vice president Richard Nixon warned at a New Hampshire news conference that adopting Fulbright policies could trigger nuclear war in four to five years, with Red China likely to possess weapons. He urged stronger loyal opposition in Congress to avert further Viet Nam mismanagement.
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N.H
Nixon
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House
Senate
New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women’s Clubs
Viet Nam
Johnsson
B52 Bombers Strike Viet Cong in Zone C Sweep
B52 bombers struck Viet Cong forces retreating through Zone C near the Cambodian border as U.S. infantry of the 1st Division pushed through jungle, claiming 131 guerrillas killed in a weekend fight. Navy raids also hit two anti aircraft missile sites near Vinh, while U.S. officials note Viet Cong are regrouping for larger actions.
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UPS
U.S
1St Infantry Division
Viet Nam
Viet Cong
Nguyen Huu Tho
Vinh Sunday
Hancock
Refugees Denounce U S Ambassador Lodge in Saigon Rally
About 5,000 Roman Catholic refugees from North Viet Nam rallied to denounce U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge calling him a comrade of anti government Buddhist leaders and demanded his ouster. They praised U S aid but accused Lodge of meddling in politics as May Day protests occurred nearby and police blocked the embassy. In Da Nang two mourners were shot during a funeral march linked to anti Communists, wounding two American doctors.
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U.S
da Nang
Phan Thuyet
Viet Nam Nationalist Party
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