Japan Studies Fallout After China Nuclear Test
Prime Minister Eisaku Sato ordered a cabinet meeting to plan countermeasures as radioactive fallout from China’s biggest nuclear test spreads. Ships are washing decks daily and lighthouse keepers cautioned, housewives wash produce, and outdoor workers shield themselves with umbrellas amid reports of unusually large radioactive particles detected since Monday’s blast.
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Tokyo
UPI
Eisaku Sato
China
Science and Technology Agency
Sato
Japan
U.S
Tansitor Sold to New York Firm Group
Tansitor Electronics Inc is being sold to a group headed by Hammond Kennedy Co New York firm with stakes in electronics The Bennington Vermont plant on Vermont 9 makes tantalum capacitors and employs over 300 people Founder Alfred F Torrisi says expansion is ahead and that he will stay in an advisory role The new owners plan strong local management and growth efforts with executive William A Prior to visit for Q A sessions
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Tansitor Electronics, Inc
Hammond, Kennedy & Co., Inc
New York
Bennington
Tansitor
Vt. 9
Alfred F. Torrisi
Torrisi
William A. Prior
Hammond, Kennedy
Prior
International Business Machines
Lincoln
Disagreement Arises Among European Reds
London reports friction in the Communist bloc pushes July summit from Bucharest to another East European capital. Brezhnev’s Bucharest visit sparks talk of a meeting in Warsaw as Bucharest seeks greater independence. Chou En-lai’s arrival is delayed amid East European cohesion tensions.
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London
Upl
Europe
Bucharest
Leonid Brezhnev
Warsaw
Brezhnev
Chou En-lai
Chou
Romania
Radio
Viet Nam
McNamara paints grim outlook on long Vietnam fight
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that a prolonged Viet Nam conflict is likely. He cited intensified Communists, loss of land control, high desertions from South Vietnamese forces, and sustained North Vietnamese infiltration, while noting no call-up of reserves this year and some signs of Viet Cong weakness. The testimony, telecast, focused on Viet Nam amid discussion of a $3.4 billion foreign aid bill.
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McNamara
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
GOP Women Rap Hoff Over Slow Vermont School Progress
In Manchester the Southwestern district of the Vermont Federation of Republican Women met at First Congregational Church. Speakers urged Republicans to back state lawmakers, criticized the Hoff administration for not pushing education reform, and called for more federal revenue to aid Vermont schools. Mrs. Mabel Stafford urged action to prevent Washington influence in Montpelier while Derick V. Webb pushed for a larger share of federal tax revenue to fund state programs. The group highlighted concerns over fiscal responsibility and criticized federal welfare spending.
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Manchester
Vermont
Vermont Federation of Republican Wom
Mabel Stafford
Wallingford
Hoff
House
Senate
Stafford
Washington
Montpelier
Derick V. Webb
Republican State Committee
Webb
Consuelo Northrop Bailey
National Gop Committee
Republican Party
United States
Honey-Fitz
Joyce Wenger
Passadena
Calif
Los Angeles County Federation of Republican Wom
Federation of Republican Women
First Congregational Church
Bailey
Mabel Sykes
Brattleboro
Madeline B. Harwood
Republican Committee
Pasadena
California Federation of Republican Women
Ringheiser
U S Planes Press North Viet Nam With Large Strikes
U S planes pressed a second day of massive air strikes against North Viet Nam hitting Hai Phong missile sites near the port and the Mu Gia Pass. Navy bombers destroyed SAM launchers while Air Force planes targeted Haiphong bases and rail facilities. Casualties among Americans, South Koreans, and enemy losses were reported as fighting continued across the region.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
North Viet Nam
Haiphong
Hailphong
Enterprise
Navy
Kitty Hawk
Mu Gia
Ho Chi Minh
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
Thai Binh
Dong Hoi
Air Force
Johnson lecture on Vietnam leaves critics unmoved at Princeton
President Johnson spoke at Princeton in academic robes urging restraint in Vietnam policy while defending freedom. Historians Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and Hans Morgenthau doubted the approach, saying escalation and more U.S. troops were likely responses to the war.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
U.S
Viet Nam
Princeton University
America
Hhis
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
Hans J. Morganthau
Opposition in Congress Expected To Liberalize Trade with Reds
Washington sources say new legislation to grant most favored nation trade treatment to Russia and Eastern Europe will face stiff Congressional opposition amid the Vietnam war. The plan, aimed at loosening trade barriers by extending past tariff concessions, excludes Cuba China North Korea North Vietnam and East Germany and would not cover strategic materials.
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Washington
UPI
Russia
Europe
United States
Viet Nam
Cuba
China
North Korea
North Viet Nam
East Germany
Governor Hoff Praises Youth at Siena College Talk
Vermont Governor Philip Hoff urged Siena College students to value the younger generation, praising their commitment though cautioning against the 18 year old drinking law as a mistake. He noted a shift in how commitment manifests today and urged understanding.
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Gov. Hoff
Siena
Loudonville
N.Y
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
Siena College
Inside Columnists Question Baseball Sport or Business
George Connelly ponders whether baseball is a sport or a business in the Inside column on page 4. Hoosick Falls native leads Michigan’s largest bank on page 2. Southern Vermont Art Center releases its summer schedule on page 8.
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George Connelly
Hoosick Falls
Michigan
Southern Vermont Art Center
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