Bombers clash as McNamara braces against committee
Washington UPI report says Defense Secretary McNamara and the House Armed Services Committee trade charges over backing for a new manned bomber for the 1970s. Hebert and Rivers accuse McNamara of suppressing Joint Chiefs views. McNamara cites classified docs to defend his stance.
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L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
McNamara
Joint Chiefs
Air Force
John P. McConnell
Pentagon
Armed Services Subcommittee
Hebert
Gen. McConnell
Mittee
McConnell
13 Year Old Girl Killed In Car Crash
A Burlington girl Patricia Lynch age 13 died from head injuries after a two car crash at Main and South Union Streets. Six others were injured including Marilyn Keller 16 and her mother Pauline Keller 49 treated at DeGosbriand Hospital. Jeffrey Webber 18 of Spain, New York also involved.
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Burlington
UPI
DeGosbriand
Patricia Lynch
John Lynch
Patricia
Main
South Union Streets
Marilyn Keller
Jeffrey Webber
Spain
N.Y
Marilyn
Pauline Keller
Patricia Shea
Polly Keller
Webber
Dominicans Attack U S Troopers in Santo Domingo
About 80 Dominicans clubbed and stoned two unarmed U S paratroopers in downtown Santo Domingo causing cuts and bruises. The Americans escaped after a taxi driver refused to pick them up. The assault signals rising hostility to the Inter-American Peace Force policing the city.
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Santo Domingro
U.S
Santo Domingo
House Committee Studies Auto Safety Proposals
Washington API reporting that members of the House Commerce Committee, after a month of hearings on measures to reduce highway deaths, are poised to finalize their review and actions. The panel heard diverse opinions from officials and experts on auto safety proposals and enforcement options.
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House
Washington
API
House Commerce Committee
National traffic safety bills face House action
A House hearings review on auto safety proposals includes admin measures giving the commerce secretary authority to order federal safety standards after a grace period for automakers, a separate national safety agency bill, and Senate tire standards. Debates focus on mandatory safer cars and the role of states, with VESC oversight proposed by automakers.
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Harley O. Staggers
D-W
Commerce Secretary
James A. MacKay
D-Ga
House Committee
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission
VESC
U S Jets Down Mig In Border Clash Provocation Claims
UPI reports China charged U S jets violated its border by downing a MIG 17 25 miles inside China while U S officials said the dogfight took place 115 miles northwest of Hanoi 50 miles south of the border Maj Wilbur R Dudley and Lt Imantese Kringelis credited with destroying the MIG 17 in a mission protecting an RB 66 reconnaissance plane The incident marked the 12th Communist jet downed by U S fighters in the war and came as U S pilots conducted large scale raids on North Vietnam flying 135 missions that day culminating in significant bombing of bridges and supply lines
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Saigon
U.S
New China News Agency
Makwan
Hanoi
Dudley
Imantese Kringelis
Lake Zurich
Ill
North
Viet Nam
Egypt Attacks U.S. Aid Policies Amid Kosygin Visit
In Cairo, Egypt denounced U.S. aid policies as Soviet Premier Kosygin toured a Russian financed reclamation project north of the city and Alexandria. Egypt's Heikal said cooperation with the United States is impossible outside the Western bloc, while Kosygin argued Western aid carries political strings.
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Cairo
U.A.R
UPD
Egypt
U.S
Alexei N. Kosygin
Here
United States
Kosygin
al Ahram
Mohammed Hassanien Heikal
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Heikal
Nasser
Alexandria
Aswan High Dam
Stepped Up Air War Possible in Vietnam
Washington warned of a possible escalation in Southeast Asia as U S jets faced MIG threats over North Vietnam. Officials hinted bombing North Vietnamese airfields near Hanoi could occur if American losses rose, marking a potential major step in the Vietnam War. MIGs had yet to inflict heavy damage, despite past losses in 1965.
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Washington
API
Red
China
U.S
North Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Hanoi
United States
Air Force
Johnson Signs Rent Subsidy Bill and Pushes Teacher Corps
President Johnson signed a $2.8 billion funding measure creating a rent subsidy program to aid low income families in public housing, covering rent beyond 25 percent of income. The bill also starts a $9.5 million national teacher corps aimed at training children in poverty areas, though Congress earlier blocked funds for next year. Johnson urged Congress to restore the teacher corps funds while praising the rent program.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
National Teacher Corps
House
Petition Circulated for Unification Vote in Bennington
Bennington residents circulate petitions to force a new unification vote on town government. The effort led by the Bennington League of Women Voters seeks petitions signed by about 380 voters, or 5 percent, to compel a special town meeting within 60 days.
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Bennington League of Women Voters
Unification Study Committee
League
Selectmen
New York City nurses seek higher pay in mass resignations
About 200 tuberculosis patients may be discharged as upcoming resignations threaten hospital coverage. More than 1,400 of New York City's municipal nurses have given notice effective May 23, after working without a contract since December 31. They demand higher pay and better working conditions the city allegedly refuses to grant.
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New York
N.Y
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