Medical Teams Prepare For Dominican Wounded Truce Start
In Santo Domingo U S Army and Navy medical units rushed to ready care for hundreds of Dominican casualties as a 24 hour truce began at noon local time. Navy 60 bed hospital plus offshore unit and Army 300 bed hospital across the Ozama River set up field stations. Red Cross ambulances will move the dead and wounded to protected areas amid sporadic gunfire and warnings of renewed street fighting.
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Santo Domingo
UPS
U.S. Army
Navy
Red Cross
Hotel Embajador
Army
Ozama River
San Isidro
Army Seeks Accountability for Civilian Marksmanship Program
The Army funds a study by Arthur D. Little to assess its civilian marksmanship program and ensure it isn’t tied to armed political groups or criminals. The $7,900 independent review will assess how the program contributes to national defense and prudent management, amid worries it could be linked to illicit groups.
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Washington
UPS
Army
Arthur D. Little
Cam
Bridge
Mass
Johnson
U N Ponders Dominican Involvement in Peace Effort
The United States proposes the United Nations direct its Dominican Republic mission to coordinate with the OAS, aiming a strict cessation of hostilities amid a 24 hour truce and ongoing civil strife. Thant reports mixed signals from Caamano Deno and Imbert Barreras as talks continue.
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United Nations, N.Y
UPI
United States
United Nations
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
OAS
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Security Council
Santo Domingo
Soviet Union
France
Jordan
Thant
Francisco Caamano Deno
Antonio Imbert Barreras
Imbert
Peacekeepers or Peaceseekers in Dominican Crisis
UPI analysis of U S efforts in the Dominican Republic shows a divide between peacemaking aims and limited peacekeeping. 22 000 U S Marines guard embassies and a supply corridor, while broader ceasefire enforcement remains unachieved amid stalled political talks and high costs of intercession.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Dominican Republic
Johnson
Santo Domingo
United States
United Nations
Organization of American States
OAS
Aid rejection cannot halt school desegregation, Humphrey says
United Press International reports Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey warned in New York that desegregation of public schools is required regardless of federal aid. He urged lawsuits under the Civil Rights Act for districts that refuse to desegregate, tying aid to compliance. King, speaking in New York, argued civil rights protests benefit whites as well, while in Birmingham the Alabama Ku Klux Klan leader predicted the robe order remains a potent force.
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United Press International
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
New York
King
Birmingham
Ala
Robert Creel
Alabama
Ku Klux Klan
Owe Oe
Heavy Calendar Ends 20th Week of Legislature
Vermont lawmakers near end of the 20th week with a $289,000 deficiency appropriation to cover unbudgeted state department spending for the year ending next month. The Senate plans final approval of a council bill to create a 14 member interim study group. House poised to boost minimum teacher salary from 4000 to 4800 and to act on a bill letting old age recipients obtain medical care from chiropractors plus a good samaritan measure shielding medical personnel from civil suits in emergencies.
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Senate
On the Inside An Editorial on Vermont court reform
An editorial commentary discusses forthcoming Vermont court reform measures and their potential impact on the state legal system. The piece reflects the editor’s perspective on changes to judiciary processes and public access to justice.
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Vermont
Coup attempt in Saigon linked to Viet Cong, officers
Premier Phan Huy Quat announced security forces foiled a rebel officers plot aided by the Viet Cong to topple the South Vietnamese government. Over 30 people were arrested, including captured officers. one suspect was killed escaping. Military police tightened airport and city security amid continued fallout.
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Saigon
UPI
Phan Huy Quat
Viet Cong
South
Viet Nam
Quat
Huynh Tan Hung
Ton Son Nhut
Viet Cong Ambush Near Da Nang In Vietnam Patrol
Viet Cong guerrillas ambushed a U S Marine convoy near Da Nang, pinning 12 Marines on a four vehicle road for an hour. One Marine lieutenant was wounded in the chest and evacuated. eight attackers and eight Marines were involved, with most Marines unarmed. A Vietnamese woman reported the enemy numbered eight.
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DA Nang
South Viet Nam
UPS
U.S
Soviets Say U.S. Aggression Blocks Meaningful Talks
Moscow denounced U.S. policies in Vietnam and the Dominican Republic as aggression and intervention, declaring no agreement with the United States possible while Washington pursues those courses. The Tass statement, issuing from the Kremlin, branded Johnson by name and signaled a sharp diplomatic chill.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Johnson
Washington
Tass
United States
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Europe
Kremlin
Vocational Education Boosted by Hearing in Vermont
In Montpelier a hearing drew support from over two dozen participants for a bill to earmark about 1 million dollars for vocational education. GE leaders J. Walter Herlihy and James Dempsey urged skilled workers, noting unfilled openings and the need to train locals. School superintendents William Keough and Winston Keck spoke for the measure.
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Herlihy
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
James Dempsey
Burlington
William Keough
Winston Keck
Springfield
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Hagerman
Molly Stark
John Koziol
Bendi
Jim Betts
Vermont American Legion
Manchester
Winhall
Pearl Buck
North Viet Nam
Midway
Hanoi
Col
Pham Ngoc Thao
U.S. Marine Patrol
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White
Air Force
McDivitt
White
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