U S and Cuba Reach Refugee Airlift Memorandum
U S officials advanced plans for a large airlift of Cuban refugees while maintaining firm U S stance on the Fidel Castro regime. President Johnson announced a memorandum of understanding with Cuba permitting thousands of Cuban refugees to enter the United States. An estimated 3 000 to 4 000 Cubans monthly were to be evacuated.
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Cuba
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Red Official Surrenders In Viet Nam
North Vietnamese commissar Lt Lai Van Cu surrendered to U S forces near Pleiku after seeking out an American unit. He carried documents a submachine gun and ammunition and was identified as 25 year old from the Second Battalion 101st North Vietnamese Regiment. Cu aided political indoctrination and said his unit withdrew after an unsuccessful attack. He slipped away to try to rescue a trapped Viet Cong detachment before surrendering to a Third Battalion 1st Cavalry platoon. The article also notes U S evacuation of about 2000 Cuban refugees from Camarioca and Cuba Castro’s remarks on refugee openings and prisoner releases.
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Soviet Showcases New Weapons at 48th Anniversary Parade
Western diplomats debate significance of four new tactical systems and an orbital rocket claimed to strike from space. Tass described a warhead able to surprise an aggressor, while experts note the 1963 space ban complicates use.
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U.S. Planes Hit Soviet Built SAM Site In Vietnam Raid
U S planes blasted a Soviet built surface to air missile site in the sixth raid on North Vietnamese anti aircraft defenses in 48 hours. An American spokesman reported a seventh raid was called off Friday when one
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Thanh Hoa
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Tax Evaders Are Warned Vermonters Face Tax Probe
Vermonters not paying state income tax risk exposure as Tax Commissioner Gerald Witherspoon plans a new computerized processing system. The program will compare state returns with federal data to identify nonpayers, with about 8,000 suspected to owe.
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Montpelier
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Witherspoon
New Cabinet Post Starts Minus a Head
Washington notes the Housing and Urban Development Department begins Tuesday without a secretary. President Johnson plans to appoint next year, aiming for a strong start as a focal point for urban innovation, with a panel of highly qualified Americans advising on organization.
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Accidents Claim Two More Lives in Vermont Weekend
Two died in Vermont accidents over the weekend. Esther Merchant, 62, of Wallingford died at Rutland Hospital from injuries after a Friday night two car crash on Route 4 in Mendon. Stuart Wilmott, 18, of Norwich, drowned Friday night in the Ottauquechee River at Woodstock after his car struck a utility pole, hurled him 80 feet into the water. four teenagers riding with him were injured, none seriously.
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Industry questions LBJ on halting aluminum price hikes
Washington sources doubt the Johnson administration can match Kennedy’s 1962 steel tactics to curb aluminum price increases. Defense plans to release 200000 tons from stockpiles and to boost defense production were cited as factors, with industry wary that demand will hold and prices stay high.
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Robert S&s. McNamara
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Gardner Ackley
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Wilson and Smith Face Flexible Talks on Rhodesia
London reports a new British proposal to restart talks on Rhodesia independence. Prime Minister Wilson urged Rhodesian leader Ian Smith to meet halfway on neutral ground, Malta proposed, to halt a breakaway. Smith demands status quo with white minority rule, while Britain seeks black majority rule amid a nationwide emergency.
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Britain
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Violence swamps Philippine election eve clashes
Manila reports 17 violent deaths before the presidential vote as a Huk battle and assorted political killings strain a traditionally fiery campaign. Police note 42 political killings since January with 8 million voters facing Macapagal or Marcos, while Manglapus lingers as an unlikely contender amid religious tensions.
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Huk
Philippines
Ilocos Sur
Explorer Satellite Geos 1 Maps Earth at High Precision
Cape Kennedy reports Geos 1, a 385 pound beacon satellite, launched by a Delta rocket. It orbits 692 to 11414 miles above Earth, peaking 412 miles higher than planned, still deemed a minor annoyance. Mapmakers expect precise measurements to better survey continents and islands and study Earth's shape, gravity, crust, and core.
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America
Earth
Explorer
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Federal Space Agency
Inside Medicare Provisions Explained
An editorial surveys Medicare provisions and explains their impact on healthcare coverage. The piece analyzes policy gaps and potential cost effects for patients, with emphasis on practical changes for seniors and providers.
State Receives 400000 For Highway Beauty
Vermont has been allocated 400000 for highway beautification and billboard and junkyard control. Bureau of Roads engineer Albert Purchase said funds are available immediately as projects are already planned. money will fund scenic easements roadside development billboard setbacks and junked car cleanup to meet the Highway Beautification Act deadline of January 1 1968 to avoid a 10 percent cut in federal funds.
Weekend Rains Ease New England Forest Fire Hazard
Weekend rain lowered the forest fire danger across New England though drought persisted in the region. A low pressure system brought rain on Sunday to extinguish fires with more rain forecast tonight and Tuesday. The Weather Bureau expects up to half an inch of rain over the next five days and possible light snow in northern areas.
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