G I s Repulse Heavy Attack Near Saigon
American forces of 1st Infantry Division repelled a Viet Cong assault on Highway 13 near Saigon, killing 100 plus enemy guerrillas while suffering light losses. The fight shifted from a rubber plantation attack to chopper evacuations and air strikes across the Iron Triangle area and Qui Nhon region.
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Saigon
RPS
U.S
Highway 13
Iron Triangle
U.S. Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Guam
Air Force
Binh Long
Qui Nhon
U S Viet Deaths Pass 1000 Mark
American combat deaths in Viet Nam have surpassed 1,000 as U S involvement rises. Defense Secretary McNamara announced at the Texas White House that U S military strength would be increased beyond the current 160,000 troops.
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Washington
UPI
Viet Nam
U.S
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Texas White House
Salt Lake City Jet Crash Aftermath Claims 41 Killed
A United Airlines Boeing 727 crashed on landing at Salt Lake City airport, bursting into flames. Initial reports say 41 dead and 50 survivors, including the six-member crew, as investigations begin. The incident marks a third 727 crash in about three months. The flight originated in New York.
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Salt Lake City
UPD
United Air Lines
New York
United
Stanley
Gale C. Kehmeier
Philip Spicer
Denver
University Hospital
W. J. Neves
Lake Michigan
American Airlines
Cincinnati
Ohio
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Boeing
Seattle
Air National Guard
Cleveland
Chicago
Salt Lake
Wasatch Mountains
Sales Tax Revenue Shortfall Hits New York Budget Talks
Governor Nelson Rockefeller acknowledged lower than expected New York State sales tax receipts and ordered agencies to halt new programs and positions for the coming year. He warned balancing the 1966 budget would likely require bonds, with some funds exempted for mandated or already approved programs.
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Albany
N.Y
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Health Department
State University
Mental Hygiene Department
Rockefeller
Public inquiry urged into Vermont correctional system
A. Luke Crispe of Friends of Rehabilitation calls for a full state wide review of Vermont's corrections rather than a Windsor prison focus. Four out of state penologists will lead an Nov 16 to 18 inquiry in Bennington under Waldo Holden. Crispe urges independent testimony and warns against a three day whitewash.
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Brattleboro
Vermont
Windsor
A. Luke Crispe
Friends of Rehabilitation
Waldo Holden
Bennington
Vermont Bar Ass
N. Crispe
Weeks School
Rutland Reformatory
Vermont Bar Ass’n
Crispe
Vermont Bar Association
Holden
Britain weighs military option in Rhodesia crisis
Britain considered sending troops or police to Rhodesia if Governor Gibbs requested aid to restore order as sanctions against the Smith regime were debated in Parliament. Prime Minister Wilson warned against a major military intervention but said aid could be considered if legally constituted government asked. Rebels faced broader international condemnation as UN talks opened.
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London
UPI
Harold Wilson
Rhodesia
Britain
Wilson
Humphrey Gibbs
Salisbury
Ian Smith
Gibbs
Smith
UDI
Michael Stewart
New York
United Nations Security Council
More Troops Authorized For Viet Nam Fighting
President Johnson ordered the Pentagon to provide all U S troops requested to bolster the 160000 Americans in South Viet Nam. He will seek Congress funding to cover higher defense costs and McNamara noted no National Guard mobilization plans.
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Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Johnson
South
Viet Nam
Pentagon
Inside Vermonter solves power puzzle noted on page 3
Columnist Sam Ogden comments on the Luksis mural in Manchester on page 4. Pictures and story show progress of the Vermont in Mississippi project on page 5. North Bennington scouts hold a cold weather campout on page 7.
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Vermonter
Sam Ogden
Luksis
Manchester
Vermont
Mississippi
North Bennington
Soviets launch Venus 2 unmanned space probe
Moscow reports Venus 2, a 2118-pound interplanetary station, launched Nov 12 1965 to reach Venus in about 3 1/2 months. Tass says Venus 2 will pass Venus late February next year and carry an extensive onboard science program.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Venus
America
Earth
Tass
Mariner 2
Mariner
Another road death in Vermont near White River Junction
A 21 year old Dartmouth College senior from Miami Florida died in Hanover New Hampshire after a head on collision on Route 4 near White River Junction Vermont. Police said William Hester III died from head and internal injuries after his car struck a New England Telephone Co truck while attempting to pass another vehicle.
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White River Junction
Dartmouth College
Hanover
N.H
Here
William Hester III
Miami
Fla
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
New England Telephone Co
Route 4
100 Year Old N H Covered Bridge Burns
Winchester fire crews responded shortly after 3 30 am to a lattice covered bridge over the Ashuelot River that burned fiercely and toppled into the water. The 105 foot long Melvin Bridge dated about a century, was one of seven in the area and was tinder dry despite earlier rain. No center pier and a design from Ithial Town of New Haven Conn aided rapid destruction. State fire marshal to investigate the cause.
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Winchester
N.H
Winchester Fire Dept
Ashuelot
Melvin
Ithial
New Haven
Conn
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Crown
Sterling
Great Britain
World Opinion
Congress
Dean Rusk
Rhodesian
Rusk
Ludwig Erhard Dee
Rio de Janeiro
McNamara
South Viet Nam
Eichmann
G.I
Steven Underwood
Fremont
Calif
Fort Devens
Mass
The
Moon
Mars
Venus 2
N.H. Covered Bridge
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