Viet Nam cabinet reshuffle aims to ease regional feud
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky named six southern natives to the 22 member cabinet in a bid to quell dissension over northern dominance. Thieu, a northerner, rejected the moves and may veto them. The reshuffle also abolished the economics ministry, splitting its functions between commerce and industry, and created a Ministry of Cultural Affairs.
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UPI
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thein
South Viet Nam
North
Viet Nam
Thieu
Gia Long
Ministry of Commerce
Ministry of Industry
Youth, Social Affairs
Ford Opposes Tax Hike in Harvard Remarks
Rep. Gerald Ford, House Republican Leader, told WHRB Harvard radio he would oppose any tax increase unless accompanied by real cuts in non-essential spending. He urged reductions in non-military spending before new taxes and discussed Reagan’s presidential prospects. Ford warned OEO would face GOP scrutiny in a more Senate-heavy 90th Congress and criticized the Selective Service Act as inadequate for Vietnam.
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Cambridge
Mass
UPID
House
Gerald R. Ford
R-Mich
Ford
Harvard College
WHRB
Harvard
John F. Kennedy Institute of Politics
Elecr
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Serge
Oakes GOP Needs Revitalization Not Reorganization
Vermont Attorney General elect James L. Oakes calls for a sweeping GOP revamp rather than reorganization. He urges a progress pledge, fewer intraparty squabbles, and renewal of Vermont Republicanism to win future elections. He proposes an advisory committee of past and present leaders and delegates to aid policy, and emphasizes attracting younger members and appealing to organized labor.
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Atty
John Connarn
Brattleboro
Vermont
Oakes
Richard A. Snelling
Thomas
L. Hayes
Derick Webb
Dick Snelling
Tom Hayes
State Committee
GOP
Orbiter 2 Photos First Moon Landing Sites From Moon
UPI reports Orbiter 2 captured 13 potential Apollo landing sites during a two week lunar day. A telemetry irregularity occurred as the camera exposed on the 53rd orbit, shutter timing off twice, with results to be read after onboard processing and Madrid relay. Site 1 eyed as average Sea of Tranquility terrain with craters and dark areas.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
America
Moon
Orbiter
Madrid
Spain
Orbiter 2
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Sea of Tranquility
LBJ Leaves Hospital for Texas Ranch After Surgery
President Johnson will depart Bethesda Naval Hospital Saturday for a Texas ranch stay at Bergstrom Air Force Base near Johnson City. Press Secretary Moyers said Johnson will rest the first weeks, with possible temporary White House work from Austin. He planned light duties, discussed Asia trip, economy, and tax issues, and will be accompanied only by White House doctors.
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Texas
Johnson
White House
Federal Building
Austin
Moyers
Dean Rusk
State Department
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Viet Nam
Vermont Education Dept Seeks To Retain Approval Power
The Vermont Department of Education asks to keep authority to approve new schools and colleges. A position paper to a legislative study panel argues for basing approval on outside advice while considering tighter rules after fly-by-night schools like Sudbury College and Hyde Park College drew scrutiny. State officials stress need for standards yet support experimental, reputable institutions.
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Sudbury College
Brandon
Hyde Park College
Jane Jost
State Colleges
Robert Babcock
State Board of Education
Inside the President’s recovery and past wars
An Inside editorial reflects on the President’s recovery, with columnist Sam Ogden recalling World War I memories. The page also notes readers’ opinions on a proposed Arlington school construction bond issue and related taxpayer views.
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Sam Ogden
Taxpayers Air
Arlington
States Seek Bigger Share Of U S Taxes
Washington leaders at the National Conference of State Legislative Leaders endorsed a proposal by Rep. Melvin R. Laird to share federal tax revenues with states where collected. The plan aims for dedicated support from grassroots but faces doubt on uptake.
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Washington
UPI
Melvin R. Laird
R-Wis
National Conference of State Legislative Leaders
Laird
U S Forces Hit Red Coastal Convoys In Vietnam Actions
U S destroyers and Navy pilots sank or damaged 41 Communist boats off North Vietnam coast, raising three week total to 196 vessels sunk or driven ashore. Air strikes and gunfire pounded targets as Attleboro operations continued near the Cambodian border and Saigon area.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Ticonderoga
North Viet Nam
Tan Ninh
Pleiku
Demilitarized Zone
John R. Craig
Hamner
Adm
Roy L. Johnson
Pacific Fleet
7Th Fleet
Long Binh
North
Viet Nam
Panhandle
Space Agency Drops One Apollo Flight
NASA scrapped a three man orbital test flight of the Apollo moonship to keep the manned lunar landing on schedule. The surprise shakeup announced Thursday also pushed the date for the first crewed lunar mission back as spacecraft troubles mount at Cape Kennedy.
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Cape Kennedy
APS
U.S. Space Agency
America
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NSAS
United States
NASA
Virgil Grissom
Edward White
Roger Chaffee
Walter Schirra
Donn Eisele
Walter Cunningham
Earth
Apollo
Romney bandwagon rolls toward 1968 presidential bid
Michigan official Robert J. McIntosh resigns as commerce director to back George Romney for the 1968 Republican nomination. Romney remains noncommittal. NASA outlines Apollo Saturn 5 timeline with planned 1969 lunar landing goal and updated crew roles for Apollo 1 preparations and 1967 rehearsal missions.
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Lansing
Mich
UPI
George Romney
Michigan Commerce
Robert J. McIntosh
Romney
American Motors
Auto State
MclIntosh
Statehouse
McIntosh
Assembly Debates Admission of Red China at U N
The General Assembly moved into its China debate with a likely defeat for admitting the Communist regime and expelling Chiang Kai-shek. A two China proposal was debated by Canada Italy and Chile, with neither side likely to accept Formosa or Peking. A study group may draft a concrete plan next year.
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United Nations
UPI
General Assembly
China
U.N
Chiang Kai-shek
Canada
Italy
Chile
Formosa
Peking
Security Council
Israel
Jordan
Indians Win Sales Tax Fight Onondaga Exemption
In Syracuse State Supreme Court Justice Don ald P. Gorman ruled the Onondaga reservation south of Syracuse is exempt from New York State sales tax. Trading posts and gift shops on the reservation are not required to collect the tax, a victory for the Iroquois nations.
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UPI
New York State
State Supreme Court
Donald P. Gorman
Onondaga
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