Westmoreland predicts phasedown of U.S. role in Vietnam
Gen William Westmoreland told National Press Club that full scale U.S. involvement could end within two years, outlining four war phases from buildup to Vietnamese army modernization. He warned Viet Cong and Hanoi believe the U.S. may quit, while noting mopping up falls to South Vietnamese forces after regional forces are strengthened.
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U.S
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Hanoi
Senate approves record 7 billion Social Security hike
The Senate passed a landmark bill boosting Social Security and welfare benefits for 23.8 million retirees, with a 15 percent across the board raise and higher minimum payments. The plan increases payroll taxes and earnings tests, setting benefits to rise in 1969 and beyond, with larger checks arriving in April.
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Washington
UPS
Senate
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U.S. Troops Storm Hill 875 Fortress
U.S. forces charged from a clearing to storm Hill 875 near Dak To in the Central Highlands, probing a fortified North Vietnamese position. Reports say 273 Americans died and 860 were wounded in the battle, with about 300 enemy troops held in bunkers and trenches atop the hill. A major air and artillery assault supported the assault, as helicopters moved in to recover the dead and wounded. The fight is part of a three-week offensive that has seen 16,000 U.S. troops clash with roughly 12,000 North Vietnamese.
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UPI
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Thomas Cheatham
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173Rd Airborne Brigade
1St Air Cavalry Division
Vietnam
Ia Drang
Webb
Jordan Accused of Provocations and Middle East Tension
United Press International reports Jordanian troops provoked Israeli retaliation as clashes flare along the Beisan Valley, with Israeli forces claiming several Jordanian tanks destroyed and two jets downed. The four hour fight marked the era’s worst ground action since June. The U.N. Security Council was seen moving to approve a British peace plan calling for Israeli withdrawal and recognizing belligerency end, while a Soviet veto seemed unlikely. Egyptian President Nasser prepared a national assembly speech to justify Egypt’s UN efforts.
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Mideast
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U.N
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Federerks Pe
Kuznetsov
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Nasser
Egypt
National Assembly
Cairo
al Ahram
Governor Pushes Reorganization Bill
Governor Hoff signals willingness to compromise on his administrative reorganization plan focusing on creating departments of human and natural resources. He backs mergers but would drop whether boards are advisory. He highlights school reorganization scenic corridors and tax changes as issues, hopes for a constitutional convention, and notes potential tax raises after March session.
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Hoff
Vermont Bar Association
Johnson signs Public Works bill with Bennington flood control
President Johnson signed the 4.7 billion Public Works and Atomic Energy Commission appropriation bill for the year. The legislation includes several engineering projects in New England and approves a 350,000 dollar grant for Bennington flood control construction in Vermont.
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Roaring Branch
Bennington
Army Engineers
Johnson Monday
Public Works and Atomic Energy Commission
New England
Vermont
Hoff backs higher mortgage rate and housing plan
Governor Philip Hoff supports raising the prime mortgage rate from 6 to 7 percent and proposes a state housing authority to build and rent homes for low income and elderly Vermonters. He meets legislators to discuss the plan and notes National Life Insurance may fund urban housing in a state project.
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Hoff
Vermont
National Life Insurance Co
National Life
New York City Increases Traffic Fine Schedule
New York City will raise traffic fines starting December 1. In Manhattan south of 72nd Street green parking tickets rise from 15 to 25 dollars, white meter tickets from 5 to 15, and citywide standard parking tickets from 5 to 15 with 25 dollars for double parking fire hydrant snow street offenses. First offender fines for moving violations rise to 15 dollars.
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New York
New York City
John V. Lindsay
Manhattan
Inside Vermont politics and business letters pages
Columnist Elizabeth Dwyer surveys the political scene on Page 4. A letter to the editor discusses business and taxes on Page 4. A Polygraphic official addresses Vermont printers on Page 6.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Polygraphic
Vermont
No Banner Thursday No Banner Thursday Happy Thanksgiving
No Banner Thursday appears as a brief holiday notice noting Thanksgiving with no further details or events listed. The fragment preserves the local paper vibe by marking the day without promotions or schedules.
Legend of John F Kennedy Four Years After
A critic weighs the Kennedy myth against factual record, arguing the legend grows beyond early foreign policy missteps. The piece notes the peacemaker narrative rests on late Cold War actions and the broader impact on modern economics and technological progress, while acknowledging mixed real achievements. The author, initially skeptical, now credits Kennedy with inspiring a new generation to believe in shaping destiny.
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