Civilians Used as Shields by Viet Cong Near Saigon
Viet Cong guerrillas used civilians as human shields to escape a clash with 101st Airborne troopers in the Central Highlands near My Phu. About 10 Communists clutched civilians and fired on advancing forces. two civilians were wounded, no American casualties reported.
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Saigon
Ups
U.S
101St Division
Central Highlands
My Phu
610
Robert McNamara
Viet Nam
Oriskany
Tonkin Gulf
North Viet Nam
Demilitarized Zone
Lewis Walt
Two Americans Win Nobel Prize in Medicine 1966
United Press International reports that Francis Peyton Rous of Rockefeller University New York and Charles B. Huggins of the University of Chicago shared the 1966 Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine for cancer research and hormonal cancer therapies. They will divide the $60,000 prize to be presented December 10 in Stockholm.
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Stockholm
UPI
Francis Peyton Rous
Charles B. Huggins
Rous
Rockefeller University
New York City
Huggins
University of Chicago
Gustaf VI Adolf
Rockefeller Institute
Conrad E. Block
Feodor Lynen
Medical Research Department
Ben May
Chicago
Bengt Gustafsson
Caroline Institute
Andre Swoggin
Jacques Monod
Francois Jacob
Nobel Committee
Interrogation Methods Aired by School Officials
School board representatives in the Bennington South Supervisory Union discussed police interrogation of students in area schools. They urged procedural controls, parent presence, and confidential talking space, noting state police practices differ. The group expected Chief Silver to accept voluntary controls and planned further talks with state and local officials. They also reviewed moonlighting policies for teachers, contrasting local boards with district standpoints.
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Bennington
Silver
BSSU
Atty, Clark
Mt. Anthony Union
Bennington School Board
Bennington Graded School Board
Two Former GIs Held In Jail by Russians
Two American ex-GIs Buel Wortham of North Little Rock Arkansas and Craddock Gilmour of Montclair New Jersey are jailed in Leningrad on suspicion of aggravated theft. A bronze bear statue from the Europa Hotel allegedly found in their luggage after customs check led to charges. Embassy officials sought consular access as the men, both discharged lieutenants, face up to six years in prison.
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Moscow
UPI
U.S
Leningrad
Buel Wortham
Skyline Drive
North
Little Rock
Ark
Craddock Gilmour
Montclair
N.J
Gilmour
Second Ave
Salt Lake City
Utah
Soviet Union
U.S. Army
Germany
Europa Hotel
Europa
Soviet protest note to Israel escalates Middle East dispute
The Soviet Union delivered a formal protest to Prime Minister Levi Eshkol accusing Israel of plots to overthrow the Syria-backed regime. The note, shared during a meeting with Soviet Ambassador Dmitri Chuvakhin, followed Israel’s plan to bring the border crisis to the U.N. Security Council amid border tensions with Jordan and Syria. Jordan and Israel exchanged fire after an Israeli patrol reportedly crossed into Jordanian territory, with casualties reported on both sides.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Soviet Union
Levi Eshkol
Israel
Syria
Eshkol
Dmitri Chuvakhin
U.N. Security Council
Russia
Jordan
Merchandising Problems The Sweepstakes Boom or Bust
Durham NH executive director Edward J Powers says to widen access for the New Hampshire Sweepstakes Commission through hotels resorts state parks and mail sales but current federal law bars mail sales and state law restricts outlets to liquor stores two racetracks and toll plazas. Revenue fell to 1.85 million this year from 2.48 million in 1965 and 2.76 million in 1964. Powers notes publicity limits and a 700000 IRS refund as factors and cites ticket totals of 1,287,000 this year versus 1,300,000 last year with 1964 at 1,900,000. He mentions a pending Congress bill to allow advertising and mail sales.
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Edward J. Powers
New Hampshire Sweepstakes Commission
Powers
New Hampshire
New England
University of New Hampshire
FBI
Boston
Richard Nixon
Internal Revenue Service
Inside Manchester school evalua tion team named
A brief item notes the Inside Manchester school evaluation team being named, with emphasis on the assignment and its goals. The report highlights the educational context and key participants involved in the selection process.
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Manchester
Hoff outlines Vermont's rapid growth and fiscal strength
Gov. Philip Hoff told the Annual Conference of the Associated Industries of Vermont that the state's economy has surged over four years, creating a $4.5 million surplus and higher services without new taxes. He cited rising personal and per capita incomes, employment, and wages, noting Vermont’s growth outpaces the national rate while balancing a $132 million general fund projection.
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Woodstock
UPI
Philip H. Hoff
Associated Industries of Vermont
AIV
Vermont
Hoff
America
Former Resident Dies High Legion Official
Clarence W. Bird 60 of Chevy Chase Maryland died of a heart attack at Indianapolis during the American Legion National Executive Committee meetings He directed the National Economics Division since 1954 and had long service in Legion veteran affairs He contributed to GI loans home finance and veteran job programs and was an adviser to federal agencies including the FHA and Labor Department Heres the main arc of a veteran affairs leader who influenced policy through multiple agencies and Legion divisions
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Washington, D.C
Clarence W. Bird
Dorset Ave
Chevy Chase
National Economic Commission of the American Legion
National Executive Committee
Indianapolis
Bird
National Economics
American Legion
American Legion Department of Vermont
National Field Service
Legion National Rehabilitation Commission
New England
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Veterans Administration
Legion Boys
Norman P. Mason
Federal Housing Administration
Mason
National Economic Division
James P. Mitchell
Secretary of Labor
Federal Advisory Council
Bureau of Employment Security
Department of Labor
Schenectady GE Lays Off 1 000 Workers Over 2 Days
In Schenectady New York General Electric laid off about 950 more workers in the stem turbine generator department after a crane operator strike and work stoppages by 375 employees. Union officials warned of a broader local strike Monday if no new local agreement is reached, even if national talks in Washington are settled by then.
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Schenectady
N.Y
General Electric
Washington
Laos Premier Offers Help in Settling Viet War
Laotian Premier Souvanna Phouma told reporters in Washington that Laos, while neutral, could aid in solving the Viet Nam war. He met with President Johnson and Secretary of State Rusk, saying Laos could help via its contacts with China and North Viet Nam but that war must end at the negotiating table.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Kingdom of Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Johnson
New York
Dean Rusk
Souvanna
Rusk
Laos
China
North Viet Nam
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Shaftsbury
Hagerman
American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists
United Nations
Royal Society of Medicine
London
Greater Bennington School Board
Moon
Harlan Moen
N.H. Sweepstakes Commission
Durham, N.H
Sweeptstakes Commission
Congress
Commission
Grandma Moses
Dorset Rug Hooker
High Legion
Foundation
John F. Kennedy
Schenectady GE
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