Goldberg disputes Johnson claim on U.N. ambassadorship
Former Supreme Court Justice Arthur J. Goldberg said Lyndon B. Johnson’s account in his book is self-serving and biased. He denied initiating the move to leave the bench and asserted Johnson urged him to accept the U.N. ambassador role, while he favored de-escalation of the Vietnam War.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
Lyndon B. Johnson
Goldberg
U.N
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Adlai E. Stevenson
United Nations
Berg
John Kenneth Galbraith
HEW
Labor
Kennedy
Illinois
Stevenson
Jack Valenti
Abe Fortas
Lack of Number Hurts Organized Crime in N E
federal official says crime syndicates lose access to the daily three digit number after Boston papers dropped it Oct 18. Edward Harrington warns printers, cites 20 to 40 percent drop and notes other papers stopped years ago. He urges public help to prevent racketeers pressuring publishers to resume printing the number.
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Boston
UPI
New England
Edward F. Harrington
Justice Department
Boston Record American
Underworld
Harrington
Commonwealth
Inauguration tensions rise in Saigon amid protests
Antigovernment demonstrators firebomb an American jeep and two cars as Saigon police conduct pre inauguration door to door checks. Across Vietnam, Communist attacks mount near Krek Tay Ninh and Kontum, with casualties and an American Birddog shot down.
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UPI
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Krek
Tay Ninh
Highlands
Kontum
U.S
Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
Ellsworth C. Bunker
Thanh Duc
Kontum City
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Welfare cutoff upheld in Vermont case
Vermont Social Welfare Board affirmed a department decision to cut off benefits for a recipient who remarried. The board ruled a social worker’s failure to spell out the 1971 law’s provisions did not invalidate the action, noting the petitioner knew the law and suffered no ill effects.
Federal grand jury probes Merrimack River pollution
The first testimony on Merrimack River pollution was presented to a federal grand jury in Boston. Assistant U.S. Attorney Fred Kellogg said the presentation will likely last long and noted five volunteer law students aiding the U.S. attorney’s office, the EPA, and state and local agencies. Indictments under the Refuse Act of 1899 are being pursued against firms tied to discharges, with consideration given to entities that have started cleanup, and potential polluters in New Hampshire are being reviewed as well.
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Boston
UPI
Merrimack River
U.S
Fred Kellogg
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Kellogg
David Brock
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Yorty Gains Support in New Hampshire
Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty appears to win the backing of more than 50 New Hampshire Democratic leaders as a potential bid for the Democratic presidential nomination emerges. Bedford state chairman Robert D. Philbrick said the response has been tremendous and that many more leaders may join after November elections. Publisher William Loeb endorsed Yorty without reservation. Meanwhile in the Canary Islands, Cifra reports a volcanic eruption sending hundreds fleeing as the crater belched smoke and flames prompting evacuations.
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Bedford
N.H
UPI
Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
New Hampshire
Robert D. Philbrick
Philbrick
William Loeb
The
Manchester Union Leader
Yorty
Three Vermont suspects face charges in separate cases
In St Johnsbury Lawrence P Allard 29 of North Hyde Park is jailed on three charges including careless driving with death and leaving the scene after a fatal hit and run that killed Anita Cleary 22 as she walked Route 100. Bail set at 5700. In Castleton three Addison County men Wiggins 18 Reginbald 20 Gibeault 21 plead innocent to armed robbery after a nighttime store holdup and chase. They are held for 10000 bail. In Montpelier a state transport statistician says 120 people have died on roads this year with a possible record 152 deaths in 1965.
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ST. Johnsbury
UPI
Lawrence P. Allard
North Hyde Park
Carl Gregg
Allard
Anita Cleary
Rutland
Addison County
Castleton
Kenneth Wiggins
Gordon Reginbald
Shoreham
Joseph Gibeault
Middlebury
Rutland District
Rutland County
Reginbald
Cattle dealer to comply with federal rule in Middlebury
UPI reports the U S Agriculture Department will issue a news release stating East Middlebury cattle dealer Edmund Wisnowski now complies with the Stockyard and Packers Act. Attorney Peter Langrock said initial bookkeeping charges were found later to be unfounded after records were rechecked.
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Middlebury
UPI
U.S. Agriculture Department
East Middlebury
Department
Edmund Wisnowski
Peter Langrock
Wisnowski
Langrock
Prison escape at Schenectady County Jail sparks grand jury probe
Two juveniles and a young man escaped Schenectady County Jail by forcing a fourth floor trap door then lowering to ground with improvised ropes. Officials question delays in notification and possible guard involvement as grand jury reviews the case. In Kingston, troopers stop a driver for violations and find nearly $100,000 in decayed cash in a car box. Police cite torn bills, check serials, and charge Michael Cahill with criminal possession of a switchblade and bail set at 2500.
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Schenectady
Schenectady County
Sheriff's Department
Jack W. Greenhall
Niskayuna
Leonard A. Chase
Kingston
UPI
New York
Michael F. Cahill
Cahill
Berkshire suits shrink as Aiken drops case in Lake Lee breach
Clark Aiken Co withdraws a 5 million action against Berkshire Engineering over the Lake Lee dam flood, citing that the Barrington firm contributed insignificantly. Five other 5 million suits await action along with 100 thousand claims by bereaved families and the Turnpike Authority. In Pittsfield a local clothier, the 1888 Shop, reports 60 to 70 thousand dollars of merchandise stolen over Veterans Day weekend, including more than 240 suits, with no forced entry suspected. Detectives also probe a separate theft of 1,400 dollars from Burger Chef, with 1,290 in bills and 111 in change missing.
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Pittsfield — Clark Aiken Co
Lee
Lake Lee
Berkshire Engineering Inc
Great Barrington
Frederick M. Myers Jr
Barrington
Turnpike Authority
Pittsfield
Bank Row
Burger Chef
Codman Co to Build Enclosed Mall in North Adams
Codman Co Inc of Boston plans a single development for nearly all of North Adams urban renewal land. President Jay R Schocher said a civil engineer will begin work today to study the project and return a tentative proposal. Plans call for an enclosed mall with specialty shops service centers cinemas and at least one prestige restaurant.
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Codman Co. Inc
Boston
Jay R. Schocher
Codman
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