U S Planes Aid In Delta Battle
U S aid included air strikes in the Mekong Delta seven hour battle that began with capture of two women guerrilla scouts. Government spokesman said 137 Viet Cong were killed. Coral Sea aircraft carrier and other fleet planes joined Air Force missions against targets in North Viet Nam. One F105 was shot down. B52 bombers hit troop concentrations.
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Saigon
API
Mekong Delta
Coral Sea
North
Viet Nam
Massive blast at U.S. ammunition depot in South Vietnam
A heavy explosion at a U.S. ammunition dump near Long Binh Saigon sparked a large fire and wounded several Americans. Casualty numbers were not released. Officials considered sabotage or accident as possible causes. The incident occurred as the Viet Cong faced a large government offensive in the delta with air and napalm strikes aiding South Vietnamese troops.
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Long Binh
South Viet Nam
UPS
Saigon
U.S
Bien Hoa
1St Infantry Division
173Rd Airborne Brigade
93Rd Field Evacuation Hospital
Housewives Picket Bennington Supermarkets for Lower Prices
About twenty women and supporters picketed three large markets in Bennington this morning to pressure price cuts on groceries. The action follows a regional movement. milk prices were also discussed with a plan to target Fairdale Farms if costs do not drop.
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First National
Grand Union
A&p
Sullivan
Bennington
Fairdale Farms
Vt. 9
Old Bennington
Marines chief calls Viet Nam demonstrators phonies
Gen Wallace Greene denounces peace demonstrators as hypocrites and phonies at a Burlington news conference. He argues religious people can aid the needy in Viet Nam without bearing arms and criticizes placards and Viet Cong flags. He questions any declared victory while U.S. troops die, speaking at the Lake Champlain Burlington Chamber of Commerce dinner.
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Burlington
UPI
Wallace Greene
U.S. Marine Corps
Greene
Viet Nam
Waterbury
United States
George Aiken
R-Vt
U.S
Lake Champlain- Burlington Chamber of Commerce
Queen City
Red China Explodes Nuclear Missile
Tokyo reports Communist China's blast of a guided missile payload shocking Asia. Peking celebrations hailed Mao. meanwhile nations fear rising Sino Soviet tensions and push for nuclear nonproliferation talks. US officials assess range capability and potential for intercontinental missiles within a decade. India and Japan viewed as likely to seek protection prior to any treaty. Nationalist government on Formosa stresses alarm over the threat.
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Tokyo
China
Asia
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Hiroshima
India
Japan
U.S
Formosa
Formosa Strait
U N action urged as Israel Syria tensions rise
United States and Britain sought UN Security Council help to avert a potential Israel Syria war amid reports Arab saboteurs halted rail service to Tel Aviv Jerusalem and Haifa. Syria blamed by Israel for terrorism, while Damascus accused the United States of preparing for a Lebanon attack and risking another Vietnam in the Middle East.
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United Nations
UPI
United States
Britain
Security Council
Israel
Syria
Soviet Union
Middle East
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Haifa
Jordan
el Fatah
Mohammed Zobi
Radio Damascus
Lebanon
Wilmar machine unveiled by Lauzon firm in Bennington
Bennington based Lauzon Machine and Engineering unveiled the Wilmar, a new production device designed to speed up drilling center location and improve accuracy. Eugene Lauzon demonstrated its capabilities with William E. Lauzon and Richard Gallant, noting it can be operated by any worker and could enter production within six months at an estimated price of 2200 dollars.
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Bennington
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Lauzon
Lauzon Machine Shop
William E. Lauzon
Vermont Bureau of Industrial Research
Norwich University
Jack Wolley
Johnson Greets Thailand Crowds in Bangkok
President Johnson arrived in Bangkok to a throng of hundreds of thousands of Thais. He pledged that America keeps its commitments and pursues peace, praising Thailand as a Southeast Asia treaty ally in a shared effort against communism. King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit hosted a state dinner as Bangkok celebrated the arrival.
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Bangkok
Thailand
UPI
Johnson
America
Gulf of Siam
Pacific
Bhumibol
Sirikit
Palace
Royal Plaza
United States
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Area Site Considered For Atomic Power Plant
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp plans a 750,000 kilowatt boiling water reactor plant at a Hudson River site in upstate New York. A $100 million project aims for completion in late 1971 or early 1972 with General Electric supplying the nuclear steam system and turbo generator. The exact site among several options remains undecided as studies and permit processes proceed.
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Troy
N.Y
Hudson River
Rensselaer County
Washington County
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Syracuse
New York
General Electric Co
Niagara Mohawk
Atomic Energy Commission
Upstate New York
Dunkirk
Buffalo
Oswego
Glenmont
Editorial on housewives boycott and fair play plea
Inside editorials comment on local housewives boycotting area supermarkets and Snelling urging fair play. Columnist Sam Ogden offers a parable about Sen Aiken’s speech in Congress. Old Academy Library re elects trustees in a brief notes page.
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Snelling
Sam Ogden
Sen. Aiken
Congress
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Harmon Road
Bradford Hook and Ladder Rooms
Phonies
Gen. Greene
Alice Reynolds
See Housewives
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Robert S. McNamara
Africa
Cuba
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Russia
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Wilmar
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Manila
Hanoi
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