Webb Quits NASA Over Fund Shortfalls
James E. Webb will retire as NASA administrator on October 7 citing heavy funding losses amid Vietnam poverty and politics. He warned the Soviet lead may endure as budget cuts shrink programs including solar system exploration and the Apollo effort faces belt-tightening. Webb will stay as a consultant to acting NASA director Thomas Paine while budget reductions tighten U.S. space plans.
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Washington
UPI
Earth
U.S
Cape Kennedy
Webb
Robert C. Seamans
Russia
Yuri Gagarin
Thomas Paine
NASA
Soviet Union
Budget Bureau
Congress
Aiken flags economic subsidies in nuclear pact
Sen. George Aiken contends Article V of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty could grant multi million dollar subsidies to oil and gas producers by sharing peaceful energy tech. He cites Project Gasbuggy in New Mexico and seismic mapping tech as examples. He cautions the pact blends economic policy with the treaty and may affect ratification plans. The debate follows UPI reporting on the stalled Senate Foreign Relations Committee session amid Cold War tensions.
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Washington
UPI
George Aiken
R-Vt
New Mexico
Aiken
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
United Press International
Czechoslovakia
Stafford Edges Kristensen in Vermont write-in race
The Vermont canvassing board declared Republican Rep. Robert Stafford the Democratic write-in nominee for Congress after the official canvass showed Stafford with 569 Democratic write-in votes in the September primary. Opponent John Kristensen received 471 votes and 370 scattered votes were noted. Stafford ran unopposed for the GOP nomination.
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U.S
Robert T Stafford
George Aiken
William Tufts
John J. Daley
William Hunter
Madelyn Davidson
Harry Cooley
Auditor of Accounts
J. Armand Guay
Thomas Whalen
Robert T. Stafford
John Kristensen
Teacher Strike Stalemate Halts New York Schools
In New York a meeting between the head of the striking teachers union and the city schools superintendent ended without progress, delaying any end to a walkout that has idled most of the city’s 900 public schools in its fifth day. Union president Albert Shanker indicated no gains, with demands including reinstatement of 10 teachers and job-security guarantees under a decentralized system.
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New York
UPS
Albert Shanker
United Federation of Teachers
Bernard Donovan
Nixon Holds Lead In Sindlinger Poll On Election Support
A Sindlinger poll shows Nixon with a solid lead over Humphrey, rising to 34.5 percent while Humphrey slides to 24.6 and Wallace holds near 17.8. The survey, conducted Sept 12-15 with 1,866 adults, notes rising number with no opinion and warns Wallace supporters may waver before November.
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New York
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Sindlinger & Co
Nixon
Humphrey
George Wallace
Wallace
Albert E. Sindlinger
Sindlinger
Inside pages preview autos and editor letters noted
On the Inside page highlights vintage autos from yesteryear and a letter to the editor asking how long Vermont will remain beholden to Boston bankers. A top Catholic laity award is noted for a Manchester couple on page six.
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Vermont
Boston Bankers
Manchester
Salazar near death as Portugal’s dictator hospitals on
Premier Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, 79, who has ruled Portugal for 36 years, remained in critical condition after a stroke and coma. Doctors said he showed slight improvement but remained fragile, with a tracheotomy performed to aid breathing while Lisbon awaited further medical bulletins.
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UPI
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Portugal
Salazar
Vasconcelos Marques
Africa
Organization of African Unity
Maddox backs Wallace Daley ticket in GOP tilt
ATLANTA UPI Gov Lester Maddox said he would back George Wallace and Richard Daley for president and would campaign for them, dismissing Hubert Humphrey as out of the picture. The remarks followed Maddox's earlier hesitance to endorse Wallace.
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Wallace-Daley
Atlanta
UPI
Lester Maddox
Richard Daley
Maddox
Wallace
Will
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
The Leonards Move From Somerset to Wilmington
Lawrence Leonard and his wife Lou left Somerset after 37 years, moving to a New England Power Company house near the Deerfield River and Searsburg station. The couple, longtime gate operator and foster parents to about 35 children, reflect on a life shaped by isolation, community, and enduring work with the power company.
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Lawrence
Bucky
Leonard
Lou
Somerset
New England Power Company
Deerfield River
Searsburg
Leonards
Jacksonville
Vermont Highway Department
Bert Leonard
Parson Craft
Peck’s Place
Millers Falls
Mass
Vt. 9
Abe
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Burlington
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South Burlington
House
Richard Thomas
Robert King
James Winter
Republican
Philip H. Hoff
Sindlinger Poll
Yesteryear
By Carlo Wolter
Somerset Reservoir
Deerfield
State Line
Sherman Reservoir
Massachusetts
Bucky’’ Leonard
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