U S Launches Surveyor 2
The United States sent Surveyor 2, a 2204-pound lunar lander, atop an Atlas Centaur rocket from Cape Kennedy. It aims for Sinus Medii, delivering thousands of lunar photos to guide Apollo site selection and may test a small hop maneuver after landing.
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U S Forces squeeze North Viet division near DMZ coast
U S troops press the 324B Division of about 7000 men into a 10 mile DMZ arc near the coast. Marine units seize An Dinh, with air strikes and artillery backing, killing 53 NVA. Westward Marines report 15 dead on a Red Mountain assault nicknamed The Rock Pile. Air operations total 116 missions plus B52 raids fueling the push toward the panhandle supply route. Government forces also report 28 Viet Cong killed or captured 75 miles southwest of Saigon.
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United Nations Opens 711st General Assembly
The United Nations opens its 21st General Assembly with Thant staying on through completion. The session chair will be Amintore Fanfani, and Abdul Rahman Pazhwak is set to be elected president. Guyana joins the UN as delegates convene amid debates on racial issues, disarmament, and whether Communists should be admitted.
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Afghanistan
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Asia
Red China charges plot to overthrow Mao regime
Peking authorities accuse a group of CCP officials and intellectuals of planning a coup to restore capitalism under Mao Tse-tung. Peking Radio cites Red Flag warnings that bourgeois elements and power-holders scheme to oppose Mao and Lin Piao. Editorials urge troops to study Mao writings and rectify mistakes, while Hong Kong sources say military dissent persists amid Red Guard purges.
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China Air Violation Admitted
The United States admitted that its warplanes may have entered Chinese airspace on September 9 and 17 during engagements with MIG fighters but denied attacking a Chinese village. State Department spokesman McCloskey said any intrusions were inadvertent during air battles over North Vietnam.
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Viet Nam
King Rejects Black Power Slogan In Mississippi Demonstration
Dr Martin Luther King Jr led about 180 Negro students in a march in Grenada Mississippi denouncing the Watts slogan Burn Baby Burn and urging Learn Baby Learn and Build Baby Build He discussed possible court action to admit 40 students turned away from all white schools amid troop guarded grounds and limited attendance by students and parents
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Welfare Law Changes Approved In Vermont
Vermont's Legislative Council committee approved sweeping welfare law changes on Monday. The plan consolidates all welfare at the state level to reduce duplication, cut paperwork, and ensure equal treatment while aiming to boost benefits for medically indigent families and dependents. It also seeks access to federal surplus commodities through the state Social Welfare Department and will be sent to the 1967 General Assembly for action.
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Death of Valerie Percy Prompting Police Search for Intruder
Chicago police and investigators pursue clues in the stabbing death of 21 year old Valerie Percy, daughter of Charles H. Percy, with no real suspect yet. Private funeral services planned as authorities question hundreds of acquaintances and expand interviews.
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UPI
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Kenilworth
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Charles Percy
GOP
China blocks North Viet talks on Vietnam peace plan
Paris reports say Communist China vetoes peace talks between Hanoi and Washington. Hanoi seeks a fixed U.S. withdrawal date for talks, while Peking opposes any conference. De Gaulle cites Hanoi's willingness to meet if a date is set, but China remains firm. Relations between Hanoi and Beijing are strained.
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Pham van Dong
Red China denounces Pope Paul VI as reactionary mouthpiece
In a Red Flag editorial, China denounces Pope Paul VI for criticizing Red Guard attacks on Catholic nuns. The piece extols Maoist zealots as the revolutionary shock force and predicts ultimate destruction for class enemies at home and abroad. It frames the Pope’s remarks as alarm from imperialists and revisionists.
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New York Plans Safety Car Initiative With 15 Prototype
Albany New York State will fund a prototype safety automobile design. Gov Nelson Rockefeller announced at a Albany news conference that Republic Aviation will provide a feasibility study and safety features including swinging bumpers padding and harnesses. The project aims to halve fatalities in various crash scenarios though costs are set around 300000 dollars.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Republic Aviation Division
Fairchild Hiller Corp
Inside column and volunteers feature pages 4 5 6 notes
On the Inside columnist Carlo Walter comments on visits by Jack Frost on page 4. Peace Corps volunteers return from a tour in Liberia on page 5. Shaftsbury company hosts a family day on page 6.
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Jack Frost
Peace Corps
Liberia
Shaftsbury Company
Rutland Riverside Reformatory slated for June closing
Vermont Institutions Commissioner John Woodhull will ask the 1967 General Assembly to close the Riverside Women's Reformatory in Rutland by June 30. The 88 year old facility costs more than 160000 annually and houses three women. He favors transferring residents to Framingham Massachusetts or using the Rutland facility as a residential treatment center for youthful offenders, aiming to open the center in July.
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Mass
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Maine
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