Soviets Reject U.S. Proposal at United Nations
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko rejected the U.S. three point Viet Nam peace plan as a bid to defend aggression and urged negotiations on the four point Soviet blueprint. He accused Washington of pursuing escalation and cited Laos Cambodia the Dominican Republic and Cuba as theaters of aggression while Canada urged a political settlement and UN involvement. See SOVIETS REJECT Page 14, Col. 3.
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Tito Mihajlov Mihajlov Defamed Tito Regime in Zadar Trial
Yugoslav author Mihajlo Mihajlov was sentenced to one year in prison by a Zadar district court for defaming the Communist regime. He was stripped of publishing and speaking rights, with confiscation of $160 foreign earnings. he was acquitted on a second charge related to the Moscow Summer 1964 article. He plans to appeal to the Croatian Supreme Court.
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Mussolini
Vermont Posts Record General Fund Surplus of 1966
Gov. Philip H. Hoff reports Vermont's General Fund surplus for fiscal 1966 at 4.58 million, the highest since 1952, with on hand cash of 3.87 million and an unappropriated 155,668. He cites expanding revenues and plans to use 3.8 million to expand vocational education and fund a regional airport project in St Johnsbury and St Albans. The report notes personal income near 526 million for first half of 1966 and projected to exceed 1 billion by year end.
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GOP Platform Attacks Democrats Over Inflation in Vermont
In Montpelier the GOP platform blames the Democratic administration for spurring inflation and tax burdens, criticizes education and state services, and urges reforms. It includes tax reform ideas, education funding, and civil rights goals, with emphasis on work laws and fiscal accountability. The document also highlights proposed scholarships, judicial reform, and a future platform to be finalized by delegates.
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Bayonet May Be Clue In Percy Murder
An Army bayonet found near the Percys home is explored as a possible murder weapon in Valerie Percys stabbing death. Coast Guard divers recovered the 14 inch blade from Lake Michigan while investigators also consider multiple weapons and other burglary tools.
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Charles Percy
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Robert M. Daley
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Inside Columnist Cites Burr and Burton’s Passing
An Inside Columnist Sam Ogden reflects on Burr and Burton’s death agony in a pointed Page 4 editorial. A separate page 4 piece praises a strong GBA program while a Manchester sister resigns from his post on Page 6.
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U S Resumes Raids On North Viet Nam
U S forces strike targets in North Viet Nam with B52 bombers for a third time this week. North of the DMZ, near Mig Alley, and around Thanh Hoa, U S and South Vietnamese units clash with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces. Seven American soldiers die and fourteen are wounded in a minefield incident near Phuc Vinh.
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President Signs New Wage Bill Raises Minimum Wage
President Johnson signed a law boosting the federal minimum wage from 1.25 to 1.60 by February 1, 1968, expanding coverage to 8.1 million workers. The measure, a centerpiece of labor gains in a two-year fight in Congress, also sets a 1.00 floor for 1967 for new workers and outlines 15 cent yearly steps to 1.60 for millions in retail, service, and other sectors.
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Report Criticizes Diefenbaker in Security Scandal
OTTAWA UPS reports former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker mishandled the Gerda Munsinger affair in 1960. Supreme Court Justice Wishart F. Spence says Sevigny’s ties posed security risks and faulted Diefenbaker for inaction and cabinet consultation failures while exonerating Lester B. Pearson and Lucien Gardin.
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Gerda Munsinger
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Diefenbaker
Blood donors surge for critically injured Boston youth
Albany Medical Center announced 229 volunteers answered an urgent appeal for blood to help a 19-year-old Boston area youth seriously injured in a Northway crash. The patient, unnamed by hospital, has endured multiple fractures and severe internal injuries and has been hemorrhaging, receiving over sixty pints of blood in recent days.
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