Weekend Action Heavy in Viet Weekend Action Heavy in Viet
U S and Allied forces engaged Communist units from the Mekong Delta to the northern border in a weekend of clashes. Officials report 209 enemy dead and 161 captured, with South Vietnamese forces claiming a major victory in An Xuyen and Bac Lieu counters. Marine and Korean units contributed, while U S air power conducted 127 missions against North Vietnam targets.
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Saigon
API
U.S
Mekong
An Xuyen
Bac Lieu
Demilitarized Zone
North Viet Nam
Panhandle
Hanoi
Haiphong
Lost Boy and Puppy Found After 22 Hour Search
In Clemmons New York Washington County a three year old boy named Jeffrey Guitar and his four month old spring er spaniel JoJo were found on a mountaintop near the Vermont border by the boy’s father Glendon and uncle William after a 22 hour search involving about 500 volunteers including State Police National Guard prison guards and bloodhounds. The boy was taken to Glens Falls Hospital in fair to good condition likely to stay several days. The rescue followed footprints in mud and a trek uphill before batteries failed and a second attempt succeeded.
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Clemons
N.Y
Washington County
Jeffrey Guitar
JoJo
Vermont
Glendon
William Guitar
Glens Falls Hospital
Jeffrey
Hoff Still Opposes Sales Tax In Vermont Governor Race
Governor Philip Hoff campaigns against a state sales tax arguing communities would receive more money without tax increases. He contrasts his plan with Republican Richard Snelling’s proposal, while U S Senator Edmund Muskie delivers the keynote.
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Burlington
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Hoff
Snelling
U.S
Edmund S. Muskie
D-Maine
Muskie
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Idaho
Vandals Strike Old Bradford Mill In East Main
Police tracing a Saturday vandalism spree at the East Main Street Bradford mill, found evidence of a youth group. 52 light tubes and 84 window panes were broken, fire extinguishers discharged, ink bottles used as missiles, and reels from the third floor pulled down.
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H.E. Bradford Mill
East Main Street
Joseph A. Wilson Jr
Hagerman
H.E. Bradford
Fillmore St
Wilson
Vermont to recheck primary canvass after tabulation error
Vermont Secretary of State Harry S. Cooley ordered a re-check of the official canvass of the September 13 primary after discovering a tabulation error that flipped LaMoille County results. Rep. H Ward Bedford of Cornwall appeared to lose LaMoille County to John R. Perry when Bedford had led, altering county tallies by 1,877 votes. The miscount affects county results but not the overall state totals.
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Cornwall
Lamoille
Barre
John R. Perry
Bedford
Perry
Officials discuss post election tax hikes to curb inflation
Washington post election tax increase talk centers on funding Viet Nam war costs and inflation. Fowler says general tax rise is possible if pay as you go remains, while Connor backs corporate and personal tax hikes to slow the economy. Ackley cautions on timing, predicts vigor next year unless war ends, and hints at potential tax cuts or more war spending if recession looms.
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Viet Nam
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Commerce
John T. Connor
Congress
Fowler
Issues and Answers
ABC
Connor
Gardner Ackley
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Face the Nation
CBS
Ackley
Johnson Erhard Open Talks On Nuclear Strategy And Money
President Johnson and West German Chancellor Erhard open a two day round of talks in Washington focusing on nuclear strategy NATO and U S troop maintenance in Europe The talks center on the dollar drain from 200000 U S troops in West Germany and potential arms purchases after the current two year agreement expires Erhard to seek a about 50 percent reduction from present annual purchases around 675 million dollars
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UPI
Johnson
Erhard
NATO
U.S
Europe
Texas
White House
West Germany
United States
Trial starts for accused Liuzzo slayer
Hayneville Alabama Eugene Thomas the 42 year old Birmingham steel worker goes on trial today for the murder of Detroit civil rights worker Viola Liuzzo. He is one of three Ku Klux Klan members charged with gunning her down on a highway after the Selma to Montgomery march. He is the second man tried on murder charges in Liuzzo's death.
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Hayneville
Ala
UPI
Eugene Thomas
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Thomas
Detroit
Birmingham
Liuzzo
Party Unity Prevails At Vermont GOP Convention
Vermont Republicans endorsed a Rich ard A. Snelling led platform with strong support for tax reform. Aimed at limiting or avoiding a broad sales tax, the plan calls for higher education funding and tied revenue to reducing property and income taxes if current sources suffice. Delegates approved most planks without objection, emphasizing Snelling's tax reform package and local government relief.
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Legislative Council
Snelling
Shelburne
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Hanoi rejects U.S. peace proposals amid Viet Nam war protests
North Viet Nam denounces U S peace plans as deception and protests U S bombings in the demilitarized zone. Hanoi cites Geneva agreements violations, cites toxic chemical spray, and attacks Goldberg’s UN proposals as a farce in Nhan Dan. The article is signed by Commentator.
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U.S
Tokyo
Viet Nam
Nhan Dan
Peking
Arthur J. Goldberg
United Nations
Goldberg
United States
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
Inside Columnist Opposes Western Stories
columnist Gerald Raftery voices disfavor for Western tales in his Inside column. A separate page reports Williams College receiving a $1.5 million anonymous gift dedicated to the Humanities. Hoosick Falls delegation participates in queen proceedings, detailed on page 6.
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Gerald Raftery
Page 4
Williams College
Hoosick Falls
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Martin Clancy
St. Joachim’s Church
Readsboro
Robert F. Joyce
St. John the Baptist Church
North Bennington
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