McNamara warns China may have nuke stockpile by 1975
Paris AP defense secretary Robert McNamara told NATO ministers that Red China could possess a small stockpile of nuclear weapons within two years and may deploy intercontinental ballistic missiles by 1975. He urged Europe to plan to meet this threat within five years while affirming U.S. resolve to defend Western Europe and keep commitments in NATO without redeploying major units from Europe to Vietnam. He warned of bases for guerrilla warfare in Asia, Africa and Latin America if China advances. France challenged NATO nuclear-sharing plans, seeking limits on multilateral discussion and a permanent voice for West Germany in nuclear strategy.
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Paris
Robert
McNamara
China
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Alliance
San Francisco
Berlin
NATO
Red China
United States
Western Europe
Europe
Southeast Asia
France
West Germany
Maurice Couve de Murville
Gerard Schroeder
Alliancee
MLF
Gemini Flight Capsule Scoreboard Report
Capsule scoreboard notes Gemini 7 rendezvous at 2 26 pm EST with Walter Schirra 42 and Thomas Stafford 35. Flight scheduled for 46 orbits about 46 minutes, endurance mission. Also covers Gemini 6 rendezvous with Frank Borman and James Lovell 37 each after 11 days in space headed for 4 days.
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Orbita
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Sched
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Gemini 6 Tries Rendezvous With Gemini 7 in Space Chase
Gemini 6 astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford shift their craft in pursuit of Gemini 7, launched earlier with Frank Borman and James Lovell. Titan 2 lifting from Cape Kennedy established an ideal orbit as crews prepare for a four orbit rendezvous and a 105000 mile pursuit.
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Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Gemini
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Gemini 6
Schirra
Stafford
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Borman
Lovell
Cape
Jets Hit Plant Close to Haiphong
SAIGON U S Air Force Thunderchief jets bombed an industrial complex near Haiphong 14 miles from Hanoi firing 12 tons of bombs on a thermal power plant. Clouds smoke hindered damage assessment while anti aircraft fire came from defenses. A Thunderchief was shot down and rescued.
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Saigon
Flu
Haiphong
Hanoi
Air
Johnson
Viet Nam
Defense
Robert 5. McNamara
U.S
Phuoc Valley
Viet Nam War Losses Hit Second Highest Level
US forces suffered their second highest combat losses last week with 91 Americans killed 346 wounded and seven missing. Viet Cong casualties were large as 1 084 killed and 348 captured. South Vietnamese losses included 310 killed 590 wounded and 373 missing in the Michelin rubber plantation battle north of Saigon.
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South Viet Nam
Saigon
U.S
Quang Ngai
UPS
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Michelin
New England Seeks State Police Staff College
A New England subcommittee of the New England Police Administrators Conference plans a Washington meeting with Justice Department reps to seek a 107000 demonstration grant for a region-wide state police staff and command college. The plan calls for 270000 overall from six states, with federal matching support to create the first regional advance training school for police officers.
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Boston
New England
New England Police Administrators
Washington
Department of Justice
Maine
Robert Marx
City Council Picks Petricca Site For New High School
City Council selects the Petricca property on Valentine Road for Pittsfield’s second high school by a 9 to 2 vote ending a 144 year fight over the site. Officials expect eminent domain action next session and funds as needed though the price is estimated between 97 500 and 117 500. Mayor Del Gallo praised the decision while Basil Petricca and opponents caution on sale terms and alternative parcels.
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Petricca
Pittsfield
Valentine Road
Pittsfield High
Edward L. Dobbins
Remo del Gallo
del Gallo
Arthur C. Johnson
Dobbins
Roy F. Brown
Donald G. Butler
George A. Purnell Jr
John H. Rice
James A. Richmany
Joseph $. Scelsi
Wiliam A. Bunt
Alfred
Bradley
Ernest G. St. Peter
Raymond F. Crow
Crane Avenue
St. Peter
No Force in Rhodesia Wilson Off for U S Vowing Viet Support
Prime Minister Harold Wilson flew to the United States pledging support for American Viet Nam policy and stating Britain would not use force to quell the Rhodesian rebellion. He planned to meet President Johnson as Guinea severed relations with Britain under OAU pressure and Rhodesia faced international scrutiny.
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United States
Viet Nam
Americ
NATO
London
Vpt
Harold Wilson
Africa
Britain
Wilson
Johnson
U. S
Pickup
United Nations
Organization of African Unity
OAU
Five Day Forecast Says Mild Start With Snow Friday
The forecast projects temperatures averaging near 25 through Monday. Snow or rain is expected Friday, with colder conditions and snow flurries likely for most of the weekend.
Christmas Card Surprise From Berkshire Extension Office
Paper Jewels replace ward decorations as Berkshire County Extension Service economizes due to a missing county Widget. Clerks print a poem on 145 brown paper towels, add two colored stickers, and mail them to 4-H leaders and actors the Extension Service works with, using stamps purchased themselves.
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Berkshire County Extension Service
Pittsfield Federal Building
4-H
Ators
Gemini 6 and 7 Prepare Close Rendezvous Above Pacific
Spacecraft Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 aim for a near one hundred foot separation at 17 500 miles per hour and 185 miles up over the Mariana Islands as Titan launches Gemini 6 climbs and Mission Control signals go for rendezvous.
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Ing
Mariana Islands
Western Pacific
Titan
Hight
Christopher Kraft
Schirra
Stafford
Kraft
Borman
Kennedy Backs Viet Nam Vote Acceptance at Williams College
Senator Edward M Kennedy told a Williams College audience he would abide by the results of a Viet Nam election. He contrasted this stance with his earlier support for the Johnson administration policy and faced opposition from students and faculty amid ongoing debates on U S Southeast Asia policy.
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Kennedy
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
Williams College
Viet Nam
Johnson
Pittsfield High School
Berkshire Community College
Association For Business and Commerce
North Adams State College
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