Agnew Visit Triggers Protests in Canberra Australia
About 100 antiwar demonstrators heckled U S Vice President Spiro Agnew as he laid a wreath at Australia's war Memorial. Five protesters were arrested and banners mocked the visit with North Vietnamese flags and hostile slogans. A second protest formed near the hotel and Prime Minister John Gorton’s residence drew counter demonstrations.
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Canberra
Australia
U.S
Spiro T. Agnew
War Memorial
Agnew
My Lai
John Garton
Sydney
Melbourne
Adelaide
Parliament House
John Gorton
Bali
New Zealand
Asia
Pacific
Dental Society Campaigns For Water Fluoridation
Massachusetts Dental Society commits 60000 for educational work and a three year bid to win public support for fluoridating public water supplies. President Dr Walter C Guralnick said house of delegates voted 20000 annually for three years to back this public health measure aimed at reducing dental caries in youngsters.
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Boston
Massachusetts Dental Society
Walter C. Guralnick
House of Delegates
Massachusetts
Gurainick
Massachuetts Department of Public Health
Merck, Sharpe and Dahme
George Waterman
Department
New England
U S. Reports Enemy Boosts Laos Defense
AP dispatch reports North Vietnamese antiaircraft defenses in Laos expanding to guard infiltration routes and a rapid Mekong Delta buildup. Three light observation helicopters were shot down, 13 Americans killed, 17 wounded. Vietnamese truck traffic along the Ho Chi Minh Trail surged, with 12,000 to 15,000 sightings last month. Officials warn of possible further actions, relying on rockets mortars and sapper attacks to limit American casualties.
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Saigon
Laos
Mekong
South Vietnam
U.S
da Nang
Hartier
Ho Chit Minh Trail
Delta
Israel Attacks Egyptian Bases Near Cairo and Suez
Israeli jets bombed the Tel el Kabir administrative base near Ismailia and the Khanka air base in the Nile Delta, plus positions at both ends of the Suez Canal. The raid faced antiaircraft fire but no Egyptian aircraft retaliation. all planes returned safely. The report covers regional air strikes, Lebanese political moves, and Soviet reactions to U.S. Middle East proposals.
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Tel Aviv
Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal
Tel el Kabir
Ismailia
Khanka
Nile Delta
Lebanon
Charles Helon
Rashid Karami
Karami
Lebanon-Israel
Veterans groups oppose defense of veterans' preference reform
Massachusetts lawmakers face organized opposition from American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans as Rep. William Hogan pushes a bill to limit veterans’ preference in state Civil Service. Hogan seeks up to four years of credit toward retirement and specific job classes for disabled veterans, but critics warn of broader changes harming veterans.
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Boston
Massachusetts
William F. Hogan
Everett
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Hogan
Vietnam
New Jersey
VFW
Thomas W. McGee
D-Lynn
Massachusetts House
Nancy B. Beecher
Concord
Massachusetts Civil Service Commission
Francis W. Sargent
League of Women Voters
Beecher
Civil Service Division
Indicted aides Sweig and Voloshen face long prison terms
The article details Sweig and Voloshen facing charges of conspiracy fraud and perjury tied to efforts to influence federal prisons and SEC approval. It notes Sweig’s 24 year service to McCormack, possible indictments and ongoing suspensions, and Morgenthau’s replacement. Potential penalties reach up to 52 years for Sweig and 25 years for Voloshen plus fines.
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Sweig
Bureau of Prisons
Edward Gilbert
U.S. Department of Justice
Salvatore Granello
Danbury
Granello
Voloshen
Joseph Israel Maizlish
Ralph W. Brienza
Brand Jury
Maryland
New York
Washington
McCormack
Morgenthau
Nixon
Seymour
Securities and Exchange Commission
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Legion of Valor
Civil Service Chairman
Robert H. Quinn
Wayne Budd
Peabody
Attorney General’s Office
Budd
Wayne State University
Detroit
Boston Police Department
Corporation Counsel
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Babson Institute
Springfield
First Agricultural National Bank
Pittsfield
Call Insurance Agency, Inc
McCormick & Toole Insurance Agency, Inc
Read-Shaw Insurance Agency
Reynolds, Barnes, & Hebb, Inc
Stevenson & Company, Inc
Henry Traver Insurance Agency, Inc
Fred H. Purches Insurance Agency, Inc
Lenox, E. Caligari & Sons, Inc
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Kempton Insurance Agency, Inc
First Agricultural Office
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North Street
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