New England Doctors Swap Ideas Via Teleconference
Eleven participants at Sweetser Home in Saco joined a portable Bell device linking voices from nine New England medical institutions. Dr. Nicolas Fish led the круглост conversations as experts from Tufts Medical School and others discussed mental retardation and community health, noting 5,000,000 individuals with retardation worldwide and the need for broader social responsibility.
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Peg Hendrick
Sweetser
Saco
New England
Nicolas Fish
Harold Demone
United Community Services
Massachusetts
Donald M
Bramwell
New
This Week
Sub- Hampshire
Burton Blatt
Tufts Medical School
Ing
Tal Health
Ver- Speaker
The Oldest Guard Still Loyal to Country in Vietnam Era
Washington report on Spanish American War veterans aged 83 to 98, led by adju tant general James H. McElroy, defending loyalty to country and the draft while seeking pensions and medical benefits. He condemns anti-draft groups and stresses patriotism among 9,000 living veterans.
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Washington
Vietnam
James H. McElroy
The
United Span
Congress
McElroy
Spain
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Guam
Philippines
United States
Frederick Fraske
Chica
Communists Launch Fresh Attacks On Vietnamese Cities
In Saigon the fighting eased while Communist offensives pressed in Hue and eight other cities. Westmoreland warned of a northward major assault as U.S. and allied forces cope with heavy artillery along the northern frontier and ongoing sieges including Hue.
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Saigon
Hue
Com Mon
South Vietnam
U.S
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Labor Won't Push for Lower Wages in 1968 Plans
New York and Washington union leaders reject President Johnson advisers call to cap wage increases at 5 percent. AFL-CIO officials oppose government wage controls without broader measures while unionists cite rising living costs and ongoing price and profit pressures.
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New York
Johnson
Council of Economic Advisers
Labor
Morris Iushewitz
Iushewitz
New York City Central Labor Council
Washington
Afl-Cio
Joseph Germano
United Steel Workers
Chicago
Pat Gorman
Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butcher Workmen of America
International Longshoremens Association
John Bowers
Polite NH Presidential Campaign Sets Tone for GOP Race
New Hampshire Republicans George Romney and Richard Nixon maintain a courteous clash with no direct attacks. Romney proposes debates to clarify issues while Nixon declines, and both avoid naming opponents, mirroring a restrained campaign style in contrast to 1964.
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Washington
New Hampshire
George Romney
Rhed M. Nixon
Nixon
Romney
Littletown
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Republican Party
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Michigan
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Defense Blocks Evidence On Cause Of Mrs Brochu Death
In the Ar mand Brochu murder trial a defense objection blocked state testimony about tests on Monique Brochu after her Nov 21 1966 admission to Maine Medical Center. Doctors differed on whether methyl alcohol poisoning caused her death with autopsy and hospital tests confirming poisoning, while one pathologist cited acidosis of multiple origins.
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Bill Houston
Alfred
Monique Brochu
Biddeford
Anthony Betts
Portland
Charles Smith
Saco
Betts
Austin
Robinson L. Bidwell
Falmouth
MMC
Brochu
Andre Fortier
Granite St
Bid
World War II era Vietnam crisis and embassy siege
North Vietnamese guerrilla attacks on Saigon and provincial towns trigger a large U.S. response. Brig. Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan executes a Viet Cong prisoner in Saigon street as Marines and paratroopers lift the embassy siege. McNamara warns of a major North Vietnamese push, with heavy casualties and rising insecurity across South Vietnam.
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Associated Press
George Jacobson
U.S
Ron Fleming
Harvard
Saigon
Nguyen Ngoc Loan
South Vietnam
Maieum
Nours Veiure
Hue
Dalat
Phu Cuong
My Tho
Moc Hoa
Baria
Vinh Long
South Vietnamese
Robert S. McNamara
North Vietnam
South
Pentagon
Senate Armed Services Committee
McNamara
Soviet Union
United States
Nguyen Hue
Tet
Viet Cong Uses Old Tricks To Infiltrate Saigon
AP analysis details how Viet Cong infiltration relied on deception and long preparation. Commandos rode into Saigon under flower trucks and blended with residents during Tet, leveraging underground networks and prewar planning to sustain the four day assault.
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Saigon
South
Vietnam
Associated Press
U.S
Troy
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