U. S. air war in Viet Nam judged far from success
An AP analysis assesses nearly ten months of bombing against North Viet Nam. While aiming to cut enemy flow south and pressure Hanoi, officials say gains are limited as North Viet Nam strengthens and adapts. Bridges and depots show partial disruption. broader aims remain contested amid risks of broader conflict.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
U.S
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Lever
Robert S. McNamara
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Haiphong
Red
Ttan
Red China
Bath Iron Works Signs Pact for Three Merchant Ships
The Bath Iron Works won a $38.79 million contract to build three C4 merchant ships for Isbrandtsen Lines, reviving shipbuilding at Bath, Maine since 1942. The project, valued at $12.93 million per ship, is expected to create about 2,700 local jobs, with work to be done at the yard and in related industries.
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Bath
Maine
Maritime Subsidy Board
Isbrandtsen
Congress
Johnson
Bath Iron Works
Non-Aggression Pact Proposed To Panel
The White House conference committee on Arms Control and Disarmament proposed a non aggression pact between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. It urged that China be included in future international security systems and noted the long run could be very long. The panel urged mutual consent to change Berlin and central Europe without force.
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Warsaw Treaty Organization
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United Nations
Space Panel
United States
U.N
Jerome B. Wiesner
Massachusetts Institute For Technology
Europe
Berlin
Britain to send token force to Rhodesia frontier
London sources say Prime Minister Harold Wilson will announce a limited British military presence on Zambia’s frontier to safeguard the Kariba dam after saboteurs damaged power lines. RAF reconnaissance planes and technicians are reported en route with conditions restricting the mission to Zambian territory under British control.
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London
Harold Wilson
Britain
Rhodesia
Wilson
Kenneth Kaunda
Nambia
Kariba
Zambia
House of Commons
Royal Air Force
Lusaka
Viet Cong Resumes Attack Amid McNamara Tour Sees U.S. Build Up
In Saigon a Viet Cong battalion overwhelmed government militiamen near An Khe as McNamara toured the war zone. The carrier Enterprise joined the 7th Fleet for combat missions while air strikes hit targets in North and South Viet Nam. A forced retreat followed a major rubber plantation battle with high casualties on both sides. Two American soldiers released from Viet Cong captivity said they would return to the United States.
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South Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
McNamara
Guam
North Viet Nam
Enterprise
Philippines
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Viet Nam
Bainbridge
An Khe
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Mang River
Phong Dinh
North
South
Binh Duong
Jth
Platation
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
United States
Claude E. McClure
Chattanooga
Tenn
Special Hoop Section Preview of area teams
A special eight page section in today’s Journal previews local schoolboy and college basketball. It covers team prospects schedules and other information on the area court scene for fans.
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Today
Saco Officials Face Election Dilemma
Saco officials face a referendum dilemma over a sewer ordinance after a petition gathered 121 signatures with a 200 needed for referendum. Absentee ballots are available but may be held until petition outcome. Election is set for December 13 and ballots must be in by 8 p.m. on election day.
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Saco
Robert J. Fenderson
Ronald Ayotte
Saco Protective Taxpayers Association
Fenderson
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