McNamara says Haiphong bombing would not shorten war
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara testifies that bombing Haiphong would not end the Vietnam war. He notes Hanoi would shift supplies via other routes, and cites Soviet and Chinese aid while rejecting calls from Senate hawks to strike the North port.
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McNamara
Haiphong
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Vietnam
U.S
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Haiphong Harbor
Red China
Soviet Union
Sen. Strom Thurmond
RSC
Johnson
Thurmond
North Vietnam
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Strike by 10000 20000 steel haulers nears end
Kusley urged owners to ratify the proposed agreement and said trucks could roll in a few days. Striking operators planned immediate meetings, though no final vote date was given. The strike involved 10 000 to 20 000 workers.
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Kusley
Doctors Salaries Cited Amid Medicaid Program Debate
The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes private practice doctors earned about 20 000 to 27 000 annually in 1966 while AFL CIO President Meany claims physicians make 35 000 to 40 000. Meany blames Medicare for part of the rise in fees in a letter to Health Secretary Gardner as truckers protest with disruptive actions including a fatal incident near Flint Michigan.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
John W. Gardner
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Senate Sends 5-Cent Smoke Tax Hike To Shafer
Harrisburg AP The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans push a 5 cent cigarette tax increase totaling 55 million dollars sending the bill to Gov. Shafer amid Democratic threats of court challenges. The 25-20 vote rested on a disputed majority due to a York County seat vacancy and an Attorney General advisory. A separate Topeka note runs a lost ad begging the thief to return the bike and the 11-year-old boy.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Shafer
GOP
Atty
William C. Sennett
York County
Democratic Caucus
Benjamin R. Donolow
Sennett
Donolow
Robert C. Beers
Henry Leader
Beers
Ernest P. Kline
Bear Lake Community Notes and Local Visits
Mrs J C Manwaring hosted a Sunday birthday dinner with Trudy Beckerink at the Beckerink home in Clymer. Boy Scout and Cub Scout meetings were held at local churches. Weekend visitors included Curtis and Tim Nelson of Columbus and Perry Smith family. Erie death reported for Mrs Achsah Hall, mother of Floyd Smith. A Calcutta cyclone left 150 dead and 500000 homeless along the Bay of Bengal coast. officials cite rising toll beyond 51.
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J. C. Manwaring
Harvey Martin
Sheffield
Trudy Beckerink
Hiram Beckerink
Clymer
Boy Scouts
Bear Lake
Cub Scouts
Curtis
Tim Nelson
Columbus
Katherine Smith
Perry Smith
Wheelock
Floyd Smith Sr
Earl Bangle
Collins, N
Achsah Hall
Erie
Je Floyd Smith
Calcutta
Bay of Bengal
FBI Agent Testifies on Dam Bodies Search Warrants
FBI agent Jay Cochran Jr testified that he was told bodies could be found inside the dam and directed exhumation. He said he did not know if the tip was paid for. Defense questioned warrant legality of first visit and second trip while Judge Harold Cox allowed gruesome photos as evidence. The Greek military announced retirement of three National Police Corps generals in a royalist purge.
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Earth Mav
FBI
Jay Cochran Jr
Superior
Cochran
Burrage Farm
U.S. Dist
Harold Cox
Mike Watkins
Cox
Athens
National Police Corps
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Duane Streets
Corry Memorial Hospital
Norman Edinger
Journal
Johnston
Joint Chiefs of
Steel
Cory Journal
United States
Flint
Mich
Topeka
Kan
Lost and Found
Davies
Sherwin-Williams
THE
Sherwin-Williams Co
North Centar St
Tarner
Daluke
Kay Walsh AE Eee
Sterling All Star Dairy
Conelway School
Sterling All Star Products
Go People
Corry Area
Sterling
Spring Creek
Wright School
Sterling Erie
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