Group Sees Transport Constraints for Vietnam War Effort
A Senate subcommittee report criticizes sealift and praises airlift in Vietnam operations. It notes backlogs of cargo, ship shortages, and unresolved questions about a fast deployment logistics fleet. Defense says limitations stem from unloading and handling facilities in Vietnam while airlift remains available.
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Vietnam
Defense Department
Senate
Pentagon
Southeast Asia
Air Force
Armed Forces Preparedness
John Stennis
W-Miss
Stennis
Secretary of Defense
Robert 8. McNamara
U.S
Strike continues as AFTRA and networks clash over taped shows
Dawn walkout by about 100 on‑air news gatherers in New York Chicago and Los Angeles joins AFTRA pickets from other sectors. Talks with ABC CBS NBC and Mutual expired November 15 and broke off again after a 2 am strike deadline. main issues include base salaries around 325 a week plus 50 percent of commercial fees and subsequent additional earnings tied to sponsored programs.
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AFTRA
NBC
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Hugh Downs
Frank Blair
49Th Street
RCA
Manhattan
MSC
Dawns
ABC
CBS
Mutual Radio
Vietnam War Ups Risk Ahead of Elections
Ky warned the Communists will ramp up military efforts sabotage and intimidation to disrupt the elections as village voting begins next week. US Saigon officials reported Viet Cong killed 56 civilians wounded 76 and kidnapped 81 last week with over 1 000 defections to Saigon's Chieu Hoi program this year totaling 9 746.
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Saigon
Guam
Mekong Delta
Central Highlands
Simphong
Martin to Remain Fed Board Chairman Despite Term Limit
The Federal Reserve board extended the tenure of chairman Martin after December 1965 votes kept the discount rate at 4 percent. Johnson, irritated by the move, noted it aimed to curb inflation yet lifted rates across the board. Martin, 60, said he would continue to lead with dedication while discussions with Johnson and Shepardson shape policy ahead of his Jan 1970 ineligibility.
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Johnson
Reserve
Federal Reserve System
Martin
Christian
Shepardson
Court Siling on Desegregation in Deep South Schools
A court ruling urges full desegregation across facilities and activities, not just enrollment. Dissenters warn of wider problems, while Louisiana officials and NAACP lawyers react, arguing the decision empowers further desegregation through new legal tools. The HEW guidelines remain nonprescriptive on ratios but demand progress beyond prior years.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
J.P. Coleman
Ackerman, Miss
Louisiana
Jack Gremillion
Gremillion
Supreme Court
New York
Naacp Legal Defense and Education Fund
Jack Greenberg
Deep South
Greenberg
John Doar
U.S
Jacksonville
Dear
Wisdom
Elore
Coma Lingers For Sarah Fuller Amid Network Strike
News columns report actress Sarah Fuller remains in a coma longer than expected as major networks strike. TV day parts shift to taped reruns and vintage programs while hospital conditions prompt cautious prognostications.
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Sarah Fuller
Priest Marries Former Nun in Pewaukee
Edmund Kurth a 35 year old Roman Catholic priest wed Shirley Weis 34 who was once a nun. They married to avoid further church rule violations, face possible excommunication, and plan to remain devout Catholics while pursuing teaching jobs. The couple held a secret 1 am ceremony at a lakeside cottage and spoke with a reporter to explain their position.
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Milwaukee
Kurth
Harold Lieb
Shirley Weis
Karth
Britain Plans To Order 40 American Jets
LONDON AP Britain intends Thursday to order 40 more American F111 swingwing fighters bringing total expenditure on the jet to nearly 1 billion dollars. Government sources say the decision links Britain with the United States for the mid 1970s and reinforces Prime Minister Harold Wilson's active role east of Suez amid Labor party calls for pullout.
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Britain
Americas
Harold Wilson
Suez
Charles de Gaulle
France
Europe
General Dynamics of
Fort Worth
Tex
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Navy
Air Force
United States
Magazine claims CIA funded Afghan student group and Iran upheaval
Ramparts magazine reports interviews with foreign students across campuses confirming CIA links to Afghan student Hotaki and the American Friends of the Middle East front group. It names Zia Noorzay and Kermit Roosevelt and details government harassment and alleged CIA funding to AFME since 1950 with Roosevelt described as a key operative in Iran's Mosadegh overthrow.
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Sfost
Abdul Latif Hotaki
Afghanistan
California Polytechnic College
Hotaki
Zia H. Noorzay
Berkeley
Calif
Noorzay
CTA
American Friends of the Middle East
Ramparts
Immigration Service
CIA
AFME
Kermit Roosevelt
Mossadegh
Iran
Court Asked To Block Federal Power Over States Rights
A three judge federal panel in Baltimore took under advisement a case challenging the 1966 amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act. Maryland and Texas seek a permanent injunction to block enforcement, arguing federal overreach. The filing names Wirtz Lundquist and Hargadine, with AFL-CIO and AFSCME siding with the government. The panel noted the issue may reach the U.S. Supreme Court. The law phases in wage increases across state employers, with Maryland and Texas claiming current pay exceeds the federal standard.
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Charles Donahue
U.S. Soli|ceitor
U.S. Supreme Court
Maryland
Texas
Donahue
Roszer C. Thomsen
US District Court For
W. Willard Wirtz
Secretary of Labor
Charles T. Lundquist
Wage and Hour
Public Contracts Division
Labor Department
William Hargadine
Afl-Cio
American Federation of State
Katzenbach panel urges open government funding for private groups
The Katzenbach committee, including Nicholas Katzenbach, CIA Director Richard Helms, and John W. Gardner, urged ending secret CIA subsidies to private organizations like the National Student Association. It recommended liquidating most programs by December and approved exceptions for national security only on a case by case basis with senior cabinet consent. It favored public private models and independence, warning against foreign doubts about US private groups’ autonomy.
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Congress
Johnson
Nicholas Katzenbach
CIA
Richard Helms
John W. Gardner
National Student Association
Katzenbach Committee
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Ipavart
Katzenbach
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Sweden
India
British Council
United States
NFC president unveils phase two milk withholding plan in Iowa
In Corning Iowa NFC president Oren Lee Staley announced phase two of a milk withholding plan. Participating farmers will ship milk to processors with four month contracts paying two cents more per quart. Milk will be converted to cheese butter or powdered milk and stored. Plans to withhold aim to block normal channels and pressure industry change.</S>
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NFC
Oren Lee Staley
Corning
Iowa
Staley
Keith Emephiser
Ohio
Purity Dairies
Nashville
Tenn
J. T. Williams
NFO
Ers, Inc
Middle Tennessee
Louishae Ky
Jury notes contradict blackout premise during deliberations
The jury, assuming no auxiliary light, conducted deliberations in darkness, yet three notes to the court were written after the blackout began, indicating sufficient light for reading and writing.
Nuclear Submarines and Costs From Cold War Fleet
France plans a 112 crewed submarine with costs between 110 and 115 million dollars each. U S attack subs run 252 to 447 feet long, 2 930 to 5 900 tons, crew about 95, price 49 to 57 million dollars each. Speed is classified but around 30 knots. The United States has 106 nuclear submarines, 40 Polaris and 26 attack in service, rest in early stages. only U S and Soviet Union operate nuclear subs. Britain building four with U S aid. The U S loaned enriched uranium to France for a test reactor used as a model for the submarine power plant. Sea test planned for late 1968 prior to missile supply.
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U.S
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Rates Rise in Virginia Insurance Territory Debate
Insurance the territories is based on accident experience within that territory. The National Bureau seeks a rate increase only for stock company members while independent and mutual bureaus would gain competitive advantage. Virginia agencies write about 40 percent of business, with Arlington Fairfax and other areas seeing varied changes. The hearing follows a five year streak of increases and a delayed SCC report while Norfolk lawyers pledge opposition, aiming to challenge double bookkeeping and investment income considerations in court.
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SCC
Virginia
National Association of Independent Insurers
Mutual Insurance Rating Bureau
National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters
National Bureau
Arlington
Fairfax
Lynchburg
Newport News
Roanoke
State Supreme Court
Corporation Commission
Turbulence leads to fatality on cross-country flight
A Portland to Chicago flight diverted to Casper Wyoming after turbulence. Mitchell landed the plane 30 minutes later. Graves died at a Casper hospital. Other family members were examined and released. Passengers sent to Denver. crew moved on by United training plane. The involved aircraft remained in Casper for inspection.
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Gre
Chicago
Mitchell
Casper
Wyo
Graves
Denver
Cole
Western Airlines
UAL
United
Dodd Ethics Hearings Move Toward Final Action
Senate ethics committee chaired by Senator Stennis plans to issue a preliminary report in weeks after five days of hearings on Senator Dodd. Dodd acknowledged using funds for debts and personal expenses while asserting his conscience is clear. The panel may propose standards tied to findings, not a full ethics code.
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D-Miss
Dodd
Chicago
Julius Klein
Klein
Congress
House
Harlem
Adam Clayton Powell
Senate Ethics Committee
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
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