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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1966
Page
5
Experts in New York note perplexing Soviet launches with secrecy and two in-orbit explosions. They warn US may misjudge Soviet resolve while pondering delays since Voskhod 2 and questions on rendezvous capability for future lunar missions.
President Johnson announced in Austin a 9 to 10 billion supplemental appropriation to cover war costs in Viet Nam. Defense Secretary McNamara says the figure does not imply costs are doubling. the plan bases on an assumed end to fighting that has not materialized.
The piece argues that nondefense limits on spending and the Vietnam war cost may be misrepresented. It critiques McNamara’s budget figures doubling from 10 to 20 billion and questions wartime cost assumptions, tax choices, and domestic program cuts amid political pressures.
Washington comments on Truman Capote’s Plaza Hotel bash as a turning point for writers. Observers note the event reshapes the art world’s social edges, boosting morale while pondering the boundaries between literary figures and high society.
Rhodesia's prime minister Ian Smith asked for a United Nations Security Council hearing amid debate over black participation in government. The Rhodesian Front founder is portrayed as resolute, having survived war injuries and a political career built on anti-Communism and white minority rule.
A 29,000-man Canadian peacekeeping force faces unification talks as Ottawa reshapes its military. In Las Vegas, the American Farm Bureau Federation holds its 48th annual meeting, with members from 49 states gambling between slot machines and seminars, praising agri business while a few lament losses at the casinos.
General announces a rapid deployment unit to be built around an airborne regiment of 1,200 parachutists. The force will include two infantry parachute battalions, a light artillery battery, an engineer squadron, and a headquarters communications company. Headquarters near St Hubert will provide ready support from local resources if needed.
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