Patrol Rule Relaxed for North Carolina Highway Patrol Promotion
Raleigh reports that Motor Vehicles Commissioner A Pilston Godwin has relaxed the tenure requirement for patrol promotion. Maj. Charles Speed is to lead a patrol reorganization with Godwin and Gov. Dan Moore giving authority for promotions to any rank. The move aims to improve safety and streamline leadership, with a draft plan due from Speed by March 1.
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Maj
Speed
Godwin
Dan Moore
Tarnel
Communists Beaten Off Five Miles From Saigon
Thousands of South Vietnamese and American forces repel Viet Cong attacks near Nha Be storage area five miles from Saigon on the fifth anniversary of the National Liberation Front. Reported clashes include an ambush on a bridge and attacks on Tuyen Nhon camp, with Viet Cong losses cited and supplies destroyed.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Ieee of
U.S
River du An
Nha Be
Tuyen Nhon
Plain of Reeds
Father
Viet Cong Tightens Noose Of Terror Around Saigon
Report describes Viet Cong activities around Saigon with psychological fear and urban sabotage. Intelligence agencies clash, informers fear exposure, and curfews affect U S servicemen amid ongoing political jockeying and fragmented command structures.
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Saigon
U. S
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington
National Liberation Front
Viet Congres
Congressional realignment faces tighter federal standards
A North Carolina legislative study group heard that federal courts will demand stricter adherence in congressional redistricting than in state reapportionment. John Sanders urged the 24 member panel to aim within five percent of the 414 196 constituents per district, noting possible county splits and contiguity rules.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
House
Senate
John Sanders
Institute of Government
Pat Taylor
Bob Scott
Taylor
Scott
North Carolina
Sanders
Griffin Proposes Redistricting Plan Linking Jonas Whitener
State Sen. Frank Griffin said he will present a congressional redistricting plan to a special legislative committee in Raleigh. The plan would place Republican Rep. Charles Jonas and Democrat Rep. Basil Whitener in the same district as federal court orders a court ordered redistricting by Jan. 31. Griffin notes districts would range from 399,185 to 425,902 residents with a mix of Lincoln Gaston Mecklenburg and eastern counties.
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Monroe
N.C
Frank Griffin
Charles Raper Jonas
Basil Whitener
Griffin
Raleigh
General Assembly
Congress
Jonas
Jon Cs
Eighth
Lincoln
Whitener
Gaston
Mecklenburg County
James Broyhill
Sen. Griffin
Supreme Court
France Re-Elects De Gaulle In 55 Percent Victory
Charles de Gaulle secured a seven year term with 13,063,134 votes or 55.18 percent in a runoff that drew about 84 percent of registered voters. François Mitterrand won 10,609,744 ballots and promised to focus on the November 1967 National Assembly elections.
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David Mason
Paris
France
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Guiana
Polynesia
Francois Mitterrand
Mitterrand
National Assembly
Letters Are Bared Storm in U S Viet Nam Peace Talks
AP reports a White House dispute over released correspondence on a conditional peace offer from North Vietnam. Officials say no new U S action is decided. Giorgio La Pira and Mario Primicerio claim Rusk sabotaged the bid, while State Dept denials and Goldberg urge private talks to salvage negotiations.
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J. M. Hightower
Washington
Johnson
North Viet Nam
U. S
Ho Chi Minh
Fer
Hanoi
United States
Giorgio la Pira
Florence
Mario Primicerio
Dean Rusk
State Department
Rusk
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
United Nations
ABC
Goldberg
Congress to Inaugurate Jan 10 Focus on Viet Nam War
AP reports congressional leaders expect the Viet Nam war to dominate the Jan. 10 session. Labor laws, Great Society programs, and taxes will share the spotlight as lawmakers return from recess with divergent views on war strategy and spending. Ford warns of cutting nondefense programs to balance the budget.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Congress
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
House
Ford
and Means Committee
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