Senator Mansfield Raises Grave Questions On War
AP Special Correspondent John M Hightower reports Sen Mike Mansfield and four colleagues question U S chances to win goals in Vietnam and the impact on Johnsons forthcoming address to Congress The group warns a peace settlement may not be possible and a cease fire could only stabilize a guerilla dominated south creating difficult negotiations for a just peace in the region
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Senators Divide on Bombing Pause Divides Senate Over Vietnam Policy
Washington AP key senators split on whether President Johnson should extend the pause in bombing North Vietnam without public signs of Communist willingness to talk. Senator Mansfield backs the pause but warns of broader war risk, while Senator Russell argues the lull allows air defenses to grow. Dirksen questions talks and reiterates hardline stance on Viet actions. Fulbright supports Johnson’s pursuit of talks and alliance help.
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Montana
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D-Ga
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Illinois
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Inflation Looms as Congress Opens in 1966 Session
Washington faces a tense start to the 1966 session as inflation looms amid escalating Vietnam War costs. President Johnson will deliver the State of the Union with a clash between Great Society funding and war spending, amid a proposed $115 billion budget for the new fiscal year.
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U S launches largest push in Vietnam near Iron Triangle
U S forces open a major operation near the Iron Triangle in South Vietnam with six American battalions and 3 000 artillerymen supported by the Royal Australian Regiment. Early combat reports describe light contact and two American aircraft shot down with a third lost as the assault begins.
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Iron Triangle
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Colleges Push for Korean War Draft Tests
Lt Gen Lewis B Hershey director of the Selective Service says colleges urge restoring Korean War era draft tests to meet growing manpower needs. He notes draft levels then ran about 80 000 monthly, more than double current drafts, and a decision will follow talks with draft chiefs and state directors.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
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Associated Press
New Industry Welcomed
Brief notes report a new industry welcomed locally with page references 2A and 8C noting related features on Christmas at Kontum and a Women’s World amusements section.
One-Week Session Sought on Redistricting by North Carolina Leaders
North Carolina House Speaker Pat Taylor said a one week session could realign the House Senate and districts after hearings on reapportionment and redistricting. The plan would create 49 three member districts for the House and a two senator district for the Senate with counties Pitt Edgecombe Halifax and Warren. A joint committee approved a revised congressional map shifting seven counties with no incumbents in the same district. A federal court ordered population based reapportionment by January 31.
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Red China Menacing Peace at India Pakistan Summit
In Tashkent the India Pakistan peace talks frayed with China accused of pressuring Pakistan and India. Officials blamed Beijing for a hardened Pakistani stance and a near breakdown, while Kosygin pressed for a face saving accord as Shastri and Ayub Khan failed to reach a settlement.
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Mohammed Ayub Khan
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Kashmir
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Shastri
Alexei N. Kosygin
Mediators In Strike Have Hope
In New York the transit strike nears two weeks with thousands of buses and subway cars idle. Mediation teams report progress toward restarting service by Monday while eight or ten hard issues remain unresolved. Mayor Lindsay urges a weekend settlement for the city of 15 million residents.
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Michael J. Quill
Transport Workers Union
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John V. Lindsay
Congress Gains Public Favor In 1965 Harris Survey
Louis Harris reports that when Congress reconvenes it will be riding high on a record year. Public praise focuses on major programs under President Johnson including medical care and aid to education with broad approval and tax policy also viewed favorably.
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Congress
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Johnson
Grandmother Emmy Cole sails at 93 toward New Zealand
Grandmother Emmy Cole, 93, sails from Mombasa aboard the 40-foot yacht Galinule with family for an eight thousand mile voyage to New Zealand. She says she trusts God and seamanship and hopes to reach safely in three months after moving from Suffolk, England nineteen years ago.
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