United States Rejects Halt on Bombing as Precondition
At the United Nations, U S Ambassador Goldberg urged North Vietnam to spell out its plan, asserting the bombing pause should not precede peace talks. He stressed phased withdrawal of all foreign forces and emphasized a political solution while offering to begin talks immediately.
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Secretary Talks on Viet Nam Seek Softening Communist Position
Secretary of State Dean Rusk met with Brevis ministers and nonaligned leaders to detect any shift in the Communist stance on Viet Nam. No public signs of a softening emerged after the private discussions.
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Major Bills Near Point Of Action In Congress
Washington AP Congress pushes major bills toward final action as the 1966 session nears adjournment. Key items include a 1.75 billion antipoverty measure a 1.26 billion demonstration cities bill and a packaging and labeling package. Senate and House action set through today with votes on the compromise packaging measure and a 4.92 billion supplemental appropriations bill. The Export-Import Bank credit ban to Soviet bloc nations faces likely presidential veto in the Senate.
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Johnson Begins New Zealand Visit With Reserved Welcome
President Johnson arrived in Wellington, New Zealand, greeted by a modest crowd and a display of friendship. He toured Pago Pago earlier, highlighting aid to a poor Pacific island, as antiwar activists protested along the route to Ohakea and Wellington.
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Quick Hike In Pensions Is Out
Washington AP report says the House Ways and Means Committee dropped a bill for a rapid Social Security benefit increase this Congress. Chairman Mills indicated Social Security will be the first issue when the new Congress meets in January and suggested a possible retroactive date of January 1, 1967. Rep Byrnes blamed the defeat but expects action next year with a retroactive start.
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Robber Calls Cab For Getaway In Los Angeles Heist
In Los Angeles two men robbed a market of 850 dollars. A police helicopter and 29 prowl cars pursued on foot runners after they abandoned a getaway car. One man was arrested quickly. the other, who asked a housewife to use her phone, phoned a cab and was captured an hour later with most of the loot.
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Norway withholds Nobel Peace Prize for 1966
The Norwegian Nobel Committee, after a two hour meeting in Oslo, decided not to award the Peace Prize for 1966. This marks the first withholding in a decade and the 11th time since 1901. Prize money of 300000 kronor rolls over or may be awarded next year. UNICEF and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. previously received the prize in earlier years.
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Logistics Of LBJ Far East Trip Stuns Imagination
A New Hampshire era dispatch details the vast security and logistical apparatus for President Johnson on a 17 day Pacific and Asia tour. Air Force One remains in an assigned air space as radar and fighter cover protect the president. The Secret Service deploys a large contingent with weekly pretrip planning and support from foreign posts. The president travels with a full White House team including Rostow Bundy Moyers Rusk McNamara and Humphrey to oversee advisory and staff needs for the Manila conference.
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Ministers Quit as Viet Cong Hit South Viet Nam Forces
In Saigon, seven cabinet ministers resigned amid a Mekong Delta battle where about 1,500 government troops clashed with 1,000 Viet Cong. Viet Cong gunners reportedly downed four U S Huey helicopters as monsoon rain slowed air operations.
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