Top News Story of 1966 Vietnam War Years Voted
AP Newsfeatures recalls 1966 as a year of Vietnam fighting and political upheaval. It covers Hill 488, Attleboro, Operation Masher, air campaigns, peace talks, and domestic unrest while noting space milestones and political shifts shaped by inflation and elections.
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Saigon
Dean Rusk
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Hanoi
Haiphong
China
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Neuven
Latin America sees rising student protests and Guatemala turmoil
AP dispatch from Buenos Aires outlines forecast for 1967 with intensifying student demonstrations across Latin America. It cites Guatemala's fragile center left government challenged by left and right extremism, and notes unrest in Argentina Venezuela and Panama amid regional political strain and security crackdowns.
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Argentina
Latin America
Guatemala
Juan Carlos Ongania
Raw Leoni
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Panama
Appar
Whitman kills 14 from Texas University library
Charles Whitman, a sniper, fatally wounds 14 people from the University of Texas at Austin library tower and injures others in a mass shooting that shocks the nation. The event prompts nationwide concern over campus safety and gun control debates.
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South Vietnam
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Michigan
Ronald
To Reagan
California
Charles Percy
Illinois
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University of Texas Library
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Austin
Cular
Whitman
Owsren —An.Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Year of rehearsal for area Girl Scouts
Rehearsals and displays mark the start of the year for the Northern Light District with a 400 Scout cast at a Cincinnati Gardens symphonic pageant. Troop 1377 led by Mrs. Harry Helsinger earns the Teen Club of the Year Award as Trenton Girl Scouts prep for the sesquicentennial parade and craft show. Plans for expansion include the Piper Project and new leader training to reach more girls with council service improvements.
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Alter Sults
Cincinnati Gardens
Northern Light District
Harry Helsinger
Trenton
Detroit
Debbie Reynolds
Living cost up in Paris as prices rise in Oct-Nov
The French cost of living measured by red prices for 259 chosen articles increased by three tenths of a percent from October to November. Biggest gains came in transport, fish, rabbit, beef ribs, eggs, potatoes, fruits, vegetables, clothing, shoes and entertainment.
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Paris
Four Deaths in 1966 Amid Rising Fire Alarms in Middletown
Middletown's 1966 fire year showed about 2,000 alarms, up from 1,055, with four deaths from fires and roughly 322,650 dollars in losses. Major blazes included Aeronca's furnace fire on December 15 and Armco Steel fires, while a large outside-city blaze at Armco's Spiral Weld Pipe was not counted in city losses.
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Middle‘town
Charles Hansel
Joseph Duerr
Hansel
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Town Road
Armco Steel Corp
Bob's Body Shop
Verity Parkway
Middletown
Armco
Area Boy Scouts Mark Big Year With Camp Growth
The Area Boy Scouts celebrate Camp Hook’s 40th anniversary and a peak in attendance. A visit by 34 Canadian Scouts and two leaders occurred over two weeks. Membership rose to 3,809 boys and 1,350 adults with 129 units. Cubs and parents near 1,000 participated in Olympic programs. Training expanded with four new leader courses and plans for a third district and district executive in 1967. The year includes Scout-O-Rama set for late April and a Philmont trip for about 30 Scouts and Explorers.
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Camp Hook
Junit
Philmont
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