U S Vietnamese Drives Fail To Flush Viet Cong
In Saigon two major U.S. drives and Vietnamese operations failed to flush the Viet Cong from the jungles. Only light contact was reported. Saigon awaited arrival of envoy Harriman from Australia with possible new peace instructions amid stalled talks with Hanoi and Beijing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Australia
W. Averell Harriman
Henry Cabot Lodge
Harriman
North Viet Nam
Red China
Draft Can't Serve To Gay and Viet Nam War Tensions Rise
Selective Service Director Lewis B. Hershey defends that draft laws cannot suppress constitutionally protected views. He cites University of Michigan students reclassified as 1A amid protest, while Justice Department letters to Sen. Hart say sanctions cannot target expression. Concurrent Viet Nam combat updates describe clashes near Saigon, Crimp operation losses, and limited captures along Pleiku and the Cambodian border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Justice Department
U.S
University of Michigan
Hershey
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Hart
Asst. Atty
Fred M. Vinson Jr
Vinson
Southeastern States
Ann Arbor
Mich
Sen. Hart
Johnson Promises Guns and Great Society Budget
President Johnson pledged to press ahead with the Great Society while sustaining Viet Nam war commitments. In a letter to AFL CIO President George Meany, he said the 1967 budget would fund both military efforts and social programs, with savings from management and cuts redirected to other areas. Meany noted the letter offered no specifics, and the AFL CIO council urged maintaining economic progress amid war costs.
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Washington
Johnson
Great Society
Viet Nam
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
White House
Cern
Aflcio
State workers to get 8 percent pay hike under Rockefeller plan
Albany sources say Governor Rockefeller will propose an eight percent salary raise for about 125000 state employees, totaling around 50 million dollars annually and starting April 1. The Civil Service Employees Association backs the move, though it had sought 12 percent.
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Albany
N.Y
Rockefeller
Civil Service Employes Association
Joseph F. Feily
CSEA
Feily
Association
Committee Named To Study Sales Tax Inequities
Assembly Minority Leader Perry B. Duryea Jr appointed a committee to study inequities in the new state sales tax. He said revisions are necessary and the issue is pressing for fiscal fairness.
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Albany, N
Assembly
Perry B. Duryea Jr
Shastri Cremated in Hindu Rites in New Delhi
The body of Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri was cremated at Jumma River with a million mourners present. Hari Kishan lit the funeral pyre as Gulzarilal Nanda, Soviet Premier Kosygin and U.S. VP Humphrey attended. Shastri earned Bharat Ratna posthumously for his peace seeking leadership.
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New Delhi
Lal Behadur Shastri
India
Jumma River
Shastri
Hari Kishan
Sant Wood
Gulzarilal Nanda
Alexei Kosygin
U.S
Hubert Humphrey
Tashkent
U.S.S.R
Ayub Khan
Pakistan
Foot 2
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Nanda
Congress Party
Nehru
Authority Bill Seen Doomed
A Troy plan to fund its industrial park faces opposition from state officials. The state commerce commissioner indicated a one dollar sale, private long term lease, or municipal corporation as alternatives to a failed industrial authority bill. Local leaders, bankers, and chamber executives attended the Albany meeting to push development of the 1230 acre site at the former Troy Airport.
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Troy
Keith S. McHugh
Albany
McHugh
Nathan Proller
Douglas Hudson
Robert A. Stierer
Lawrence D. Meyer
Frank E. Popp
Bruce Riggs
Greater Troy Chamber of Commerce
Edward F. Moylan
Marine Midland Bank of Troy
Edward V. Kessler
Chamber
Alton T. Sliter
The
Record Newspapers
John Roy
Troy Record Co
Colonie Librarian Killed In Route 155 Collision
Ruth M. Hahl 56, librarian at Hudson Valley Community College, died from multiple internal injuries after her 1965 Volkswagen collided with a 1957 sedan driven by Renee Valtruso at Route 155 near Albany County Airport. Valtruso reported she saw Hahl's car fail to stop. both vehicles were towed. Coroner pending final ruling. Hahl, native of Buffalo, had just joined HVCC last September after roles at D'Youville College.
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Ruth M. Hahl
Cameron Rd
Hudson Valley Community College
Albany County
Colonie
Albany Medical Center Hospital
John J. Marra
Cohoes
Renee E. Valtruso
Hunting Rd
Volkswagen
Miss Hahl
Joseph Savoca
John Sarkis
Colonie Police
D’youville College
Buffalo
Rockefeller speeds unemployment aid for transit strike workers
Gov. Rockefeller issued an emergency order to speed unemployment insurance payments to New York City workers affected by the transit strike. The directive waives the seven day waiting period and starts benefits immediately for eligible workers, though the 36,800 transit workers on strike remain ineligible.
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Albany, N. Y
Rockefeller
New York City
Transit strike tensions mount in New York mediation push
Public pressure and Mayor Lindsay drive a mediation panel to seek a new path for the 11 day transit tie up. AFL-CIO leader MacMahon rejects Lindsay plan amid calls for mediation or arbitration while labor and political leaders seek end to the eight million New Yorkers' travel crisis.
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New York
Douglas MacMahon
Afl-Cio Transport Workers Union
John V. Lindays
Asst
James
Bitterness Lingers After Transit Strike Fare Debate
Across New York City residents weigh a subway and bus fare hike as a recent 11 day stoppage ends. Interviews show many expect 20 to 25 cents with elderly and low income workers fearing higher costs while others accept the need for higher fares.
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New York City
Bronx
New York
Harlem
One Killed In Dominican Riots
In Santo Domingo a mixed army police patrol fired on rock-throwing demonstrators, killing one and wounding another. The protest tied to a government order transferring rebel-leaning officers abroad, part of a larger wave of military redeployments under President Hector Garcia-Godoy.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Hermano Despradel
Rebels See Off Officers to Abroad Posts After Farewell
Six officers of the former rebel force drank with President Hector Garcia-Godoy last night and departed by plane for assignments abroad. They are the first of 30 regular army officers and rebel leaders sent overseas to ease tensions in the Dominican crisis.
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Hector Garcia-Godoy
Francisco Caamano Deno
Manuel Ramon Montes Arache
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Garcia-Godoy
Dominican crisis break reveals rebel officers to leave country
Report notes six top rebel officers prepared to comply with a presidential order to depart for diplomatic posts. Departure of seven officers was announced, one faced trouble arranging personal affairs. The shooting occurred near a northern suburb high school amid a crowd.
Rockefeller hints tax cut if Viet War subsides
Gov Rockefeller told more than 400 at the New York Joint Women's Legislative Forum that a successful peace offensive in Vietnam could lead to possible tax reductions in New York. He did not specify which taxes or fields, citing broader budget and federal aid concerns.
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Albany
UPS
Rockefeller
New York State
Johnson
Viet Nam
Joint Women’s Legislative Forum
Chancellor's Hall
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Bernard J. Kolenberg
Albany Times-Union
Associated Press
Frank V. Votto
Division of Veterans Affairs
Mary Rosenberg
Kevin
A. C. O'Hara
Paul Costin
U. S
Selective Service Chief
173Rd Airborne
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Pleiku
By Bob Fusco
HVCC
John J. McNamara
Buffalo Seminary
University of Chicago
St. John’s University School of Law
Geneseo State University
Kappa Betta Phi
International Legal Sorority
American Association of Law Librarians
American Association of Law Librarians and of School Librarians
Catholic Library, Special Library
Rocky
Tom Poster
Lindsay Goods
J. Reynolds
Transit
Lindsay
National Guard
Fifth Avenue Association
Raymond R. Corbett
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Corbett
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