Rusk Warns Viet War Moves Toward Victory for Communists
Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned the Vietnam conflict remains a brutal war with the Communists seeking military victory. He cited heavy Viet Cong losses while noting peace talks have failed, and urged recognition that Hanoi aims for dominance in Saigon.
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Russians Reject Wilson's Peace Mission On Viet Nam
London report says the Soviet Union blocked the four nation mission to visit Moscow after earlier refusals by Red China and North Vietnam. The quartet consisting of Wilson and Ghana Nigeria Trinidad and Tobago leaders persists, planning talks with UN Secretary General U Thant in Geneva next month.
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Eric Williams
U S Planes Destroy 50 Buildings in Son La Raid
U S Air Force pilots led a third raid on Son La base 110 miles northwest of Hanoi destroying 50 buildings and damaging 43, with nine more structures hit in a prior strike. A pilot parachuted to North Vietnamese soil and was rescued within two hours.
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Dominican Rebels Accept OAS Peace Plan With Changes
The Dominican rebels softened their stance and accepted the OAS peace proposal with revisions. They agreed to a provisional government with elections in six to nine months and proposed incorporating the 1963 constitution’s bill of rights into the provisional regime’s rules. The rebels urged civilian weapons handover and reincorporation of rebel forces into the army while political crimes would gain amnesty. The junta plans to reply to the OAS soon.
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Asia Africa Conference Faces Postponement Tension
Algerian turmoil puts the Asian African conference in jeopardy as talks on postponing foreign ministers meet amid a divided preparatory commission. Foreign Minister Bouteflika supports proceeding while others push delays and a later summit this year. Chou En Lai and Cairo discussions influence the planning.
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Gang Leaders Show Mother Role in Chicago Gangs
A three year study on 16 Chicago gangs with 598 boys finds leaders act as a mother figure, gangs draw members from miserable youths, and most gangs turn to crime for occasional kicks. Strodtbeck describes cool leaders who control members and mediate inter gang councils.
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House Approves 45.1 Billion Defense Bill
The House approved a 45.1 billion defense appropriation by 407 to 0 to fund the Army Reserve at current strength. Chairman L Mendel Rivers warned a Defense Department plan to merge the Reserves into the National Guard harms Reservists morale and vowed to block the merger unless proven essential to national defense.
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Thirty six Reds Sentenced in Sumatra Killing Case
In Medan North Sumatra a court sentenced 36 Communist peasant and youth members to five to fifteen years for the fatal beating of an army officer last May on a state rubber plantation. The Communist Party Peasant Association filed a protest after the verdict.
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Jet Service Set For 10 Cities In East
Mohawk Airlines announced plans to inaugurate jet service to 10 northeastern cities on July 15 using British made BAC 111 jets. Initial routes include one stop between Buffalo and New York City and non stop links to Syracuse Binghamton and Utica. By October service expands to four more cities and the fleet grows to seven BAC 111 jets by 1967.
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Bliss Fires Aide Over Gestapo Like Tactics
Republican National Chairman Ray Bliss dismissed William Cody Kelly after Frank Kovac the party finance director accused Kelly and three aides of forcible entry into Kovac’s locked desk and rifling of correspondence. Kovac said the incident happened a Friday night and noted it followed Goldwater’s unveiling of the Free Society Association.
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State Legislature Closes Turbulent Long Session
The 1965 New York Legislature adjourned after a tumultuous session. The Senate ended at 8 57 p.m. and the Assembly at 10 44 p.m. Major actions included a supplemental budget and a vetoed amendment to strike a 65 million loan for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The session lasted from January 6, with late wrangling over bills and a doubled expense allowance for legislators.
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Rockefeller
Long Island
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State Board of Regents
Troy City Judge Term extended
The Assembly approved extending the Troy City Court judge’s term from four to six years and added deputy court clerk appointment. If signed by the governor, the longer term applies to the victor in the November city court judge election.
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F. Warren Travers
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Sales Tax Cut Goes To Schools
Albany AP legislative update reports a bill exempting school districts from indirect sales tax on construction bills, approved by the Senate but failed in the Assembly. Gov Rockefeller awaits action as the exemption would shift about 3 million dollars in expected revenue effective August 1.
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AMA Calls No Stand on Medicare Legislation
The American Medical Association’s medicare committee urged policy makers to avoid taking a formal position until law passage. A reference committee proposed reviewing the law’s effects after Congress acts, while delegates debated participation versus nonparticipation amid the floor fight. The day also saw the House of Delegates reject endorsing the Surgeon General’s report linking smoking to lung cancer.
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