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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1966

Page

3

Mines Shut Down By Pickets Slow Return to Work

About a third of the 58,000 soft coal miners returned to work after UMW leader W A Boyle appealed for a resumption of talks with the Bituminous Coal Operators Association. Rover bands of pickets shut down other mines across nine states, threatening to derail contract settlement.

Pittsburgh UPI United Mine Workers UMW Bituminous Coal Operators Association BCOA Washington W. A. Boyle Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio Illinois Alabama Kentucky Virginia Utah Colorado Boyle Edward G. Fox Fox

Johnson Plans Visit To Mexico This Week

President Johnson will travel to Mexico City Thursday and Friday for a brief informal trip. He will join wife Lady Bird and Secretary of State Dean Rusk in unveiling a bronze Standing Lincoln statue gifted to Mexico, a symbol of friendship.

San Antonio Tex UPI Johnson Mexico City Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Dean Rusk Abraham Lincoln Mexico Rusk U.S LBJ Texas Washington Randolph Air Force Base Felix de Weldon August Saint-Gaudens Lincoln Lincoln Park Chicago de Weldon

FBI Agents Testify In Mississippi Trial

FBI agents testified in Hattiesburg about a secret night meeting in a swamp where the leader of the Klan ordered Vernon Dahmer's death. Thirteen of fourteen suspects sat in the jury box as agents described statements from six fellow agents in the case.

FBI Mississippi Hattiesburg, Miss UPI Vernon Dahmer NAACP Dahmer U.S Jack H. Pittman Grand Jury Laurel Here J.L. Martin Cecil Sessum Ellisville Sessum Martin Sam Bowers

Soviet Yak 28 jet identified in West Berlin crash

West Berlin officials identified the downed Soviet jet as the Yak 28, an advanced two engine all weather fighter, in a study by Royal Air Force experts flown from Britain. The Yak 28 reportedly carries new electronic aids and a possible anti radar device, marking a significant Western disclosure in a high profile case.

Berlin West Berlin Royal Air Force Britain

Officials Fear 1966 as Worst For Forest Fires

Boston reports New England foresters fear 1966 could be the worst year in a decade for forest fires. Massachusetts chief warden Howard E. Hurley says the region is preparing for a severe fire season. New Hampshire official William H. Messeck Jr. warns of worsening drought, predicting a harsher year than 1965. Rhode Island and Maine have seen grass fires, with Cape Cod noted as the area at greatest danger.

Boston WPI New England Massachusetts Department of Natural Resources Howard E. Hurley William H. Messeck Jr New Hampshire Phillip J. Holton Jr Providence, R.I Maine Rhode Island Hurley Cape Cod

Two Killed on Italian Liner During Storm in North Atlantic

A violent North Atlantic storm battered the Italian liner Michaelangelo, killing three aboard including an American, with ten other injuries among 775 passengers. The dead are John J. Steinbach of Chicago, Dr. Werner Berndt of Hamburg, and Desiderio Ferrari of Genoa. Two Americans and several crew were injured. the ship diverted toward New York and was due Friday.

New York UPI Michaelangelo Italian Line Genoa Italy John J. Steinbach Chicago Werner Berndt Hamburg Germany Desiderio Ferrari Steinbach Berndt Italian Lines Ferrari Joseph Budger Fritz Glarner Gertrud Berndt Silvia Borini Naples Claudio Cosulich Rokos V

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