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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1967
Page
10
Cleveland faces ongoing racial tensions in the Hough area with fears of renewed violence after 1966's deadly clashes. The report recounts the era's chaos, property damage, and National Guard intervention, highlighting lingering tensions between Negro and white communities.
Milton R Bass reviews Fred Friendly's memoir Due To Circumstances Beyond Our Control noting Friendly's 1966 CBS News resignation after clashing with CBS leadership over Vietnam hearings coverage. The piece casts Friendly as a rare war figure fighting for public access to information, with Edward R Murrow as a guiding hero and Paley, Stanton and Schneider as the book’s possible antagonists.
Hollywood critics say CBS TV misfired on the National Professional Soccer League debut by not explaining the sport, its rules, and key players. Viewers were left ignorant of field size and positions, with little pregame context or star focus to drum up interest.
The piece analyzes Fred Friendly and CBS executives as moral figures caught in a system pressuring news judgment and profit. It covers the push to public narratives, the Milo Radulovich case, McCarthy broadcasts, and the shift from free voice to commercial TV, plus Friendly’s exit and post CBS work. It also details Cleveland's Hough district unrest, urban renewal failures, federal aid cuts, and evolving civil rights activism amid economic strain.
Army Corps bulldozers move in along the eastern Cape Cod shore to block a heavy crude oil blob washing ashore from Chatham to Provincetown. Wildlife volunteers attempt to save oilcoated sea ducks as the source remains unknown. hundreds of birds are dying, with authorities comparing the scene to past tanker spills and warning of ongoing danger to beaches and tourism.
In Cincinnati police charged 27 year old Thomas Hayalian with cruelty to animals after he bit his beagle puppy on the ear. Hayalian, a University of Cincinnati graduate psychology student, said he got mad when the dog ran away as he packed his car for a trip out of town.
The Pownal Town School Board invites sealed bids for a 1000 gallon tank and electric pump and for high test and regular gasoline for school buses used about 600 gallons monthly for 91 months. Bids due by 4 30 p.m. May 1 1967 at Supt Leon E Wagner Bennington VT. Board may accept or reject all bids.
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