Bombers Course Through Jungle Near Saigon
U S troops hacked through heavy jungle under rockets and tear gas near Saigon and killed at least 116 Viet Cong threatening allied bases. Bombers dropped 500 pound bombs 100 yards ahead as American units overran heavily defended guerrilla positions north of the capital. Jets also attacked North Vietnam's southern panhandle with the year’s largest raid, 145 missions, targeting dumps, centers, roads, and bridges under the 19th parallel.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Long Binh- Bien Hoa
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Hanoi
Kenneth W. Hall
Columbus
Army
199Th Light Infantry
U.S. Army
1St Infantry Division
Gis
Four Youths Accused Of Vandalism In Bennington
Four local youths about 14 or 15 years old were apprehended by Bennington Village Police after a wave of vandalism across the area. Police chief William H. Fox said they will be punished and parents have been notified. A meeting with the families will decide future action. Vandalism included red paint with derogatory marks at Dr Abraham Moskovitz’s Elm Street office and on Bennington Elementary School.
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Bennington
William H. Fox
Fox
Abraham Moskovitz
Elm St
Bankers Listers Review Personal Property Levies
Kenneth R. Clayton, president of County National Bank, urged Bennington’s Board of Listers to keep Main Street property levies steady or cut them slightly to deter business exodus to outside shopping centers. He warned an exodus could cause possible complete deterioration of the central business district.
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Bennington Board of Listers
Main Street
Kenneth R. Clayton
The
County National Bank
Letter and tax talk mix in Bennington meeting
In Bennington Vermont local bankers and listers debated taxing personal property of banks. Richard Sleeman met with Vermont Tax Commissioner Gerald Witherspoon to seek guidance while noting national banks are federally exempt from such taxes. Bank officers reported Bennington area assessments and urged consolidation of local government to save taxpayers money. A May 16 industry meeting was tentatively planned to review assessments.
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Bennington
Clayton
Listers
Richard Sleeman
Sisters’ Board
Vermont
Gerald S. Witherspoon
Sleeman
Witherspoon
Raymond C. Betit
Betit
Vermont Tax Department
John Hunter
Vermont National Bank
Main Street
Vermont National
Arthur Wickenden
First National Bank
North Bennington
Wickenden
Hogan
Bennington Village
Bijur Lubricating Corp
Park Street
Kocher
Frank Hogan
Industralists
Board of Sisters
Sisters
Raymond T. Murray
BTPA
Olof Bard
Lister
Col
Murray
Bankers Page
U.S. Expands Hanoi Talks Offer with 10 Sites
Secretary of State Dean Rusk announced ten more sites for preliminary peace talks with Hanoi, including Ceylon and Japan, signaling possible easing of bombing limits if Hanoi responds promptly. Paris was notably omitted, while Hanoi rejected earlier locations, and officials debated implications for negotiations amid U.S. political pressures.
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Washington
UPS
United States
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Dean Rusk
Panhandle
Johnson
Ceylon
Japan
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Nepal
Malaysia
Italy
Belgium
Finland
Austria
Geneva
Switzerland
India
Burma
Laos
Indonesia
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Poland
France
Maurice Couve de Murville
Paris
United Nations
Thant
Rusk
Charles de Gaulle
Southeast Asia
White House
North Viet Says U.S. Talks Favor Allies
Moscow dispatch quotes Hanoi circles accusing the United States of seeking an unfair advantage through ten proposed negotiation sites. The report criticizes Americas push for allied involvement in talks.
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Moscow
UPI
Hanoi
United States
Americas
U.S
Paris eyed for talks in Vietnam peace negotiations
London based dispatch reports Paris as the most likely site for Vietnam peace talks after the United States suggested ten potential locations. Diplomats say Paris fits neutral, well-connected criteria and may win approval from both Hanoi and Washington, with Thant set to visit. Tass and Izvestia framed U.S. site delays as part of a broader tactic.
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London
UPI
Paris
Vietnam
France
United States
Washington
Hanoi
Phom Penh
Warsaw
Maurice Couve de Murville
Tass
U.S
Japan
Malaysia
Phnom Penh
Rusk
North Vietnam
Warsaww
Izvestia
New York Court Rules on Maine Crash Claim
In a 4-3 decision the New York Court of Appeals held that New York law may protect residents who travel or do business outside the state. The case involved Earl Miller of Westchester County killed in a Maine car crash in 1961 and his widow's damages suit.
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Albany, N.Y
UPI
New York
Court of Appeals
New York State
Westchester County
Brunswick
Maine
Earl Miller
Richard
Combine Offers Low Bid On $25 Million Vermont Bonds
A seven member syndicate submitted the lowest bid on 25 million dollars of Vermont state bonds. The sale follows competitive bidding with multiple underwriters seeking the issue for state financing.
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Combine
Boston
UPI
Vermont
of Northern Trust Co
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co
White Weld and Co
Goldman Sachs and Co
Drexel Harriman Ripley
First National Bank of Boston and Associates
Jordan Reports Clashes With Israeli Patrols
United Press International reports Jordan said it beat back two Israeli patrol incursions Thursday night as clashes erupted along the border. Jordanian authorities asserted the patrols were repelled and no injuries were reported.
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Jordan
Cowboy Killer Victim Dies in Texas Farm Shooting
A 2 year-old Mexican girl Letticia Arellano died in a Sonora hospital after five hours on life support following a head wound from the Texas ranch murders of her family. Five victims total included her brother Manuel 5 and siblings Rosa Elia, Edward, and Monica de la Lopez Arellano, with the father Manuel Sr. Another brother Manuel Arellano is reported in serious condition. Texas Rangers issued a nationwide bulletin for a freckled 200-pound man in a straw hat and brown boots seen with the family before the killings. The bodies were found on the Lee Whitehead ranch, about 58 miles north of Del Rio.
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del Rio
Tex
UPI
Texas
Texas Rangers
Alfred Allee
Letticia Arellano
Sonora
Manuel Arellano
San Antonio
Edward Arellano
Rosa Elia Santos Arellano
Manuel Manuel Arellano Sr
Arellano
Monica de la Lopez Arellano
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Raymond Wilkinson
A Shau
South Vietnam
Eisenhower
Air Force One
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California
William Bundy
Cyrus Vance
Bankers
PO 2. C. Victor Escamilla
Pueblo
Froilan
Victor
North Korea
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Nhan Dan
Bob Noel
Tommy
Noel
Tarpon Springs
Fla
Bob
N.Y
United Press International
Lee Whitehead
Amman
Manshiya
Jordan Valley
Sheikh Hussein Bridge
Israel
Cairo
Gunnar Jarring
Middle East
Hassan el Zayat
United Arab Republic
Jarring
Point Zero
U.A.R
Mahmoud Riad
Jerusalem
Yigal Allon
Jordan River
al Akhbar
Cyprus
Peter J. Hincks
Shawmut National Bank
Hincks
Manchester
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