Meteor Blazes In Sky Over New England Town
A bright meteorite lit up the New England sky Friday night, seen from Providence to Pittsfield. Westover AFB radar tracked it until it disappeared near Easthampton, with reports it may have landed in western Massachusetts or southern Vermont. no damage or fires were reported.
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Easthampton
Mass
Vermont
Providence
Rehoboth
Rhode Island
Natick
Framingham
Massachusetts
Windsor Locks
Connecticut
Holyoke
Pittsfield
Westover Afb
New Hampshire
Earth
Heroism at Chau Nhai Battle in Vietnam
UPI reports Marines of Mike Company Third Battalion Seventh Marines overran entrenched Communist defenders to capture Chau Nhai a small Vietnamese hamlet in South Vietnam. The battle cost many lives on both sides and left Marines marked by courage and tears.
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Chau Nhai
South Viet Nam
UPI
Mike Company
Seventh Marines
Viet Nam
United States
Joseph Galloway
Quang Ngai
Meteors Seen Over Bennington In Lurid Shower
Bennington residents reported two bright fireball meteors crossing the sky early Friday in the northeast to southwest path during the Lyra associated Lurid meteor shower. Meteorologist Bohne noted debris from an extinct comet. sightings spread to nearby towns and Bennington College.
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Bennington
Paul W. Bohne
Bohne
Bennington Village
David Brown
William Lauzon
Pownal
Arlington
Bennington College
Manchester
Measles Vaccine Seen as Possible Breakthrough
Government scientists report a promising measles vaccine targeting German measles. NIH researchers Dr. Paul Parkman and Dr. Harry Meyer, test results limited to few subjects, plan to present at an American Pediatrics meeting in Atlantic City.
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Washington
UPD
William H. Stewart
U.S
Public Health Service
Stewart
House Appropriations
Dan Flood
Dpa
National Institutes of Health
Paul D. Parkman
Harry M. Meyer
Inside Columnist Features and Spring Signs
On the Inside columnist Jean Wassick signals a white flag. Pictures of the first signs of spring appear. The new library becomes the pride of Pownal, highlighted on page 7.
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Jean Wassick
Pownal
Johnson Sees Viet Crisis Stabilizing With New Govt
President Johnson expressed belief the South Viet Nam crisis would resolve in due course under a new constitutional government. He spoke after White House notice he and Mrs Johnson would travel to Baltimore for the bicentennial of Methodism, with a speech planned at Lyric Theatre.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
South Viet Nam
White House
Baltimore
America
Lyric Theatre
Larrow Named By Hoff
Gov Philip Hoff named Burlington attorney Robert Larrow to the Vermont Superior Court to fill the vacancy created by Chief Judge Natt Divoll who resigned May 1. Larrow, a Democrat, was among the top candidates alongside Franklin Billings. Divoll’s departure leaves a $17,000 a year post. Billings lauded Larrow as qualified. The article also covers Vietnam and domestic economy briefings by President Johnson, noting no immediate decision on inflation and continued caution on troop levels. [10 named entities: Philip Hoff Vermont, Robert Larrow, Natt Divoll, Franklin Billings, Woodstock, Burlington, Rockingham, May, Westmoreland, Lodge, Johnson, Vietnam, Honolulu, Saigon, Rockingham]
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Montpelier
UPD
Philip Hoff
Burlington
Robert Larrow
Larrow
Natt Divoll
Rockingham
Divoll
Franklin Billings
Woodstock
Billings
Viet Nam
Johnson
Honolulu
Saigon
South
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Viet Nam
Lodge
Plane Crashes Near Gene Autry Leaving Many
An American Flyers Electra turboprop with about 90 passengers and six crew crashed in a rainstorm near Gene Autry Oklahoma. Flight officials in Ardmore reported 95 aboard, while other reports listed 92 passengers plus six crew. The craft struck a hill five miles northeast of Ardmore airport en route to Dallas. Recovery details were not immediately available.
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Gene Autry
Okla
UPI
Raymond Roberts
Ardmore
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Tex
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
ArdAgency
Prepare Clocks for Daylight Saving Time This Weekend
Plan to set clocks and watches ahead one hour before bed Saturday night. Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, aligning with the rule that it starts on the last Sunday in April, a Saturday date this year.
Opinions Sought On Bypass Route
State Highway Commissioner Russell Holden urged Bennington area residents to voice opinions at a public hearing on the relocated four lane U.S. 7 route. He described upcoming hearings, the corridor concept, and timing for field studies, final plans, and land acquisition. Holden emphasized public input to balance economy, safety and beauty, with hearings through 1970 and completion expected by 1980 plus 1972 target for road design segments.
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Russell A. Holden
Bennington
Russell Holden
Bennington Area
U.S. 7
Highway Department
Holden
Robert Condon
Bennington Flats
Rotarians
Pownal
Rutland
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Shaftsbury
J. Edward Whites
Hagerman
Sarge
Quang Nam
Hoang Xuan Lam
Lam
Hoff
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Bernard Ducharme
Mt. Aeolus Lane
Bradford West Farm
Ducharme
Ringheiser
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