All FISA Missions Canceled Amid Saigon Ground Fighting
In Saigon area reporting, the U.S. Air Force halted all combat missions of its F111A jets after the third loss this month. Ground actions in three Mekong Delta provinces produced heavy fighting with 111 Communist casualties and a village raid near Chanh Luu where 268 suspects were detained and 6 tons of rice seized.
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Saigon
Aps
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Hanoi
Takhli
Thailand
Mekong
Mekong Delta
Binh Duong
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Chanh Luu
Phu Cuong
All-Out War Declared On Unlicensed Dogs
Bennington selectmen declared a dog crackdown after May 15 with unlicensed or loose dogs to be picked up by Dog Constable George Rogers and disposed of. Town counsel argued enforcement under state law, while officials discussed fees, humane society cooperation, and publishing owners’ names. A heated meeting also addressed the village nuisance and a confined female dog in Dr. Clyde Lanfair’s kennel.
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Bennington
Vermont
Gerald Cornell
Barber
Selectmen
Cornell
Clyde Lanfair
Bennington Village
Rogers
J. Duncan Campbell
Ray Prouty
Vail Road
Prouty
Joseph Higgins
Higgins
Bennington County Humane Society
BCHS
Jean Henry
The
Humane Society
Woodford
Ben
Foster Seeks Vermont House Seat in Bennington District 33
Bennington native Thomas H. Foster announces candidacy for a Vermont House seat in District 33 as a Republican. He cites interest in conservation and education and notes willingness to work with Democrats and independents. Sub-District 3 currently includes Democrat George Van Santvoord and Republican Eugene V. Clark.
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Thomas H. Foster
Bennington
Vermont
Foster
Bennington High School
Breadloaf School of English
Middlebury College
West Road
New Yorker
New York
Vermont Natural Resources Council
Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences
Bennington County Farm Bureau
Bennington Museum
Bennington Free Library Association
Bennington County Forest Association
State of
National Fish and Wildlife Service
Catherine Osgood Foster
Bennington College
St. Peter’s Church
George van Santvoord
Dem
Eugene V. Clark
Clark
H.J. Wallace
Vermont Highway Board
Tornado Death Toll Climbs In Ohio River Valley
In Kentucky and Ohio, 13 known dead after a long path of killer tornadoes. Rescue teams search rubble as nearly 200 injured and hundreds homeless. Hardest hit include Falmouth and Wheelersburg with dozens displaced and several bodies recovered. Authorities fear toll will rise amid ongoing recovery efforts.
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Falmouth
UPI
Kentucky
Ohio
Ohio River
Minerva
Elwood Wooten
Dover
Wheelersburg
May Goldberg
Ripley
Goshen
Chillicothe
Nicholasville
U.S. Weather Bureau
Big Rapids
Frontier
Mich
Smithville
Tenn
Curt Elliott
Elliott
Parliament dissolved triggers Canadian general election
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau dissolved Parliament and set June 25 as election day to pursue a Liberal majority. The Commons adjourned with Liberals holding 124 seats amid resignations. Conservatives 95. New Democrats 22. others 15. Trudeau aims cabinet reshuffle if victorious, faces tough campaign across provinces including Quebec.
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Ottawa
Canada
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Lester Pearson
Trudeau
Pearson
House of Commons
Robert L. Stanfield
Conservatives
New Democrats
Creditistes
Social Credit
Independents
Atlantic
Stanfield
Quebec
Disease of Gambling Described to Lions Club
Bill D. of Albany described compulsive gambling as an illness like alcoholism at a Lions Club talk. He detailed $12,000 losses in 20 minutes, multiple loans, and the risk of murder to feed the habit. Gamblers Anonymous seeks to arrest, not cure, the disease, aided by support groups and a belief in a power greater than oneself.
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Bill D
Albany
New York State
Lions Club
Bill
Gamblers Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous
Steve D
State of
New York
Gambler Anonymous
Los Angeles
United States
Gam-Anon
Gam-A-Teen
Forest Fires Set New York Record Amid Dry Weather
Albany report shows 881 forest fires in the first three weeks of April, surpassing the 1952 April total of 767. A Conservation Department official warned fires may persist until a soaking rain arrives, noting most blazes are surface fires burning brush above ground and easier to control than ground fires.
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Albany
N.Y
State Conservation Department
Jordan Seeks U.N. Action to Halt Jerusalem Parade
United Nations scene as Jordan urges an emergency Security Council meeting to stop an Israeli Independence Day parade in Jerusalem on May 2. The move mirrors wider Middle East tensions as Mauritius joins the UN and nonproliferation treaty debate unfolds.
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United Nations
UPI
Jordan
U.N
Mohammed el Farra
Security Council
Jerusalem
Amman
General Assembly
Middle East
Bahidat Talhouni
Corneliu Manescu
Romania
Assembly
United States
Union
Britain
Geneva
India
Argentina
Brazil
Israel
Inside Columnist Recalls Youth Parties and Caucus Reports
On the Inside feature by Elizabeth Dwyer reflects on parties from the columnist’s youth. The GOP caucus results are also noted, with references to pages 4 and 8 for related coverage and banking news. First National Bank of North Bennington names a new officer, highlighted on page 8.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
First National Bank of North
Hoff Included On HHH State Delegation in Vermont
Burlington supporters for Vice President Hubert Humphrey will list Gov. Philip H. Hoff as a delegate despite Hoff's endorsement of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. Mayor Francis Cain urged keeping Hoff as a delegate, while a three-way fight forms for the 82-member state convention contingent as factions fail to agree on division plans.
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Burlington
Uph
Hubert Humphrey
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
Robert F. Kennedy
D-Ny
Francis Cain
Humphrey
Gordon Pauquette
Henry Farmer
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