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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1964

Page

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Bodies of three Civil Rights workers found in Mississippi

Three badly decomposed bodies found in a farm pond near Philadelphia Mississippi were identified as civil rights workers Andrew Goodman Michael Schwerner and James Chaney who disappeared 44 days earlier. FBI said no death cause or arrests announced.

Jackson Miss UPI Philadelphia FBI Washington Ers Andrew Goodman Michael Schwerner New York James Chaney Meridian Mississippi East University of Mississippi Medical Center Paul Johnson

IBM to Expand Vermont Plant in Essex Junction

IBM will enlarge its Essex Junction facility tripling the current 500 workers by early 1966. A 300000 square foot building will be added east of the present plant, with groundbreaking this week and occupancy by end of 1965. Governor Hoff praised the move as a major boost to Vermont’s economy.

Essex Junction International Business Machines (IBM) Corp J. J. Ritchie Ritchie IBM Vermont Philip H. Hoff IBM Board Thomas J. Watson Jr Hoff

Beans and Roy

In Lafayette Indiana a Milford Illinois man Mark Allen aged 4 was in good condition after doctors removed beans he had placed in his ears.

Lafayette Ind Mark Allen Milford Ill

Hoff weighs appeal before calling Vermont session on reapportionment

Gov. Philip Hoff said a special session for reapportionment depends on appeal outcomes from the three judge federal panel. A federal ruling allows 276 legislators to be elected this November for four months, limiting 1965 business to reapportionment and basic duties.

Vermont Hoff

Union High School District Formed by Four Vermont Towns

Voters in Waterbury Duxbury Warren and Waitsfield approved forming a union high school district with headquarters in Duxbury. A new union high school is planned to serve Washington County.

Union School Waterbury Waterbury, Vt UPI Sugarbush Valley Duxbury Warren Waitsfield Washington County

U.S. Calls Emergency U.N. Session on Viet Nam Actions

United States urged a 3 p.m. edt Security Council session to brief on Hanoi’s attacks on U.S. naval vessels in international waters. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson planned a 30 minute report and requested urgent meeting before midnight. He traveled from Maine to New York for the crisis briefing.

United Nations N. Y UPD United States Security Council Adlai Stevenson U.S Council Stevenson Sivert E. Nielsen Nielsen Maine New York Hanoi Defense Department Pacific United Nations Security Council

Babcock Attacks Vermont Racing Commission at Meet Your Candidates

Former Lt. Gov. Robert S. Babcock criticized the Vermont Racing Commission during a Manchester Chamber program. He said he asked for data on stockholders directors and meeting minutes but received no reply, calling the lack of openness a shock and danger to public trust. Gov Hoff announced IBM will add about 1,000 jobs in Chittenden County by 1966 as the crowd heard how state politics and industry intertwine.

Manchester Robert S. Babcock Vermont State Racing Commission Meet Your Manchester Chamber of Commerce Babcock The Racing Commission Bennington County Justin Mueller Chamber Philip H. Hoff Ralph A. Foote Robert M. Wilson Raymond B. Bowen Roger L. MacBride William H. Meyer Earl J. Harris Richard Snelling Frederick J. Fayette Allan B. Angney Green Mountain Park Pownal Hoff Commission Fred Davis Davis

U S Plans Bomb North Viet Nam Bases in Retaliation

U S Navy aircraft bomb four North Vietnamese bases, destroying patrol boats and an oil depot. Two planes were shot down. pilots presumed lost. Johnson announced the strike as retaliation for North Vietnamese attacks on U S ships and urged UN scrutiny while aiming to deter further aggression.

Washington UPI Johnson U.S. Navy Viet Nam Ticonderoga Constellation U.S

Johnson denounces North Viet Nam as deliberate aggressor

President Lyndon B. Johnson told an Syracuse University audience that North Viet Nam commits deliberate, willful, and systematic aggression. He tied attacks on U S naval vessels to a broader violation of 1954 and 1962 neutrality agreements and urged unified global resolve against war.

Johnson Syracuse N.Y Viet Nam National Security Council White House U.S Gulf of Tonkin South Viet Nam George Ball Dean Rusk Lyndon B. Johnson Defense Robert McNamara UPI UPD United States Sameuel I. Newhouse Syracuse University Robert S. McNamara Washington U.S. Naval North Viet Nam Laos

Hoff Defends Racing Commission Amid Babcock Criticism

Montpelier Gov. Philip Hoff denounces Republican candidate Robert S. Babcock as misleading over claims of secrecy in Vermont Racing Commission operations. Hoff asserts the body runs a stringent, transparent racing program while touting IBM Essex Junction expansion and other economic growth signs.

Inside Editorials and Reviews Highlight Regional Topics

The page compiles editorials on the Southeast Asia crisis and Birchism in Vermont along with a Williamstown review of The Fantasticks. County Agent John Page discusses garden fresh flavor in a light feature. Hoosick Falls police, firemen, and rescue squad handle a busy morning.

Southeast Asia Vermont John Page Hoosick Falls

MacBride Attacks Out-of-State Hire For Vermont Post

Republican gubernatorial candidate Roger MacBride criticized the state Development Board for hiring an out-of-stater, Albert G. Moulton Jr., of Andover, Massachusetts, as development commissioner at $15,000 a year. He said Vermont should select qualified locals.

ST. Albans UPI Roger MacBride State Development Board MacBride Halifax Elbert G. Moulton Jr Andover

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Beans and Roy Hilton A. Wick Rep Sanborn Partridge Capitol U.N Babcock Raps Racing Commission International Business Machines Chittenden County John J. Daley Rutland Nia Red North China Korea Radio Moscow Congress Barry M. Goldwater Senate Democratic Lee Johnson LBJ Seventh Fleet McNamara International Business Machines Corp Globe Union Bennington Fairbanks Morse Derick V. Webb Webb the Fantasticks Williamstown
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