Shirley Jackson Dies in North Bennington
North Bennington author Shirley Jackson, renowned for The Lottery and The Haunting of Hill House, died suddenly at her home. Born in San Francisco in 1919, she rose to prominence writing novels and short stories. she was married to Stanley Edgar Hyman and based in Bennington College circles.
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Stanley Edgar Hyman
Bennington College
Miss Jackson
San Francisco
Leslie and
Geraldine Jackson
California
Syracuse University
Stanley Hyman
New Yorker
Hill House
Lizzie
Singapore Quits Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur reports Singapore has seceded from Malaysia amid racial and political disunity less than two years into nationhood. Premier Lee Kuan Yew announced independence, with Parliament passing a constitutional amendment. An independence agreement with Malaysia, signed by both sides, allows a working arrangement, and defense and foreign policy cooperation will continue.
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UPI
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Lee Kuan Yew
Malaysia
Lee
Rahman
Sukarno
Woodhull Denounced Over Corrective Camps Fracas
In Underhill Vermont the director of the Friends of Rehabilitation accused Institutions Commissioner John Woodhull of failing to investigate the corrective camp concept. Grady said Woodhull’s late month optimism for a minimum security institution contradicts 40 years of experience, noting small centers succeed where medium security prisons fail. A separate report details Asian reactions to Singapore’s secession news and Malaysia’s federation debate.
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UPI
Friends of Rehabilitation
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Grady
Woodhull
Compromise Hopes Dim In Greece
In Athens a 10,000 strong crowd backed ousted Greek Premier George Papandreou as Center Union leaders largely endorsed his demand to be named premier or call new elections. Only 26 deputies backed Stephen Stefanopoulos, and King Constantine faced a crisis crossroads as the political standoff intensified.
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UPI
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George Papandreou
Papandreou
Constantine
Center Union
Stephen Stefanopoulos
Stefanopoulos
Two crashes mar Vermont 9 injuries in Woodford collision
Eight people injured in a nearly head on crash on Vermont 9 Woodford when a pickup driven by Eugene Lauzon crossed left of center and hit a station wagon driven by Stanley Smith. Smith and seven others were treated at Putnam Memorial Hospital with injuries ranging from head cuts to chest and body bruises.
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Vermont 9
Bennington-Woodford
Buckler
Woodford
Eugene E. Lauzon
Williamstown
Mass
Stanley Smith
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Smith
Putnam Memorial Hospital
James S. Shea
Lauzon
Smiech
Mary Jane Smiech
James Smiech
Charles Smiech
Charles
Sally Caslin
Stark Street
Larry Lauzon
Fillmore Street
William Hatch
Fillmore St
Keith Hoyt
Gage St
Hoyt
Hatch
Americus race tensions flare amid vote drive and rallies
At Sumter County Courthouse a civil rights leader predicted over 500 Negroes would register under the new voting rights law as Klansmen held rallies downtown. Police arrested 22 people, including SNCC director John Lewis and Florida Wise, at two all white churches for trespassing or interfering with worship. Bond totaled over $7,000.
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UPI
Sumter County
White Bolden
Atlanta
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Americas
House Lawn
Robert M. Shelton
Calvin Craig
Georgia
Robert Creel
Alabama
Florida
First Baptist
First Methodist
John Lewis
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Florida Wise
Cal
Wilson Declines Legislative Council Post and Weighs Senate Run
Bennington County Senator Robert M. Wilson said he will not accept the new Legislative Council appointment. He remains undecided about running for re election to the state Senate in the fall special elections. The post, offered by Lt. Gov. Daley, was created to study state issues and advise on legislation. The vacancy followed Harold Raynolds resignation.
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Bennington County
Robert M. Wilson
State Legislative Council
Wilson
Legislative Council
John J. Daley
Senate
Daley
Philip H. Hoff
Windsor County
Harold
Ron) Raynolds
U S Strength in Viet Nam Reaches Eighty Four Thousand
The United States announces 84 200 troops in Viet Nam doubling year earlier. Breakdown: 40 000 Army 4 500 Navy 25 700 Marine 12 000 Air Force and 200 Coast Guard. Bombing and air raids target strongholds in both north and south as combat tightens. Casualties rise with buildup though figures vary. Guerrilla activity continues near Pleiku and the Saigon area amid ongoing Mekong Delta attacks. See VIET NAM Page 10 Col 6.
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API
United States
Viet Nam
U.S
Coast Guard
U. S
Taylor Sees U S Win Without Hanoi Raids
Gen Maxwell D Taylor, retiring ambassador to Saigon, argues the United States can win Viet Nam without bombing Hanoi. He says negotiations require Hanoi leadership and notes China unlikely to intervene unless Hanoi is threatened. He defends air strikes as depressing North Viet Cong support and says no large U.S. troop surge is needed, forecasting a war lasting one to two years.
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UPI
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S
Saigon
United States
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Taylor
China
Haiphong
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Tuesday Deadline For District 8 Redistricting Plan
MONTPELIER UPI The Hartford Hartland Norwich District has until Tuesday 1 p.m. to present a workable redistricting plan to the Legislative Reapportionment Board after its proposal was rejected for favoring candidates over voters. The board has previously rejected similar plans for Hartford Hartland and Norwich, with District 5 also returned for boundary description issues. If no adequate plan is provided, the state board will draw its own proposals.
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Hartland
Norwich
Boards of Civil Authority
St. Albans
Fairfield
Fairfax
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State Board
Inside column on Hoff Viet Nam stance and local notes
Inside columnist Alan Sophrin weighs Gov Hoff position on Viet Nam alongside state league results and youth efforts. Barre Little League dominates Bennington 21 to 2 to capture state title. Manchester youths raise 300 dollars for a teen center initiative, reflecting local civic energy.
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Gov. Hoff
Viet Nam
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