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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1967

Page

2

Signatures Sought To Induce Gen Gavin To Seek Presidency

A UPI report from Lexington Mass says Dr Hershel A Jick announces petitions circulating in Boston and seven suburbs to urge retired Gen James M Gavin to run for president in 1968 He may seek the White House while not running as a peace candidate The drive includes petitions for New Hampshire and Massachusetts primaries and for funding support Gavin, a former three star general and ex ambassador to France, has recently resigned from Massachusetts Democratic Advisory Council over Vietnam policy.

Dexington Mass UPI James M. Gavin Gavin Hershel A. Jick Boston France Eisenhower Massachusetts Democratic Advisory Council U.S Vietnam Jick Tufts University Medical School New Hampshire Massachusetts White House Addi

Escaped Convicts Hold Dental Technician as Hostage

Two convicted men hijacked a dentist’s office run and seized Martha Ann Mobley, 20, in a three hour standoff on a Georgia expressway. Police blocked the highway, shot tires, and used tear gas as Maj. Porter Weaver persuaded James Lowe to surrender.

James S. Lowe Martha Ann Mobley Bobby Yarbough Miss Mobley Lowe Highway Patrol Porter Weaver Tucker Stone Mountai South Carolina

Unwelcome Mat Rolled Out For Hell's Angels in Lowell

Lowell Massachusetts officials laid out an unwelcome mat for Hell's Angels members amid rumors of calls for help after a scuffle with police. Police Superintendent Peter Guduras said outsiders would not be tolerated and intelligence officers were verifying reports as up to 500 club members were rumored to head for the industrial city near Boston. City council vote kept action at bay.

Hell’s Angels In Lowell Mass UPI Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club of California Hell’s Angels California the Angels Peter Guduras Guduras Boston Louis Saab Saab Don Picard Hells Angels St. Joseph’s Hospital Picard John Newell Newell

Son Shoots Mother In Mercy Killing at Hospital Ward

In Chicago, 52 year old Mrs. Alice Waskin, an incurable leukemia patient, was shot by her 22 year old son Robert in Wesley Memorial Hospital. Police charged him with murder. a preliminary court appearance was planned. The son admitted firing the bullets after his mother pleaded to be eased from pain. The father, Daniel Waskin, described the events and noted the son had obtained a .22 pistol. A nurse, Joan Calender, witnessed the moment and reported the son calmly leaving the ward with the pistol.

Chicago Alice Waskin Waskin Wesley Memorial Hospital Robert Daniel Daniel Waskin Waskins Morton Bernard Kelly Young Waskin Kelly Joan Calender Mrs. Waskin

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