Native Sons of Bennington Battle Recalled in Fay Family
The Banner highlights two Bennington natives who fought at Bennington on August 16 1777. Captain Stephen Fay ran Catamount Tavern and his son John Fay died in the action while another son David Fay served as a fifer. David later became a lawyer and Vermont official, with burial in Old Bennington Cemetery.
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Fort Ticonderoga
Fays
Stephen Fay
Catamount Tavern
Fay
New York
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Stephen
David
Samuel Robinson
Col. Baum
Walloomsac River
New York State
Robinson
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
John Stark
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Young David
U.S
Vermont
Thomas Jefferson
Selectman
Reformer
Green Mountain Boys
Baum
Henry Clay Day
Orlin P. Fay
Airline Strike Ends? IAM Vote Could End Long Dispute
Washington reports 35,400 IAM machinists vote on a three year contract offering about 90 million in wage and benefit gains. If accepted, National Northwest Trans World United and Eastern airlines plan first flights Saturday after weeks of grounding since July 8. Siemiller says the deal exceeds wage guidelines and marks a major victory for the union.
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International Association of Machinists
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P. L. (Roy) Siemiller
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Northwest
Trans World
United
Eastern
White House
Court Reverses Order On Viet War Hearings
A three judge panel overruled a lower court ban on House Un American Activities Committee hearings. The ruling came as critics of the Vietnam War were to be subpoenaed while a judge had blocked the hearings. The case centers on whether the judiciary can restrict a legislative probe. The committee aimed to press ahead despite the ruling, signaling ongoing judicial scrutiny of its constitutionality.
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UPI
House Committee On UN
Viet Nam
U.S
Howard F. Corcoran
U.S. Court of Appeals
David Bazelon
Circuit Court
Alexander Stevas
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Corcoran
Hell
Capitol Hill
McCormack
Congress
Joe R. Pool
D-Tex
Cheering House
Dallas
Texas
Joseph M
Officers Disciplined Over Death of Two Pilots
Air Force disciplinary action targets three colonels and a civilian for an unauthorized publicity stunt tied to a malfunctioning Edwards Air Force Base formation flight. F104 pilot Joseph Walker and XB70 test aircraft crash killed both crewmembers. investigation cites lack of authorization and design for GE promotion benefits.
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Harold S. Brown
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
General Electric
Washington
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Brown
Air Force Command Aeronautical System Division
Joseph A. Walker
Walker
Carl S. Cross
Court Reverses Convictions In Historic Rape Case
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the 1953 convictions of Edgar Labat and Clifton Peret for aggravated rape, citing systematic exclusion of Negro jurors. The court ordered their release from custody pending reindictment and retrial, with detentions previously delayed by court orders.
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UPI
U.S
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Edgar Labat
Clifton Peret
John Minor Wisdom
Elbert P. Tuttle
Atlanta
John R. Brown
Houston
Homer Thornberry
Austin
Tex
Griffin Bell
Walter Gewin
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Labat
Peret
Louisiana State Penitentiary
U.S. District Court
Inside Notes on Bennington Page Four Editorial
An editorial comment analyzes Bennington's Day page content and tone on page four. The piece reflects local editorial concerns and framing of regional issues in the publication.
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Bennington
Lunar Orbiter Set for Job
Pasadena scientists report Lunar Orbiter, America's first moon orbiter, has working camera and trans mission gear for its Thursday photography mission. In an initial 117.43 mile to 1,159.28 mile orbit, the 850 pound craft will capture sunrise and sunset imagery for mosaic coverage 78 miles by 1,472 miles, with the first pictures likely televised.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Lunar Orbiter
America
Unmanned Flying Laboratory
National Space Agency
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Control Center
New York Herald Tribune Fades Into Extinction
The New York Herald Tribune, a 131 year old nationally read morning paper, folded after a long merger strike with World Telegram and Journal American. The World Journal Tribune will publish in the afternoon and Sunday, but the strike left no publication. Matt Meyer cites union resistance and talent drain as causes, with 65 to 75 percent of top staff leaving since the strike began.
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NEW York
UPI
New York Herald Tribune
Trib
Horace Greeley
James Gordon Bennett
World- Telegram
Journal-American
World Journal Tribune
Matt Meyer
World Journal Tribune Inc
Herald Tribune
The
Senate Votes Today On Reserve Call-Up Plan
Senate considers giving President Johnson power to call up ready reservists for Vietnam service without a declaration of national emergency. Senator Richard Russell offers a 18 month service proposal as an amendment to the 58.2 billion defense appropriations bill, opposing McNamara’s stance.
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UPI
Johnson
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
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Russell
Tration
Viet Nam
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
Weather outlook clears this evening with mild temperatures
Clearing thundershowers end this evening followed by a calm night. Lows reach the upper 50s in northern areas and low 60s in southern portions. Wednesday remains fair with little temperature change. Yesterday's high 70, low 62. This morning at 7 a.m. 67. Sunset 7:55 p.m., sunrise 5:58 a.m.
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Robert T. Stafford
Sunderland
Chiselville School
Neil E. Cross
Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union
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Bennington-Rutland Opportunity Council, Inc
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