John Spargo Dies Founder of Museum
John Spargo 90 of Monument Avenue Old Bennington and founder emeritus of Bennington Museum, a noted historian and author close to three presidents, died in his sleep at Nestledown. Born 1876 in Cornwall England, he rose from tin mines and a foundry to global acclaim as an orator and scholar through night classes and Oxford Cambridge extensions. His life bridged labor, Liberal politics, and international cultural work, ending a storied career that began in a Cornish mining town.
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Viet Cong Attack Near Saigon Air Base Rattle City
Viet Cong fired on the Tan Son Nhut air base area near Saigon, hitting a U S Army motor pool and officers quarters. One Vietnamese dead and six wounded reported. no injuries to American nurses. Vietnamese air base HQ and Plantation Road area highlighted. Navy pilots described a SAM missile detonation near Haiphong with unknown civilian deaths.
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Leddy Nominated For Post In Vermont Federal Court
President Johnson nominated Bernard J. Leddy a Burlington attorney for U S district judge in Vermont. Leddy, 56, formerly on the Vermont Apportionment Board and longtime aide to Cyrus Vance, heads Johnson 1964 Vermont campaign and is a close friend of the President. Governor Hoff backs him as a top notch candidate. Senate action awaited.
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Banks Hike Rate On Key Loans
New York banks Chase Manhattan Irving Trust and Morgan Guaranty raised their prime rate on business loans to 6 percent, with brokers loans lifted to 61 percent. Bank of America awaited its decision as the finance chief urged restraint, arguing higher credit costs may curb demand while prices rise.
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Teen-Agers Hurl Rocks At Negroes In Chicago
In Jefferson Park Chicago white teens pelted groups of hymn singing Negro demonstrators with rocks and firecrackers. Police fired into the air to break up the crowd arresting at least 12 as Rev Jesse Jackson condemned arrests of two youths tied to swastikas on their car. He urged freedom of expression amid housing protest activity near real estate offices.
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Pioneer physics lab launched into sun orbit from Cape Kennedy
CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. UPI reports a 140 pound Pioneer physics lab launched by a Delta rocket into an orbit around the sun designed to circle every 404 days between Earth's and Mars' paths. The $15 million craft carries six experiments to study charged particles, cosmic rays, and magnetic fields as part of a new series to monitor solar radiation.
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HUAC Pushes Ahead Disputed War Probe
Washington hands push to continue the House Un American Activities Committee Viet Nam probe amid court challenges and mass security, with nearly 100 police and marshals guarding hearings. Demonstrators were arrested as protests filled the Capitol complex while appeals courts weighed the committee's legality.
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Johnson says Alliance for Progress disproves Castro myth
President Johnson declared the Alliance for Progress has shattered the belief that Fidel Castro's Cuba is the future of the Western Hemisphere. Speaking at the Pan American Health Organization, he called the program a peaceful revolution at work and urged focus on housing education and nutrition while avoiding unnecessary military spending.
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Sky rocket salute marks Harriet Kennedy birthday
In Hayling Island England Harriet Kennedy turned 21 and received a sky rocket salute from her father. Fishermen alerted by the display joined an air sea search thinking a vessel was in distress in the English Channel. Mr Kenny joked about his wartime rescue service as the embarrassment subsided.
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Rockefeller Seeks NY Governor Bid as Kennedy Javits Weigh 1968 Paths
In Albany Nelson Rockefeller pursues a third term as New York governor while being seen as pivotal to the presidential plans of Senators Robert Kennedy and Jacob Javits. Kennedy remains neutral in the gubernatorial race as Javits backs Rockefeller, and outcomes could shape the 1968 ticket and party power dynamics.
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Inside column questions if 1966 is so different
Elizabeth Dwyer questions how 1966 differs on Page 4. Manchester Elementary faces re evaluation on Page 6. A 90 year old drummer ends a 72 year tenure with the Hoosick Falls band on Page 6.
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