Five Murders Attributed to Mysterious Strangler
Boston Atty. Gen. Edward Brooke said a six month probe of 11 eastern Massachusetts stranglings suggests one killer murdered Anna Slesers, Helen Blake, Nina Nichols, Ida Irga and Jane Sullivan. The remaining six likely involve different assailants. ages 55 to 75 marked the five.
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Boston
UPD
Edward W. Brooke
Massachusetts
Anna Slesers
Helen Blake
Nina Nichols
Ida Irga
Jane Sullivan
Slesers
Brooke
Aiken Calls for Congress to Review Court Power Over Apportionment
Senator George D. Aiken of Vermont urges a congressional review of the U.S. court system to define powers and limits on legislative reapportionment rulings. He backs delaying court-ordered redistricting to allow state legislatures time to act, noting Vermont faces a federal order to redraw its 170 year old apportionment by next April 1.
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Washington
UPS
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Congress
Aiken
U.S
U.S. Supreme Court
Federal
Senate
Vermont
Track Workers Reject Teamster Contract Terms
Pownal Vermont workers at Green Mountain Park rejected a proposed contract in a 31 to 29 first vote and 30 to 29 on a second ballot. The dispute involves union representation and terms with Teamsters officials amid talk of Building Service Employees Union interest.
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Building Service
Teamsters
Frederick Dykeman
Barre
Babcock Sets Track Visit Amid Vermont Primary Clash
Vermont GOP candidates ramp up campaigning three weeks from the primary. Babcock plans to meet Racing Commission Chair Fred Davis at Green Mountain Park Pow nal next Monday night or Tuesday to discuss racing operations and minutes. MacBride rejects gun restrictions while vying for governor and touts gun rights and self defense.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Ralph A. Foote
Philip Hoff
Racing Commission
Fred Davis
Newport
Green Mountain Park
Pow
Nal
Babcock
Hoff
GOP
Roger MacBride
Halifax
Barre Kiwanis Club
Mississippi Delegates Boycott Platform Hearings
Mississippi delegates in Washington refuse to take seats at the Democratic platform hearings after the platform committee denies official seats. G C Cortright and Ben C Callon say they remain in Washington for consultation but will not participate as observers under rules set by Democratic National Chairman John M Bailey amid a credentials challenge involving the all white Mississippi delegation.
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Washington
UPD
Mississippi
Democratic Party
Platform Committee
G. C. Cortright
Rolling Fork
Miss
Ben C. Callon
Natchez
John M. Bailey
Cortright
Callon
Bailey
Misissippi
Dillon Predicts New Tax Cuts
Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon told Democratic platform writers in Washington that Johnson administration policies have yielded prosperity and could enable a new round of tax cuts next year. He credited the administration with steady growth and rejected extremes in economic policy.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Democratic Platform Writers Today
Johnson
Dillon
Democratic Platform Committee
Dil
Congress
Walter Heller
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
National Association of Manufacturers
Laurie C. Battle
Soviets Launch Three Satellites
Moscow reports the Soviet Union launched three Cosmos satellites 38 39 and 40 into orbit aboard a new rocket carrier. Tass described the trio as Cosmos series unmanned Earth satellites and noted the mission used a novel launch vehicle.
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Moscow
UPS
Soviet Union
Tass
Record Tourist Influx Hits New Bennington High
The Greater Bennington Association reports a weekly record of 925 tourists registering at the GBA office on South Street for the week ending Aug 8. In 1963 that week drew 500 fewer visitors. The office offers lodging and attractions guidance and Favors marked Information signage to attract visitors.
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Bennington
Greater Bennington Association
South Street
GBA
Editorial notes Johnson reprimand of Goldwater
Inside look at Johnson rebuking Goldwater reported on Page 4 with opinion tone. Also page 5 surveys three music centers by a critic and notes Hoosick Falls concerns over a new storm on Page 4.
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Johnson
Goldwater
Bennington Gallery Opens With Comins Works At Bargain Prices
North Street Gallery in Bennington opens featuring Richard Comins and wife Trixie with originals priced from 30 to over 1,000. Comins notes pieces sell cheaper than in New York and cites a work that dropped over 200 in transit. Location at 125 North St attracts curious locals and New York tourists alike.
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Bennington
Richard Comins
New York
125
North St
Guggenheim
Comins
World OF Imagination
Bennington Gallery
Tanganyika
Jose de Creeft
Hoosick Falls
Shilton
Keating Likely to Face Kennedy in New York Senate Race
Senator Kenneth Keating announced his bid for re election in New York likely setting up a clash with Attorney General Robert Kennedy for the Democratic nomination Kennedy is expected to join the race and is seen as the main challenger Keating split with the Goldwater Miller wing over civil rights legislation drawing national attention alongside the presidential contest.
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New York
UPI
Kenneth B. Keating
R. N.Y
Goldwater-Miller
Robert F. Kennedy
Keating
Goldwater
San Francisco
Clare Boothe Luce
Con
Leo Durocher Faces New Homicide Charges Report
Dodgers coach Leo Durocher is accused in a police report of striking an autograph seeker, Robert Hallsworth, 29, in a Dodger Stadium parking lot after a Sunday doubleheader. Durocher says he acted in self defense after Hallsworth called him a name and raised a fist, while Hallsworth was treated at Central Receiving Hospital for loose teeth.
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Los Angeles
Leo Durocher
Dodger
Durocher
Robert Hallsworth
Hallsworth
Central Receiving Hospital
Dodger Stadium
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