Burlington Firm Wins Globe-Union Factory Bid
The Globe-Union Co of Milwaukee won a contract to build a new factory in Burlington. Pizzagalli Construction Co of Burlington received the award, with site work and road access already underway. Completion of the outer shell is planned before winter and storage battery production is expected to begin in April 1965 with about 125 workers.
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Burlington Firm
Globe-Union
Globe-Union Co
Milwaukee
Wis
Pizzagalli Construction Co
Burlington
Raymond B. Bowen
Bennington County Industrial Corp
Vermont 67A
U.S. 7
William H. Morse
Philip H. Hoff
Bowen
Globe Union
Bennington
Grove Union
William H. Morse Construction Co
UN Troops Force Halt as Turkish Cypriots Barricades Tumble
United Nations troops dismantled Turkish Cypriot sandbag barricades near Nicosia to end two weeks of futile talks. Troops grabbed rifles from six Turkish Cypriots, who stepped back as UN units provided cover. The action follows Greece and Turkey moving forces back from NATO posts. Tass quoted Makarios praising Russia and criticizing the US and Britain for UN positions.
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Nicosia, Cyprus
UPI
United Nations
Nicosia
U.N
U. N
Greece
Turkey
Tass
Cyprus
Makarios
Russia
United States
Britain
Nikita S. Khrushchev
NATO
Two Crewmen Die in Vermont Air Force Jet Trainer Crash
An Air Force T33 trainer exploded in a pasture near Springfield Vermont killing Capt Robert L Wessell and Maj William C Smith both from Massachusetts. The duo were en route to Pease Air Force Base New Hampshire when the crash happened. Witnesses described a ball of flames and debris strewn over about ten acres.
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Springfield
UPI
Air Force
Vermont Aeronautics Commission
Cherry Hill
Robert L. Wessell
Watertown
Mass
Willliam C. Smith
Lexington
Hansscom Field
Bedford
Pease Airi’ Force Base
Portsemouth
N.H
Wessell
Bakersfield
Calif
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Armed Forces Training Program
Joseph Wessell
Smith
Air Force Electronics Systems Division
Hanscom
Bernard Smith
Austin Boulevard
Oak Park
Integrity in doubt over Johnson fortune and public service
On Long Island Republican William Miller questioned President Johnsons integrity tied to a $14 million family fortune linked to the FCC. The White House put the net worth around $3.5 million, noting the higher figure likely reflected asset market value versus initial cost.
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Roslyn
N.Y
UPI
Johnson
William E. Miller
Miller
Long Island
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Life Magazine
White House
Shaftsbury Deer Jacking Allegations Spark Local Fear
Shaftsbury and Arlington residents debate deer jacking with neighbors claiming evidence of off season killings and tire marks on meadows. Thurston Hulet posts a highway sign to press authorities while Fish and Game officials deflect blame to police and prosecutors.
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Thurston Hulet
Bennington
U.S. 7
Bliss Hulett
William Cross
Shaftsbury
Cross
Connecticut
Fish and Game Department
George H. Plumb
State Fish and Game Board
Banner
Plumb
Atty
R. Marshall Witten
Bennington Coun
Shilton
Bennington County
East Berlin Soviet sentry fires on U.S. Army car
A Soviet sentry fired two bursts from a submachine gun at a U.S. Army sedan in East Berlin. No one was injured but Washington lodged a strong protest and urged disciplinary action to prevent a repeat incident.
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U.S
Berlin
UPI
East Berlin
United States
U. S
U. S. Army
West Berlin
Hat, watch, wallet stolen then recovered by bystanders
Charles McMillan reported being robbed of a hat watch and wallet by a young Black man with a sawed off shotgun. A group of Black bystanders then disarmed the mugger seized the loot and returned it to McMillan saying they took the bandit away.
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Dallas
UPI
Charles McMillan
McMillan
Johnson Signs War on Poverty To Run One Year
President Johnson signed the anti poverty bill authorizing a 947.5 million program to lift earnings of the poor. The package aims at youth training work study and community action with 1 year funding and R Sargent Shriver Jr. to lead the campaign.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Kennedy
Peace Corps
R. Sargent Shriver Jr
CCC
New Deal
National Youth Administration
Inside Politics and Local Events Summary
An Inside editorial skewers Roger MacBride’s campaign. Republican state chairman Webb urges Goldwater to visit Vermont. Arlington gardeners showcase annual display. Dorset hears Babcock discuss taxes.
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Roger MacBride
Webb
Goldwater
Vermont
RFK to Seek NY Senate Bid After Wagner Endorsement
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy plans to announce his New York Senate candidacy within days, contingent on Mayor Robert Wagner’s public endorsement. Kennedy aims to delay cabinet resignation until nomination, facing a potential floor fight from Rep. Samuel Stratton at the September 1 state Democratic convention.
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New York
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S. Senate
Kennedy
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
Samuel Stratton
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Globee Union Co
BCIC
Donald Fullam
Raymond Whitcomb
Leon A. Breason
Crown Point Country Club
Ankara
Feridun Cemal Erkin
Mediterranean
Straits of
Bosphorus
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Bernard Baruch
Baruch
Shaftsburyites
By Leon Shilton
Arlington
Piotr Abrasimov
East Germany
Ivan Jakubovsky
Arlington Gardeners
Dorset
Babcock
RFK
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