Reischauer Sees China as Dwindling Threat to World Harmony
Washington based UPI report quotes Edwin O. Reischauer, retiring ambassador to Japan, saying Communist China will gradually become less of a global threat as Asian neighbors stabilize and prosper. He notes China’s 700 million people hindered by underdeveloped economy and military, and argues long term coexistence is possible while cautioning about short term problems. Reischauer also cites Japan’s opposition to militarism and predicts few issues with the 1970 U.S. Japan security treaty renewal. he will leave government service to teach at Harvard.
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Washington
UPI
Edwin O. Reischauer
Far East
Japan
China
Asia
Reischauer
Eisenhower
State Department
Boston
Harvard University
Funeral rites for Henry I Manney at Hanson-Walbridge
Funeral services for Henry Isaac Manney former Rutland Railway employee were held Thursday at Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home with Rev H Glenn Payne officiating. Burial was at Old Bennington Cemetery with flag presenting by Clarence Cross and Edward Rood. Masonic service noted. Manney was a WWI veteran and longtime Mt Anthony Lodge member. A candlelight service for Miss Virginia Norris followed at the same funeral home.
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Henry Isaac Manney
Rutland Railway
Bennington
Hanson- Walbridge
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist Church
Old Bennington Cemetery
Mr. Payne
Frank Manney
John Manney
Walter Manney
Cyril Manney Jr
Walter Perry II
Timothy Corcoran
Manney
Clarence Cross
Edward Rood
American Legion
Cyril Manney
Henry
Mt. Anthony
Virginia Norris
Hanson-Walbridge
Melvin R. McGaughey
First Methodist Church
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Cambridge
Mass
Miss Norris
Arlington
Emma Willard School
Troy
Prospect Nursing Home
North Bennington
Grand List Case Set Monday in Manchester Courthouse
A Chancery Court hearing on Bennington's 1966 Grand List continues Monday at 9:30 a.m. at the Manchester Courthouse. Five Bennington property owners seek to void the Grand List as the basis for real estate taxes. A separate 10 a.m. jury trial opens in the same building for an auto negligence case by Marjore LeBarron against Robert Bennett.
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Chancery Court
Bennington
Manchester
William C. Hill
Marjorie LeBarron
Robert Bennett
Gage and
Bradford Streets
Bennington Village
Strikes Idle Nearly 992000 Workers in First Half 1966
Washington reports nearly 992000 workers were idled by strikes in the first half of 1966, the largest for a comparable period since 1955. Despite more furloughs, actual working time lost in January-June fell short of the 1965 first half. The airlines machinists strike, starting July 8, is not included.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Department
Airlines
Ancient Arab sky lore and the kid star Deneb Aljedih
The passage notes how ancient Arab shepherds named zodiacal constellations and stars, calling Alpha Aljedih the kid and Deneb Aljedih the kid's tail. Gamma Nashira symbolized luck at summer’s end, a vivid painterly view of the heavens.
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Alpha
Aljedih
Delta
Deneb Aljedih
Nashira
Civil rights leaders seek Chicago housing accord
Dr Martin Luther King and other civil rights figures meet in Chicago to avert a march into Cicero. They demand clear housing demands and fear the protest will be staged if negotiations fail. Gov Kerner plans to mobilize 3000 National Guard to safeguard the 28 block route from Chicago to Cicero.
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Chicago
UPI
Martin Luther King
John F. Kennedy
Cicero
King
South Side
Kennedy
Albert A. Raby
Ing
Illinois
Otto Kerner
National Guard
Stock Averages At Noon August 26 1966
Dow 30 Industrial index at 782.12 down 0.25 20 Railroads at 195.48 down 3.14 15 Utilities 121.75 down 0.97 Composite at 272.79 down 3.60 Volume 3,760,000.
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Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Faith Hammers Caribbean Resorts Amid Hurricane Faith
Hurricane Faith pounded Caribbean resorts with 90 mph winds shifting toward the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Warnings were in effect for Antigua and nearby islands while Dominican possessions and Guadeloupe saw gale alerts. Coast Guard rescue missions followed by residents boarding up homes and securing supplies in St Thomas and San Juan as the storm moved west northwest.
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San Juan
P.R
UPI
Faith
Caribbean
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Tropics
Leeward Islands
Anegada
St. Thomas
St. Martin
Antigua
Dominica
Marie Galante
Guadeloupe
The
Coast Guard
Bennington man given suspended sentence for careless driving
A 20-year-old Pawlet man, Richard Almon Mattison, received a 30 day suspended sentence from Judge George M. Fienberg after pleading no contest to careless and negligent driving that caused a crash on August 20 on Route 30 11. Mattison is placed on probation and must complete a driver retraining course in Rutland. The 6 p.m. accident was blamed partly on sun glare. In a separate case, Sarah ...
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Pawlet
George M. Fienberg
Bennington
Richard Almon Mattison
Rutland
Mattison
R. Marshall Witten
Sarah
Margaret Barberesi
Southbury
Conn
Winhall
Witten
Miss Barbaresi
Fienberg
Raymond Philip Pfister
North Adams
Mass
Pownal
John Adams Griefen
Belmont
U.S
Daniel Frederick Hier
Merchants Endorse Park Plan for Town Farm Lands
Members of the Greater Bennington Association Merchants Division endorsed creating a public recreation area on Town Farm land, noting the project depends on the final route of a new U S 7. They cited town ownership and plans by Allen Organization, with local clubs solv ing funding. Also, fall festival sponsorship and Christmas decorations were discussed. Local court actions included driving and speeding cases in Winhall and Bennington Flats with modest fines.
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Greater Bennington Association
Merchants Division
Charles Fienberg
Fienberg
Bennington
GBA
Hiram Savage
Allen
11 Year Old Wounded In Gun Mishap
An 11 year old Dewey Street boy, Regis M. Mayhew, was treated at Putnam Memorial Hospital after an accidental gunshot wound to the right elbow while hunting with four friends off Monument Avenue. The gun discharged while Tracy Gershaneck passed it, as the youths walked about 20 feet ahead. companions applied a T shirt to control bleeding and a motorist transported him to the hospital.
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Dewey Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Moneument Avenue
Regis M. Mayhew
Dewey St
Monument Avenue
Tracy
Lane Gershaneck
Pownal
John LeRay
Dennis Brooks
Bennington
Mayhew
Brooks
Tracy Gershaneck
le Ray
House of Prayer
Sykes
Leathers
Mce Clease
Winchester Club
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Joseph Davis
Davis
Theft at Art's Variety Store in Bennington
Thieves broke into Art's Variety Store on North Bennington Road last night, smashing a glass door and a second entry to Art Ward's shop. They damaged merchandise but apparently failed to access the store safe, overturning items. some watches and firearms were believed stolen as Ward inventories. Police also noted a separate break-in at Wheeler's Sports Center on Main Street with no items reported missing.
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Art
Bennington Road
Gordon Kenyon
Store of Art Ward
Ward
Bennington Village
Wheeler’s
Main Street
Anthony Tomasi
Perrotta
Atty
John H. Williams II
Williams
Helen A. Darrow
Branch St
Coolidge Ave
Burgess Road
Mabel E. Waite
Hicks Ave
North Bennington Road
Robert J. and
Eleanor Gilroy
Pleasant Valley Road
Goodrich-Hunt and Co
North Street
Frederick Hemmings
Pownal Road
Henry and
Ella Kuiken
South Street
Thomas and
Freida Makin
South St. Alfred
Catharina Severs
West Road
Exilda L. Belanger
Safford St
Johnson says Russians have large stake in peace effort
President Johnson told a West audience at Arco Idaho that Russia also has a very large stake in bringing peace to Southeast Asia and reducing the danger of nuclear war. He urged cooperation with the Soviet Union while noting Viet Nam aims must not threaten global security and urged pursuit of areas of agreement for peaceful cooperation.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
UPI
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Atomic Energy Commission
Arco
Here
United States
Russia
France
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Bennington Briefs and Local Notices
Bennington YMCA Pool closes for season on Sunday August 28. Social Security Administration Rutland VT district office will open Saturdays 8:30 am to 12:30 pm for an indefinite period. Democratic caucus at Bennington County Courthouse Monday 8 pm to nominate candidates for 15 Justice of the Peace posts. VFW Bar-Blue Saturday 5 to 9 pm with piano. Job ad Nurse's aide 3-11 at Warner Nursing Home. Ceil's Beauty Shop closed Aug 29 to Sept 6. The President lists reasons for hope of US-Russia cooperation and notes on space and nuclear treaties. Johnson plans stops in Idaho Denver Pryor OK.
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Social Security Administration
Rutland
Vermont
Bennington
Bennington County
House Senate Clash Over Reserve Plan In Defense Bill
Washington leaders clash as House and Senate dispute a plan to use reservists in Viet Nam, risking the $58 billion defense appropriation. The Senate backed rider would let Johnson call up all youths with less than two years active duty, but the House voted to delete it 378-3. A conference committee may resolve the deadlock.
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Washington
Johnson
House-Senate
Senate
House
Otis Pike
D-N.y
Hospital Notes August 25 1966 Admissions and Births
Hospital notes list admissions Regis Mayhew Barbara Pis copo Bennington Joyce Scarey North Bennington Marjorie Sargent Dorset West Dover Diane Lamphier Frances Grover East Arlington discharges Bessie Tifft Dorset Helen Hurley Manchester Center Mrs Phyllis Crawford and son Births Mr and Mrs Norman Jones East Arlington a son Aug 25 Mr and Mrs Anthony Gaudette Manchester Depot a son Aug 25
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Regis Mayhew
Barbara Piscopo
Bennington
Joyce Scarey
North Bennington
Marjorie Sargent
Dorset
West Dover
Diane Lamphier
Frances Grover
East Arlington
Bessie Tifft
Helen Hurley
Manchester Center
Phyllis Crawford
Norman Jones
Anthony Gaudette
Manchester Depot
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Henry I. Manney
Cenfer
Samaritan Nurses
Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing
Paradise
Margaret Coleman
Helen Haynes
Samaritan
Benningtonians
Barbara Bennett
Hazel Morrissey
Ruth Howe
Clara Ewing
Caroline Bussey
Kate Bauckus
Lucy Lowe
Nina Voltz
Elizabeth Link
Marie Gifford
Watervliet
Catherine Cahoon
Maude Dean
GBA Merchants
Bennington Briefs
YMCA
VFW
ADV
Warner Nursing Home
Ceil’s
Ben Mont Ave
America
Denver
Colo
Pryor
Oklo
Knotty Pine Restaurant
Don Ratelle
Coffey
RT. 7
North Bennington RD
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