Governor Hails Bennington Progress at Prize Event
The Bennington Association’s Bennington Bounces Back promo concluded with Norman Rockwell selecting six area shoppers as winners. Gov. F Ray Keyser Jr. led a morning parade and lunch stop, praising local businessmen. Top prize went to Mrs. Joanne Pilling Bogardus for a Bermuda trip for two.
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Bennington Catholic High School
Alexander N. Dragon
Greater
F Ray Keyser Jr
Bennington
Main Streeet
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Joanne Pilling Bogardus
Main St
Bermuda
Donald Carroll
New Hampshire prisoners seek stay of execution
Two Rhode Island men, Frederick J. Martineau and Russell Nelson, await a habeas corpus hearing in Concord as they challenge testimony they claim prejudiced their 1959 murder trial of Maurice Gagnon. Judge George C. Sweeney will decide if a full hearing is warranted after a stay extended to November 16.
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N.H
New Hampshire
U.S
George C. Sweeney
Boston
Frederick J. Martineau
Russell Nelson
Rhode Island
Sweeney
Wolfeboro
Martineau
Nelson
Maurice Gagnon
Lincoln
R.L
Nashua
Neutrality Act scrutinized after Havana shelling by Cuban exiles
Government probes possible Neutrality Act violation in the Havana attack. Miami exiles led by Juan Manuel Salvat used a PT boat and a 31 foot cruiser to shell Miramar, firing over 60 shots in seven minutes. No ship origin declared. U.S. and Cuban communications disruption noted.
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Miami
Juan Manuel Salvat
Miramar
Students Revolutionary Directorate
State Department
U.S
Fidel Castro
Salvat
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Havana
Fla
Juan Manuel Santos
Center
Vermont High Court to Hear Slayer Appeal in Murder Case
Vermont's Supreme Court will hear arguments next month on the appeal of James H. Hodd of Topsham who is serving a life sentence for first degree murder. Hodd was convicted in the 1957 slaying of Leonard Pray of Waist River. Eighty four other cases are scheduled for argument during the court's September term opening next Tuesday.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Supreme Court
James H. Hodd
Topsham
Hodd
Leonard Pray
Waist River
Mariner 2 Spacecraft Launch Near Venus Trajectory In Doubt
Cape Canaveral reports Mariner 2 launched aboard an Atlas Agena B rocket at 1:53 a.m. and initial checks show the solar panels unfolded correctly. If the early trajectory holds, a proximity pass near Venus is planned for December 14 with a 50 pound motor to correct course eight days after launch.
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Fla
Venus
Mariner 2
Earth
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Australia
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
New Chaos Unfolds as Algerian Guerrillas Seize Capital
In Algiers, about 20 000 guerrilla troops of Wilaya No 4 occupy the capital and its surrounds, paralyzing the Political Bureau and forcing its withdrawal. President Ben Bella flies to Oran amid fears of a stalled path to a centralized government and a postponement of the September 2 Constituent Assembly election. The CNRA council is urged to meet and revise leadership as the FLN factions contest the revolution’s direction.
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Ben Bella
Oran
Algeria
Wilaya No. 5
Ali Allouache
Wilaya No. 4
Ahmed Ben Bella
Algiers
Mohand Ou el Hadj
Wilaya 3
Si Hassan
Wilaya 4
Allouache
U.S. Invites Talks on Berlin Crisis After Wall Tensions
The United States repeated an invitation for a four power conference to address the Berlin crisis. Washington blamed the Soviet Union for shootings and disorders near the Berlin wall and criticized Soviet police actions in the Eastern sector.
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Berlin
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
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Agai
Arctic Scientist Vilhjalmur Stefansson Dies at 82
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, 82, renowned Arctic explorer, scientist, and historian, died Sunday in Hanover, N H. Born in Manitoba to Icelandic parents, he predicted air travel crossing the pole and foresaw submarines traveling beneath Arctic ice.
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Hanover
N.H
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Manitoba
North Pole
America
Europe
United States and Britain Propose Partial Ban Policies
The United States and Britain propose partial ban policies in a joint approach. Officials outline limited measures while avoiding full bans, signaling a phased regulatory effort aimed at curbing targeted activities.
Western and Soviet Clash Over Nuclear Test Ban Proposal
Britain and the United States proposed a partial ban on atmospheric, underwater, and space tests at the 17 nation disarmament conference while the Soviet Union rejected the plan and signaled resistance to any underground test ban. Ambassador Arthur Dean presented the Western draft and a second full ban treaty for all environments.
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Geneva
Britain
United States
Soviet Union
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Kuznetsov
U. S
Arthur H. Dean
Dean
Soviet atmospheric nuclear test logged over Novaya Zemlya
The Seismologic Institute at Uppsala University registered a new Soviet atmospheric blast above Novaya Zemlya. Swedish scientists estimated the yield at about 14 megatons, equivalent to 14 million tons of TNT.
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Uppsala
Sweden
Novaya Zemlya
Seismologic Institution
Uppsala University
Global Nuclear Test Ban Proposals at Geneva Talks
Two Western powers presented separate treaty plans to the 18 nation Geneva disarmament conference. One seeks an all out prohibition on nuclear tests including underground shots. The other favors a partial ban limited to underwater and atmospheric tests. President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan back strong action.
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John F. Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Mack Molding Plans Cavendish Expansion in Vermont
Mack Molding Co. of Arlington announces plans to acquire additional plant space in Cavendish Vermont. Production is expected to begin in October with leadership by Roger McDonald and Donal d Secoy, as part of an expansion driven by growth in molded plastics. The Cavendish site will house part of the Gays Mills building and will be Mack’s third facility alongside Arlington and Wayne, N H.
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Arlington
Cavendish Vt
Donald S. Kendall Jr
Emmet Smith
Kendall
Cavendish
Roger McDonald
Manchester
Donald Secoy
Mack
Gays Mills
Wayne, N
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