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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1966

Page

1

Jordan Syria relations worsen amid border clash claims

In Amman and Damascus, Syria accused Jordan of opening fire on anti government refugees in Syria with one death reported. Damascus Radio charged Jordan sought a side battle while pledging to stop harm to citizens. Hussein vowed to strengthen frontier defenses and urged unified Arab action as PLO calls for protests threaten Jordan's monarchy. Ahmed Shukeiry led anti monarchist pushes from Cairo as tensions rise.

Amman Jordan UPI Syria Hussein Arab Legionnaires Damascus Damascus Radio Israel Middle East Egypt Palestine Legionnaires Palestine Liberation Organization PLO Cairo Palestine Republic Ahmed Shukeiry

Ship breaks in two on Lake Huron killing 28

Coast Guard crews sieve through blizzard conditions for the remaining 28 seamen after the 600 foot ore carrier Daniel J. Morrell splits in a gale. One survivor, Dennis Hale, 26, recounts clinging to bodies during a 36 hour raft ordeal before helicopter rescue as bodies wash ashore along snow battered Lake Huron.

Harbor Beach Mich UPI Coast Guard Lake Huron Daniel J. Morrell Great Lakes Carl D. Bradley Lake Michigan Bethlehem Steel Co Morrell George Winstern Mackinaw

Survivor asks why am I alive after ship disaster

Dennis Hale, 26, lone survivor of the Lake Huron wreck that sank the Daniel J. Morrell, told a priest why he believes he lives. Plucked from icy waters after 36 hours on a raft, Hale recalls watching shipmates die, clustering with the captain and mates for warmth as gale winds lashed the sea. He endured exposure, slept briefly, and was rescued in good condition.

Harbor Beach Mich UPI Dennis Hale Lake Huron Cornelius McEchin Hale Ashtabula Ohio Daniel J. Morrell Hate Arthur I. Crawley Phil Kapits Duncan McCloud

Capital Gains Tax Endorsed in Vermont Advisory

Vermont lawmakers informal support for a capital gains tax plan from a consultant report. Four percent of gains would be deducted for each year the asset is held, with gains taxed as ordinary income. No current tax on capital gains and 75 high income residents avoided state taxes in 1965.

Vermont Gerald Witherspoon

Ex Nazi Kiesinger Named West German Chancellor in Grand Coalition

Bonn UPI reports Kurt Georg Kiesinger, 62, a former Nazi party member and ex-governor of Baden Württemberg, took the oath as chancellor of West Germany leading an unprecedented grand coalition with the Social Democrats after an overwhelming parliamentary vote. He succeeds Ludwig Erhard, whose CDU government collapsed over fiscal policy disputes. Willy Brandt, the Social Democratic chairman and mayor of West Berlin, is noted in the report.

Ludwig Erhard Christian Democratic Union CDU Erhard Social Democratic Willy Brandt West Berlin Kiesinger SDS West Germany Brandt Bundestag Free Democratic Party Christian Democrats Social Democrats Adolf Hitler Free Democrats

Record Tax Receipts Rise in October Across Vermont

Vermont’s economy shows record tax receipts in October with General Fund totals at 3.66 million, up 772 thousand from 1965. Four months into fiscal 1967 receipts top 14.6 million, driven by income and franchise taxes, liquor, wine, rooms and meals, while cigarette taxes lag. Nearby items note Rep Stratton’s push for Monday holidays and German political shifts as Kiesinger forms a new coalition cabinet with Brandt.

Montpelier UPI Vermont Tax Department Amsterdam N.Y Samuel S. Stratton Stratton Washington’s Franklin D. Roosevelt U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Inside Editorials Critique Of Bennington Police Chief Page Four

Feature editorial comments on the Bennington police chief and the proposed town park as noted on Page Four. Also mentions a broader look at local governance and community concerns reflected in the edition. The item references editorial context without graphic detail.

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