Victorian Evening at McCullough Mansion in North Bennington
A portrait of Governor John G. McCullough frames a South Bennington event titled Victorian Evening. Guests include Ethel McCullough Scott, Robert Kellogg, and Charles Ryan of Shaftsbury as Alex Starkey announces them. a 19th century themed night features period music, a fashion show, dance demonstrations, and a gentlemen’s smoking room with a mingling crowd.
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John G. McCullough
McCullough
North Bennington
Ethel
William R. Scott
Robert Kellogg
Alex Starkey
Charles Ryan
Shaftsbury
Gunnar Schonbeck
Karen
Jane Hanks
Sino-Soviet Talks in Trouble Amid Chou En-lai Attack
London dispatch reports Chinese Premier Chou En-lai harshly attacked Kremlin policies during Albania anniversary ceremonies, accusing the Soviet Union of aiding Japan rearmament and criticizing U.S. help to Japan with nuclear weapons. Diplomats note talks in Peking may break off after a stalemate and walkouts by East European delegates.
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London
UPD
Kremlin
Chou Enelai
Peking
Soviet Union
Japan
United States
Chou
Russia
Albania
Alexei N. Kosygin
Moscow
Washington
Common Market Leaders Meet To Revive Six-Nation Community
Leaders of the European Common Market gather in The Hague for a two day summit to inject life into the six nation bloc and consider a potential British entry. The talks follow pressure group statements and debate over a firm start date for accession negotiations.
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THE
Hague
Britain
Walter Hallstein
Common Market Commission
European Movement
European Federal Party
Europe
Keep
Ireland
Denmark
Norway
Democrats Predict $12 Million Surplus in Vermont
Vermont lawmakers report the 1969 tax package could exceed revenue forecasts. Senate leader Robert Boardman cites total tax take near 29 to 30 million, with an 11.8 million surplus expected this year even after an 15 percent error margin. Governor Davis notes at least a 3.2 million surplus possible for fiscal 1970.
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Robert Boardman
Dchittenden-Grand Isle Countes
House
Thomas Salmon
Rockingham
Deane Davis
Boardman
Davis
Nonstop Talks Start To Avert Rail Strike
Washington leaders press nonstop bargaining as four shopcraft unions and railroads negotiate to prevent a nationwide shutdown. If no voluntary agreement is reached by the deadline, the Nixon administration will consider further actions.
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Washington
UPS
Labor Department
W. J. Usery Jr
George P. Shultz
National Railway Labor Conference
Nixon
Inside Bennington CAP reorganizes
An editorial criticizes the Nixon administration for applying a dangerous standard to free flow of ideas. Gerald Raftery adds his contribution to the current wave of protest about the news media. The old Center School in Manchester bows to progress after a century.
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Gerald Raftery
Manchester
Draft Lottery Draw Tonight Signals New Draft System
Washington UPI reports the 1969 draft lottery will begin at 8 PM EST with 56 youth representatives drawing 366 capsules at Selective Service headquarters. Capsules hold birth dates, including Feb 29, determining induction order for nondeferred men turning 19 by year end 1969 and aged 25 or younger.
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Washington
UPI
Selective Service Headquarters
Henry L. Stimson
Newton D. Baker
Nixon
Life Publishes Photos of Song My Massacre
New York Life magazine published eight color and one black and white photos from an Army photographer showing civilians, including children, before and after they were allegedly shot by C Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry at Song My Vietnam on March 16 1968. The photographer said he yelled hold it as soldiers opened fire and later heard mortars. The piece also notes eyewitness accounts, reactions worldwide, and a separate Army murder charge against 1st Lt. William L. Calley Jr. linked to Song My.
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New York
UPI
Song My
Vietnam
Life Magazine
C Company
1St Battalion
20Th Infantry
Ron Haeberle
Mi1éos
Haeberle
Army
Life Reporters
My Lal
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Chicago Sun-Times
Fred Sedahl
Savannah Morning News
Sedahl
Thieu
F. Lee Bailey
Green Berets
Ernest Medina
Bailey
Medina
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Chou En-lai
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
France
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Rome
Willy Brandt
Pompidou
Bennington Civil Air Patrol
Life
R.L. Haeberle
Ronald Haeberle
Senate Armed Forces Committee
Stanley R. Resor
U.S
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