Bennington County Sees White Christmas Expected
Four inches of snow reported in Bennington Dorset and Somerset with scattered flurries forecast today and tomorrow. Highway crews cleared state highways and salt sanded roads while state police urged caution on slick curves and hills.
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Bennington County
Irving Berlin
Bennington
Dorset
Somerset
Berniington
U.S. Weather Bureau
Paul W. Bohne
Harwood Hill
Rufus Gilbert
Lawrence (Bucky) Leonard
Winter Storm Dumps Record Snow Across South and East
A fast moving early winter storm dumped heavy snow across Southern states and eastern regions. Up to 16 inches fell in western Virginia and 8 inches in the New York metro area. The storm caused travel disruptions, hazardous roads, and at least 15 deaths from accidents, exposure, and overexertion.
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Associated Press
Virginia
New York
Atlantic
Johnson's foreign aid push strains GOP support
AP News Analysis notes President Johnson's push for early foreign aid action solidifies Democratic backing while widening GOP tensions on policy. Johnson frames Congress surrendering holiday time to the bill, angering Republicans and prompting scrutiny of motives behind his international moves as civil rights passage looms in 1964.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
White House
Cushman Dies After 86 Years Leading Cushman Mfg
John Henry Cushman, 86, chairman of the Cushman Manufacturing Co. in North Bennington, died at Adams Nursing Home in Williamstown Mass after months of illness. He built the family firm with his brothers, developing Cushman Colonial Creations and shaping the Atlantic coast furniture sales. Born June 13, 1877, in North Bennington, he left Oberlin to pursue furniture sales and led the company for decades. He was the last of the second Cushman generation to run the plant founded by his father in 1886.
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John Henry Cushman
H.T. Cushman Mfg. Co
North Bennington
Adams Nursing Home
Williamstown
Mass
Old Bennington
Cushman
Cushman Company
Mr. Cushman
Henry Theodore
Eliza Davis (Hall) Cushman
Oberlin
Ohio
William C.H. Cushman
Frederick B. Cushman
Vermont Balsam Fir Donated for White House
A 12 foot balsam fir from Vermont arrived in the East Room of the White House for trimming. The tree was donated anonymously, according to White House officials.
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White House
Vermont
Washington
Raynolds Attacks Secrecy in State Government
Montpelier Vermont publisher Harold Raynolds chair of the State Education Board attacks Deputy Attorney General Chester S. Ketcham for an opinion that government records may be kept from public view. Raynolds says the stance invites government secrecy and undermines founding principles.
Johnson gets foreign aid victory with wheat sale credit
The House approved a $3 billion foreign aid bill and granted President Johnson authority to guarantee credit for private wheat sales to Russia. The 189 to 158 vote lined up 187 Democrats and 2 Republicans for the move, with 25 Democrats and 133 Republicans opposing. The measure now heads to the Senate for expected passage.
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Agency For International Development
AID
House
Charles A. Halleck
Johnson
Senate
Russia
Iron Curtain
Washington
White House
Texas
Survivors of Lakonia Criticize Greek Line Crew Discipline
Survivors arriving in Funchal charged the Greek Line crew with panic and chaos amid the Lakonia disaster as passengers took charge of lifeboats. The Argentine rescue ship Salta brought 475 survivors and praises for its crew, while total known survivors rose to 92.1 percent and 24 people were dead among 1,036 aboard.
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Funchal
Madeira
Lakonia
Greek Line
Salta
Admiralty
London
Lovat
Ruby’s Lawyer Seeks New Trial Venue in Dallas
In Dallas, Melvin Belli announces he will seek a change of venue for Jack Ruby’s bond hearing and trial. Ruby remains jailed without bond until January 10, with trial set for February 3 as a dancer revealed a pistol in her purse during proceedings.
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Karen Lynn Bennet
Jack Ruby
Dallas
Tex
Kennedy
Melvin Belli
Ruby
Karen Lynn Bennett
R. B. Denson
Joe Brown
Lee Harvey Oswald
Bill Decker
Kin of Former Bennington Resident Among Lakonia survivors
The daughter of a former Bennington resident and Mrs Ivan Buchanan of Atlanta were among those rescued from the Greek liner Lakonia. They were taken to Funchal Madeira by rescue ships. Barre, Readsboro native and former Vermont legislator, was noted among Buchanans kin.
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Admiralty
Casablanca
Stratheden
U.S
Barakat
Lakonia
Madeira
Atlantic
Ivan Buchanan
Atlanta
England
M.R. Lovat
London
Bennington
Funchal
Madiera
Africa
Buchanan
Philip E. Barre
Readsboro
Pleasant St
Barre
Vermont
Cedar Street
Brattleboro
Associated Press
Norwich University
Boston
Metcalf and Eddy
Stone and Webster
Haydon, Harding and Buchanan
Buchana
Army Corps of Engineers
Puerto Rico
Pope visits tense Holy Land amid global tensions
Bradford Smith weighs prospects for peace as Pope’s Middle East trip unfolds in a period marred by violence. Christmas season faces disruption with war spreading across multiple nations, while local holidays still hold festive promise.
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Grimm
GOP
By Jack Bell
John H. Cushman
Niture World
Cushman Colonial
Irvingston
N.Y
Atlantic Coast
Raynolds
L.B.J
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Rend
Arthur George
Norwich
The
Ketcham
Pope
Holy Land
Bradford Smith
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