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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1968
Page
2
Washington House tax writers plan a hard look at President Johnson's plan to curb the dollar drain by keeping tourists at home. The Ways & Means Committee recalled Treasury Secretary Henry H. Fowler for further testimony on the travel tax proposal.
In Concord, Rev Norman Limoges of Bishop Brady High School ordered long haired male students to get haircuts or transfer. Bus visits singled out 18 students with Beatle style cuts. Students paid for the trim and received bubble gum as reward.
In Saigon U S officers said warnings of an impending guerrilla offensive were ignored prompting relaxed city defenses. A corporal led at general staff HQ as President Thieu was away in My Tho and did not return until midday.
Two Chicago high school shootings disrupted two South Side schools on Monday as a rumor of a fired teacher sparked violence. At Bowen High School a teen gang attack wounded two students. Humphrey Moore, 16, and Ernestine Aseves, 17, were hit, with Moore described as a gang leader. Both victims were not in serious condition. Police also contained chaos at Dunbar High School where rocks and roadblocks followed the rumor.
Congress hears 50 bills aiming to end political influence in postmaster appointments. Dulski proposes barring congressional recommendations to the postmaster general, while Gross seeks to remove the postmaster from the Cabinet and give the postmaster a 12 year term.
Kenya bans slot machines and gambling devices for wasting earnings. Government sources report thousands seized within hours of the order and public action targets gaming halls and outlets nationwide.
A card sent from Coucouron in 1916 by Louis Plane arrived in Vauvert this week, provoking local anger over the slow French postal system. Plane died ten years ago, and residents note the 90 mile journey took decades to complete.
Officials in Boston hope dental charts will identify six of nine people killed in a Sunday blaze at the Roosevelt Hotel. Three victims identified. six badly burned remains hinder identification, with two women among them. Firefighters rescued 15 from outside escapes as investigators trace the fire to a second floor linen closet. sixteen treated for burns and smoke inhalation. one hospitalized in critical condition.
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