No Reason for Crash Found Drives Search for Victims
Atlantic search off Long Island covers 200 square miles for 84 passengers and crew lost when Eastern Air Lines Flight 663 crashed after takeoff from Kennedy. Bodies recovered are few and largely unidentifiable while officials say there is no sabotage or pre-impact explosion evident.
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New York
UPI
Atlantic
Long Island
Eastern Air Lines
U.S
Kennedy International Airport
Boston
Atlanta
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Sprague Executive Among Crash Victims
Stanley W. Bubinski, 43, of 21 Hoxsey Street, on the passenger list of the Eastern Airlines crash after takeoff from Kennedy Airport, was a senior products specialist in the field engineering department at Sprague Electric Co. He was on a Sprague business trip to Raleigh, North Carolina, and Baltimore, Maryland.
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Williamstown
Mass
Stanley W. Bubinski
Hoxsey St
Eastern Airlines
Kennedy Airport
Sprague Electric Co
North Adams
Stafford Proposes Voluntary Medicare Plan for Seniors
U S Representative Robert T Stafford introduces a voluntary health insurance proposal for Americans over 65. The plan funds premiums from the general fund based on ability to pay, with no means test, and covers surgical and medical expenses beyond hospitalization. He seeks bipartisan study and argues it would relieve payroll tax burdens on the young.
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Washington
VPI
U. S
Robert T. Stafford
Stafford
King - Anderson
Congress
Gasoline in Village Water Sparks Health Worries
Residents of Bennington Flats report gasoline-contaminated wells causing oily sinks, gasoline smell in clothes, skin irritation, and tastable water. Families have hauled water for months, using plastic bottles and sponge baths while officials offer little help. Names tied to affected homes include Wyman, Landon, Rogers, Sausville, and Spofford near North Bennington Road, Hicks Avenue, and Vermont 674A.
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Bennington Village
Clarence Wyman
Merrill A. Landon
North Bennington Road
Hicks Avenue
William R. Rogers
Robert Sausville
North Bennington Rd
Davey Oil Co
Roy Spofford
St. Johnsbury
Tony Sausville
Dawn Rogers
Bill Rogers
Bennington Flats
Buckler
Steel Vote Turnout Ts Heavy in USW Election Fight
Nearly one million steelworkers across the United States and Canada cast a record turnout to decide the presidency of the United Steelworkers of America USW. Incumbent David J McDonald faced I W Abel in a bitter contest. Early returns suggested turnout would exceed the 1957 total of 627688 ballots.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United States
Canada
United Steelworkers of America
USW
International
David J. McDonald
I. W. Abel
East
Midwest
McDonald
Donald C. Rarick
McKeesport
Abel
Chicago - Gary
Detroit
Youngstown
Ohio
Cable TV Control Bill Proposed By Rep Mann
Rep Daulton Mann introduced legislation to place cable TV firms under the Vermont Public Service Board. He called cable operators a monopoly and said regulation like other utilities is overdue. He noted no specific rate abuses in Vermont but cited installation fees and monthly charges for common-cable hookups.
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Montpelier
UPI
Daulton Mann
R - Peru
State Public Service Board
Mann
Vermont
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
House
New York
New Hampshire
House Appropriations Committee
Legislative Council
H. Ward Bedford
R. Cornwall
Judiciary Committee
Appropriations Committee
Globe-Union to Hire 6 at Bennington Battery Plant
Globe-Union Inc of Milwaukee is accepting applications at the Greater Bennington Association office for a new battery manufacturing plant. About 75 applications were filed by 10 45 AM. The company plans to hire six workers to start February 16 with eventual staffing around 125. Base starting hourly rates range from 1.70 to 2.04, with higher pay for skilled craft roles. Manufacturing setup aims for April start with long term capacity of 4,000 batteries daily and regional distribution to New York City and Buffalo. Calvin Moser outlined production steps and spoke at the Greater Bennington Association dinner about the firm’s history.
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Calvin Moser
Globe-Union Co
GBA
Moser
Globe-Union
Herbert H. Leonard
Joseph A. McDonough
Buckler
Greater Bennington Association
Globe-Union Inc
Milwaukee
Wis
Banner
Vermont 67A
U.S. 7
New York City
Buffalo
N.Y
Boston
Globe- Union
Snowy ski area silent as tulips replace snow
CASTLETON UPI reports callers seeking skiing conditions at Birds Eye Ski Area were told no snow and the slopes are not operating as tulips are being planted. Globe-Union Inc. traces origins to 1929 with mergers, stock going public in 1946, and corporate evolution continuing through 1962.
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Castleton
UPI
Birdseye
Globe-Union Inc
Vermont Senate votes to end poll tax for local voting
The Vermont Senate with an 18 11 vote approves a bill to remove poll tax as a prerequisite for local elections while House moves a separate plan to fund a $38000 food stamp pilot in Franklin Grand Isle and Lamoille counties.
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Windsor County
Raynolds
Senate
Vermont
Arkansas
Alabama
Mississippi
Texas
Virginia
House
Representatives
Federal Vermont poverty effort aims to start war on poverty
Federal state and local officials meet to launch Vermont’s war on poverty with programs in Chittenden Orleans and Franklin counties awaiting federal approval. Paul H. Guare notes progress as $24,000 federal grant remains outstanding. Burlington Newport and St Albans host welfare study and multi problem family projects.
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Burlington
Newport
St. Albans
Guare
Vermont
Franklin County Development Association
China Says Troops At Battle Ready
In Moscow a crowd of about 3,000 Asian and Russian students attacked the U S Embassy in protest of American raids on North Vietnam. Police did little to stop the damage as windows broke and two U S reporters were harmed. In Tokyo Beijing warned it would join in if the war widens, saying China was in battle array and ready to act if the United States invades North Vietnam.
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Moscow
UPI
U.S
Viet Nam
Adam Clymer
Baltimore Sun
Bernard Ullman
Agence France Presse
Peking
United States
Tokyo
China
North Viet Nam
Peking Peoples Daily
Johnson
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Far East
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