Marion Alabama Riots Hurled Beatings and Shooting
Police shattered a Negro demonstration in Marion Alabama injuring at least ten people and leaving Jimmy Lee Jackson wounded in the stomach. White bystanders attacked news photographers as state troopers moved in driving demonstrators back to a church for about 45 minutes. NBC and UPI pressed for swift arrests while reporters were assaulted and cameras smashed during coverage in Marion.
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Alabama
Marion
Jimmy Lee Jackson
Selma
Martin Luther King
Brooklyn
King
Nicholas Katzenbach
al Lingo
New York
UPI
National Broadcasting Company
United Press International
George Wallace
Ala
William McAndrew
NBC News
Frank Tremaine
UPI News Pictures
NBC
Dick Valeriani
Pete Fisher
Reggie Smith
Newsfilm
Soviet Expels Baltimore Sun Reporter Amid Moscow Incident
UPI reports Soviet authorities ordered Baltimore Sun correspondent Adam Clymer to leave the USSR after alleging he slapped a policeman during a February 9 demonstration before the U S Embassy. Clymer denied the charge and described being punched by Asian demonstrators before police detained him for over six hours.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Baltimore Sun
Adam Clymer
U.S
Clymer
Hoff bids end unprofitable fall meet at Green Mountain Park
Governor Philip Hoff backs Finance Director Bruce Mosher’s recommendation to cut the 51 day fall season at Green Mountain Park in Pow nal after a $250000 loss. Officials say elimination could yield $1.5 million to state coffers this year, with prospects of $4.1 million over the biennium, while track aims to adjust the purse split to attract better horses.
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Bruce Mosher
Mosher
Hoff
Pownal Oval
U.S. Concession Strengthens Russia in UN Talks
In New York the U N General Assembly adjourned after Albania failed to force a vote on the Soviet Union’s right to vote. The United States, via Ambassador Adlai Stevenson, argued Article 19 bans voting by debt-owing nations, leaving a procedural ballot defeated. The assembly had operated on a consensus system since December 1 to avoid major disputes.
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United Nations
N.Y
UPI
U.S
General Assembly
Russia
Albania
Soviet Union
U.N
United States
Adlai E. Stevenson
China
Stevenson
State Bans Public Uses Of Bristol's Water
The state Board of Health banned public use of Bristol drinking water and ordered chlorination within 10 days. The ban affects seven restaurants, a nursing home, two dairies, all schools, churches, and any place serving water or ice to the public, with homeowners urged to boil or chlorinate their own water.
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Bristol
UPI
State Board of Health
New Tax Commissioner To Be Named in Week
Gov. Philip H. Hoff said he plans to name a new state tax commissioner within a week. The appointee will be a Democratic lawyer after Shea’s resignation to practice in Burlington. Hoff did not reveal the candidate, and said he may reappoint Shea if needed. He also discussed a pending superior court judge matter, calling it a legislative issue with insufficient grounds for action. Hoff favors shifting state elections to different years from federal ones and indicated no fixed date to name a public safety commissioner beyond Baumann’s term.
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Hoff
Shea
Senate
Supreme Court
James Holden
Atty
Charles E. Gibson Jr
William H. Baumann
Baumann
Inside Columnist on government by numbers Page 4
Columnist Samuel R. Ogden discusses government by numbers in a reflective piece on Page 4. The notes sketch how data influence policy and civic life, framing numbers as storytelling guides for readers.
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Samuel R. Ogden
Government
Soviet note warns US over Vietnam Laos actions
The USSR warns the United States and allies of serious consequences if air strikes against Laos and North Viet Nam continue. Moscow released the diplomat notes via Tass and Red Star while Kosygin hints at a major policy address.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
United States
Laos
Viet Nam
Taos
Britain
Indochina
Tass
Red Star
North Viet Nam
U.S
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
China
North Korea
Alexei Leontyev
Pentagon
Leontyev
Thot-Heads
Hanoi
Haiphong
Red China
Hospital Establishes Morrissey Memorial Fund
Henry W. Putnam Memorial Hospital forms the Francis E. Morrissey Memorial Fund in memory of the late attorney and civic leader. Dr. Joseph G. Davidson says gifts already total $2,000 with a goal of $10,000 to fund training for X ray technicians and cancer research laboratory assistants. Vermont Bank and Trust Co. gave $500. donations support a lasting memorial rather than equipment.
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Francis E. Morrissey
Henry W. Putnam Memorial Hospital
Joseph G. Davidson
Mt. Equinox
Morrissey
Vermont Bank and Trust Co
Davidson
Ranger 8 Aims for Moon Impact With TV Cameras
Ranger 8, the 808 pound U S spacecraft, heads to collide with the moon to relay television pictures of its surface. Launched from Cape Kennedy at 12 05 p m EST Wednesday, operations run smoothly with possible terminal maneuver to orient cameras. final decision after telemetry review by Caltech JPL. Project manager Harris M Schurmeier said telemetry after 12 hours looks normal and impact is planned shortly after 4 a m Saturday.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPID
U.S
Moon
Lunar
Cape Kennedy
Caltech
Jet Propulsion Labatory
JPL
Ranger 8
Harris M. Schurmeier
Moon Watchers
NASA
Deep Space Instrumentation
Goldstone
Ranger
Bennington Area Unemployment Hits 9.9 Percent in January
Unemployment in the Bennington area averaged 9.9 percent in January, 3.3 points above the state rate of 6.6 percent. Initial claims totaled 445 as new layoffs or shorter hours were reported, with apparel, paper products and construction leading. Continued weeks averaged 616, down from December and near last year, while 24 people exhausted regular benefits with 26th claims.
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Bennington
Frank H. Mudgett
Department of Employment Security
Religious Coup Grips Saigon As Khanh Faces Ouster
Rebels led by Catholic officers seize Saigon’s airport, military HQ and radio in a move to topple Buddhist Lt Gen Nguyen Khanh. Khanh orders counter actions as clashes unfold. tense religious overtones raise fears of Buddhist Catholic strife amid the Vietnam war.
Khiem Asked To Form Government In Saigon Coup
Lt Gen Tran Thien Khiem said leaders of the Saigon coup asked him to assume the South Vietnamese government. He indicated approval of the overthrow of Khanh but had not decided on returning home. He urged unity in the army to boost the war effort against Communists.
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Saigon
UPI
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Lam van Phat
Siesta
Armed Forces Headquarters
Air Force
Nguyen Cao Ky
Pham Ngoc Thao
Washington
Navy
Thao
Tran Thien Khiem
Khiem
Diem
Viet Nam
Duong van Minh
United States
Washington Post
U.S
Khan
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