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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1966

Page

3

Six New England Governors Meet to Discuss Power Bills

Six New England governors meet in Boston at 10:30 a.m. to discuss regional power costs and bills. Governor Hoff will propose purchasing Canadian power and regional planning with federal officials is on the agenda. Other topics include oil import restrictions, air service improvements, university brainpower for regional problems, and possible future events like Freedom '75 and the 1976 Winter Olympics. A 3:30 p.m. news conference will wrap up.

Boston UPI New England John N. Dempsey Connecticut John H. Reed Maine John A. Volpe Massachusetts John H. Chafee Rhode Island John W. King New Hampshire Philip H. Hoff Vermont Sheraton-Boston Dempsey Hoff Washington Northeast Airlines

Press Chief Urges Dissent With Responsibility In War

UPI editor Roger Tatarian told the Georgia Press Institute dissent has a right but must be weighed by its impact on peace efforts in Viet Nam. He linked the war to a broader scientific explosion, stressing the press must keep the public fully informed as world complexities grow. He warned the presidency now wields wartime power unseen by the founders.

Athens UPI Roger Tatarian United Press International Amercan Press Tatarian Georgia Press Institute Viet Nam United States Congress Pearl Harbor

Tax charge drives attorney to self destruction in desert field

Wednes­day in Flagstaff a prominent attorney John G. Dorsey 47 of Minneapolis shot himself after being charged with tax evasion. He drove 91 miles from Flagstaff to Holbrook and back across a desert field smoking five cigarettes before firing a .45 pistol. Dorsey faced back tax totals of 214769 for 1962 1963 and 1964 and a possible 90 days in jail and a 100 dollar fine. His wife and she attended an ABA convention in Chicago last weekend.

Flagstaff Ariz UPI John G. Dorsey Minneapolis Here Dorsey Holbrook Chicago American Bar Association Damocles Minnesota Minneapolis Legal Aid Center Joseph Dixon Montana Palmer House

Stewart Praises SAC Crews on Guam Flight

Actor James Stewart, brigadier general in the Air Force Reserve, observed a bombing mission over Viet Nam as an official observer. He piloted a B52 on the return to SAC base Guam but took no active part in the raid. He praised SAC crews as efficient and will report to his commanders in Washington after a two week reserve duty.

Agana Guam UPI James Stewart Viet Nam Air Force Reserve Strategic Air Command SAC Washington

GOP Leaders Oppose Merger of Small Business Bureau

House Republican Leader Gerald R Ford and two GOP colleagues charged the Johnson administration nearly destroyed the Small Business Administration by seeking to merge it with the Commerce Department. They urged a resolution to keep the SBA as a separate agency.

GOP Small Business Bureau Washington UPI House Gerald R. Ford Michigan Johnson Administration Small Business Administration Ford John Rhodes Arizona Arch A. Moore Jr West Virginia Congress Johnson Commerce Department Moore House Labor

Alfred Sloan Leaves $10 Million to Three Institutions

Alfred P Sloan Jr. left $10 million each to MIT in Cambridge Massachusetts Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research and Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases in New York. He died February 17 at an advanced age. The will excludes provisions for his immediate family citing prior establishment of a substantial trust for them.

Alfred Sloan New York UPI Alfred P. Sloan Jr General Motors Corp Sloan Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge Mass Sloan Kettering Institute For Cancer Memorial Hospital For Cancer and Allied Diseases

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