Boston Strangler Escapes from Bridgewater State Hospital
Albert H. DeSalvo, the Boston Strangler, escaped from Bridgewater State Hospital with two others by using a key to unlock third floor cells. They crawled through a wall patch, rode an elevator shaft, and scaled a 20 foot wall with stolen staging. Mass. Gov Volpe ordered a full investigation as state police and guards hunted the trio. DeSalvo, sentenced to life for molesting four women, had been committed to the mental hospital pending appeal.
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Bridgewater
Mass
UPI
Boston
Albert H. DeSalvo
Bridgewater State
DeSalvo
Massachusetts Supreme Court
F. Lee Bailey
Massachusetts
John A. Volpe
Bailey
Charleston
S.C
Trustees Approve Alternate Budget For Village Action
Bennington Village adopts a two budget plan after a final trustees meeting. The General Fund is trimmed, reducing Police Department funding from 75,290 to 70,000 in the 1967 budget, ahead of the Citizens Party caucus.
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Bennington Village
Citizens Party
Charles Bodine
Police and Traffic Committee
Bodine
Leo Nash
Nash
Legislature Passes Pownal Track Measure
The Vermont Senate approved a tax relief plan for Green Mountain Park at Pownal, providing 12.5 percent of betting handle to the track and 5.5 percent to the state for four years. It outlines funding shifts, budget implications, and possible alt General Fund figures with tax rate comparisons, plus police and highway budget notes and a Davis property purchase for parking.
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Davis
Adams
Pleasant Street
Hoff Hails Passage Of Fair Housing Bill
Gov Philip Hoff hails passage of a fair housing bill in Montpelier after a 74 to 56 House vote. The measure faces further steps as supporters praise the reform amid ongoing partisan debate.
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Hoff
Vermont
Senate
George Cook
Rutland
Judiciary Committee
Cook
Human Rights Commission
House Judiciary Committee
John Alden
Woodstock
Limited Victory Possible in Vietnam War Debate
A Senate military affairs expert urged a measured approach to Vietnam aiming for a limited victory by avoiding pull-out or all-out bombing. Senator Henry M. Jackson argued success depends on public support for a limited war, describing Vietnam as vital to U S foreign and defense policy and a broader effort for peaceful change. He warned against extremes that could sink the effort or prolong conflict.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Vietnam
Henry M. Jackson
Dwash
Johnson
Asia
Jackson
Washington State
Senate Armed Services Committee
United States
Freed GIs Reach Safety From Jungle Prison
Two American GIs Pfc Charles Earle Crafts and Sgt Sammie Womack walked into a U S outpost about 35 miles north of Saigon after more than two weeks in transit. They were in reasonably good condition though had lost considerable weight. Womack of the 25th Infantry and Crafts, adviser with the 33rd Vietnamese Ranger Battalion, were captured in 1966 and 1964 respectively near Chu Chi and Binh Gia. Hanoi Radio had said they were released with other Vietnamese prisoners for Tet celebrations.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Charles Earle Crafts
North Jay
Sammie W. Womack
Farmville
Hanoi Radio
Womack
25Th Infantry Division
Chu Chi
Crafts
Binh Gia
U S Artillery Shells North Viet Targets
U S artillery units south of the DMZ opened a new phase by shelling targets in North Vietnam. American spokesmen said artillery teams stationed just below the DMZ have been active today.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
War Zone C
U.S. Ole
U.S. Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Junction City
U.S. Army
173Rd Airborne Brigade
John Deane Jr
N Y High Court Overturns Welfare Case Conviction
The New York Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that a welfare recipient may not be jailed for refusing a job offer. Mose Pickett of Niagara Falls had been convicted of obstructing the welfare program after turning down a $1.50 per hour landscape job, ending a 30 day sentence. The ruling found the obstruction law ambiguous and insufficient to sustain the charge.
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Albany
N.Y
Court of Appeals
Mose
Niagara Falls
Stanley H. Fuld
Pickett
Inside Bennington’s City Government Debate
An editorial seethes over Bennington’s city government structure. The piece laments the system and urges reform, highlighting civic governance questions and public accountability from the newspaper’s editorial board.
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Bennington
Shaftsbury Artist Wins Corcoran Prize
Jules Olitski of Shaftsbury won $2,000 and a gold medal for Pink Alert at the Corcoran Gallery 30th Biennial Exhibition. Kenneth Noland, also of Shaftsbury, received $500 and a copper medal. Paul Jenkins and John McLaughlin also won prizes. Helen Frankenthaler exhibited. Olitski and Noland moved to Shaftsbury recently. Olitski lives on U.S. 7, Noland bought a Frost home known as The Gulley.
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Washington
Jules Olitski
Shaftsbury
Corcoran Gallery
Kenneth Noland
Olitski
Noland
Paul Jenkins
John McLaughlin
Munro- Hawkins
U.S. 7
Robert Frost
New York Times
Hilton Kramer
United States
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Boston ‘Strangler
Main Street
Anita Caswell
Jan Fearn
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Sullivan
Pownal
General Fund
Highway Fund
Simsbury
Royal Cutts
R-Townshend
Murder, Inc
Cutts
House _ sclons
North Viet
Hoi An
South Vietnam
Manchester
Corcoran Prize
Helen Frankenthaler
Bennington College
Vogue
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