Taunton's first Negro councilman recalls doubt and progress
Robert H. Farrar, the first African American elected to Taunton's city council, describes discouragement from both white and colored communities. He won 6,385 votes after a campaign where he faced skepticism but proudly led Taunton High School Cadets as a first. He notes Negroes must pursue office and accept color-related scrutiny as part of public service.
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Taunton, Mass
Taunton
Mass
Robert H. Farrar
Farrar
Bay State
Wen
Taunton High School Cadets
Thomas McCarthy
Farrars
Boston
Northeastern University
Nancy
David
Taunton High School
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Local Social Notes From East Arlington Sunderland
East Arlington Sunderland residents include Francis Farley and his children Karen and William visiting Mrs Farley s parents Mr and Mrs John Lake. Mrs Edward Von Sitas of Essex Junction spent the week with her parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Matteson. Richard Butler and Roland Bacon returned from a Florida trip last week. Mrs John Lake visited Hanover New Hampshire to see her mother Mrs Harold Mattison who is a patient at Hanover Hospital. Mrs Sam Randall is confined to her home by illness.
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Francis Farley
Karen
William
Castro flaunts Cuban arms in anniversary parade
Fidel Castro displays modern Soviet bloc weapons and MIG jet fleet at Havana palace marking three years since Batista's defeat. He blames Yankee imperialism for rearmament, vows fierce resistance if invaded, and criticizes Latin American leaders while urging regional mobilization.
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Havana
Latin America
Fidel Castro
Batista
Cuba
Romulo Betancourt
Venezuela
Alberto Lleras Camargo
Colombia
Castro
United States
Britain to reject Guatemala claims over British Honduras
London sources say Britain will sharply reject Guatemala’s claim to British Honduras while offering talks to resolve the century-old dispute. Guatemala’s President Ydigoras Fuentes warned of breaking diplomatic ties and expelling Britons unless the claim is recognized, though London says it has proposed negotiation two months ago.
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London
Britain
Guatemala
British Honduras
Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes
Foreign Office
Ydigoras
Central America
Mexico
U S Economy Seeks 500000 Skilled Jobs Annually
Vocational training expert John C Villaume of International Correspondence Schools says the 1960s will see 500000 skilled positions opening each year through 1969. He warns that by 1970 demand may outpace supply by about 1 million without stronger industrial training.
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Scranton
John C. Villaume
International Correspondence Schools
ICS
Villaume
U. S
Villeume
First Gnu Arrives to Welcome New Zoo Exhibit
A new gnu arrives at Jacksonville Zoo marking the first such animal to be housed there. The ox headed long maned long tailed antlered species signals a notable addition to the zoo collection.
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Jacksonville Zoo
Thieves Break Into Car Show Window in Cartersville
Burglars struck a local motor company and drove off with a new car from the show window. Police recovered the car about 10 miles away, abandoned and out of gas.
Exhumed Body Shows Vermenter Died of Poisoning
State Pathologist Dr. Richard S Woodruff reports Roy F Krause 68 died Sept 9 from mercury poisoning after an operation for intestinal obstruction in a hospital. Widow had exhumed his body to probe possible poisoning and the autopsy findings are sent to Rutland County State’s Attorney Arthur Crowley Jr and Attorney General Charles F Adams.
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Burlington, Vt
Richard S. Woodruff
Middletown Springs
Roy F. Krause
Rutland County
Arthur E. Crowley Jr
Krouse
Woodruff
Crowley
Atty
Charles F. Adams
Three Children Die In Apartment Explosion Fire
In Pittsfield New Hampshire police report an explosion and ensuing fire killed three children aged Valerie 3 Linda and Curtis 3 months while parents Walter Rollins and wife were away. The two oldest children Walter 5 and Cheryl 4 escaped with neighborhood help. Thirteen others fled unharmed and damages exceed 15000 dollars per Fire Chief Clarence E Robie.
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Pittsfield
N.H
Walter Rollins
Rollins
Walter
Cheryl
Valerie
Linda
Curtis
Clarence E. Robie
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Tourntain Farm
West Arlington
Flandes Inn
East Arlington
Sunderland
Robert Shiffleton
Jose Marti Square
Czechoslovakia
U.S
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Cartersville, Ga
Jack
Jennie Yett
Bennington, Vt
Vermenter
Bennington
PLAID
North Bennington Road
Burlington Savings Bank
Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
America
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Fienberg
Main St
Big Picture
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