Village removes sign and fills trench at Corcoran site
Village of Bennington workers on Friday filled a trench and removed a large sign from the Morgan Street property linked to Joseph D Corcoran a contractor allegedly installing sewer and water lines without village clearance. Corcoran has been billed for abatement and storage of the sign.
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Bennington
Morgan Street
Joseph D. Corcoran
Corcoran
Reuben Levin
John B. Harte
Levin
Bennington Village
Arthur Theberge
Imperial Avenue
Edmunds
James B. Gibney
Dock Unionist Attacks See Wirtz Over Waterfront Strike
Thomas Gleason of the International Longshoremen’s Association harshly criticizes Labor Secretary Wirtz for his handling of the East and Gulf Coasts waterfront strike. He says no face-to-face talks since the strike began and questions bargaining methods while Harvard’s Healy studies costs. The New York Shipping Association backs Wirtz, proposing a 22 cent rise over two years as 60,000 dockers seek 50 cents hourly increase.
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New York
W. Willard Wirtz
East and Gulf Coasts
Thomas
Teddy) Gleason
International Longshoremen’s Association
Gleason
Wirtz
Alexander P. Chopin
New York Shipping Association
James Healy
Harvard
Maine
Texas
VSSDA Submits Education Aid Revision Bill
The Vermont State Directors Association backs a bill to revise the education aid formula. It seeks 5.8 million dollars for year one and 8.4 million for year two, with first aid payments possible in December 1964. The measure also creates a grand list adjustment committee of the tax commissioner, state treasurer and auditor of accounts.
Printers Balk At New Prodding To End New York Strike
In New York the 28 day newspaper strike shows deadlock as printers resist a call by federal mediator William E. Simkin for a significant move. Simkin says publishers have indicated they may raise their wage offer, urging the union to act to resolve the dispute.
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New York
William E. Simkin
U.S
Landrum Denies Deal in Rules Committee Fight
Rep. Phil Landrum says no deal with the White House or House leaders influenced his stance on the Rules Committee. He will vote to prevent expanding the panel, aiming to keep it at 15 members against a 12-member plan sought by Rep. Howard W. Smith and allies. Landrum also seeks a seat on Ways and Means, while Georgia aides back larger membership.
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Washington
Phil M. Landrum
Dga
House Rules Committee
Landrum
Kennedy
Congress
Georgia
House
White House
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Rules Committee
Smith
Rail Commuting Service Begins Test Monday
Boston crowds line up as the first federally funded plan to boost commuter rail launches Monday. The Boston and Maine Railroad increases daily trains from 277 to 384 as fares drop over 30 percent. Commuting has fallen since 1948, with sharp declines on other lines serving Boston.
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Boston
Boston and Maine Railroad
United States
Boston and Maine
Boston and
Maine
Polish Police Deny Vermont Marine Exit
U S Marine sergeant James S Chase Burlington Vermont guard was blocked from leaving Poland at Warsaw airport after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter. He faces a one year suspended sentence and may appeal within six days.
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Vermont Marine
Warsaw
Poland
James S. Chase
U.S
Chase
Copenhagen
Burlington, Vt
Pulawy
Henryk Sapula
Ambassador Dean Resigns As Disarmament Negotiator
Ambassador Arthur H. Dean announced his resignation as chief U.S. disarmament negotiator to return to private life in New York. He will stay available for advice after nearly two years in Geneva, with Charles C. Stelle lined up as acting head.
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Dean
Washington (Ap
Arthur H. Dean
U.S
Tor
New York
Ardu
Ous
Geneva
Dean Rusk
William C. Foster
Kennedy
Charles C. Stelle
Stelle
Siberian Sect On Way Home From Moscow Embassy
A small group of Siberian Christians who sought help to leave Russia were returned home by train after a four day journey from Chernogorsk. Soviet officials described the trip as a sight seeing tour and said they were treated gently though the United States could offer no help.
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Moscow
U.S
Russia
Foreign Ministry
United States
Chernogorsk
Ancient tombs found in Jordan sector of Jerusalem
Ten tombs from the late Roman era dated 200 to 400 A D were uncovered by laborers in the Jordan sector of Jerusalem. Inside the tombs were six ivory needles two golden earrings and a variety of glassware.
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Amman, Jordan
Jordan
Jerusalem
Tshombe Seeks Negotiations Or Vows Continued Fight
Congo capital Kolwezi becomes Tshombe’s rallying point as he pledges to resist UN troops or negotiate a settlement. Union Miniere reports Katanga operations halted due to sabotage and chaos. U.N. says troops hold Jadotville airfield. reports of clashes near Mulongwishi emerge amid uncertain Leopoldville support.
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Tshombe
Kolwezi
Leopoldville
the Congo
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
United Nations
Union Miniere
Congo
Jadotville
U.N
South African Press Association
Mulongwishi
Cyrille Adoula
Adrian Porter
Show Business Personalities Say Farewell To Powell
Hollywood tribute fills All Saints Church for Dick Powell’s memorial as 70 show business figures attend. Powell, 58, died of cancer and his cremation followed at Forest Lawn Glendale while widow June Allyson and their two children maintained composure. Powell’s ashes join those of Clark Gable Carole Lombard and Jean Harlow in Forest Lawn mausoleum.
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Hollywood
All Saints Episcopal Church
Dick Powell
Beverly Hills
Powell
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Glendale
Kermit Castellanos
June Allyson
Castellanos
Allyson
Forest Lawn
Clark Gable
Carole Lombard
Jean Harlow
Jack Carson
Warner
Carson
President Kennedy at Kerr funeral as nation bids farewell
Oklahoma City AP says President Kennedy and other national figures attended Sen. Robert Kerr's funeral in Washington First Baptist Church. Kerr 66 died of a heart attack in Washington. He was interred at Rose Hill Mausoleum before eventual burial in Ada.
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Oklahoma City
Kennedy
Robert S. Kerr
D Kla
America
Kerr
Washington
First Baptist Church
Lyndon Johnson
Oklahoma
J. Howard Edmondson
Herschel H. Hobbs
U.S. Senate
Frederic Brown Harris
John W. Raley
Oklahoma Baptist University
Rose Hill Mausoleum
Ada
Youth Killed on Farm in Franklin Visit
Marc Roy aged 6 from Farnham Quebec was killed on his uncle Jacques Choiniere’s farm yard when a tractor wheel struck him as heavy snow was cleared. The incident occurred during a holiday visit Friday.
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Franklin
Marc Roy
Farnham
Que
Jacques Choiniere
Colonel's Patrol Captures 17 Red Guerrillas in Vietnam
Col. John Paul Vann leads a 60 man U S Army patrol with cooks to pursue guerrillas near Ap Bac. The force captures 17 Red guerrillas without firing a shot as advisors resume their duties, with no American weapons used unless fired upon.
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Ap Bac
Vann
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Deal
Burlington Marine
Reds
Sullivan and Cromwell
John Foster Dulles
Norbert Moke
Evariste Kimbe
Jean Kibwe
Elisabethville
Porter
U.S. Army
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