Three Children Die In Burlington Fire
In Burlington Vermont an 11 month old girl and two other children died in their beds as fire destroyed a run-down north side home. Kenneth, 5, survived and alerted their mother who was nearby. Officials blamed a pot belly stove explosion and cited ongoing condemnation cases over the property.
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Burlington
Vermont
Convent Square
Margaret
David
Sherry
Robert Diley
Kenneth
Diley
Churchill's Condition Deteriorates As Death Looms
London reports Sir Winston Churchill deteriorating after a stroke nine days earlier with a noon bulletin noting no change but doctors warning of possible failing health. Nurses kept vigil at Hyde Park Gate as a great grandson was born to Lady Churchill. An earlier fire near the home and a medical visitor stirred speculation, while the Archbishop postponed a trip to remain available if needed.
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London
UPI
Winston Churchill
Lord Moran
Winston
Churchill
Canterbury
Birmingham
Hyde Park Gate
Winston Churchill III
Minne D’erlanger
University College Hospital
Randolph Churchill
Sir Winston
Churchill Home
Hyde Park
Archbishop of Canterbury
Daily Mirror
Aiken Attacks Veterans Attitude on Closures
Senator George D. Aiken of Vermont criticized planning to close the White River Junction VA Office as part of broader VA facility shutdowns. He argued services to veterans should not be reduced to dollars and cents, warning the move could transfer facilities from less populated areas to a few large centers. The Vermont office is among 17 regional offices and 14 VA hospitals slated for closure.
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Washington
API
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Aiken
Senate Veterans Affairs
White River Junction
Veterans Administration Office
Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
Vermont
Nightstick Drives Back Negro Voters in Selma Demonstration
In Selma Alabama more than 100 Negro teachers seeking voter registration were dispersed from the Dallas County Courthouse by Sheriff Jim Clark with a nightstick. A white spectator assaulted a white integrationist. assault charges followed. Federal judge declined immediate injunction, giving time to file counter plea. Dr. King was due back to lead the integration drive. NAACP lawyers watched as orders were considered.
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Selma
Ala
UPI
Dallas County
Jim Clark
Clark
W. D
Bubba) Kinard
Roger Daley
Kinard
Martin Luther King
Mobile
Martin Luther King Jr
King
North
National Association For the Advance
Hoff Would Consider Veto Of Con Con Resolution
Vermont Governor Hoff said he would seriously consider vetoing a resolution to call a federal Constitutional Convention to limit Supreme Court reapportionment. He noted the House signatures show legal channels, not opposition to reapportionment, and cited Court orders. Hoff also discussed Ross reappointment to the Federal Power Commission and Memorial services for former state chair Spencer. A separate item reports a charity fundraiser in Houston where teens slept in beds used by Beatles Harrison and Starr, raising funds via a $1 charge.
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Montpelier Upi
Philip H. Hoff
U.S. Supreme Court
Hoff
Royal Cutts
R— Townsend
Supreme Court
Washington
Johnson
Charles Ross
Ross
Federal Power Commission
Rutland
John M. Spencer
Gardner
Mass
Houston
UPI
George Harrison
Ringo Star
Dallas
U.S
Status Quo in Europe Sought by Soviets
The Soviet Union said it aims to preserve the European status quo due to Sino Soviet tensions and domestic economic concerns. A Ware summit communique stressed unity of Warsaw Pact allies but warned of countermeasures if a NATO nuclear force with West Germany is formed, while offering no new path to ending the cold war.
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Moscow
UPS
Soviet Union
Europe
Waresaw
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Kremlin
East Germany
Hungary
Poland
Czechoslovakeia
Romania
Bulgaria
NATO
West Germany
Merce
Inside Federal court accepts Connecticut reapportionment plan
Editorial page highlights the Village Trustees push for an adequate fire code. It also offers insight into Benton County legislators’ thinking on reapportionment.
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Connecticut
Bennington County
Riots In Saigon Trigger Fresh Political Crisis
Buddhist monks and nuns clash with police in front of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon as anti-American protests erupt over support for Premier Tran Van Huong. Teenagers attack the U.S. Information Service library, with tear gas, stones, and arrests. Officials report injuries and property damage amid a growing political crisis.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
U.S. Information Service Library
Cage Thang High School
Tran van Huong
Huong
United States
U.S. Information Service
Abraham Lincoln Library
Bliss Takes Over As GOP Chairman
Ray C. Bliss, Ohio GOP chair, was elected Republican national chairman succeeding Dean Burch in a unity move to avert a party split. Burch stepped aside effective April 1, with Bliss promising constructive alternatives to Democratic programs and to heal the 1964 GOP defeat.
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Chicago
UPI
Ray C. Bliss
National Committee
Dean Burch
Burch
Ohio
Bliss
Barry M. Goldwater
Goldwater
Richard M. Nixon
Burch- Goldwater
Theodore Roosevelt
GOP
United States of America
Keith Brown
Arizona
Dow Ben-Mont unit windup eyed by 10 days
Dow Chemical's Ben-Mont Papers division faces a forthcoming statement from Midland headquarters. H James Wallace notes the Bennington wrap plant is under reevaluation. Prospective buyers have toured the site with three bids submitted, but no purchase decision has been announced.
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Ben-Mont
Dow Chemical Company
H. James Wallace
Dow
Midland
Mich
Bennington
Wallace
Soviets Blame U S In Fee Crisis At UN
United Nations news reports the Soviet Union accusing the United States of engineering a financial crisis to paralyze UN actions over a $60 million debt. Mali charged Washington with causing regional tensions while U S Ambassador Yost rebutted. Indonesias status remained unresolved as diplomats studied the matter.
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United Nations
UPI
Soviet Union
United States
U.N
Mali
General Assembly
U.S
Charles W. Yost
Indonesia
Thant
U.N. Treasury
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State Supreme Court
Raymond Wheel
Wheel
Eno
Chancery
Vermont Supreme Court
Morrisville
Ment of Colored People
NAACP
Legal Defense Fund
Daniel H. Thomas
Henry Pitts
Jeff Bergquist
Bennington High
Vince DiBernardo
Bellows Falls
Bergquist
Terriers
DiBernardo
Bendi
Hassenpflug
Vermont Public Service Board
FPC
Dong Xuan
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Nixon
Lloyd Nelson Hand
Los Angeles
Hand
Bridget
Susan
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