Frantz Trial Begins in Bennington Court
Franklin D. Frantz of Woodford stands trial for manslaughter in the October 8 shooting death of Albert C. Mallory of Brattleboro. The defense posits justifiable homicide while prosecutors detail a gathering on Gore Road where a brush burn at Mallory’s mother’s cabin escalated prior to the fatal incident.
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Franklin D. Frantz
Woodford
Bennington County
Albert C. Mallory
Brattleboro
Mallory
Frantz
Dier
Gore Road
Albert Mallory
North Koreans Seize U.S. Intelligence Ship
Washington reports a North Korean naval force captured a U S intelligence vessel early today as MIG fighters circled above The Pentagon confirmed the incident and described the ship Amert as lightly armed and vulnerable to capture
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U.S
Washington
UPI
Pentagon
Moscow
North Korea
White House
State Department
Johnsons Economy Drive Fails to Impress Congress
Washington lawmakers show little urgency as President Johnson's 10 percent income tax surcharge is pushed amid a 600 million cut in highway aid. Treasury and Budget officials offer further spending cuts, while lawmakers demand deficits and inflation be addressed. The Pueblo seizure by North Korea adds foreign policy tension.
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Washington
UPD
Congressional
Capitol Hill
Johnson
Key
Ways & Means
Fowler
Schultze
Transportation
Alan S. Boyd
Editorial calls for continuing Vietnam policy debate
Inside report notes an editorial urging Democrats to persist in debating Vietnam policy. George Van Santvoord observes that cold weather energizes Vermont legislators. Manchester hires a band director. Snowville ski columnist Bud Croscup marks a sad Saturday.
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Vietnam
George van Santvoord
Vermont
Snowville
Bud Croscup
Air Force hunts for four H bombs after Arctic crash
Air Force teams comb North Stay Bay off Greenland for four one megaton H bombs missing after a B52 bomber crash. Pentagon says the bombs are unarmed and in no danger, with investigators unsure if scattered on ice, embedded, or sunk 800 to 900 feet deep.
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API
Air Force
Greenland
Arctic
Pentagon
North Stay Bay
Krag
NATO
North Star Bay
Baffin Bay
The
Atomic Energy Commis
Road Costs Changed As Solons Met
Vermont lawmakers confronted altered highway plans as the 1966 session weighed a shifted four to nine foot thick ice shelf and a limited access road concept. Reginald Arnold testified that federal safety standards prompted channelizing crossings, raising projected costs from 142.7 million, with notices of nine interchanges in Bennington added after legislation. The committee probes the program’s 1300 million increase in 18 months.
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UPI
Highway Department
Vermont
Reginald Arnold
House
Senate
Philip H. Hoff
Arnold
Robert Wilson
The
Highway Board
Bennington
Luther Hacket
South
Burlington
Peace Talks Now Virtually Doomed
Washington sources report stepped up Communist military pressure and a scathing Hanoi editorial have crushed hopes for early Vietnam peace talks. Officials say Hanoi shows no real desire to discuss settlement at this time, as a Red buildup in northwest Vietnam and in Laos colors the scene.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Hanoi
Nhan Dan
Vietnam
Laos
U.S
Apollo Lunar Module proves it can land men someday
Apollo 5 mission marks a mixed success as the Lunar Module completes most of its 7 hour 40 minute flight in orbit but suffers an engine failure during the landing test. Ground controllers used an alternate plan to salvage the mission and officials say the module shows promise for future crewed flights.
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Cape Kennedy
API
Earth
George E. Mueller
U.S
Massive Battle Rages at Khe Sanh DMZ Front
UPI reports a combined force of government militia regional troops and American advisors crushed a North Vietnamese battalion near Khe Sanh after two days of fighting. Air power and naval bombardment joined the effort as casualties rose with 750 North Vietnamese killed overall. US casualties included 28 dead and 211 wounded, while South Vietnamese losses were about 40 killed and 150 wounded. Civilians evacuated as Marines reinforced the siege line stretching from Khe Sanh to Gio Linh.
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Saigon
UPID
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
South China Sea
7Th Fleet
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Camp Carroll
Con Thien
Gio Linh
U.S
Laos
Briske
Lang Veh
McCarthy Denies Stalking Horse Charge in 1968 Race
Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy rejects claims he seeks the Democratic nomination as a pass through for Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. He asserts this is his own campaign and he will not step aside. McCarthy plans New Hampshire and Boston stops as Romney and Republicans unveil a refreshed campaign image.
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Robert F. Kennedy
McCarthy
Look Magazine
Minnesota
Sen. Kennedy
Kennedy
Boston
New Hampshire
Michigan
George Romney
Washington, D.C
Philadelphia
CBS
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