Old-Fashioned Storm Thrashes Vermont and Eastern Seaboard
A severe winter storm battered the Eastern Seaboard with up to 17 inches of snow in New England and 8 inches in Bennington Vermont. Vermont 9 near Bennington-Brattleboro closed to non emergencies due to visibility. In the South, a 60 mph gale and 15 feet of snow left at least 54 dead from Potomac to Gulf states. An Army convoy was ordered.
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Vermont
Eastern
Seaboard
New England
Bennington
Vermont Department of Highways
Vermont 9
Brattleboro
Department
Potomac
Gulf of Mexico
Spartanburg
Greenville
S. C
South
Jon Emerson
Elm St
Hagerman
Britain Tightens Sanctions on Rhodesia to End Regime
London reports Britain restricts export licenses to essential humanitarian uses as sanctions accelerate against Ian Smith’s Rhodesia regime. Board of Trade bans tobacco metals minerals sugar and foodstuffs while allowing limited railway and power company needs. Other nations expected to follow, aiming for rapid collapse within weeks.
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London
UPI
Britain
Rhodesia
Board of Trade
Harold Wilson
Ian Smith
Salisbury
Rhodesian
Central African Railways
Central African Power Corp
Zambia
Inside Pages Preview on Taxes and Health
In a letter to the editor Rep. Reid Lefevre outlines his stance on highway improvements. Dr W D Worthington discusses adolescence and health in Shaftsbury Health Association notes, page 6.
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Rep
Reid Lefevre
W. D. Worthington
Shaftsbury Health Assn
North Viet bombing resumes ending 37 day air war lull
Saigon reports the United States ended a 37 day pause in the air war with North Viet Nam. Navy Skyhawks from USS Ranger and USS Kitty Hawk joined Air Force F105s to strike Dong Hoi and Vinh areas while ground forces push offensives 300 miles northeast of Saigon. One Skyhawk crashed but the pilot was rescued. other aircraft returned safely amid heavy anti aircraft fire and poor weather.
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Saigon
1St Cavalry
North Viet Nam
Johnson
Hanoi
Peking
Moscow
U. S
Vatican
Viet Nam
Pope Paul
United Nations
China
South China Sea
Dong Hoi
Air Force
Supreme Court agrees to hear Hoffa appeal
The Supreme Court agreed to review Teamster President James R. Hoffa's 1964 conviction in Chattanooga Tennessee on jury tampering charges. The court also granted a hearing to three co defendants. The 6th Circuit upheld the convictions July 29 1965 with decisions due by written opinion before term's end.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Teamster
James R. Hoffa
Chattanooga
Tenn
6Th
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Johnson calls for U.N. action on Vietnam War
President Johnson announced the resumption of bombing in North Vietnam after a pause, urged an immediate U.N. Security Council meeting, and cited Pope Paul VI’s appeal for U.N. arbitration to end the fighting. He said peace talks have failed and warned of rising casualties if the pause continues.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Johnson
United States
Hanoi
Arthur J.) Goldberg
United Nations Security Council
Pope Paul
U. S
Military Joint Chiefs of Staff
North Viet Nam
Vatican
South
U.S
U. N. Security Council
Paul VI
U. N
Peking
Johnnson
Ski Lodge Destroyed In Woodford
An eight bed ski lodge in Woodford owned by Carl Capella of Bennington was destroyed by a Saturday night fire. The $18,500 building rented to Frank O Ne il of Wilmington housed club employees but was empty at the time. Officials cited possible overheated heating systems as the blaze origin and said Rural Fire Dept was called at 9 20 p m. Firefighters saved a two car garage and prevented the nearby 1000 gallon oil tank from exploding.
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Woodford
Carl Capella
Bennington
Capella
Frank O'Neil
Wilmington
Vt. 100
West Dover
Norman Turgeon
Turgeon
Rural Fire Dept
Congress Tension Rises Over Viet Nam Policy Debates
U S air strikes on North Viet Nam resumed as Congress faces sharper debate over policy. Sen Wayne L Morse D Ore proposes revoking the 1964 Johnson war mandate, accusing the administration of hiding facts, while House whip Hal Boggs calls the comparison to Hitler outrageous. The exchange aired on CBS as tensions rise.
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Washington
UPI
North
Viet Nam
Wayne L. Morse
D-Ore
Congress
Johnson
House
Hal Boggs
Morse
Boggs
CBS
John CC
Stennis
D-Miss
Joseph Clark
D-Pa
Karl Mundt
D-S
D. Morse
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tonkin Gulf
Rockefeller Proposes Compulsory Drug Treatment Program
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller proposes a compulsory hospitalization program for drug addicts under a $100 million subsidy. A narcotics addiction commission would administer the plan, with eligibility extending to current addicts and potential addicts identified by arrests or official observation. The legislature is expected to receive the proposal next week.
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Albany, N.Y
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Reds Claim U S Planes Shot Down
Tokyo reports North Vietnamese gunners claim five U S planes were shot down and several others hit as a renewed bombing raid ended a 37 day lull. NCNA dispatch from Hanoi said one A4 jet was downed in Quang Binh, another over Ha Tinh, and two jets in Nghe An.
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Tokyo
UPS
China
U. S
Hanoi
China News Agency
NCNA
Peking
United States
North
Quang Binh
Ha Tinh
Nghe An
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Putnam Memorial Hospital
Connecticut
U.S. 7
Shaftsbury
Trevor Elwell
Hamilton
Vinh
LBJ
U.N
Fas Hitler
N.Y
1St Cavalry Division
Bong Son
South Viet Nam
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