Frantz Named In Civil Suit By Agnes Mallory
Franklin D. Frantz of Woodford, recently acquitted of manslaughter in Albert Mallory’s death, faces a $100,000 civil suit from Mallory’s widow Agnes Mallory of Brattleboro. The action claims gross negligence and wrongful discharge of a firearm on Oct. 8, with a body writ to serve and an early bail hearing planned in Windham County Court. Attorney Peter Plante of Black and Plante represents the plaintiff.
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Franklin D. Frantz
Woodford
Albert C. Mallory
Agnes Mallory
Brattleboro
Frantz
Mallory
Windham County
Atty
Peter Plante
White River Junction
Black and Plante
Vermont
Clearing of Suez Canal Postponed
United Press International reports the Suez Canal salvage work in the southern end was postponed amid an Arab Israeli dispute over navigation. Israeli fire against Egyptian launches spurred a two hour artillery duel before a UN truce. Jarring met Egypt’s Riad in Cairo as tensions rose.
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Suez Canal
U.N
Cairo
Gunnar Jarring
Middle East
Mahmoud Riad
Jarring
al Ahram
United Nations
Thant
Odd Bull
Egypt
Israel
Jerusalem
Searchers hear new sonar echoes in Minerve missing sub case
TOULON France UP I sources said new sonar echoes were detected near Cap Cepet as searchers recovered a plastic sack of items likely from the Minerve. Officials said the sub's 52 crewmen could not be saved and air reserves were exhausted.
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Toulon
France
UPI
Minerve
Cap Cepet
Cape Side
Mediterranean
Dakar
la Galissoniere
Philippine Volcano Erupts Again Near Manila
Taal volcano belched steam and red-hot rocks up to 200 feet high. No injuries were reported, and officials deem the eruption minor. It is the third minor eruption since Sept 28, 1965, when 200 people died and 50,000 were left homeless by the disaster.
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Manila
UPI
Philippines Volcanology Commission
Town of Bennington Sees Slight Tax Rate Reduction
Town officials expect a small general fund tax cut while approving a 334 600 budget. Net amount to be raised by taxes is 329 600, with a 96 cent rate on the grand list of about 342 000. The reduction reflects 3 cents less than last year due to Battle Day funding moved into the general budget.
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Bennington
Louis F. Lausville
Joseph C. Higgins
Francis J. Hogan
Sisters
Selectmen
Park Commission
General Fund
Bolles Brook
Deer Park
Thieu Declares Martial Law as Saigon Battles Rage
Viet Cong guerrillas infiltrated Saigon in a nationwide offensive hitting Tan Son Nhut and the U.S. Embassy. Allied planes bombed Viet Cong positions while President Thieu declared martial law and ordered a round the clock curfew. Casualties mounted as U.S. troops fought in the streets.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Tan Son Nhut
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Johnson
Khe Sanh
Hoff Proposes Plan to Equalize Vermont School Taxes
Gov Philip Hoff unveils a plan to standardize school tax burdens across 246 towns aiming for an equalized rate between 1.50 and 2.50 for about 80 percent of communities. The proposal funds a state education kitty from local grand lists at a 2.10 rate, with the state distributing per pupil costs and sharing half the difference if towns spend more.
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Hoff
Montpelier
UPS
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Republican House
Richard M. Mallary
Fairlee
Next Blow Expected In Khe Sanh Area
Washington officials monitor Khe Sanh as Viet Cong forces prepare another strike in the winter spring offensive. Captured enemy documents reveal Hanoi’s plan to coordinate blows aimed at shaking Saigon’s regime and pressuring talks toward Communist domination of Vietnam. Approximately 40,000 VC troops are being deployed just south of the DMZ for a major offensive.
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Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Air Force
South Vietnam
Joint General Staff
Presidential
Texas
William Jackson
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Mekong Delta
Washington
UPI
Khe Sanh
Hanoi
Vietnams
United States
Confirmation Sought Of Pueblo Sailor's Death
The White House sought confirmation of indirect word from North Korea that an American injured in the Pueblo hijacking may have died while the other 82 crewmen are being cared for. Presidential press secretary George Christian declined to name the source.
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Washington
UPI
White House
North Korea
George Christian
Sailors testify Tonkin attack did occur in 1964 ship action
Three former Navy sailors on the destroyer Maddox testified on a WTIC program that the Tonkin Gulf attack happened. They described radar blips and torpedo warnings, the crew going to general quarters, and gunfire after officers faced tough decisions. The witnesses, James Delaney and Kenneth Cerone, shared details from the night aboard the Maddox.
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Hartford
API
U.S
Gulf of Tonkin
John W. White
Cheshire
Conn
White
Maddox
Francis Delaney
Kenneth Cerone
Douglas Smith
Paul Kuntz
WTIC
Inside Dorset budget meeting draws few comers
On the Inside Dorset budget meeting draws few comers. Shaftsbury voters given chance to make major changes in town government. North Pownal farmer wins some warm words from the county Extension agent.
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Dorset
Shaftsbury
North Pownal
U S Rejects U N Invite Over Pueblo Incident
The United States rejected a call from Afro Asians in the United Nations to invite North Korea to discuss the Pueblo incident. Officials feared North Korean presence without ship and crew release could trigger warlike sentiment and upset South Korea, which opposes invitation. Agha Shahi of Pakistan chaired private Security Council talks as his term ends and Miguel Solano Lopez of Paraguay prepares to take over.
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United Nations
Security Council
Pueblo
Lloyd M. Bucher
Pentagon
United States
UPI
North Korea
U.S
South Korea
Agha Shahi
Pakistan
Shahi
Council
Miguel Solano Lopez
Paraguay
Red Star Targets Clifford as Hawk in U S Militarization Debate
The Soviet military paper Red Star called Defense Secretary designate Clark Clifford a real hawk with a sharp beak and tenacious claws. It praised his baritone while accusing him of urging a sincere program for further militarization of the United States and expansion of aggression.
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Moscow
UPI
Red Star
Clark Clifford
United States
Fire damages Temple Beth El in Troy New York
A two alarm blaze Tuesday at Temple Beth El on Fifth Avenue caused about 250000 in damages, mainly in the attic. Firefighters faced heavy smoke and broke windows for ventilation. Clergy from several faiths and fraternal groups offered temporary worship spaces as officers assess whether to rebuild or relocate the 133 year old synagogue serving Troy and Bennington Vermont.
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Troy
N.Y
Temple Beth el
Fifth Avenue
Bennington
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United Press International
Philippine
Thieu
Aspeds
House Ways and Means Committee
Emory Hebard
Glover
Rutland
Pope
St. Albans
Windsor
Stratton
Plainfield
N.J
Cerone
Boston
Dorchester Section
Pyongyang
Seoul
Kim Il Sung
Park Chung Hee Jan
Clifford A Hawk
Beth el
Troy, N.Y
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