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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1968

Page

1

North Shire Weekend of High Speed Roadblocks Ends in Car Wreck

A weekend chase across Dorset and Danby back roads led to a high speed pursuit, a wreck near Dorset center, and a manhunt for multiple suspects linked to car thefts at Osage City and the Orvis Co. The scene yielded stolen firearms and Army papers from a Petersburg penitentiary. Police traced suspects to a Holiday Inn in Whit ham, Massachusetts, as they pursued leads.

Dorset Danby North Shire Osage City Kans State Armory Orvis Co Manchester Village George Hoag Holiday Inn Waltham Mass Petersburg Va.) Federal Penitentiary U.S. Army Kansas Armory Kansas Indiana Equinox Golf Course Morris Beaured Union Street Beauregard Eugene Gaiotti U.S. 7 Galotti Terry Tyler Manchester Dorset Center Leon Edgerton Gaiotti

Thieu Seeks Meeting With Johnson on War

President Nguyen Van Thieu of South Vietnam announced he wants to meet President Johnson in the Pacific within weeks to discuss military matters and issues related to peace explorations and joint defense. He postponed a U.S. visit due to the threat of fresh Communist attacks on Saigon and other areas.

Saigon UPI Nguyen van Thieu South Vietnam Johnson Pacific Thieu Paris United States U.S

Pro American Party Wins In Japan

Tokyo reports Premier Ei suku Sato's Liberal Democrats won a clear upper house majority, 68 of 126 contested seats, solidifying a 134 vote edge in the 250 seat chamber. Socialists fell to 21 wins, with others divided among Democrats, Communists, Independents, and Kemmeito. Ky predicts a major attack on Saigon capital within two months. Thieu urges total North Vietnamese withdrawal before any peace talks.

Tokyo UPD Eisuku Sato Liberal Democrats Sato Democratic Socialists Communists Independents Kemmeito Party Japan China Saigon Paris South Vietnam Thieu Johnson United Press International Nguyen Cao Ky Sargeon North Vietnam

Davis Deplores Tolerance of Crime

Pownal Vermont Republican gubernatorial candidate Deane C. Davis assailed the nation’s climate of fear in a law and order statement. He said crude predatory behavior is tolerated and that crime threatens safety of people and property.

Davis

Oakes Proposes Study of Arms Registration Law

Montpelier Vermont Attorney General James L Oakes urged the Legislative Council to study a proposed firearms owner registration law. He favors gun control and proposed shifting license administration to the Fish and Game Department. The remarks followed a White House request to review state statutes.

White House Council Fish and Game Department Public Safety Department

Candidates Asked To View Area Poverty

State war on poverty director Thomas Davis invited Democratic candidate John J. Daley and Republican hopefuls James L. Oakes and Deane C. Davis to tour southwestern Vermont. The aim is to show poverty conditions and review community action programs, highlighting hunger in areas like Orleans County. If accepted, the tour would occur next month.

Montpelier APT Thomas Davis Vermont Davis John J. Daley James L. Oakes Deane C. Davis National Citizens Committee On Orleans County

Jailbreakers Captured In Stolen Car

Five Windsor State Prison trustees from Vermont were captured in Yorktown after a Thursday night escape from a minimum security farm. They were arrested in a stolen car and face escape charges. The five are George Novak 19 Gale Thompson 22 Richard Reginbold 22 Danny Crichton 21 Albion Brown 22.

Yorktown N.Y UPI Windsor Vermont Julius Moeykens Windsor County James Wright George Novak St. Albans Danny Crichton Wilder Richard Reginbald Bennington Albion Brown Roxbury Gale Thompson Ferrisburg Reginbald Thompson Novak

LBJ Sails Home After Central American Summit

President Johnson wraps a weekend summit with five Central American leaders in San Salvador. He departs aboard Air Force 1 for Managua dropping off Nicaragua Costa Rica Honduras and Guatemala presidents with brief ceremonies and a crowd of cheering Salvadorans.

San Salvador UPD Johnson Luci Nicaragua Costa Rica Honduras Guatemala Air Force 1 Fidel Sanchez Hernandez el Salvador Managua Anastasio Somoza Jr San Jose San Pedro Sula Guatemala City U.S Central America Simpatico Santa Tecla

Bombing Damages Japanese Tourist Office in New York

A blast Sunday damaged the Japanese National Tourist Organization near St. Patrick's Cathedral, injuring two people lightly. The attack followed other foreign mission bombings in the area, all unsolved, with police noting shared Cuban trade links among offenders.

New York UPI St. Patrick’s Cathedral 50Th Street Fifth Avenue Cuba

Tahiti Votes Amid Nuclear Test News Withheld

Radio Tahiti kept the news of France's 100 kiloton atomic blast near Mururoa Lagoon from the public until voting closed. France plans hydrogen tests later, while Francis Sanford seeks re election amid local fears of radioactive contamination to fish and coconuts.

Papeete Tahiti UPI Radio Francis Sanford French Polynesia France Charles de Gaulle Pacific Wallis and Futuna Tuamotu Archipelago

Marines Launch Major Attack To Halt Infiltration By Foe

U S Marines advanced behind tanks in a weekend assault to stop North Vietnamese infiltration. Intelligence sources say at least 201 Communists killed as the 320th division was driven back toward the DMZ. Marine casualties total 10 dead and 81 wounded.

Saigon API U.S North Vietnam 320Th North- South Vietnam Border Demilitarized Zone Dmz South China Sea Gio Linh Panhandle South Vietnam

Soviet Court Convicts American of Smuggling Hashish

An American man, Dale Reed Warren of Oakland, California, was sentenced in Tashkent to five years for smuggling 5.25 pounds of hashish into the Soviet Union and bringing in 100 roubles without declaration. The court said the sentence is to be served in a penal colony for foreigners. Warren may appeal within five days.

Moscow APS Soviet Union Dale Reed Warren Oakland Calif Tashkent Uzbekistan Republic Warren Samuel Fry Fry Michael Parsons William Leithead Pedro Generalao Stephen F. Abney Kabul Afghanistan

Inside Confrontation at Aulis Opens Williamstown Review

Gerald Raftery notes the opening Williamstown production on page 2 and previews the season for auctions on page 4. He also surveys current shows at the Southern Vermont Art Center on page 6.

Aulis Williamstown Page Gerald Raftery Southern Vermont Art Center

Cong Murders U S Major Near Saigon

A U S Army major and his interpreter were ambushed on Route 2 about 135 miles northeast of Saigon. The major, a senior adviser to South Vietnamese forces in Binh Thuan, was killed with a shot to the back of the head after their jeep was attacked at about 10 30 a m. The interpreter was wounded and escaped to a village where a search team found the major's body.

Saigon UPD Binh Thuan

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North Shire Excitement Orvis Company Michael DiMonda Miller Hubert H. Humphrey Richard M. Nixon McCarthy Humphrey Nixon Vietnam Asia Midnight Thieu-Ky Oakes LBJ Texas Muchas Gracias Amigos Anastasio Somoza Managua , Costa Joaquin Trejos Fernandez Oswaldo Lopez Arellano Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro N.Y.C Dong Ha Cua Viet River Quang Ngai Mekong Cong
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