PSB Approves End to CPR Vermont Passenger Trains
The Vermont Public Service Board approves Canadian Pacific Railway abandonment of its Wells River to border passenger service. With Boston and Maine trains eliminated, CPR cites losses and low ridership from 74 to 45 riders per train, forecasting $120,000 in annual losses. buses will serve northeast Vermont. If B&M service is restored, CPR must resume runs.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont Public Service Board
PSB
Canadian Pacific Railway
CPR
Wells River
Canadian
Ernest Gibson
Vermont
Gibson
Boston and Maine Railroad
B&m
Canadian Pacific
Newport
Canada
Richford
Montreal
Youth Kills Friend With Empty Rifle
In Springfield a 17 year old boy was killed when a 30 30 carbine owned by 16 year old Robert Gorham discharged unexpectedly while the pair examined the weapon. Walter Modzelewski was struck in the head and died at Mercy Hospital. Police report neither boy knew the gun was loaded.
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Springfield
Mass
UPI
Walter J. Modzelewski
Robert J. Gorham
Modzelewski
Mercy Hospital
Gorham
Bombings Rock Chicago as Police Hunt Mad Bomber
A series of blasts in Chicago over five days spooks police amid a suspected mad bomber. The latest hit a garage next to an ice cream plant, injuring no one, while a witness saw two men flee. Authorities warn the attacks may be linked but are unsure if the same suspect is behind all explosions.
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Chicago
UPI
Softee
Illinois
Richard Goudreau
Wrigley Building
Michigan Avenue
United Press International
Johnson upbeat over civil rights gains and program momentum
President Johnson expresses deep satisfaction with the Civil Rights Act after its first year, praising congressional progress on voting rights and the 7.5 billion medical care and Social Security bill. He cites nationwide compliance and urges broader social effort to welcome African Americans, while naming Negro aides and staff to notable positions during a weekend at his Texas ranch.
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Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Congress
House
Senate
North
District of Columbia
White House
Jerri Whittington
Maj
Hugh Robinson
Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Military Academy
Head-on Route 7 Crash Kills Florida Horse Owner
A head-on collision on Route 7 in Williamstown killed Maurice Scammons, 58, owner of horses at Green Mountain Park racetrack. William D. King, 21, was injured and treated at North Adams Hospital. Scammons lived in St Petersburg, Florida. King, from North Carolina, worked at the track.
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James Horan
St. Mary's Church
St. Albans
Georgia
Edward Thompson
Westville
N.H
Evelyn
Rossellie Pullera
Tampa
Fla
UPI
Williamstown
Mass
Maurice Scammons
St. Petersburg
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
Hagerman
Florida
William D. King
King
North Adams Hospital
Scammons
Green Mountain Park Racetrack
Vermont
North Carolina
U S proposes world monetary conference first since 1944
United States proposes a world monetary conference to overhaul international finance since Bretton Woods. Treasury Secretary Fowler announced at Hot Springs Virginia that Washington stands ready to participate and that an advisory committee will lay groundwork this week with talks with Callaghan and Fukuda. The plan aims to secure long term balance and stable arrangements. A possible quarterly surplus in April to June was hinted, but focus remains on sustained equilibrium.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Bretton Wood
N.H
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Virginia State Bar Association
Hot Springs
Johnson
U.S
Fowler
James Callaghan
Takeo Fukuda
C. Douglas Dillon
Congress
Radar Plane Down Part of Crew Saved
Eleven of nineteen crewmen aboard an Air Force radar patrol plane were rescued after eight hours in frigid Atlantic water near Nantucket Massachusetts. Seven survivors were aboard a German destroyer and the U.S. destroyer Barry. others were on US or Allied ships. The EC121H plane, valued at 2.5 million, vanished last night amid an eight to twelve hour alert mission.
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Nantucket
Mass
UPS
Air Force
North Atlantic
U.S
Barry
Mannevers
Wasp
Blotter
American Infantry Lands in Viet Nam
Nearly 4,000 soldiers from the U S 1st Division landed at Cam Ranh Bay as part of a buildup that could push U S troop strength in Viet Nam to 100,000 by fall. U S planes hit Communist targets across regions, with about 260 Viet Cong reported killed in air strikes. The 1st Division’s landing marked the first infantry landing of the war, lifting U S forces to about 71,000 with plans to add 30,000 more by late summer or early fall. Marines from the 2nd Battalion of the 9th Marines also engaged in combat.
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Saigon
API
U.S
Viet Nam
South
Cam Ranh Bay
Washington
9Th Marines
Kosygin Signals Possible Rise in Soviet Military Spending
Premier Kosygin, speaking in Volgograd, warned that a weaker defense would hurt the Soviet Union amid Viet Nam hostilities and global tensions. Western observers note the Kremlin may bolster defense with missile sites and aid to North Viet Nam, reversing a prior budget cut.
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Moscow
UPI
Alexei N. Kosygin
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Kosygin
Volgograd
Kremlin
North Viet Nam
Soviet Budget Faces Clash Between Defence and Consumer Spending
Western observers report that Moscow may cut 1966 defense outlays for the third consecutive year while drafting a new five year plan and a program to streamline industry. The Kremlin has urged more consumer goods spending, but large agriculture allocations and the fresh program could force competition with defense needs for funding.
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Russia
Kremlin
Windsor prison bull Okay foreseen at next session
Vermont Institutions Commissioner John V. Woodhull predicts a 1966 special session will approve a new Windsor medium security prison at four million dollars. The plan, opposed by residents but backed by Gov. Hoff, aims to pilot a confinement center with potential federal and private funding, with location to be decided.
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Windsor
Vermont
Woodhull
Montpelier
On the Inside and Other Vermont Notes
Alan D Sophrin debuts as Banner columnist detailing Vermont's new direction. Hungary's leading composer makes a surprise Marlboro Music Festival visit. Brattleboro and Rutland win Legion games over Bennnington.
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Alan D. Sophrin
New Banner
Vermont
Hungary
Brattleboro and
Rutland
Legion Vallgames
Bennington
North Viet Shock Group Enters Iraq
Tokyo reports that a shock brigade of North Vietnamese volunteers has been assigned to resist alleged American aggression, with no size or destination given. China calls the overflight a direct provocation and says its army is ready to fight if necessary. Pentagon denies the overflight and notes U.S. planes have approached the Chinese border.
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Tokyo
UPI
China
South Viet Nam
Peking
North Viet Nam
Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Viet Nam
National Liberation Front For
New China News Agency
Hanoi
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Chester V. Clifton
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FAA
Nashua
551St Airborne and Early Warning
North Viet Shock Group
Iraq
Robert F. Joyce
Burlington
St. Paul’s
Manchester
Joyce
Don Powers
James B. Murray
William P. O’boyle
Buckler
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