Mariner 4 Locks On Mars Camera Ready
In Pasadena, California, Mariner 4’s space camera, following orders from Earth, fixed its gaze on Mars and began the final dash to capture the first pictures of the red planet. Jet Propulsion Laboratory directs the mission from Pasadena as the craft closes in.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
America
Mariner 4
Earth
Mars
Jet Propulsion Lab
Goldstone Deep Space
California
Dan Schneiderman
Mariner
Caltech
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPL
William H. Pickering
New Vermont Newspaper On Horizon
In Bellows Falls Vermont a new daily will launch this fall formed by Democratic ex-state Senator Harold Raynolds merging weekly papers from Windsor and Windham Counties. The plan includes morning or afternoon publication and signals expansion for the state press landscape. Separately Mariner 4 began its Mars mission with initial commands and the first photo window scheduled for Friday, as JPL and observers monitor the spacecraft’s readiness and potential for imagery.
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Bellows Falls
UPI
Vermont
Harold Raynolds
Windsor
Windham
Raynolds
White House weighs new Vietnam war measures
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara said the administration may call up reserves and National Guardsmen, extend enlistments and tours, and expand draft calls if U S forces in South Vietnam continue to grow. He noted 65 000 hard core guerrillas plus 100 000 part time fighters and said the war could shift from guerrilla to semi conventional. Johnson planned to discuss new decisions on a trip to Vietnam with Lodge and Gen Wheeler.
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Washington
UPD
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
South Viet Nam
McNamara
Southeast Asia
Congressional
Pentagon
Viet Nam
Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Saigon
America
Earle Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
South
Johnson Orders Drought Study
President Johnson ordered a federal study to determine how the government can help meet severe drought problems in the New England and Middle Atlantic regions. The move follows growing concern about the impact on agriculture and water supply.
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Washington
UPS
Johnson
New England
Middle Atlantic
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Special Federal Water Resources Council
May Seek Death For Accused Vermont Barber
Caledonia County prosecutors consider applying Vermont’s modified capital punishment law in the case of 72 year old Ellis Metevier charged with the shotgun slaying of Lyndonville Police Chief Alexander Fontecha. Metevier pleaded not guilty and insanity at arraignment as a mental examination is ordered.
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LT. Johnsbury
UPI
Caledonia County
Vermont
Sten Liun
Ellis Metevier
Metevier
Lyndonville
Alexander Fontecha
Donald O’brien
Waterbury
Fontecha
End To Death Penalty Abolished In Commons Vote
The House of Commons approved a bill to abolish the death penalty for murder by a 200 to 98 vote. The measure would make life imprisonment the maximum punishment for murderers, with the Lords’ action next week potentially placing the law before Parliament’s summer recess.
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London
UPI
House of Commons
Britain
House of Lords
Adlai Stevenson Dies in London
UPI reports former U.S. diplomat Adlai Stevenson died in London at 65 while en route to New York from a Geneva ECOSOC meeting. He met British officials today and had a long career including Illinois governor, UN ambassador, and two presidential campaigns. He was born February 5, 1900, in Los Angeles and left three sons.
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London
UPI
U.S
Adlai Stevenson
United Nations
Stevenson
Michael Stewart
New York
Geneva
U.N. Economic and Social Council
Harold Wilson Stevenson
Ecosoc
Los Angeles
Calif
Lewis Green
Helen Louise (Davis) Stevenson
Adlai Ewing Stevenson
United States
Grover Cleveland
Paris
Illinois
Eisenhower
Bombs Fall 35 Miles From China Near Dien Bien Phu
UPI reports U S Air Force jets bombed targets about 35 miles from the Chinese border as a task force of 2 976 U S Army infantrymen landed in South Vietnam to bolster forces beyond 71 000. A spokesman said four F105s damaged two trucks on Highway north northeast of Dien Bien Phu amid broader strikes north of the 17th Parallel. China denied air space violations as U S planes pounded near Lao Kay and Haiphong.
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Saigon
U.S
Dien Bien Phu
China
Lao Kay
Haiphong
United States
Vermont seeks Nov 23 election for realigned legislature
State officials ask federal panel to set primary Oct 19 and general Nov 23 for a reapportioned legislature. At issue is whether 14 large districts with three or more reps can elect at large if subdividing by Aug 1 is not possible, and Gov Hoff faces opposition from Republicans and a civic group planning appeals.
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Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
Vermont
New York State
GOP
Vermont Governor Seeks Fast-Track Roads Upgrade
Gov. Philip H. Hoff pushes a rapid speed-up plan for Routes 4 and 7 in Vermont. Estimated at 23 million for two-lane upgrades over 14 years, with a move to four-lane highways. Rutland area Route 4 would cost about 10.6 million. Route 7 from Manchester to Bennington about 12.5 million. Spur from Route 4 to Interstate 91 also discussed. Governor to present proposals at the 1966 session.
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Rutland
Sherburne
Bethel
Manchester
Bennington
Hoff
Voters May Decide This Fall On Town Water Expansion Bonds
The Bennington Village Water Board and town selectmen reached a plan to present a bond proposal for a Woodford spillway dam and a Long Trail Road to Burgess Road pipeline. The village water department would administer water distribution and buy water from the town to retire the debt. Officials reported watershed rights have been secured and only small land parcels may be needed for the dam area and rights of way, with details to be settled before voters decide later this year.
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Bennington Village Water Board
Water Board
Woodford
Village Water Department
Burgess Road
Village Water Commissioners
Seymour G. Shultz
Floyd Harmon
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Bolles
Bickford Hollow
Long Trail
Vermont
Village
Village Water Board
Bolles Brook
Harmon
Inside page notes on Bennington traffic and art
The item previews editorials urging Bennington Village Trustees to continue tackling highway traffic issues. An art review covers Arthur Jones works at the Bennington Gallery. A Manchester teen discussion with town selectmen and John Page’s piece on wood chucks hornets and other unwanted farm pets round out the page teasers.
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Bennington
Arthur Jones
Bennington Gallery
John Page
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Ellington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Bloomington
Ill
Princeton University
UN General Assembly
Harry S Truman
Town Selectmen
Main Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Main
Bradford Streets
Craiga Jacquith
Silver St
Mary Cole
Gage St
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