Hangar Hassle Prompted Airport Board Proposal
The reorganized Bennington Airport Commission recommends CAC control of hangar rents and approves selling Morse’s hangar to CAC with lease terms. a July 25 deadline is set to finalize a joint plan for Bingham’s needed hangar space as a new hangar is considered for Morse or others.
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Bennington
Commission
Kenneth R. Clayton
Everett L. Vose
Dean F. Hanson
Col
Edward Giles
Joel Whittemore
The
County Aviation Corp
Morse
CAC
Payne Bingham
Shaftsbury
Bingham
Corporation
Con
Selectmen
Norton Barber
Barber
Read After Divine Service Copy of Declaration Found
A frayed July 1776 copy of the Declaration of Independence found in Weymouth is dated August 11 1776 and read by Rev Smith who was linked to John Adams. The document was printed in Salem and directed ministers to deliver and record the declaration as a perpetual memorial. Other copies may exist in New England towns and across the original 13 states.
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Weymouth
Mass
New England
Salem
Mr. Smith
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Harry Christensen
Weymouth Town Hall
Vermont Women Enter Labor Force At Record High
A report to Governor Hoff shows Vermont has more women in the labor force than ever, with fewer men and a shrinking 20 to 34 age group. The study cites out-migration in that decade and notes agriculture decline reshapes occupations while manufacturing remains steady in skilled and semi-skilled work.
Talks Seek Racial Peace In Maryland
In Cambridge Maryland a whites and Negroes human relations committee pressed toward solutions for racial tensions The group agreed to focus on public accommodations and later on school integration and job and housing opportunities Negro leaders warned of renewed demonstrations if progress stalled The panel will maintain confidentiality per member rules.
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Cambridge, Md
Stanley Branche
National Association For the Advancement of Colored
Reds Attack in Viet Nam Sparks Eight Minute Assault
Communist guerrillas shelled Can Tho Air Base 80 miles from Saigon wounding 14 U S Army Special Forces. The eight minute attack destroyed a plane and a car, with 60 mm shells entering a shack roof. Vietnamese troops hunted the attackers as the bloodiest single clash for U S forces to date.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Can Tho
Optimism Grows on Chances Of Nuclear Test Ban Accord
In Moscow, U S and British negotiators meet with Foreign Minister Gromyko in a three hour session toward a limited test ban treaty. East German Foreign Minister Lazar Boltz arrives for talks, while Khrushchev stays closely involved signaling Soviet willingness to agree.
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Moscow
U.S
Andrew A. Gromyko
East Germany
Lazar Boltz
Tass
Khrushchev
Gromyko
W. Averell Harriman
Lord Hailsham
Britain
Chinese Soviet talks resume amid hopes of communique
AP reports Chinese and Soviet negotiators resumed talks in Moscow amid rumors Khrushchev used the delay to frame Western leverage at test ban talks. Peking Peoples Daily accuses the U.S. of meddling as Lord Home casts doubt on healing the breach and sees limited nuclear test bans aiding East-West ties.
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Khrushchev
China
U.S. Senate
Red China
Peking People’s Daily
United States Today
Soviet Union
U.S
the Hague
Nyt
Britain
Earl of Home
Lord Homer
Lord Home
Netherlands
Joseph M. A. H. Luns
Council of Ministers of the
Common Mar
Civil Rights Battle Pushes McNamara Restriction on Demonstrations
Washington AP reports a broad civil rights clash with Congress probing racial demonstrations while Defense Secretary McNamara issues new orders limiting military participation. He bans demonstrations when unlawful or likely to provoke violence, urging officers to behave within citizenship duties. Senate hearings on Kennedy civil rights proposals continue as Commerce Committee seeks views from Ford Frick and league leaders Rozelle and Foss on segregation in public accommodations.
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Washington
Congressional
Pentagon
Armed Services
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Kennedy
Senate
Judiciary
Commerce Committees
Commerce Committee
Ford C. Frick
Integration Of Schools Asked In Mississippi
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court, key in desegregation in the Deep South, is asked to order public school desegregation below college level in Mississippi. NAACP attorneys representing seven Black children petition for September integration in Jackson public schools, following swift lower court rulings in Birmingham and Mobile.
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New Orleans
U.S. Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Mississippi
Appeals Court
Canal Zone
South
Little Rock
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Jackson
Miss
Birmingham
Mobile
Ala
NAACP
U.S. Dist
Sidney Mize
Gulfport
Rediscount Rate Rise Signals Tighter U S Balance Efforts
The Federal Reserve Board raised the discount rate from 3 to 3.5 percent for seven of the twelve regional banks with others poised to follow. President Kennedy planned to send Congress a message detailing administrative steps on the balance of payments as preliminary data showed a sizable April-June payments deficit.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Kennedy
Congress
Negro Protest Dispersed In Charleston South Carolina
Police dispersed about 750 Negroes in Charleston after violence began the month of racial demonstrations. Five officers and a fireman were injured, 150 Negroes arrested Tuesday, as crowds gathered in front of a Negro Methodist church before police broke up the unrest.
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Charleston
S.C
Rail Study Draft Due Today Amid Rail Strike Tensions
A presidential panel prepares a preliminary draft report on the four year rail labor dispute. The draft will be shared with carriers and unions before final submission to the White House for Kennedy's upcoming legislative plan. Rail industry leaders insist only congressional action can avert a nationwide strike. Labor secretary Wirtz urges continued bargaining while unions and rail executives spar over negotiating progress.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Kennedy
Association of American Railroads
Inside editorial signals Rockefeller bid setup
Editorial discusses Gov Rockefeller setting the stage for his candidacy and the potential impact on national politics. The piece reflects on campaign strategy and political expectations in the current climate.
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Gov. Rockefeller
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