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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1967

Page

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Racial Violence Spreads Across Cities In U S

United Press International reports racial violence flared in Minneapolis and other cities as police and National Guard intervened. Molotov cocktails and bricks flew in Minneapolis after a dispute over a wig. four injured. Ohio, New Jersey, Mississippi, and other locales saw curfews, searches, and clashes. Government officials moved to curb rioting and investigate underlying causes.

Minneapolis Minn National Guard Cairo Ill Plainfield N.J Illinois National Guard Nyack N.Y Washington House Senate Trenton Richard J. Hughes North Jersey Jackson Miss Charles Evers State Mississippi Port Allen Vila Logan West Baton Rouge Improvement Association Erie Louis Tullio

Navy Secretary McNaughton among victims in Piedmont crash

FBI teams worked to identify 82 bodies recovered from a wooded valley after a Piedmont Airliner collided with a small plane near Hendersonville North Carolina. Among the dead were Navy Secretary John T. McNaughton 45 his wife and their young son and other family members were identified.

Hendersonville N.C UPI FBI Navy John T. McNaughton National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA National Guard Washington North Carolina Lanseair Inc Springfield Piedmont Atlanta Alabama Florida Georgia Asheville-Hendersonville McNaughton Asheville Sally Theodore Thomas R. Bolton Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville Ala Bendix Corp New Jersey Stokely van Camp, Inc White Sulphur Springs W. Va Stokely Ennis Parker Griffin, Ga

State Rests Case In Lane Murder Trial

In Manchester the defense prepared to argue Ronald Francis Lane, 26, of Bennington is insane to the second degree murder charge in the June 1966 murder of Rose Thibodeau, 42. After 314 hours of testimony the state rested. Lane’s lawyers plan doctor-heavy evidence on mental condition as they seek acquittal.

Lane Deer Park U.S. 7 Bennington Superior Court Robert W. Larrow Larrow Donald Shea Gordon Mooney Mooney Joseph M. O’neill Rutland Rose Thibodeau

Soviet Union Warns Israel on Continued Aggression

The Soviet Union warned Israel of continued aggression threatening full scale war in the Middle East. An official statement blamed the United States Britain West Germany and other imperialist nations for aiding Israel and said Israel and its backers miscalculate Arab resolve to uphold peace. The text accuses Israel of Nazi-type atrocities and appears to press for withdrawal from Arab land.

Soviet Union Israel Middle East United States Britain West Germany

Hoff Blames Gibboney For Education Dept Troubles

MONTPELIER Gov Philip Hoff faulted Education Commissioner Richard Gibboney as out of touch with local educators and poorly administered the department. Hoff said the resignation last Friday was not well handled, and promised a stronger administrator. He noted he takes responsibility but has not received complaints about the forced departure. The governor contrasted the past contact with local schools and indicated a need for better administrative capability.

Hoff Gibboney

Paratroopers Free Starving Prisoners From Viet Cong Jail

UPI report says about 200 American paratroopers from the 101st Airborne Lightning into a Viet Cong jungle prison near Duc Pho 325 miles north of Saigon. They liberated 22 emaciated inmates as guards fled, while U S raids hit North Vietnamese targets and MIG fighters engaged American jets with no losses.

Saigon UPI U.S North Vietnam Vietnam Army 101St Airborne Division Dennis Anderson Crookston, Minn Duc Pho

Williamstown production praised by critic on page 6

Critic cheers latest Williamstown production as readers on page 6 learn of reviews. Lake Paran announces Swim and stay fit program on page 6. Manchester flower show on page 7 highlights many entries and winners.

Lake Paran Cheers Williamstown Manchester

Vermont Youth Threatens To Jump From N Y Bridge

A Salisbury Vermont teen, Carol Cameron, 19, was rescued from the George Washington Bridge after two hours on the railing and sent to Bellevue Hospital for psychiatric examination. Police and Port Authority units responded. he claimed despondency over a love affair and provided few details about his state.

New York Salisbury Bellevue Hospital George Washington Bridge Carol Cameron Port Authority Fort Lee N.J Vermont Media Neyes Cameron Brooklyn

Engineer-Scientist Lauritz Larsen Named Vermont Highway Commissioner

Air Force Lt Col Lauritz S Larsen of Dayton Ohio has been appointed Vermont highway commissioner by Governor Hoff after a highway board meeting. He will retire next month after 28 years in the Air Force and currently leads the ramjet engine division at Wright Patterson. Larsen edged John Gray and David Pinkham for the post and plans to start in September. He praises Vermont highways as well maintained and uncluttered with junk cars and aims to keep that standard while improving it. Born in Norway, he served as senior air advisor in Vietnam in 1963 and holds a PhD in engineering science from the University of New Mexico and a master’s in mechanical engineering from Darmstadt Germany. He has six children and learned of the job from a New York Times ad.

Larsen Norway Vietnam Joint General Staff of University of Darmestadt Germany University of New Mexico Highway Board New York Times

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