Lane Found Not Insane After Bennington Slaying
Ronald Francis Lane, 25, of Bennington, was found not insane by officials at Waterbury State Hospital. The murder charge against Lane for Mrs. Rose Thibodeau's death led to a June manhunt ending with his capture at the Vermont Soldiers Home deer park. Autopsy ruled death by strangulation on June 21.
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Best Seller Mob Scene Ties Bennington to 1966 Priced Praisals
In Bennington last night a rush at the town office when sisters announced property appraisals for 1966 led to a marble shelf crashing. Village police found shards among pamphlets and multiple suspects. Lane, accused in a capital case, awaits a Grand Jury hearing with attorney Harvey Carter Jr. representing him.
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Hoff Seeks Shorter Session in Vermont politics
Governor Philip Hoff urged Republican rivals Richard Snelling and Thomas Hayes to back a joint plan to cap the 1967 General Assembly at four months. He argued shorter sessions would attract more qualified candidates, enable lawmakers to run their own businesses, and use a streamlined Legislative Council to justify not extending the session.
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Guerrilla Attacks Intensify on Cu Chi U S Army Base
UPI reports a 90 minute Viet Cong assault on the Cu Chi base camp of the U S Army 25th Infantry Division near Saigon. Casualties described as very light. Attack involved 82 mm mortars and 75 mm recoilless rifles with repeated strikes, amid ongoing Viet Cong activity in the Saigon region and broader air campaigns against targets in North Vietnam.
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Massive Search For Gen Stilwell Aboard Missing DC3 Plane
An armada of ships and aircraft hunted a Pacific area over 100000 square miles for a DC3 believed to carry Brig. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell. Coast Guard said search conditions were poor with low clouds and eight foot seas while Grimes expanded the search and list of vessels involved. Stilwell, 54, son of World War II Burma commander Vinegar Joe Stilwell, reportedly rode aboard the plane Saturday night and was last heard from en route to Hawaii for Royal Thailand Air Force duties.
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Former Drug Addict Named To N Y C Narcotics Post
Victor Biondo, once spending up to 60 dollars daily on drugs, was sworn in as a $13,500 a year assistant to New York City narcotics coordinator Efren Ramirez. He described his past as a crime of subculture and said he sought help in Puerto Rico before returning to New York. In his new role he will work with addicts and liaise between narcotics and aid agencies to reintegrate users into society.
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Bobby
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Efren Ramirez
Biondo
Puerto Rico
Dr. Ramirez
Censure Debate Opens On Britain's Finances
London UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson faces a confrontation as the opposition moves to censure over finances. With Labour holding a 96 vote House majority, the debate centers on fiscal policy and government spending. The outcome could test Wilson's leadership and parliamentary support.
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Compromise Foreseen On Civil Rights Bill
UPI reports momentum in the House civil rights debate as supporters hint at widening a loophole in the open occupancy ban. The bill would also target discriminatory jury selection, strengthen penalties for racial violence, and expand Justice Department powers, with contention centered on housing provisions.
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Inside Commentary on Teacher Resignation Sparks Letters
In a letter to the editor a reader comments on the recent resignation of a local teacher. Veterans from Pownal and Sunderland announce their bids, while Manchester contends with a rising center at a regional level.
Nine Year Old Iowa Boy Invites LBJ To White House Visit
A 9 year old Iowa boy Ricky Paulsen wrote to President Johnson saying his family would hate to leave Washington without visiting the White House. Johnson invited them and gave a tour with the rose garden and White House dogs. Ricky's family includes parents Arnold and Mrs Paulsen and siblings Christopher 13 Larry 10 Lisa 7 Karin 3. The visit followed an earlier encounter at the Lincoln Memorial. The Paulsens will return Aug 1 to Ames where the father is an agricultural economist and professor at Iowa State University.
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Iowa State University
Study finds Catholic schools rarely shape faith without devout families
A Carnegie funded study led by Rev Andrew Greely and Peter Rossi concludes Catholic education largely fails to alter religious behavior unless families are devout. Interviews with 2100 Catholics show parish influence outweighs schooling. continuity from grade school to college is key for any impact.
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Andrew M. Greely
Peter H. Rossi
University of Chicago
National Opinion Research Center
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