Marines Seek Red Artillery In DMZ Invasion
UPI reports Marines move on foot and by helicopter into the Demilitarized Zone to locate Communist artillery and mortar positions after northern fire strikes. The 9th Marine Regiment led the assault with reinforcements by helicopter, yielding no initial resistance in 12 hours, amid past DMZ clashes and prior May operations that killed about 600 North Vietnamese in 10 days.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
17Th Parallel
Laos
Ben Hai
No Man’s Land
Sleeman Keeps Up Attack on Sisters in Bennington Tax Case
Richard A. Sleeman, director of teacher training at North Adams State College, presses his critique of the Sisters in Bennington arguing the town and village assessors unfairly raise taxes. He accuses the sisters of withholding tax figures and claims property taxes hurt income, citing Park Street property and rents. He vows to publish his apartment rent data and questions who bears the tax burden, asserting the old and new math both show the majority paying more than fair.
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Richard A. Sleeman
Board of Sisters
Board of Civil Authority
North Adams State College
North Adams
Mass
Bennington
Sleeman
WBTN
Richard Sleeman
Park Street
Listers
113- 115
Union St
Adler
Soviets Press Egypt to Reopen Suez Canal Amid Regional Tensions
Diplomatic sources in Moscow report the Soviet Union pressing President Gamal Abdel Nasser to reopen the Suez Canal soon, arguing the closure harms Egypt’s foreign earnings and raises the risk of a new Middle East crisis. Israel warns against canal use while Arab and Syrian leadership discuss political reshuffles and a youth-led succession plans.
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Soviet Union
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Suez Canal
Moscow
Nasser
Egypt
Israel
East Bank
Suez
Cape of Good Hope
Jordan
Algiers
Cairo
al Ahram
United Arab Republic
Arab Socialist Union
U.S.A
Syria
Beirut
Al-Moharrer
Damascus
Noureddin Atassi
Negro youths running wild in Albany downtown
Albany police battled gangs of youths in the downtown area as windows were smashed and businesses damaged. Patrols dispersed groups repeatedly, buses were taken out of service, and police urged late workers to leave as riot gear officers patrolled State Street.
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Albany
N.Y
Pearl Streets
Pearl
United Traction Co
State Street
Inside Dorset and Weston play reviews feature
North Benningtonian returning from Vietnam shares his view on the local stage and community life. Jermain Church restoration will be highlighted at White Creek Old Home Day, spotlighting local history and ongoing preservation efforts.
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Jermain
White Creek
Massachusetts Bans Vermont Junior Drivers
Vermont youths with junior operator licenses may not drive in Massachusetts zeroing out out-of-state junior permits. Vermont and other states are affected as Malloy notes only 24 states honor learners permits. The move impacts families living near the Massachusetts border and underscores reciprocal licensing limits.
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Montpelier
UPD
Vermont
James E. Malloy
Massachusetts
Bay State
Malloy
New York
Hawaii
Col Ayers Reignites Schoolhouse Site Debate
Col Fairfax Ayres leads a tour of the Holden Leonard Mill on Ben Mont Avenue with three citizens urging a cost and feasibility study to convert the former mill into a school. They cite 120000 square feet of space and potential savings, while opponents call the building a fire risk.
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Holden- Leonard
Ben Mont Avenue
Col
Fairfax Ayres
Shaftsbury
Union High School
Ayres
David Adler
Mt. Anthony Union School
H. Lee Combs Jr
Richard Corcoran
Byron Harrington
Corcoran
Ben Mont
Walter Lapham
Sprague Electric Company
Col. Ayers
Mt. Anthony
Richard Sleeman
Hamilton
Johnson forms panel to study urban riots causes
President Johnson called a Saturday session for the 11 member commission he created to investigate urban violence and propose remedies. He urged a national day of prayer, expanded riot-control training for National Guardsmen, and pressed officials and families to end looting and hatred while the panel, led by Gov. Otto Kerner, begins its work.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
High Level Commission
White House
Capitol Hill
Senate
Mike Mansfield
America
Illinois
Otto Kerner
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Edward W. Brooke
Fred R. Harris
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William M. McCulloch
Ohio
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