Four Die in Berlin Propane Gas Tank Blast Tragedy
In Berlin New York two families the Sourliffes and Lak ers suffered multiple fatalities after a propane tank truck plunged down a hillside and exploded on Plank Road. Mrs Doris Sourcliffe and Mr Joseph Sourcliffe Sr. died last night with other relatives among seven more seriously hurt. Community relief efforts mounted with Mrs Shirley Duprea organizing funds and local officials praising help from Village President James Gibney and local churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Joseph Eugene Sourcliffe Sr
Sourcliffe- Laker
Berlin
N.Y
Sourcliffe
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Burlington
Doris
Earl Loker
Albany
N.Y.) Medical Center
Rosalie Loker
Earl Laker
Plank Road
Sourdliffes
Sourdliffe
South Stream Road
Kenneth McCumber
Florence
Samaritan Hospital
Troy
McCumber
Michael Powers
Robert J. McLucas
Pomeroy
Mabel H. Wager
Troy’s Samaritan Hospital
John Braze Sr
Mary
John Jr
Dorothy Moses
Donna Wager
John Feathers
Ethel
Frank Marco
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Shirley Duprea
Main St
James B. Gibney
U.S. Pressures Katanga to Align With Congo Federal Plan
The United States contemplates strong political and economic actions to pressure Katanga Province to join a modified federal Congo. President Kennedy supports measures to redirect Katanga’s mineral revenues to Leopoldville and to solidify Premier Cyrille Adoula’s central government authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Katanga
Congo
Kennedy
U.N
U.S
Edmund A. Gullion
Leopoldville
Gullion
Moise Tshombe
Cyrille Adoula
Adoula
Tshombe
State Department
Old Law to Govern 1962 Bills To Veterans and Widows
Bennington Board of Sisters reports Town Counsel Norton Barber says 1962 tax bills must follow the 1961 law for veterans and widows. If the proposed revision passes, sisters may need new plans for abatements and property assessments. Listers oppose the bill’s refunds clause, hoping for Senate revision.
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Bennington Board of Sisters
Norton Barber
Bennington
Barber
General Assembly
Montpelier
Francis J. Hogan
State Senate
Hogan
House
Senate
Alexander B. R. Drysdale
Tremor Toll Rising in Colombia After Quakes
Officials fear the toll will rise after earthquakes rocked central and western Colombia. Initial reports cite at least 20 dead and 200 injured, with numerous homes damaged and hundreds homeless. Hardest hit areas include Manizales and Pereira. epicenter near the Cauca River valley, 155 miles west of Bogota.
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Bogota
Colombia
Panama
Pereira
Andes Geophysical Institute
Cauca River
Cordillera
States Pressure New York to Raise Drinking Age
A New York legislative panel hears testimony on raising the minimum legal drinking age from 18 to 21. Sen John J Marchi notes many witnesses from Broome County with clergymen among them. Also present is Maj John J Persent of Pennsylvania State Police. Albany hearing set August 14 for final deliberation.
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New York State
John J. Marchi
Staten Island
Broome County
John J. Perzent
Pennsylvania State Police
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Vermont
Suffern
Port Chester
Albany
Bitter Algerian rival arrested as leaders move to reconcile
Mohammed Boudiaf, a bitter foe of Ahmed Ben Bella, was arrested by Wilaya No. 1 guerrillas in eastern Algeria. The capture threatens reconciliation efforts among rival camps, as Ben Bella supporters push for power and Boudiaf’s forces threaten retaliation from Bou Diaf’s Kabylie base.
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Algiers
Mohammed Boudiaf
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
Algeria
Boudiaf
Wilaya (Zone) No. 1
Wilaya No. 3
Kabylie Mountains
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
M’sila
Hodna
Aures and
Kabylie
Wilaya No. 1
Belkacem Krim
Tizi Ouzou
Ben Khedda
Bennington BBR Days Proclaimed by Keyser
Governor Keyser declared August 23 to 25 Bennington BBR Days to honor Bennington Vermont residents and businesses for rebuilding portions of the fire damaged business district. The proclamation highlights community resilience after a string of fires in the southern Vermont town.
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Keyser
Bennington
Montpelier
Vermont
Vermont Supreme Court Reapportionment Case Reopened
Rutland County clerk attorneys ask court to admit for reargument on Senate apportionment a crucial issue tied to the current special session. If Rutland loses a seat a federal appeal may follow as Gov Keyser and Atty Gen Adams see Chittenden County gaining one seat.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Supreme Court
Senate
Rutland
State Senate
Keyser
Charles J. Adams
Chittenden County
Chittenden
Addison
Orleans
General Assembly
Arizona Couple to Seek Abortion Elsewhere
Mrs. Sherri Finkbine and her husband Mr. Robert L. Finkbine announced plans to leave Arizona to obtain an abortion after a state court refused to sanction the procedure. The 30 year old mother of four had taken thalidomide during pregnancy, raising fears of a malformed birth.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Robert L. Finkbine
Arizona
Finkbine
Europe
Australia
Canada
Yale McFate
State Superior Court
Finkbines and
Good Samaritan Hospital of
Stephen Morris
Morris
Senate DEBATE on Cable Satellite Draws Filibuster Power
Senate leaders plan to file a cloture motion to end debate on Kennedy's space satellite bill. Liberal Democrats led by Albert Gore push to kill the plan for a private monopoly, while Democrats fear delaying action could hurt November elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Kennedy
House
Senate Space and Commerce Committees
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Arkansas Votes On Fifth Term For Gov Faubus
Arkansas voters face a Democratic primary deciding if Governor Orval E Faubus should win a fifth two year term amid a field of six challengers. Opponents warn reelecting Faubus could create a dictatorship while Faubus touts strength and aims for about 58 percent.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Kansas
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
Sid McMath
U.S
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J. E. Sourcliffe
Gibney
Woodford
Mrs. Duprea
Red Cross
Rensselaer County
5Th Ave
Abraham B. Gardner
Bennington Red Cross
Duprea
J. E. Sourdiffe SR
Doris Sourdiffe
Patty Lyn Best
Binghamton, N. Y
Bella
Cians
High Court
George A. Smathers
Fla
Gore
Maurine B. Neuberger
Dore
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
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