Retrial Starts For McConnell in Berkshire Case
The Berkshire County Superior Court resumed selection of a 16 member jury for the murder retrial of Bruce D McConnell 21 of North Adams in the 1967 death of Bonnie Briggs Pearson 19 of Newport New Hampshire. The case visits Williamstown North Adams Petersburg Walloomsac and other locales as potential sites for evidence presentation. The court admitted sequestering witnesses and kept police officers in the courtroom while denying other defense requests. The date range of the crime was narrowed to between 1 a.m. on August 19 and 1 a.m. on August 20 and the defense challenged the dates as misaligned with the grand jury indictment. Jury instructions stressed questions about ties to the cases and potential bias with mercy and capital punishment explained.
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Pittsfield
Mass
UPI
Berkshire County Superior Court
North Adams
New Hampshire
Bruce McConnell
Bonnie Briggs Pearson
Newport
N.H
Williamstown
Thomas J. O'Malley
Springfield
Bruce D. McConnell
Curran Highway
Petersburg
Babcock Lake
Grafton
Walloomsac
Bennington Battlefield
Five Flys
Berkshire
New York State
J. Norman O’connor
O’malley
McConnel
McConnell
Massachusetts
Vermont Candidates Clash Over Hoff Negro Plan
Rutland campaign stops highlight a split between Deane C. Davis and James L. Oakes on Gov. Hoff’s summer program bringing black youths to Vermont. Davis voices misgivings and fears of violence while opposing the initiative. Oakes supports it, arguing the plan educates youths and extends the Fresh Air program, with emphasis on addressing the urban crisis.
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Rutland
GOP
Deane C. Davis
Montpelier
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Atty
James L. Oakes
Guilford
Hoff
Oakes
Davis
Bardwell
Norman Lash
Allied Forces Battle Foe Advancing Toward Saigon
Saigon reports heavy fighting as American and South Vietnamese troops battle Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces 38 miles southwest of the capital. US 9th Infantry Division units claim over 200 guerrillas killed amid air and artillery support. An outpost near Saigon repelled an assault by 400 North Vietnamese with flamethrowers, as rockets and mortars struck the city and civilians were wounded.
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Saigon
APS
U.S. Army
9Th Infantry Division
Cholon
U.S
Y Bridge
Cai
Mekong
Paris
New York Road Deaths Rise At Alarming Rate
State DMV reports 870 highway fatalities in first four months, 130 more than last year, with April deaths at 226. Rural accidents led April totals, while New York City killed 78, up 28 from April 1967. Meanwhile in Vietnam, Viet Cong shells hit Saigon area, U.S. troops engage near Cai Lay, and a propaganda-boosting enemy surrender is noted.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
Department of Motor Vehicles
New York City
Buckley Seeks Scholarships for Vermonters in Vietnam War
GOP senatorial candidate T Garry Buckley of Bennington urged redirecting a 300000 Vermont New York cooperative youth program toward private funded scholarships for Negro Vietnam veterans in Vermont colleges Buckley argued the money would yield a better return by aiding black veterans with higher education and improving race relations.
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Philip H. Hoff
GOP
T. Garry Buckley
Bennington
Vermont
Buckley
Hoff
New York
John Lindsay
Johnson bids Russia to work for peace in Glassboro
President Johnson spoke to about 967 Glassboro State College graduates urging Soviet American cooperation for a true lasting peace. He pressed North Vietnam to offer de escalation and urged talks in Paris while inviting Soviet help toward Middle East settlement and general disarmament. Johnson warned candidates to show restraint in discussing tension as he revisited Hollybush era aims and noted a possible pre-presidency visit to the Soviet Union.
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Glassboro
UPI
Johnson
Russia
U.S
Paris
Glassboro State College
Green
Hollybush
Alexei Kosygin
Soviet Union
North Vietnam
United States
Middle East
Israel
Washington
Thomas E. Robinson
Navy Starts Probe On Missing Scorpion
Navy announces a formal court of inquiry into the disappearance of the atomic submarine Scorpion with 99 aboard. Search efforts in three Atlantic zones near the Azores ended without locating the sub as Navy and allied ships continue to review the case.
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Norfolk
UPS
Atlantic
Azores
Navy
Gato
Kittiwake
Irving Banks
Hyeres Bank
Marsalla Bank
Shasta
Mediterranean
Bowditch
Southhampton
England
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
U.S. Waiting on Le Duc Tho Peace Proposals
UPI reports in Paris that U S negotiators await Hanoi envoy Le Duc Tho's stance in the next preliminary talks. Tho, Ho Chi Minh's envoy and politburo member, publicly hardens demand for U S bombing halt before real talks. Harriman-led delegation offers no comment amid stalled North Vietnam restraint.
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Paris
UPI
Hanoi
Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
United States
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Communist Party
Harriman
Inside Columnist Warns Speed Kills in North Shire
Carlo Walter notes speed kills in his Inside column. The piece highlights traffic safety concerns and urges caution on roads. The column appears on Page 4 of the edition.
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Carlo Walter
Graves of Bennington settlers found in roadbed dig
A bulldozer clearing a new Harwood Hill road through Bennington uncovered a family graveyard with granite stones for Stephen Rice who died in 1824 and Thankful Rice who died in 1827. The marker notes they were among Bennington’s first settlers. The 27 acre site is developed by Gilbert Pongetti of Trumbull Conn with agents and local firms handling sale. The road may be renamed Settlers Road and the graveyard may be relocated after discussions with the Rice descendants.
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Bennington
Harwood Hill
Stephen Rice
Thankful
Gilbert Pongetti
Connecticut
Dwyer
U.S. 7
Stephen
Thankful Rice
Stark
Frank
Trumbull
Conn
Thomas W. Hall Jr
Shaftsbury
Pongetti
William E. Hoisington
Lonergan & Thomas
Hall
Harwood Hill Estates
Rice Brothers
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O’connor
Dist. Atty
Matthew J. Ryan Jr
District Attorney’s Office
Berkshire County
Milos. Brown Jr
Cpl
Richard J. Clemens
Ryan
Mt. Anthony High School
Park Street
Mt. Anthony
School Street
Main Street
Charles Keir
MAUHS
Palm
Hue
Kosygin
South Vietnam
Asia
White House
Scorpion
Arlington Industries
North Shire
Marker
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