Sheppard Granted New Trial by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard, Cleveland osteopath convicted in 1954 of murdering his wife Marilyn. Prosecutors must retry within 60 days or release him. ruling cites prejudicial pretrial publicity and courtroom disruption.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Samuel H. Sheppard
Cleveland
Marilyn
Cuyahoga County
Sheppard
Bay Village
Lake Erie
Clark
Edward A. Blythin
Gasoline and Cigarette Fire Destroys Pownal Garage
A fire late Saturday afternoon gutted the former Lampman garage in Pownal Center, leaving only brick walls. The building housed a small aluminum shower stall component business, recently sold to Towne Plumbing Co. of Milton. Plant manager Franklin Sigbury claimed a knocked over gasoline can and a lit cigarette touched off the blaze.
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Lampman Garage
Pownal Center
Hagerman
Pownal
Manufactured Aluminum Products Corp
New Jersey
Charles Wille
Towne Plumbing Co
Milton
Franklin Sigbury
Bennington
Wille
Gene) Towne
Banner
Sigbury
Red Door
Gemini 9 Lands in Atlantic with Astronauts Safe Aboard
Gemini 9 astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan splashed down near the Wasp in the western Atlantic after a 72 hour mission. They were hauled aboard the carrier in the capsule, waved to, and later to be flown to Cape Kennedy for medical exams. Stafford logged a near three-foot rendezvous with a target satellite, while Cernan completed a two hour space walk earlier. Tests and weather delayed, but the crew remained upbeat about lessons learned.
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Cernan
Stafford
U.S
Pacific
Space Twins
Hoosick Falls Honor Student Dies In Car Crash
Suzanne M. Davison 18 a valedictorian of the HFCS Class of 1966 died after a one car crash on NY 67 near Bennington Battlefield Park Walloomsac. She was an outstanding student with regents scholarship and National Honor Society member, planned to attend Vassar. Memorial service held. funeral arrangements by W. E. Robson Funeral Home.
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Hoosick Falls
N. Y
Suzanne M. Davison
Hoosick Falls Central School
N.Y
Vermont State Line
Bennington Battlefield Park
Walloomsac
Davison
Atty
John S. Davison
North Hoosick Road
Miss Davison
Matthew Cabral
Pittstown
North Hoosick
Ben
Board of Education
Andrew F. Bell
HFCS
Clement
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
William Folgett
Vassar
Central School
First United Church, Presbyterian
Rita Ghibaudo
Bennington Free Library
South Viet government adds 10 civilians to ruling junta
In Saigon Premier Ky confirmed 10 civilians invited and accepted to join the 20-member National Leadership Council expanding the junta to include civilians. plan aims to defuse Buddhist protests and speed civilian rule with elections set for Sept. 11 to form a constitutional assembly. Buddhist leaders offered no immediate response. two prominent Buddhists reportedly declined invitations. Ky faces resistance finding Buddhists willing to join, as Thich Tri Quang strengthens influence in Hue amid ongoing crisis.
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Saigon
UPI
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Viet Nam
Nguyen van Thieu
National Leadership Council
Vien Hoa Dao
Dai Viet Nationalist Party
Cao Dai
Hoa Hoa
Shape Will Be Moved From Paris to Belgium
BRUSSELS UPI reports foreign ministers of 14 NATO nations minus France plan a shift of a shape from Paris to Belgium. Officials did not specify the shape’s nature or the timing but stressed organizational adjustments within allied security duties.
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Brussels
UPI
NATO
France
Supreme Allied Headquarters
SHAPE
Paris
Belgium
Charles de Gaulle
Washington
Europe
Atlantic
English Channel
Dean Rusk
U.S
Palais Des Congres
NATO Council
Maurice Couve de Murville
Central European Headquarters
Afcent
Fontainebleau
West Germany
Commencement Speaker Urges St Joseph Grads Involved in Government
Vermont Congressman Robert T. Stafford told the St Joseph College class of 1966 and attendees at the Armory that graduates should engage in government affairs with educated reasoning. He urged questioning policies and proposing reasonable alternatives while noting trends toward centralization and cautioning about federal education programs and potential school control. The article also mentions NATO SHAPE site moves and allied military staff changes discussed at a separate conference.
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St. Joseph College
Vermont
Robert T. Stafford
Stafford
State Armory
House of Representatives
Inside Ground Broken For New Manchester Catholic Church
On the Inside Ground has been broken for the new Catholic Church in Manchester. The article notes the early phase of construction and community significance without sensational detail.
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Manchester
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Eugene Cernan
Elizabeth B. Davison
Connecticut College For Women
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Hue
Thich Tri Quang
Struggle Movement
St. Joseph
Congress
Carol Sue Farrington
Leonard Farrington
South Branch St
John F. Lonergan
North Bennington High School
Gerald Raftery
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