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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1968

Page

1

Murray Denies Budget Deal Amid School District feud

Raymond Murray, president of the Bennington Taxpayers Protective Assn, says he did not try to strike a deal with Mt. Anthony Union School District Superintendent Howard Kelley over the budget. The dispute with district directors has grown heated as talks stalled Friday night.

Raymond Murray Bennington Taxpayers Protective Assn Mt. Anthony Union Howard Kelley Kelley Murray Union School George A. Sleeman Banner Mt. Anthony Union High School Union High School Sleeman Ray Murray

Dallas Woman Dies Four Hours After Heart Transplant

Ester Matthews of Dallas received the 21st heart transplant in the world using the Shumway technique at Parkland Hospital. The 41 year old mother of five died 4 hours 45 minutes after the operation, the first woman and first Negro to receive a heart. The donor was a 26 year old traffic victim. Matthews had cardiomyopathy and had been in critical condition. kidneys failed and she was on a kidney machine before death.

Dallas UPI Parkland Hospital Chappell Matthews

Thousands Come To Pay Last Respects to Bobby

New York crowds, rich and poor, line up for hours to view Senator Robert F. Kennedy as his casket lies in state at St. Patrick's Cathedral. The vast outpouring unfolds in 90 degree heat with hopes of a national funeral in Washington.

New York UPI Bobby Kennedy Midtown Manhattan St. Patrick’s Cathedral Robert F. Kennedy

Kennedy Masses for Edward and Robert Kennedy

Edward Kennedy sat alone at a 6 a.m. mass as the Kennedy family endured the loss of two more sons. Joseph and Robert Kennedy served at the casket in shifts, while mourners formed a long line to view the bier in the cathedral. The procession opened at dawn and moved quickly, drawing a cross-section of the city including a miniskirted passerby, a sobbing woman with her husband, a badgeed policeman, Harlem youths, and parochial school children guided by nuns.

Rose Kennedy Kennedy Edward M. Kennedy Kennedy Brothers Joseph Robert Los Angeles Fifth Avenue Harlem

Sirhan Indicted For Assassination In California

The Los Angeles County grand jury indicted Sirhan Bishara Sirhan on first degree murder for the Kennedy shooting and five counts of assault with intent to murder. If convicted, he could face the gas chamber. Also charged were details of the chaotic scene, security, and witness testimony about the event at a downtown hotel during Kennedy's victory speech.

Los Angeles UPI Swarthy Sirhan Bishara Sirhan Robert F. Kennedy Jordan Sheriff’s Deputies Kathy Fulmer Miss Fulmer Peter J. Pitchess Dist. Atty Evelle Younger Richard Buckley Superior Court Arthur L. Alarcon Jack Ruby John F. Kennedy Jerusalem Kennedy Henry Carreon California Carreon Jesus Perez Perez

Kennedy's Funeral Arrangements For Senator Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy will be buried at Arlington near JFK's grave after a 5:30 p.m. EDT service at Union Station to be televised. A 25-car procession will pass Washington landmarks with Navy pallbearers, a choir at the Lincoln Memorial, and a two-section train carrying mourners and the casket. The ceremony will include attendance by government leaders and representatives from many nations, reflecting Kennedy’s global esteem.

Arlington, Va UPI Robert F. Kennedy New York Washington Capital Arlington National Cemetery John F. Kennedy Kennedy Johnson St. Patrick’s Cathedral Robert Kennedy Arlington Cemetery Patrick Union Station Ethel Kennedy Len Edward M. Kennedy Joseph P. Kennedy Jr Arlington Lincoln Memorial Senate America Justice Department Resurrection City Defense Robert S. McNamara

Restrictions Questioned In Billboard Law

MONTPELIER UPI Assistant Attorney General Louis Peck questioned the scope of Vermont’s 1968 anti billboard law. He said the Travel Information Council may decide to accept applications for signs from outside southeastern highway district 9, keeping potential expansion in play beyond Windsor and Windham counties. The law bans off premise billboards in the southeast after Sept 1 and statewide after July 1, 1969.

Montpelier UPI Windsor-Windham Asst Louis Peck Travel Information Council Peck Ing

Inside Columnist George Gordon on bees

Inside page notes columnist George Gordon on honey bees and mentions letters to the editor about Sen Kennedy’s assassination. The item references a Cycle Enduro feature with a story and pictures on page five.

George Gordon Sen. Kennedy

Grave Existence If RFK Had Lived

A neurosurgeon in Boston said if Robert F Kennedy had survived his life would have been a grave, devastating existence. Dr James L Poppen of Brookline described paralysis on the right, blindness in the left eye, and a Parkinsons type facial expression. He noted Kennedy was legally and medically dead when brain activity ceased and said the bullet path severely damaged the brain stem region.

Boston UPI Robert F. Kennedy James L. Poppen Brookline Kennedy Poppen Lahey Clinic New England Deaconess Hospital California Pierre Salinger White House Hubert H. Humphrey Ethel Kennedy Ambassador Hotel Cerebella

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