TWA Strike Postponed By Government Proposal
Washington AP Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg said progress toward settling the dispute between the Flight Engineers Union and Trans World Airlines. The union postponed the strike at the 2 p.m. deadline after considering the government proposal and planned local chapter discussions. Pickets withdrew at Idlewild, Kansas City, and San Francisco terminals with little flight delay.
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Washington
Arthur J. Goldberg
Flight Engineers Union
Trans World Airlines
Goldberg
Airline and Flight Engineers International Association
TWA
New York
Idlewild
Kansas City
San Francisco
Beck, 68, Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Seattle business leader and former Teamsters president Dave Beck, 68, begins a five year federal term at McNeil Island for filing fraudulent tax returns. He faces two concurrent five year sentences and a $20,000 fine after Supreme Court upholding on related charges.
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Seattle
Dave Beck
Teamsters’ Union
Beck
U.S. Marshal’s Office
Tacoma
McNeil Island Federal Penitenaary
Puget Sound
McNeil Island
Joint Council 28 Building Association
U.S. Supreme Court
Rutland Stoppage Triggers Bennington Industry Conference
Representatives from major Bennington industries will meet at 2 p.m. at the Greater Bennington Association to address transportation bottlenecks caused by Rutland Railroad inactivity. A local shipper’s association may form as part of the discussion led by GBA executive Donald C. Hicks, with speaker Robert G. Donoghue of Boston and Maine Railroad outlining piggyback service.
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Bennington
Greater Bennington Association
Rutland Railroad
Donald C. Hicks
The
GBA
Robert G. Donoghue
Boston and Maine Railroad
Meyer Charges Spencer Tried Forcing Him Out
Democratic State Chairman John Meyer accuses John M Spencer of abusing office to push former Rep William Meyer from the senatorial race. Meyer calls it a conflict of interest and says Spencer used campaign funds to aid gubernatorial candidate Philip Hoff. Spencer denied chairing the Golf for Governor Committee.
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Rupert, Vt
John M. Spencer
William Meyer
Meyer
Spencer
Philip Hoff
Rupert Forester
Robert Johnson
Brattleboro
Golf For Governor
Bernard Leddy
Burlington
De Gaulle Holds Firm on Nuclear Policy in Talks With Rusk
In Paris Secretary of State Dean Rusk pressed President Charles de Gaulle on a French atomic arsenal and warned against an independent French nuclear force as a deterrent. The dialogue yielded no agreement but stressed unity in the Western alliance. A Kennedy summit and Britain's entry to the Common Market were discussed for future steps.
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Paris
Dean Rusk
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Charles de Gaulle
Rusk
Atlantic Alliance
Permanent Council of the
NATO
Dirk A. Stikker
U.S
de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
Britain
United States
France
Western Alliance
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Lockport Band Crowned National High School Champion in Iowa
The 103 member iLockport Illinois band led by Ernest Caneva won the national marching title at Mason City during the North Iowa Band Festival. They beat 27 bands, received $10,719 in instruments, and featured severe uniforms with no majorettes.
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Mason City
Iowa
iLockport
Ill
Ernest Caneva
United States
North Iowa
Warner Bros
Meredith Willson
Hollywood
Broadway
Roosevelt Field
Lockport
Caneva
Bossier City
Lebanon
Plainview
Tex
Montgomery
Ala
Vermont says over 1,000 handicapped children lack training
Education Commissioner A. John Holden told the state board that more than 1,000 handicapped children in Vermont are denied special training due to funding and facilities shortages. He said 615 pupils are served while 169 trainable children cannot enroll for lack of funds.
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Montpelier
A. John Holden
Vermont
Holden
State Board of Education
Lightning claims two youths in Concord storm event
A thunderstorm in Concord left David Smith and Donald Tuttle, both 15, struck by lightning. Smith died, while Tuttle, severely burned, was described in satisfactory condition at Concord Hospital. The bolt also caused five power failures and street flooding as fire crews responded.
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Concord
N.H
Concord Hospital
Donald Tuttle
David Smith
Smith
Donald
Tuttle
Concord Fire Department
3 State Council Divided Over Drinking Age Bill
At the Metropol itan Regional Council semi annual meeting in Asbury Park New Jersey members voiced sharp split over New Yorks 18 age as opposed to the 21 age proposed by neighboring states Loss of Life advocates framed the higher age as highway safety while opponents warned of ne w prohibition outcomes A New York legislative committee is studying the issue and a council member warned against strong recommendations from the advisory body representing the New York New Jersey Connecticut metro area.
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Asbury Park
N.J
New York
Metropolitan Regional Council
Tri-State
Sal J. Prezioso
Westchester County
New Jersey - Connecticut
New Jersey GOP seeks help to lift New York drinking age
The New Jersey Republican state committee asked its New York counterpart to join in pushing New York’s drinking age from 18 to 21. Gov. Richard J. Hughes denied reports of his campaigning for a higher New York drinking age. Continued on Page 12.
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Trenton
N.J
New Jersey
Republican State Committee
New York
GOP
Richard J. Hughes
N.J. Gop
Million Dollar Counterfeit Ring Busted Across U S Cities
Secret Service agents and police cracked a counterfeiting ring linked to counterfeit Canadian Pacific Railway money orders. Arrests were made in New York Detroit Buffalo and Toronto with nine forgeries passed in New York banks and others at various businesses. The three Montreal suspects Edward Callahan Gary Bell Barry Kirk and Shaun Bernard faced bail of 15000 each.
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New York
Secret Service
U.S
Vermont
Toronto
Detroit
Buffalo
N.Y
Canadian Pacific Railway
New York City
Canada
United States
Washington
Edward P. Callahan
Albury
Gary Bell
Barry G. Kirk
Shaun Bernard
Montreal
GOP Threatens Kennedy Medicare Plan Action
Republicans warned of a fierce response if the Kennedy social insurance plan for elderly health care is forced to a Senate vote. Senator Anderson said he would riders the proposal onto a House revenue bill, a move unlikely to pass. Senate Republican Leader Dirksen indicated a fight would ensue if Democrats press the maneuver.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
House
Ways and Means
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Congress
Dirksen
Piecemeal Peace Sought By Algerian Terrorists
Algiers leader of the Secret Army Organization pressed Moslem nationalists to begin implementing an agreement with European terrorists within 48 hours. Susini warned that failure to act may plunge Algeria into chaos as terrorism persists in western towns and thousands of Europeans flee to France.
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Algiers
Secret Army
Jean-Jacques Susini
Chewki Mostefai
Cal
Algeria
Oran
Susini
Mustefai
France
Apology for Press Delays and Printing Troubles
Our newspaper apologizes to readers and carriers for delays caused by ten days of presstime setbacks. Malfunctions in linotype equipment and a training program slowed daily 2 15 p m starts, with major repairs underway and a plan to resume normal timing within the week.
State approves Bennington area union district plan
Vermont Education Board approves two union district proposals including Bennington area high school district joining Bennington Graded Greater Bennington North Bennington and Shaftsbury districts. Commissioner Holden calls the 800 to 850 student capacity plan excellent and not excessively costly or impersonal. The board also approves a union for Hinesburg Williston and Shelburne and adds Coventry and Irasburg to North Country Union.
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Montpelier
Bennington Area Union
State Education Board
A. John Holden Jr
Bennington
Greater Bennington
North Bennington
Shaftsbury
Holden
Hinesburg
Williston
Shelburne
Coventry
Irasberg
North Country
Four F104 Jets Collide In Cologne Rehearsal Crash
An American air force instructor and three West German pilots were killed when four F104 Starfighters collided during a low level formation rehearsal for an air show ten miles southwest of Cologne. Capt. Jon G. Speer, 29, of Los Angeles, died in the crash which led to the cancellation of the air show.
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Cologne
Jon G. Speer
Los Angeles
Tiros V Captures Soviet Skies in New Orbit
Cape Canaveral reports the weather satellite Tiros V launched on a hurricane and storm hunt mission. It will photograph wide areas including the Soviet Union and share data with Soviet meteorologists under a Geneva pact as US and USSR seek broader space cooperation.
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Tiros
Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
United States
Soviet Union
Weather Watch
Tiros V
U.S.S.R
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Geneva
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Moscow
State continues investigation into death of 3 year old
Vermont officials say they are pursuing a routine inquiry into the untimely death of Douglas M. McKee found suffocated inside a suitcase at his grandparents near Old Bennington. Bennington County authorities noted the pathologist's statement that the top of the suitcase could only close if force was used, prompting questions about accidental death.
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Douglas M. McKee
Old Bennington
John A. Bugess
Bennington
Banner
Richard Woodruff
Vermont 9
McKee
Donald M. McKee
Boston
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Bennington County Medical Society
Putnam Memorial Hospital
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Robert
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Reds
State Council
Governor Embarrass
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