Draft Card Burner Case Sentenced in New York
Federal Judge Edward Weinfeld suspended a two year term for James E. Wilson 21 who burned a Selective Service card citing religious beliefs and a desire to protest war. The defense noted Wilson's humanitarian record while prosecutors warned of potential anarchy if laws are selectively followed. Wilson is among several convicted or awaiting cases as the federal draft law faces challenges from pacifist protests.
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New York
UPS
Edward Weinfeld
James E. Wilson
Wilson
Weinfeld
Iowa
David Miller
Richmond
Actress Diane Varsi Returns to Hollywood
Actress Diane Varsi, once a rising star from Bennington to Hollywood, returns to screen work with MGM in a two part Dr. Kildare project. Once famed for Peyton Place and a seven year Vermont sojourn, she reflects on career choices, suspension from Fox, and a renewed focus on meaningful roles as she balances personal life and acting comeback.
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Hollywood
Diane Varsi
Bennington
New England
Diane
Shawn
Marshall Apartments
Park Street
North Bennington
Bennington College
Charles Champlin
Boston Globe
MGM
Champlin
Grauman
Mark Robson
Allison McKenzie
Lana Turner
Don Murray
Gary Cooper
North Frederick
Dean Stockwell
Orson Wells
Joe Hyams
Marlon Brando
Actresses
Fox
Vermont
San Francisco
Brooklyn
New York City
Dick Gregory
Justice Dept Moves To Register DuBois Clubs as Communist Front
The Justice Department seeks to compel the W. E. B. DuBois Clubs to register as a Communist front organization. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach said the clubs, active on college campuses, were created and controlled by the Communist party.
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Washington
UPD
Justice Department
Atty
Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach
DuBois
Communist Party
Burglary Probes Linked to Hoosick Falls and Cambridge Schools
Police investigate breaks at Hoosick Falls Central School and Cambridge Central School with Cambridge theft totaling 700 dollars and HFCS under $2. Entry gained through side and rear windows. interiors ransacked but no locked items forced. Also, American Legion plans a March of Dimes Hill-Billy Show at the State Armory with admissions and donations directed to the fund.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Falls Central School
Cambridge Central School
Cambridge
HFCS
American Legion Post
State Armory
March of Dimes Fund
Legion
Bernard J. McNaney
Full Moon Illusion and Political Club Claims
A note on observing the moon near the horizon describes an optical illusion. The text shifts to a literary claim about a character named Diane and time travel notions. A Justice Department petition to the Subversive Activities Control Board labels the DuBois Clubs as Communist party affiliated with about 2,500 members in 36 chapters, formed at a 1964 San Francisco convention.
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Subversive Activities Control Board
Justice Department
Communist Party
Katzenbach
United States
California
New York
Wisconsin
Illinois
San Francisco
Bennington Briefs Preview of Local February Activities
Bennington Briefs reports on the Greater Bennington Association events for February to be aired on WBTN Sunday at 12 45 p m. Bennington Little League schedules a Sunday meeting at 7 p m at the K of C hall. Also notice a lost grey cat with seven toes on the front feet near 216 North Street wearing a pink collar, contact Florence Hadwen at 442 2780.
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GBA
Greater Bennington Association
WBTN
Bennington Little League
K of C
North Street
Florence Hadwen
Tornado Watch Ordered in Mississippi and South
A new tornado watch was issued for parts of Alabama Florida and Georgia as deadly winds killed 61 nationwide bringing Mississippi toll to 60 with two new deaths. Rescuers searched Candlestick Park Mall in Jackson while families and towns like Leesburg Forkville and Aliceville faced heavy losses.
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Mississippi
Jackson, Miss
UPI
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Fla
American Red Cross
Jackson
Candlestick Park
Kenneth Fairly
Greenville
Miss
Delta Democrat-Times
Leesburg
Forkville
Walnut Grove
Aliceville
Buhl
Gardendale
Tuscaloosa
Birmingham
Paul Johnson
Carroll Gartin
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Longhorn
DuBois Club
Justice Dept
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Drysdale’s
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Rennene Reg. V
SUN
Bennington Road
Life Magazine
Urwon
Triple
Grand Union
Beva’sa’roljanak A
Serra
Bellemare
North Benn. Rd
WITS
Rain OR Shine
Perfecta
Ely
Ile Fren
William A
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