07 Mar 1966
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1966
Page
1
The Supreme Court upheld the core of the 1965 Voting Rights Act suspending literacy and other voter qualification tests in six Southern states. Chief Justice Earl Warren spoke for the court in dismissing challenges to the law.
Federal guidelines issued by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare tighten requirements for schools hospitals and nursing homes receiving Civil Rights Act funds for the 1966 67 school year The policy demands swift desegregation of schools and faculty and the closing of inadequate segregated facilities It also stresses safety in freedom of choice and compliance with Title VI while signaling a tougher stance on communities lagging on desegregation
Accra sent a note to OAU Secretary General Diallo Telli accusing Guinea of gross interference in internal Ghanaian affairs. The move follows Nkrumah’s Conakry radio broadcast in which he said he planned to return to Ghana to crush the revolutionary council revolt.
President Johnson urged Congress to approve an average 3.2 percent federal pay increase with fringe benefits for civilian workers, totaling about 485 million dollars annually. The plan would raise direct salaries by about 2.85 percent and extend fringe benefits to boost employees’ economic security, effective January 1, 1967.
Sen J William Fulbright warned that the Vietnam conflict could widen into a war with Communist China. He said some China experts and officials expect Beijing to be at war with the United States within a year, urging efforts to prevent calamity as hearings on China open.
In Washington Gen Maxwell D Taylor proposes mining Haiphong harbor to cut Communist supply lines as part of a broader bombing strategy. Senators Kennedy brothers urge direct talks with the Viet Cong and warn against widening the conflict, while Senate leaders caution about Chinese nuclear risk and urge understanding of Chinese leaders.
A Miami jury, after seven weeks of trial, found Candy Mossler not guilty of conspiring to murder her husband Jacques Mossler, and acquitted Melvin Lane Powers of conspiring with her. The verdict ends a sensational case tied to a $22 million estate and alleged incestuous motive. Mossler sobbed as she thanked supporters and said she would tell her children, ages 11 to 15, back home.
Boston newspapers shuttered as ITU printers and mailers walk out in a three day stoppage. Gov Volpe plans to speak with publishers and union reps to help resolve the contract dispute with mediators from federal and state offices joining talks. Picket lines formed outside the Globe Herald Traveler and Record American as union members approved the strike by 1266 to 56.
Paris reports Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville delivered a formal request to U.S. Ambassador Charles E. Bohlen for opening talks on the future of American bases in France. No official confirmation was offered by Paris or Washington.
Albany report says the Champlain Waterway from the St Lawrence through Champlain to the Hudson is not economically justifiable. While engineering challenges are not insurmountable, projected transportation savings fall short of the cost to build operate and maintain. Public hearings are planned in May with time and venue to be announced.
The national headquarters of the W E B DuBois Club, labeled a Communist front by the Justice Department, was damaged by a pre dawn explosion in San Francisco. No injuries reported as arson squad and army explosives experts investigated.
A Montpelier Inside report analyzes Hoff defeat tied to the Canadian power bill and notes a highway bypass route proposal by the Highway Department. The piece mentions a tax cut perspective seen in North Bennington, reflecting regional policy debates across pages 3 and 5.
Tokyo reports 124 dead as BOAC jet crashes on Mount Fuji slopes. Recoveries delayed by rain and fog while bodies lie in two Gotemba temples. Among the dead are 89 Americans including Thermo King top salesmen party. Investigations into three crashes underway.
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