Memorial Day Urges Bennington Planning Now for Future
Donald C. Hicks executive director of the Greater Bennington Association spoke at Memorial Day ceremonies at the Vermont Soldiers' Home urging support for municipal planning. He recalled the 1963 observance and urged cooperation and funding for the Bennington regional planning commission to implement plans for children and community growth.
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Donald C. Hicks
Greater Bennington Association
Vermont
Bennington Village
Regional Planning Commission
Bennington
Hicks
Traffic Deaths Set New Record for Memorial Day
The 30 hour Memorial Day period from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Thursday saw 141 highway deaths, surpassing the previous one day high of 109 in 1956. Belated reports may raise the total further, with the National Safety Council estimating 90 to 130 fatalities and noting 11,630 deaths in the first four months of the year.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Council
Pope John XXIII Near Death In Sudden Relapse
Vatican sources report Pope John XXIII, 81, gravely ill after a sudden relapse. Extreme unction and viaticum were given as doctors treat suspected internal bleeding from a stomach growth. Cardinals and Vatican officials monitored his worsening condition.
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Pope John
Vatican City
John XXIII
Piero Mazzoni
Rome
Raimondo Manzini
Vatican
L’osservatore Romano
Antonio Gasbarrini
Gasbarrini
Bologna
Tear Gas Stalls One Demonstration Tallahassee Arrests 257
Tear gas halted a Jacksonville style march in Tallahassee as 257 demonstrators were arrested. About 220 students from Florida A&M faced contempt of court charges while 37 others were charged with unlawful assembly.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Florida A&m (Negro) University
Ben Willis
Jackson
Miss
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Chicago
Baltimore
Baton Rouge
Chat
Tanooga
Tenn
Cambridge
Willis
Les Pendleton
Pendleton
Bill Joyce
Attorney seeks arrest of Franz Josef Strauss for war crimes
Tel Aviv based Communist party lawyer Michael Landau asked police to arrest former West German defense minister Franz Josef Strauss accusing him of war crimes. Landau cites deaths of Jews Czechs and Poles at Schongau forced labor camp in April 1945. Strauss argues there was a Soviet POW camp at Schongau but no concentration camp.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Communist Party
Franz Josef Strauss
Michael Landau
Strauss
Schongau
Stauss
India to boost efforts against China in East Asia
India plans to devote more time and money to counter China in East Asia. After a four day gathering of Indian ambassadors to East Asian nations participants said they will mount greater political economic and propaganda campaigns. They will consider more development and technical aid to East Asian countries.
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New Delhi
India
China
East Asia
Track opens with 7306 fans at Green Mountain Park
A Memorial Day crowd of 7,306 wagered 318,688 dollars at Green Mountain Park, the largest total recorded since the track opened a week ago. Officials say the 300,000 plus handle falls short of the 350,000 required to meet expenses and well below their 400,000 average prediction.
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Pownal
Green Mountain Park Memorial Day
Article to Quit Union District Is on Ballot
Bennington Graded School District voters will decide June 25 whether to withdraw from Union High School District No. 14. Trustees approved placing the article after petition reviews showed 143 invalid signatures, with concerns over validity and time limits.
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Union High School
Bennington
J. Goodall Hutton
Hutton
Bennington Graded School
Union High School District No. 14
John P. Riddle
George Allard Jr
County St
John E. Malone
Main St
Bennington VFW Convention Opens With 350 Delegates
More than 350 VFW delegates and members from national to local levels register for Vermont 32nd Department convention in Bennington. Highlights include officer elections, a parade, memorial services, and a banquet with Sen. Winston Prouty and Lt. Gov. Ralph Foote.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Department of Vermont
Bennington County
U.S
Winston L. Prouty
Ralph A. Foote
Putnam Lobby
State Armory
Strike Cripples Argentina During 24 Hour General Walkout
In Buenos Aires authorities report a 24 hour general strike by CGT unions pressing for unemployment relief. The action, led by Peronist affiliates, aims to paralyze transport while utilities and hospitals run on skeleton crews. Police used tear gas during protests that left several injured.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Juan D. Peron
Spain
Jose Alonso
Mao's Nuclear Ambition Forces U.S. Policy Dilemma
In Washington, Kennedy aides fear a Chinese atomic test this year and warn it could reshape Sino American diplomacy and Southeast Asia. Analysts say delays in addressing China’s rising nuclear status risk reduced maneuvering room before the 1964 election. North Korea and Vietnam factions may gain leverage from Beijing’s power.
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Peking
China
United States
Kennedy
Southeast Asia
India
Quemoy
Matsu
Inside Wreckage of the Thresher Photographed
A photo showing the debris field of the Thresher submarine has been released. The image appears on page 3 while discussions over three constitutional amendments are detailed on page 10.
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Kenneth D. Wells
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Terri Foltz
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Greece
John Kennedy Jr
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Gold Star
New Veterans Memorial
St. John the Baptist Cemetery
North Bennington
Veterans Memorial Committee
Angelo Dell’Acqua
Gustavo Cardinal Cento
Vatican Curia
Manzini
Dr. Gasbarrini
Dr. Mazzoni
Hotel Putnam
Paradise Restaurant
K of C Hall
Mao
Washington
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