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31 May 1968
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Bennington Banner in Bennington, Vermont
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1968
Page
1
North Vietnam Rejects U.S. Bid for Restraint
Paris reports North Vietnam led by Xuan Thuy rejected President Johnson’s call for restraint and demanded a halt to bombing before peace talks. Harriman pressed Thuy as talks continued in Paris, with Thuy reiterating the U.S. must end all aggression before negotiations can proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Thuy
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Harriman
Johnson
Hanoi
United States
International Conference Center
North Vietnam
Nguyen Than le
Torrential Rains Wash Out Bridge in Manchester
Torrential thundershowers in the Bromley Mountain Spruce Peak area caused Bromley Brook to overflow, washing out a bridge and scouring Butternut Lane. A large culvert downstream was also carried away, blocking roads and damaging the lower Bromley parking lot. The incident, the second washout on Butternut Lane in 1 1 years, followed a 1966 storm that prompted culvert replacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Bromley Mountain
Spruce Peak
Bromley Brook
Butternut Lane
Ferdinand A. Bongartz
State Highway Department
Big Bromley
Gilroy Cites Challenges For Memorial Day Speech
Col. Robert J. Gilroy spoke at Bennington's Memorial Day ceremonies at the Vermont Soldiers' Home. He contrasted past wars from Sparta to Vietnam, noting the young dead lie with decades of life lost, and urged honor through ongoing involvement in mankind and seeking peaceful futures despite nuclear threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Gilroy
Col. Gilroy
Vermont
Bennington
Francis Silver
American Legion
James Wicken
Sparta
Vietnam
John Donne
Gilroy
Gettysburg
Anzio
Guadacanal
Korea
French Army Tanks Roll Toward Paris Suburbs Amid Crisis
Scores of AMX30 and AMX18 tanks moved from camps near Paris as two armored brigades and a marine artillery unit returned from maneuvers. Crowds cheered as convoys rolled through Romilly, Fontainebleau, Rambouillet, and Pontoise, with crews saying they hailed from Mailly maneuvers and were ready to act if fighting with leftist forces escalates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Troyes
Noyen - Sur - Seine
Mailly
France
Romilly
Seine River
Fontainebleau
Rambouillet
Pontoise
2Nd Armored Brigade
Dimes Hijacked In New Jersey To Ulster County
A shipment of $500000 in dimes was stolen from a Railway Express truck by two men who stopped the vehicle in Englewood Cliffs New Jersey and forced the driver into a car. He was driven to New York City then upstate and abandoned near Ulster County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Point
N.Y
UPI
Railway Express Agency
Englewood Cliffs
N.J
New York City
Ulster County
De Gaulle Decrees Tight Controls on the Franc
Paris reports France imposes tight controls on the franc to halt capital outflow amid a 14 day general strike and political crisis. De Gaulle announced the decree applying midnight, banning outbound funds, limiting gold movements, and restricting currency reserves abroad. The move followed a crisis that sent the franc toward devaluation, with U.S. support via a $100 million credit to the Bank of France. De Gaulle vowed to stand and fight, dissolving parliament and calling new elections as protests filled Paris streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
UPI
France
Charles de Gaulle
U.S. Federal Reserve Bank
Bank of France
de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Champs Elysees Avenue
Saigon battles intensify as 200 Viet Cong die in western edge fight
UPI reports heavy combat across Saigon with government forces retaking a western district, claiming 200 Viet Cong killed and 50 fled. A helicopter gunship downed is unconfirmed while Viet Cong attacks link to Paris talks. Other clashes occur near Bing Lai bridge and Dak To in the Central Highlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPS
Bing Lai
Bien Hoa
Paris
Phu Lam
U.S
UPI
Kate Webb
Phan Mau
Mekong
U.S. Revolutionary Development Office
Bac Lieu
Central Highlands
South Vietnam
Inside Columnist Analyzes Causes of Crime
On the Inside columnist Sam Ogden discusses root causes of crime and social factors shaping criminal behavior. Column appears on Page 4, reflecting local editorial viewpoint. Pool Foundation approval noted for Hoosick Falls on Page 9, MAUHS Patriots reach finals on Page 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Ogden
Pool Foundation
Hoosick Falls
Mauhs Patriots
Harvey D. Carter Seeks Dist 32 House Seat
Harvey D. Carter Jr. of Pownal announces candidacy for the District 32 Republican nomination to the Vermont legislature. The 30 year old lawyer cites seven towns Stamford Whitingham Readsboro Searsbury Wilmington and Dover and promises responsive representation by maintaining contact with selectmen and citizens. Carter resigns from Vermont Legal Aid and returns to private practice with Barber Gilman and Morrissey, while serving as secretary of the Bennington County Regional Planning Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Harvey D. Carter Jr
Stamford
Whitingham
Readsboro
Searsbury
Wilmington
Ira Whitney
James Lounsbury
Lounsbury
Bennington County
Carter
Vermont Legal Aid, Inc
Vermont
Rutland
Bennington
Barber, Gilman and Morrissey
Legal Aid
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MAUHS
Henry Mallory
Putnam Square
Corps of Majorettes
Mt. Anthony
Veterans’ Organizations
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Palm
Torrington, Conn
Torrington Register
Donald B
Lawrence K. Miller
Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield
Mass
Brattleboro
Torrington Printing Co
Miller Brothers
Edwin M. Stone
Litchfield
Stone
Register
Torrington
Union Hardware Co
Brunswick Corporation
Associated Press
Bristol Press
Meridan Record Journal
Middletown Press
Miliers
Ralph McAllister Ingersoll
Sharon
Millers
French
Communist Party
Politbureau
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Georges Seguy
Pompidou
Rank and File
Finance Ministry
South Viets
Laos
Cambodia
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Dak To
Plei Djereng
Pleiku
Harvey D. Carter
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