Burns Critics Volpe Policy on Judgeships in Massachusetts
Williams College professor James M. Burns says four Superior Court judgeships created last June remain unfilled, suggesting possible campaign influence. He warns against assuming improper motives but cites examples of campaign contributions tied to judicial posts and calls it a sale of a judgeship.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
James M. Burns
John A. Volpe
Burns
Edward J. McCormack Jr
Massachusetts
New York Times
Endicott Peabody
Volpe
Congress
New York Investor Buys Gas Co. of Vermont
Virgil Stark purchases controlling interest in the Gas Co. of Vermont from Thomas E. Ward Sr. The acquisition adds Barre, St. Albans and Springfield to Stark’s holdings, increasing his gas distributing agencies to six states. Stark already controls firms in Rutland Brattleboro Bennington and Claremont New Hampshire.
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Barre, Vt
The
Gas Co. of
Vermont
New York
Virgil Stark
Thomas E. Ward Sr
Stark
Barre
St. Albans
Springfield
Rutland
Brattleboro
Bennington
Claremont
N. H
Menon Demoted India Reinforces Units at Border
In the lull of the undeclared war with China India hurried more reinforcements to its northern borders. Both sides prepared for a new round of fighting along the Himalayan frontier as the Chinese were expected to resume drives started since their attack on October 20.
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New Delhi
India
China
Nehru
Menon
United States
Britain
Canada
Halloween Patrol Yields Little Damage in Bennington
Bennington village police reported a quiet Halloween with help from a rain soaked dance at the Armory co sponsored by the Moose Club. A few incidents included an apple strike on a girl on School Street and apples thrown from a car plus equipment moved onto School and County Street.
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Moose Club
Edward L. Silver
Bennington
School Street
County Street
Olin’s
Farm Machinery Co
Reuben Levin
Vermont
Shaftsbury
Rupert
Dorset
Peru
Bennington Armory
Hoff denounces new state audit as bogus surplus claim
Democrat Philip Hoff rejects the Persch audit as a restatement of prior findings and says it ignores over a million dollars in state debts. He argues Keyser’s $906000 surplus is not proven and accuses Persch of defending the governor’s stance.
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Montpelier
Philip H. Hoff
Keyser
Peisch
Persch
Hoff
David V. Anderson
Halloween Mob Splatters Greenfield
More than 100 teenagers caused disorder in Greenfield Massachusetts as they egged the business district. Police booked one for disturbing the peace while two youths were held for questioning and six others were released to parents.
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Greenfield
Mass
John F. Murphy
U.S. Fires High Sky Test Bomb Over Johnston Island
A high altitude nuclear device exploded above Johnston Island, producing a bright fireball visible up to 750 miles away. The submegaton yield equaled between 20 000 and a million tons of TNT. Earlier tests failed due to Thor missile tracking issues, with another shot planned Saturday to cap the series begun April 25.
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Honolulu
Pacific
United States
Johnston Island
Thor
Joint Task Force 8
Johnston
October jobs report shows unemployment at 5.5 percent
The Labor Department reports seasonally adjusted employment rose to 68,893,000 in October, up 225,000 from September, while the jobless total fell by 218,000 to 3,294,000, the lowest since 1959. Secretary Wirtz calls the gains substantial though work remains.
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Washington
Labor Department
W. Willard Wirtz
Kennedy
Wirtz
Thant Returns From Cuba Weighs New Cuban Crisis Moves
U Thant plans talks today with the United States and the Soviet Union on next steps in the Cuban crisis after failing to win Castro’s acceptance of U N checks on missile base removals. He says bases would be dismantled by Friday and Soviet equipment removed, though he omits verification plans.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N
U Thant
United States
Soviet Union
Fidel Castro
Thant
Havana
Cuba
Castro
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Moscow
Guantanamo
Havana University
New York
Washington
Pierre Salinger
U.S
Salinger
Castro Refusal To Allow U N Inspection Triggers Blockade Restart
US Navy ships resume the Cuba blockade at dawn after Fidel Castro rejects UN inspection of Soviet missiles. Thant reports Soviet missiles to be removed. aerial surveillance and boarding/search rules to resume. Maj. Rudolf Anderson Jr. body returned to US as tensions rise.
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Cuba
Havana
Kennedy
Thant
Salinger
Fidel Castro
U.N
White House
National Security Council
New York Daily News Shut Down by News Guild Strike
The Daily News, the nation’s largest daily, halted operations as the New York Newspaper Guild began a citywide strike. Mediation failed, talks paused at Gracie Mansion, and rival papers reported varied publishing impacts while wages remained a central dispute.
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N.Y. News
U.S
News Guild
News
New York Newspaper Guild Today
New York
Guild
Afl-Cio American Newspaper Guild
Journal-American
Post and World-Telegram
the Sun
Times, News, Journal-American and Mirror
Barricades and troops key to Key West Cuban crisis
U S troops string barbed wire along Key West shore facing Havana 90 miles away and dig in for an extended stay. Military installations rushed here during the Cuban crisis remain on alert as armed-plane patrols continue around the clock.
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Key West
Fla
Havana
Florida Keys
Florida
Keys
Trucker wrecks after cars force them off road in Mass
Two large trucks were wrecked in South Deerfield Massachusetts within a month after drivers said cars forced them from the highway at about 5 a.m. In one case the driver died burns in the wreckage. The latest crash involved a tractor trailer overturning and colliding with a tree after swerving to avoid an oncoming vehicle.
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South Deerfield
Mass
Ivan McGranaghan
Pearl St
Barre
Robert Nawshon
Whately
Belchertown
McGranaghan
St. Johnsbury
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Shell Oil Co
Evgeny Kiselev
New York International Airport
Riseley
Air Force
Rudolf Anderson Jr
Greenville
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Anderson
Defense Department
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