Benn View Motel Fire Destroys Units in Bennington
A blaze at Benn View Motel early today destroyed two units an office and living quarters and heavily damaged several rooms. Four people including the manager and a Bennington College student escaped as flames from the basement followed an explosion. No injuries reported. The fire was controlled about 1 1/2 hours after 4 10 am call. Fire crews from several towns assisted. Loss pegged at 165000 with substantial smoke and water damage. All four evacuees checked into a local motel.
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Benn View
Bennington
Bennington College
Turgeon
Stifano
Miss Yasuna
Stfano
Altieri
Maine
Halloween candy kills 53 year old boy in Detroit
A five year old boy, Kevin Tostin, died after eating Halloween candy laced with heroin in Detroit. He fell into a coma after trick-or-treating on Halloween and was not revived at Children’s Hospital. Autopsy awaited to confirm cause, with heroin-narcotic overdose cited by doctors.
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Detroit
UPI
Children’s Hospital
Kevin Tostin
Kevin
Italy Recognizes Communist China ends Nationalist ties
Rome and Peking jointly announced Italy would establish diplomatic relations with the mainland government as the sole legal authority for China while noting Peking's claims over Taiwan. Italy planned ambassador exchange within three months after 21 months of talks in Paris.
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Rome
UPI
Italy
China
Peking
Taiwan
Chiang Kaishek
Canada
Paris
Europe
Mao Tsetung
Inside feature on a French dessert to ease bread making
On the Inside Ellen Cronan Rose previews a French dessert touted to ease the rigors of making French bread as readers are invited to try a lighter culinary escape.
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Ellen Cronan Rose
Catamount and County banks blocked by Justice Dept suit
The U S Justice Department filed suit in Brattleboro to halt a planned merger of Catamount National Bank of North Bennington and County National Bank of Bennington, arguing the consolidation would violate the Clayton Antitrust Act by reducing competition and increasing concentration in Bennington’s banking market. Catamount President S Whitney Dickey voiced outrage while County National President Kenneth B Clayton called the move disappointing. The banks had earlier received OCC approval on Oct 9 and the department seeks a permanent injunction.
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U.S. Justice Department
Catamount National Bank of
North Benage
County National Bank of
U.S. Comptroller of the Currency
Justice Department
Catamount
S. Whitney Dickey
County National
Kenneth B. Clayton
Bennington County
Vermont Bank and Trust
Vermont National Bank
District Court
Dickey
Justice
Comptroller’s Office
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
Unemployment rises to 5.6 percent in October
Washington reports October unemployment at 5.6 percent, the highest since January 1964, with 4.3 million unemployed and 78.7 million employed. The Labor Department cites auto industry strikes for slight rate shifts while services gain offset manufacturing declines. The administration denies Democratic charges of withholding the data before the election.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Lawrence O’brien
O’brien
General Motors
UAW
LBS
Bombing strikes Temple Beth Am in Rochester area
A crude dynamite blast shattered Temple Beth Am in Henrietta near Rochester, injuring no one but wrecking the kitchen and rear rooms. FBI and sheriff officials investigated possible links to prior bombings, with no immediate connections found. temple president noted the smell of dynamite upon entry and described ongoing financial strain from the incident.
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Henrietta
N.Y
UPI
Rochester
Temple Beth Am
James Weisner
Monroe County Sheriff's Department
Weisner
FBI
Saul Babbin
Federal
Union
Dick Clark
Beth Sholom
Nixon Proclaims Thanksgiving Observance Across Nation
President Nixon issues the annual Thanksgiving proclamation from Washington. He urges unity, noting that the nation moves closer to peace for all citizens and the world while giving thanks for God’s strength and guidance.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Two NY student nurses slain in Pennsylvania on weekend trip
State police seek clues in the murders of 19 year old Mary Ellen Lenihan and June B. Eberlin who disappeared October 24 while visiting Washington. Bodies found near Interstate 70 two days later. Autopsies show gunshot wounds and severe injuries. investigators pursue leads from witnesses who saw them last. Families and friends recall the victims as they await further tests to determine rape and exact death dates.
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Warfordsburg
UPI
New York City
June B. Eberlin
Mary Ellen Lenihan
Washington
Maryland
Here
Connecticut
Darien
Pennsylvania
Oficers
Stamford
Thomas J. Lenihan
Clayton J. Eberlin
W.E.B. Hall
Chambersburg
Eberlin
Georgetown University
Lenihan
Mary Ellen
Jane
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