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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1968

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Irasburg Minister’s Wife Denies Police Adultery Charge

In Newport a minister Ophelia Johnson testified she was alone in the Irasburg living room when state trooper Lessard said he found her husband Rev. Johnson with guest Barbara Lawrence. The adultery charge against the minister was dismissed for lack of evidence. Lawrence pleaded guilty and was allowed to return to California on probation. The hearing adjourned to November 15 in Montpelier.

Newport UPD Irasburg Ophelia Johnson Jean Lessard Montpelier Governor’s Board of Inquiry Lessard Johnson Barbara Lawrence Sion Philip H. Hoff Orleans County Lawrence Seaside Calif California Vermont Newell Robert Eldridge Erwin Alexander

Great Train Robber Reynolds Captured in England

Aylesbury England police arrest Bruce Reynolds the alleged mastermind of the Great Train Robbery of August 8 1963. The 37 year old is charged with taking part in the royal mail train heist near Cheddington and conspiring to stop the train. Reynolds faces magistrate court as Butler oversees the case.

Aylesbury England UPI Secotland Yard Friday Tommy Butler Boo Bruce Brain Reynolds Reynolds Royal Mail London Glasgow Cape Martin Villa Babbacombe Torbay Butler James Earle Rey Martin Luther King Cheddington Ronald Briggs Briggs Charles Frederick Wilson Canada French Riviera Italy North Africa

Nixon Humphrey meet to pledge post election cooperation in Florida

President elect Richard Nixon and defeated candidate Hubert Humphrey held a half hour meeting at a Coast Guard base in Opa Locka Florida to pledge to work together in the national interest. Nixon said they remain friends and Humphrey urged the country to unite as Spiro Agnew planned a separate arrival at Key Biscayne with his wife.

Opa—Locka, Fla UPI Richard M. Nixon Hubert H. Humphrey Coast Guard Nixon Humphrey Edmund Muskie Dmaine Muskie Sen Spiro Agnew Key Biscayne Agnew Aldes

Cabinet Exodus Begins as Johnson Accepts Resignations

President Johnson accepted the resignations of Treasury Secretary Henry H. Fowler and Undersecretary of State Nicholas DeB. Katzenbach. Fowler plans to leave around December 20 and Katzenbach could remain in his post for a period before leaving.

Washington White House Fowler Johnson Nixon Katzenbach State Department International Business Robert F. Kennedy George Ball Roanoke Treasury Kennedy Douglas Dillon Dean Rusk NATO

North Viet rejects Thieu plan for direct talks

Paris reports North Vietnam calls Saigon Thieu proposal an absurdity and demands separate Viet Cong delegation. Hanoi rejects direct Hanoi Saigon talks and favors a quadripartite format with US and Viet Cong in distinct roles. U S delegation probes Washington views as Paris prep for broader talks continues.

Paris UPID North Vietnam Hanoi Saigon United States Washington Nguyen van Thieu U.s.-Hanoi Soviet Union Vietnam Viet Cong National Liberation Front NLF Moscow Thieu Hanoi- Saigon

Searsburg Propane Truck Skids Off VT 9 After Snowfall

A propane gas truck slid off Vermont Route 9 near Searsburg on a bend at the bottom of Searsburg Mountain, blamed on early season snow. Gas was transferred to a second truck as a precaution. Traffic was diverted for about four hours, with no injuries reported and police saying driver’s name unavailable. Snow depths reached 18 inches in Searsburg and four to five inches in Wilmington, as locals counted 15 cars in ditches along Route 9.

Searsburg Searsburg Mountain Wilmington

Olympic Airlines Jet Hijacked Over Greece Protest

Two Italian hijackers aboard an Olympic Airways jet near Paris demanded landing in Paris to protest Greece's military regime. They distributed propaganda leaflets as passengers watched, were captured after the escape attempt, and police found no loaded weapons. The men, Umberto Glovine and Maurizio Panichi of Florence, claimed links to a group calling itself International Commandos for Greece.

Paris UPI Aristotle Onassis Olympic Airways Greece California College Italy Umberto Glovine Maurizio Panichi Florence Giovine California State College Dana Claire Willets Frostburg The International Commandos For Jacqueline Kennedy

Bennington College Opens New Science Building

Work begins on the new science building at Bennington College as the campus plans a modern facility. The project signals growth for the college and expands laboratory and classroom space for science programs.

Bennington College

Two Year Sentence For Draft Protesters

Nine Catholic anti war demonstrators convicted of burning draft records in the Catonsville protest received federal prison terms from two to three and a half years. Chief Judge Thomson imposed sentences after hear ing from the defendants lawyers and U S Attorney Sachs. The group faced potential sentences up to 18 years and fines totaling 22000. Notable sentences included Rev Philip Berrigan and Thomas Lewis at 3 1 2 years each, while Daniel Berrigan and others drew three year terms.

Baltimore UPI Roszel C. Thomson Catonsville U.S Stephen Sachs Philip Berrigan Thomas Lewis Daniel Berrigan Barther of Philip Cornell North Vietnam Thomas Melville Maryknoll George Mische Washington Melville Marjorie Mary Maylan John Hogan David Durst St. Louis William M. Kunstler

Shaftsbury license rush as deer season opens

In Shaftsbury and Bennnington town offices, hunting licenses fly off the shelves. Elizabeth King and assistant sold licenses all day with nonresident fees at 22 dollars and resident fees at 2.25 dollars. More than 300 licenses were sold by Mary Hodeck as crowds waited in line past closing time.

Elizabeth King Bennington Mary Hodeck Miss Hodeck

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