Gemini 12 Launch Delayed
Cape Kennedy reports the Gemini 12 mission featuring James Lovell and Edwin Aldrin faces delays as the Titan 2 launch vehicle undergoes a series of tests on the emergency guidance system. Weather forecasters expect acceptable Cape conditions for a Friday 3:46 p.m. EST liftoff, with the Atlas Agena target rocket set for 2:08 p.m. The crew prepared amid back to back postponements, aiming to capture unprecedented color images of China for mapping and geology while noting high altitude limits to detail.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
James Lovell
Edwin
Buzz) Aldrin
Florida
Cape
Lovell
Aldrin
China
America
Richard W. Underwood
Harte Proposes TwoStory Building in Downtown Bennington
Charles G. Harte of Harte Realty Corp unveiled proposals for a new two story building on an unoccupied lot at North and Main Streets. The site, currently fenced and used as a parking area, lies in central downtown Bennington and the plan outlines its future use.
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Bennington
Charles G. Harte
The
Harte Realty Corp
Error in Daley Vote Corrected
Montpelier election officials corrected an earlier tally showing Lt. Gov John Daley leading Gov Philip Hoff. The afternoon revision added 10 000 votes to Daley total leaving Daley 74 737 and Perry Merrill 59 420. Harte plots a combined Dragon's Shoe Store Bennington Book Shop building on Main Street to join with the present structure and add a second floor. Architect Fritz Dillmann of Manchester designed the Colonial chalet style project. The first floor will house five stores totaling 123 feet frontage with flexible plans for four stores if needed. Two prospective tenants have shown interest in leasing.
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Montpelier
John Daley
Philip H. Hoff
Dragon’s Shoe Store
Bennington
Harte
Dragon’s West
Putnam Square
Fritz Dillmann
Manchester
Vermont
Main Street
New York Legislature Remains Split After Election
Albany reports show Republicans 31 to 26 in the Senate and Democrats holding 81 of 150 seats in the Assembly, with four races unsettled. Terms extend two years as reapportionment court rulings yield three elections in three years. Separately, the Harte block site downtown remains vacant after a 1959 fire and later demolition, with civic groups urging an attractive future development.
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N.Y
New York
Senate
Assembly
Savings Bank
Harte
Bank
Maddox Ahead As Georgia Governor Election Turmoil Grows
Georgia’s gubernatorial race remains unsettled with 98.6 percent of precincts reporting. Lester Maddox leads with 437,258 votes, Howard Callaway 435,489, and Ellis Arnall 54,939, triggering possible legislative or federal court intervention.
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Lester Maddox
Howard
Bo) Callaway
Ellis Arnall
Maddox
Callaway
Arnall
Kiesinger Chosen as West German Chancellor Candidate
In Bonn the CDU CSU chose Kurt-Georg Kiesinger, 62, a former Nazi Party member, to succeed Ludwig Erhard as chancellor. He must form a majority coalition in the Bundestag or face new elections. Opposition cites his Nazi past and risk to the government’s stability.
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UPS
Christian Democratic Party Today
Kurt-Georg Kiesinger
Ludwig Erhard
Kiesinger
Germany
Free Democrats
Erhard
Walter Hallstein
European Common Market
Charles de Gaulle
Adolf Hitler
Christian Democratic Union
CDU
Christian Social Union
CSU
Social Democrats
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
New Floods Threaten Florence As Rains Hit Area
Florence faces new flood threats as heavy rains push the Arno above danger level. Thousands flee homes in fear as the historic city endures swelling waters and renewed damage from recent floods.
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Italy
UPI
Arno
Seven Centu
Michelangelo
Dante
Italian
Alps
Dolomites
Masino
Longarone
Vajont Dam
U.S
Salmon Seeks Vermont House Speaker Post
Rep. Thomas Salmon of Rockingham declared his candidacy for speaker of the Vermont House for the 1967 session after winning re election. He argued the election shows Vermont is a two party state and urged appointing committee chairs by ability rather than party. He criticized the incumbent Mallary for blocking Democrats and for opposing Gov. Hoff's highway program.
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Salmon
Richard W. Mallary
Fairlee
Mallary
Philip H. Hoff
Mallory
Burglars Take 438-Pound Safe From Knotty Pine
State police said thieves smashed a rear door of the Knotty Pine Restaurant on North Bennington Road and carried out a gray Remmington safe weighing 438 pounds. Inside were personal papers and about $400 or $500. Burglary occurred between midnight and 6 a.m.
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North Bennington Road
Gordon McConey
Knotty Pine
Bennington Teachers and Board Set Bargaining Start
Spokesmen for Bennington area teachers met with Bennington South Supervisory Union board members to plan bargaining on next year’s salary schedules. The teachers urged initiative from their side, with Nov. 21 set for initial talks. The ESSA may review pay for bus drivers and non certified staff. Vermont Agriculture Commissioner Reed Rexford died in Montpelier hospital at 41. Gov. Hoff called it a terrible blow.
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BSSU
Bennington
Bennington South Supervisory Union
Mt. Anthony Union
Jon Emerson
Anthony Pello
Pello
BSSA
John James
Robert Howe
Alan Page
Southwestern Vermont Education
Howe
Regional
Teachers’ Association
ESSA
Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Reed H. Rexford
North Hatley
Que
Rexford
Philip H. Hoff
Newport Schools
Goddard College
Plainfield
Karnatak University
Mysore
India
U.S. Navy
Inside Columnist Hazel Wills on change threat
Columnist Hazel Wills closes a three part series examining threats to public hunting. The piece reflects on how policy shifts may affect access, traditions, and wildlife management in the region.
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Perry Merrill
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Thompson
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Hallstein
Konrad Adenauer
Rainer Barzel
Gerhard Schrader
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William Kantrowitz
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