National Truck Roadeo to be held in Miami Beach
The National Truck Roadeo sponsored by the American Trucking Association will run November 14 to 17 at the Miami Beach Exhibition Hall. Top state champions compete in five classes on a tough obstacle course with tests in appearance knowledge and equipment. Vermont drivers from Elmer Ward to Thomas White earned spots by state competitions.
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Montpelier
Miami Beach Exhibition Hall
Miami Beach
Fla
American Trucking Association
State of
Vermont
Elmer Ward
H.P. Welch Co
Burlington
Gerald Vergeau
Marcell-Quinn Motor Express, Inc
Frederick Beauchamp
Guy E. Wilson Co
Rutland
Thomas White
Merrill Transport Co
Vermont Truck and Bus Association
Stowe Man Killed in Nevada Cattle Truck Collision
George L. Smith Jr. 29 of Stowe died when his car hit a cattle truck east of Elko Nevada. He was en route to join his wife in California. The crash occurred yesterday and police noted his medical school background.
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STOWE
George L. Smith Jr
Elko
Nev
Smith
California
Ruth Buch
Stamford
Conn
Theresa Philbrick
Auburn
Maine
Wilton
Clyde Pendleton
Melrose
Mass
Kittery
Albert A. Therrien Jr
Lewiston
Leeds
Clayton Presley
Lubec
Charles Flaherty
Boston
Roxbury
Michael Borkhouse
Franklin
Stanley Przekop
Norwich
Cohoes Board Finds Minor Election Discrepancies
The Cohoes Board of Elections canvass reported no serious discrepancies in city votes. Mayor Andrew H. Santspree, defeated in his bid for re election, said city records will be in perfect order when the Citizens party takes over in January.
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Cohoes
Board of Elections
Andrew H. Santspree
Citizens Party
Memorial service for Dr Albert B Corey in Albany
A memorial service will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Albany for State Historian Dr Albert B Corey 54 of Schodack Center who died Saturday night from multiple injuries in a three car collision on the Thruway. He headed the History and Government department at St Lawrence University before becoming New York State historian 19 years ago and founded Heritage magazine.
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Albany
Albert B. Corey
Schodack Center
Unitarian Church
Corey
St. Lawrence University
New York State
Heritage Magazine
Sprowson pleads not guilty in Berkshire gun battle case
James L. Sprowson 22 pleaded not guilty in District Court to two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to commit a felony. Bail set at 5000 on each count. He remains jailed awaiting hearing before Judge Ernest H. Rosasco. Two patrolmen, Dragotta and Barbeau, were involved in the shooting.
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North Adams
James L. Sprowson
Ernest H. Rosasco
Joseph J. Dragotta
Arthur E. Barbeau
Middlebury Inaugurates James I Armstrong as President
Dr James I Armstrong was inaugurated as Middlebury College's 12th president at Memorial Field House with remarks stressing the liberal arts in modern life. He warned against luxury education and urged faculty focus, while addressing specialization and the need to prepare students for graduate and professional schools.
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Middlebury
Middlebury College
James I. Armstrong
Armstrong
Egbert C. Hadley
Memorial Field House
Samuel S. Stratton
Robert Goheen
Driver, 84, Gets Second Speeding Conviction
SLOUGH England AP Garage owner William Sands was barred from driving after a second speeding conviction. In 1904 he was fined for exceeding the 8 mph limit. Thursday he faced a 70 fine and license suspension until passing a driving test. Police say he drove from a side road causing two other collisions. Sands, 84, said he would appeal.
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Slough
England
William Sands
Sands
Meteor Lights San Francisco Area Skyline
A large fireball streaked across the San Francisco Bay area sky Thursday night. It exploded violently and landed in the Pacific Ocean offshore. Thousands saw the object. a Navy patrol plane confirmed it as a meteor to FAA officials at SFO. The explosion shook the coast near Moss Beach about 15 miles south of San Francisco.
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Moss Beach
Calif
San Francisco Bay Area
Pacific Ocean
Federal Aviation Agency
San Francisco International
Navy
San Mateo County
San Francisco
GOP Takes Aim on Johnsons Old House Seat
In Texas 10th District the GOP targets the seat once held by Lyndon B. Johnson. Democrat Jack Pickle leads in unofficial counts with 14,493 votes, Republican Jim Dobbs has 13,720, and liberal Democrat Jack Ritter has 13,112 in a three-man race. Dobbs resigns announcer post to run. Thornberry vacancy created the contest.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Jim Dobbs
J. J
Jacke) Pickle
Homer Thornberry
Pickle
Johnson
Dobbs
Life Line
Jack Ritter
Goldwater Campaign Committee Formed in New Hampshire
Senator Norris Cotton will head a Goldwater campaign committee in New Hampshire as the state prepares for its first in the nation presidential primary. Stewart Lamprey is named vice chairman and campaign director, with Lester Harvey as treasurer. Cotton said the group formed without a prior conference with supporters but noted letters from Republicans statewide and Goldwater himself encouraged rapid action.
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Concord
N.H
Barry Goldwater
New Hampshire
Arizona
Norris Cotton
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Granite State
Cotton
Stewart Lamprey
Lester S. Harvey
Presi
Mental Tests Ordered For Masquerader In Worcester Case
Harold E. MacMillan a 33 year old former Air Force officer was ordered to undergo psychiatric testing after being charged with masquerading as Dr William M Blackwell and practicing medicine at Worcester State Hospital He allegedly married nurse Carol Bengtson in Worcester and had a wife Geneva and child in Portland Maine awaiting a child expected early 1964 He was ordered committed for 35 days observation.
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Worcester, Mass
Air Force
Worcester State Hospital
Harold E. MacMillan
William M. Blackwell
Fargo
N.D
MacMillan
Carol G. Bengtsson
Worcester
Geneva
Portland
Maine
William Blackwell
Carney
New England Members Voting Patterns On Recent Roll Calls
Senate votes show Morse amendment adopted 42 20 to reduce foreign aid. Many NE senators opposed or did not vote. House passage of 1.2 billion college aid with most NE members for. five NE members not voting. House debt limit increase bill passed 187 179 with NE members split. Names listed include Daddario D Conn Munroe. Bates R Mass. St Onge D Conn. Wyman R N H. several others.
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Washington
New England
Congress
Morse
D - Ore
Ribicoff
D - Conn
Dodd
D Conn
Kennedy
D-Mass
McIntyre
Muskie
Maine
Pell
D-R.i
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Smith
R-Maine
Aiken
R-Vt
Cotton
Pastore
R.I
Prouty
HOUSE
Bates
R Mass
Daddario
D-Conn
Mar
Stafford
Tupper
R - Maine
Bates, Martin
St. Onge
Wyman
Bennington Banner Publishing Rates and Contacts
The Bennington Banner lists contact numbers for the news room advertising and business offices at 425 Main Street. It outlines daily publication, AP news access, home delivery options, and subscription rates within Vermont and nationwide servicemen specials.
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Bennington
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
Vermont
U.S
Five Day Forecast for New England States
U S Weather Bureau predicted five day period with temperatures near normal except Maine rising 2 to 8 degrees above normal. Little day to day changes and over half an inch of rainfall expected, with showers on Tuesday and broader rain on Wednesday or Thursday.
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Boston
U.S. Weather Bureau
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Weekend toll rises in New England accidents
AP report lists 22 deaths over the weekend across Maine Massachusetts Connecticut New Hampshire Vermont and Rhode Island. Traffic crashes fires hunting mishaps and a porch fall account for the fatalities with numerous named victims and hometowns.
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New England
Boston
Maine
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Norman Ramsdell
York
James S. Meskauskas
Gardner
Mass
Westminster
Herbert Sturgeon
Portland
Ashland
John A. Jennings
Medina
Ohio
Becket
Connie Perkins
Kenneth J. Belain
Framingham
Sherborne
Donald Coughlin
Dallas Plantation
Mildred Grover
Augusta
Somerville Plantation
Annie T. Higgins
Providence
R.I
William K. Zaun
Montpelier
Worcester
Leo Forcier
Jaffrey
N.H
Colebrook
Joyce Lang
Sanbornville
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UVM
University of Vermont
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Stephen J. Spingarn
John Lewis
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Louis Lomax
Ira Allen Chapel
Nevada
Vermont Lumber Corp
Newport
Harry Farber
U.S. District Court
Secretary of
W. Willard Wirtz
U.S. Labor Department
Charles Donahue
Leo A. Gleason
Department of Labor
State House
All-Jay
Hoff
Gov. Hoff
Robert C. Schwartz
William H. Baumann
America
N.Y
Down In
Berkshire
Williamstown
Mt. Greylock Regional
H. T. Cushman Mfg. Co
North Bennington
Twentieth Century Fund
Pittsfield
Lawrence K. Miller
Berkshire Eagle
Bennington Banner
Adolf A. Berle
Edward A. Filene
Georges Henri Martin
The
Tribune de Geneve
Switzerland
New Middlebury
Colleges of the Liberal Arts and Sciences
San Francisco Area
Gop
Goldwater Campaign Committee
N.E
Senate
Kuchel
R - Calif
cCotton
Aiken, Pastore
Benni Tele
North Bennington Road
Edward Schimpf
New Britain
East Hartford
Walter Majeski
Meriden
Wallingford
Topeka, Kan
Topeka
Hendrix
Ken Hendrix
Pottawatomie County
Keith
Jerry
Paul
Charles
Loren
Sterling
Oneida Silversmiths
Drysdale’s
U U. S
Shank
Velveeta
Ajax Cleanser
Mazda Oil
del Monte
Frif
Dinty Moore
Jane Parker
Angel Food
A&p
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