Veterans Day Observance At Bennington Honors Service
Bennington veterans day observance drew about 250 people on the municipal green with attorney Robert E. Cummings Jr. praising armed forces and freedom. The march from Bennington High School to Putnam Square featured student groups from Bennington High and Benedictine schools, National Guard units, and a bugler duet.
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Bennington
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Veterans Day
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cummings
Bennington High
Putnam Square
Bendi and
Bennington Catholic High School
Veterans
National Guard
Eisenhower in satisfactory condition after heart attack scare
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains in satisfactory condition at Fort Gordon Hospital after a heart spasm and a second prolonged chest pain episode. Doctors warned of possible later heart attack but said he is being treated as if already having suffered one and would transfer to Walter Reed if plans proceed.
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Augusta
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Fort Gordon Army Hospital
Thomas Mattingly
Ft. Gordon Army Hospital
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
New England Officials Seek Ways To Prevent Future Power Failures
Boston officials and lawmakers across six states move to prevent another blackout after the Tuesday power failure. Congressmen seek a House investigation while Massachusetts prompts a power distribution study and public utilities in CT RI ME launch probes. Governors and utility leaders discuss interlocking systems and backup plans for critical facilities.
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New England
Boston
UPI
Maine
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Washington
Federal Power Commission
Charles F. Avila
Boston Edison Co
Robert F. Krause
New England Electric System
Massachusetts House
William F. Butters
Norwood
David S. Tobin
Matthew J. Kuss
Fall River
William X. Wall
D-Lawrence
John A. Volpe
William H. Bates
Rmass
House Armed Services Committee
Bates
James A. Burke
D-Mass
Interstate Commerce Committee
Oren Harris
Burke
Roy C. Papalia
Massachusetts Public Utilities Commission
Frank L. Nunes
Eugene S. Loughlin
Alfred L. Frechette
Frechette
No Effective Central Control Seen
Congress steers toward a full inquiry into Tuesday's northeastern power blackout. Senator Magnuson and Rep. Rogers call for swift results from FPC and OEP findings, urging thorough analysis to prevent recurrence and ensure reliable central control and communications amid a potential sabotage risk. Senator Jackson adds that the failure shows lack of centralized coordination in the interconnected northeast grid. Senator Aiken hopes the event serves as a wakeup.
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Washington
UPN
United States
Warren D. Magnuson
D-Wash
Senate Commerce Committee
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Office of Emergency Planning
OEP
Magnuson
Walter Rogers
D-Tex
House Commerce Committee
Rogers
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Aiken
Byrd resigns from Senate after 50 years of service
Gov. Albertis S. Harrison announced that U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia has resigned his Senate seat. The resignation was effective Wednesday night upon receipt of Byrd’s retirement letter. Byrd is 78 and had served in public office for five decades.
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Harry Byrd
Richmond
UPI
Albertis S. Harrison
U.S
Harry F. Byrd
DeVa
Senate
Harrison
Byrd
Senate of
Virginia
Commonwealth
United States Senate
Falls Retail Sales Rise 40 Percent to 7 993 000
Falls area retail sales climbed 40 percent from 1958 to 1963 reaching 7 993 000. County sales grew to 176 593 000 while retail establishments fell from 1 599 to 1 401. State average rose 15 percent, higher than Capital District. Byrd resignation cited arthritis and desire for younger leadership.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
New York State Department of Commerce
Rensselaer County
Capital District
Rensselaer, Washington, Albany
Schenectady
Saratoga
Schoharie
Warren Counties
Rhodesia Declares Independence From Britain
Rhodesia announced unilateral independence from Britain in a move that sparked a global crisis. Prime Minister Ian Smith defended the action as necessary, while Britain condemned it as treasonous and moved to withdraw aid, impose sanctions, and seek UN Security Council action.
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Smith
Central
Africa
Britain
Wilson
Rhodesia
United States
UDI
Soviet Union
Royal Air Force
London
Harold Wilson
Aiken to Tour Trouble Spots
MONTPELIER UPS reports Senator Aiken will join four other U.S. senators on a tour of world trouble spots, reporting directly to the President after visits to Europe and Southeast Asia. He says there will be no press, no tapes, no TV interviews, and hopes for minimal camera presence. Leading the team is Senator Mike Mansfield with Daniel Inouye J Caleb Boggs and Edmund Muskie also aboard.
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Daniel Kinouye
Hawaii
J. Caleb Boggs
Delaware
Edmund
Muskie
Maine
Aiken
Man Pinned When Truck Rolls Over in Vermont Crash
Bennington Rescue Squad and volunteers freed a severely injured truck driver after his tractor trailer careened off Vermont Route and overturned in Woodford. The rig, loaded with lumber, spilled along the south ditch. State police investigate. scene noted by Dr. Roderick J. Humphreys.
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Bennington
Vermont
Woodford
Roderick J. Humphreys
Three Red Aviators Defect to Formosa
Three Communist Chinese air force crewmen defected to Nationalist China and were rewarded with 140000 in gold. They landed a Soviet IL 28 bomber at a Formosan air base. runway weather and pilot unfamiliarity blamed for the minor crash injuries.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
Chinese Defense Ministry
Liu Chen-Siu
Peking
Inside Page 4 Power Failure Editorial Annotations
An Inside editorial critiques the power outage coverage and its implications. The piece weighs editorial duty and reader impact while analyzing newsroom decisions on page 4.
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Mark Bennington
Charlemont
Mass
Harold White Jr
Nick Santo
Madeline Gratton
Frederick B. Wolf
Saint Peter’s Church
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Hamilton
Congress
Joseph C. Swidler
Swidler
Charles Ross
Vermont Public Service Commissioner
Sanite
A.H. Winslow Inc
Main St
Hagerman
Troy
U.S. Senate
TPD
House of Commons
Rhodesian High Commission
Sterling
United Nations Security Council
Michael Stewart
New York
Lower
United Nations
UPID
Security Council
Lord Caradon
Council
Fernando Ortiz Sanz
Bolivia
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