Weekend Toll Rises to Seventeen in Road and Hunting Deaths
The Veterans Day weekend ends with 17 deaths from highway and hunting incidents. Seven died Sunday including Dana Waldron 18 of Winch ester Conn Everett Wilkes 57 of Salem N H killed riding a bicycle Lavina Urquhart 22 of Ellsworth Me struck by a car Anthony Bicchiere 47 struck by a car in Boston. Other Sunday fatalities include Maxine Dwyer 22 of Shefield Vt who shot herself while hunting Roland Morency 27 of Manchester N H drowned in the Androscoggin River near Errol and Raymond Milan 51 died in a fire in East Providence.
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Dana L. Waldron
Winchester
Conn
Winsted
Everett H. Wilkes
Salem
N. H
Lavina Urquhart
Ellsworth
Maine
Anthony Bicchiere
Boston
Maxine Joy Dwyer
Sheffield
Greensboro
Roland Morency
Manchester
Androscoggin
Errol
East Providence
Raymond R. Milan
Vermont to overhaul antiquated mental patient committal laws
Vermont prepares to revise outdated rules for committing mental patients at Waterbury State Hospital. Legislative draftsmen will tackle voluntary commitment provisions amid expected disputes with medical and legal leaders. Father Donald Webster notes many Vermonters cannot afford treatment yet seek lawful commitment with physician consent.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Louis Springer
Department of Institutions
Waterbury State Hospital
Donald A. Webster
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Bennington
Vermont Association For Mental Health
Father Webster
Banner
Two Deer Season Injuries Reported in Vermont Opening
A 16 year old Manchester boy and a 31 year old Marine gunnery sergeant were wounded as Vermont’s 16 day deer season opened. The Hewes boy was hit in the hand and cheek while a neighbor’s rifle discharged as he slipped. The Hewitt Marine was grazed on the head while in his yard in Pownal Center.
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Manchester
Vermont
Clifford Hewes Jr
Clifford Hewes
Richville
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Robert R. Hewitt
Pownal Center
James Elrick
Marcel J. Lewis
Bennington
Dana L. Thompson
Hewes
George Payne III
George Payne
Payne
Thompson
Rudy Heiland
William G. Loomis
Putnam Hospital
Hewitt
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Lampman
Elrick
Witten Attacks Turn Toward Peace In Radio Speech
Vermon t Atty R Marshall Witten denounces the Turn Toward Peace movement in a Veterans Day speech broadcast from WBTN radio. He urges readiness to fight for freedom, warns against misjudging enemies, and honors those who died defending liberty while noting war as a path to lasting peace.
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Witten
Atty
R. Marshall Witten
U.S
Woodrow Wilson
Space Chaplains Sought for Space Duty Near Cape Canaveral
The First Baptist Church of Cocoa urges Southern Baptist agencies to train chaplains for space duty as flights lengthen. Rev. James A. Sawyer says chaplains must have stamina and know science and religion to handle surprises.
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Cocoa
Fla
First Baptist
Cape Canaveral
Southern Baptist Convention
James A. Sawyer
Nehru Seeks More U S Aid Amid India China Border Clashes
New Delhi reports renewed border clashes near Walong and Jang with five Indian soldiers wounded. Nehru announces he has asked the United States for planes, possibly transports, to bolster India’s defense.
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Walong
Burma
Nehru
United States
India
Risk Strategy Urges National Resolve at Veterans Day
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, speaking at Arlington on Veterans Day, warned Americans must be willing to risk everything even nuclear war to avert disaster. He invoked Kennedy and the Cuban crisis, stressing duty, sacrifice, and the cost of freedom in the face of global threats.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Arlington National Cemetery
McNamara
Kennedy
Deer Season Opens Under Wet Skies in Vermont
Wet weather did not deter hunters as Vermont opened buck season with many spikes and a notable 185 pound eight point killed by Frederick A. Moffitt of Harwood Hill Bennington. An unofficial tally counted 82 kills in Bennington County. A 23 year old Greensboro woman died after a rifle wound during a fence climb incident. Two injuries reported in Manchester and Pownal. Bennington license sales reached about 1,300 by Friday night.
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Bennington County
Frederick A. Moffitt
Harwood Hill
Benning On
Vermont
Greensboro
Manchester
Pownal
Bennington
Mary Hodeck
Adenauer Party Badly Defeated In a State Vote
In Hesse on Sunday the Christian Democrats suffered their worst state election setback. The Social Democrats won a majority of 51 of 96 seats, tripling impact amid protests over the Der Spiegel case and government handling.
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Christian Democrats
Adenauer
Hesse
der Spiegel
Franz Josef Strauss
Social Democrats
Refugee
Memorial Service Set Tuesday For Ralph A. Jones
Ralph A. Jones a longtime cashier of the First National Bank of North Bennington died Saturday at his Bank Street home at age 87 He served the bank from 1897 and retired last spring after nearly 65 years He also ran an insurance business and held multiple local posts including village treasurer and water-board treasurer He was a deacon and longtime officer at North Bennington Congregational Church Born March 21 1875 in Hoosick Falls NY he leaves a sister and a brother with several nieces and nephews Funeral arrangements indicate calling hours and a memorial service in North Bennington.
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North Bennington
Ralph A. Jones
First National Bank of
Bank Street
Jones
Jones & McKearin
Ralph A. Jones Inc
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Albert M
Freelove (Allen) Jones
Maude Easton
Putnam, N.Y
Vermont Bankers’ Association
Bennington
Myra H. Jones
Croton-on-Hudson
Bennington College
Myron H. Jones
North Bennington Congregational
Adenauer doubts Soviet Cuba missile removal evidence
Bonn reports quote Chancellor Adenauer questioning proofs that Soviet missiles were removed from Cuba. He warned the crisis remains unresolved, doubting photographed ships prove removal and opposing separate talks with Moscow on Berlin. He criticized Western negotiators for underestimating Soviet aims.
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Cuba
Adenauer
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Americas
Washington
Kennedy
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Massachusetts officials hunt governor recount fate
Secretary of State Kevin White and staff rush to collect tally sheets from 351 towns ahead of a potential recount. Pending counts show 118 towns still not submitted while petitioners for Endicott Peabody and John Volpe seek a recount if margins fall under 0.5 percent. A Peabody lead of 3,868 with totals Peabody 1,049,999 Volpe 1,046,131.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Kevin H. White
State House
White
Endicott Peabody
John A. Volpe
Peabody
Volpe
Boston Globe
Ex-Vice President Nixon Obituary Show Triggers Protests
A TV program titled The Political Obituary of Richard M. Nixon drew protests and station cancellations across the nation. Bomb threat at a Midwest affiliate proved fake as pickets faced ABC studios in New York and Los Angeles. ABC and other outlets pulled or withheld the segment amid charges about Alger Hiss and Nixon’s role in investigations.
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New York
Alger Hiss
Richard M. Nixon
American Broadcasting Co
Los Angeles
ABC
Nixon
U.S
California
Hiss
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
New York City
Howard K. Smith
Smoking and Cancer Study Begun by U S Advisory Panel
The Public Health Service said the surgeon general's advisory committee on smoking and health started a broad review of the scientific literature and factors such as air pollution and industrial exposure to assess whether smoking causes lung cancer. The 10 member panel plans a six to eight month study.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Surgeon General
Stolen presidential coins from Truman Library in Independence
A burglary at the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, saw the theft of a $50,000 collection of commemorative presidential coins dating to George Washington. The thieves drilled a rear door, removed boards bearing 43 coins, and dumped the boards outside. Police found the front door untouched on a busy highway side street.
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Independence
George Washington
Truman
Harry Truman
Philip C. Brooks
U.S. Highway 24
Brooks
John W. Snyder
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