This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1966
Page
3
Cleveland jury of seven men and five women acquits Dr Samuel H Sheppard of the bludgeon murder of his first wife Marilyn in 1954. He walks free with Ariane, praising relief and expressing no bitterness after a decade in prison.
Secretary Robert C. Weaver says confusion in federal domestic aid programs stems from absence of metropolitan leadership. Senate hearings examine 170 grants totaling nearly 15 billion dollars for 1967, urging area-wide coordination and a national intergovernmental council. Fairfield police report unmarked cruiser stolen from a city yard.
The Department of Health Education and Welfare approved a Vermont Medicaid program with retroactive federal participation to July 1. About 14 000 people are expected to enroll in the first year and the federal cost is estimated at 3.5 million dollars.
Lawyer F Lee Bailey promised new suits after Samuel Sheppard was acquitted of a crime that kept him jailed a decade. He said claims would target parties other than Ohio and would proceed via the Sundry Claims Board and legislature, with specifics to follow. The case already exposed questions about pretrial publicity and justice in the Ohio system.
Ralph Nader, author of Unsafe at Any Speed, sues GM for 26 million dollars in state supreme court alleging harassment and smearing aided by private investigators Vincent Gillen Associates and Fidelifacts. He claims agencies used false pretenses to question associates and intruded into his personal life, seeking to injure him.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.