Conley's Father Testifies Before Governor's Special Board
The father of Army sergeant Larry Conley testified to his son's innocence and lack of racial prejudice during the Vermont governor’s Special Board of Inquiry hearing in Montpelier. Conley, 21, from Glover, was charged in the July 19 Irasburg shooting at the home of a Negro minister. he pleaded no contest to a breach of peace and received a $500 fine with probation. The board will compile findings and recommendations after reviewing testimony, with state officials noting no prime suspect in the shooting.
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David Johnson
White
Donald Collins
Nancy Morehead
Vermont - New York Cooperative Youth Program
Attorney General’s Office
Young Conley
Howard Conley
New Jersey
Alexander
Johnson
Gibson
Vermont Bar Association
Hilton Wick
Burlington
Vermont College
Dorothy Collins
Hyde Park
Court Denies Clemency To Chicago Murderer
Illinois Supreme Court upholds Richard Speck death sentence for the 1966 nurse murders. Execution set for Jan. 31, with appeals planned to the U.S. Supreme Court. Court rejects defense claims of unfair trial and improper jury selection under Witherspoon standards.
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Chicago
Springfield
Ill
UPD
Illinois Supreme Court
Richard Speck
Speck
Cook County
Gerald W. Getty
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Peoria
Corazon Amarao
Getty
High Court
William Witherspoon
Witherspoon
Death Threat Disclosed In Teachers Strike Action
Brooklyn prosecutors investigate a reported plot to kill a controversial union teacher at Ocean Hill Brownsville Junior High 271 amid a lengthy teachers strike. About 49 parents and non union staff kept eight teachers from entering for hours as tensions flared over prior altercations and the district's governance.
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New York
UPI
Brooklyn
Nauman
Rhody McCoy
Wilbur Nordon
John Mandracchia
United Federation of Teachers
UFT
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
Question on a new Democratic leader in Montpelier
Inside News notes a query about possible leadership change within the Democratic Party in Montpelier. It highlights speculation about who might lead and what shifts could occur in state politics.
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Montpelier
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107 Escape Unhurt as Jetliner Dips in San Francisco Bay
A Japan Airlines DC8 with 107 aboard plunged into shallow foggy waters near San Francisco Bay while attempting an instrument approach. All survived with wet feet as liferafts deployed and passengers evacuated at Coyote Point. No injuries reported. fuel slick contained, no fire. Flight originated in Tokyo en route to New York after the stop.
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San Francisco
UPI
San Francisco Bay
Japan Air Lines
San Francisco International Airport
Tokyo
New York
Scenic
Coyote Point
Richard Giesen
Chicago
Kohei Asah
Walter Dunbar
Dunbar
New York City
San Mateo
Travis Air Force Base
Navy
Bay
New Taxes Hit Britons to Save the Pound
London reports the Labor government halted new tax increases while tightening imports and cutting consumer spending to stabilize the pound. Chancellor Roy Jenkins announced higher duties on cigarettes beer whiskey cars and many goods, aiming to raise about 250 million dollars annually.
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London
UPI
Bonn
Roy Jenkins
House of Commons
Conservative Party
Anthony Barber
Jenkins
De Gaulle Faces Franc Devaluation After Bonn Bailout
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle holding crisis talks with Premier Couve de Murville and Finance Minister Ortoli as France confronts a possible franc devaluation within 24 hours. A $2 billion rescue loan from the world’s 10 richest nations was agreed at Bonn, but De Gaulle seeks to restore confidence while resisting devaluation.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Bonn
Germany
Maurice Couve de Murville
Francois-Xavier Ortoli
Chemical Coating Firm To Open Here
Edwin J. Emmet Jr. of Westfield Mass vice-president of Chemical Fabrics Corp joins John R. Cook founder of the new industry to operate in the old Liggett-Bosworth garage on North Bennington Road. Francis J. Gauthier of Bennington named plant manager. All three formerly worked at Warren Wire in Pownal later bought by General Cable.
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Bennington
Edwin J. Emmet Jr
Westfield
Mass
Chemical Fabrics Corporation
Liggett-Bosworth
North Bennington Road
Emmet
John R. Cook
Williamstown
Francis J. Gauthier
Warren Wire Company
Pownal
General Cable
Dupont
Chemical Fabrics
Bennington County
Cook
Shields
17 Latin Americans Validated as Illegal Immigrants in Mass
UPI reports investigators found 17 Latin Americans in the North Adams area in the country illegally after originally being admitted as visitors. They were told to depart voluntarily within 15 days or face prosecution. Origins included the Dominican Republic Colombia Honduras and the West Indies. They were employed in multiple local industries but firm names were not released.
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Boston
UPI
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
North Adams
Mass
Patrick F. Coomey
Coomey
Dominican Republic
Columbia
Honduras
West Indies
Federal Suit Filed Against Free Refinery
Oklahoma sues in federal court to block Occidental Petroleum from creating a Machiasport Maine free trade refinery. The suit names Udall and other federal officials as defendants and argues the project violates the presidential oil import program. New England governors back the refinery, accusing oil firms of price discrimination against the region.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Oklahoma
Machiasport
Maine
Occidental Petroleum Corp
New York
Sinclair Oil Corp
Stuart Udall
Secretaries of Commerce
the Treasury
Army
Federal Foreign Trade Zone Board
U.S. District Court
Occidental
U.S
New England
Nixon Uses Computer In Talent Search
President-elect Richard Nixon announced a nationwide search for brains judgment creativity and youth to fill about 2000 government jobs. A computerized data system and a 50 member screening staff led by Harry Flemming will identify candidates for subcabinet and other policy making roles with salaries between 10000 and 28000 dollars. John Ehrlichman oversees the program as chief talent scout.
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New York
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Washington
Harry Flemming
Virginia
Arthur Flemming
Eisenhower
Key Biscayne
South
Florida
John Ehrlichman
LBJ Thanks White House Police
On the fifth anniversary of taking office President Johnson thanked White House policemen for protection and said he and his family have never slept in doubt. He walked the White House lawn with reporters and his five dogs, hugged his wife, and observed the Kennedy grave wreath ceremony at Arlington with Secret Service on duty.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
White House
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Secret Service
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Philip H. Hoff
Miss Roy
LeClair
State Supreme Court
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Fred Nauman
Bayshore
Joe Pruitt
Longview
Tex
France
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