Kennedy Death First Hours Show Dismay and Conspiracy Fears
Washington reports recount the chaos after President Kennedy's assassination, noting officials feared a broader conspiracy. The Warren Commission concluded Oswald acted alone, with 552 witnesses detailing shock and rapid presidential succession decisions. Jacqueline Kennedy recalled watching the crowds as the fatal shots rang out.
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JFK's Last Official Act Before Assassination
In Montpelier Gov Hoff said JFK ordered a federal official to Vermont to inspect drought in Addison County. Hoff spoke at St Michael's High School as memorial week began. Fifteen minutes before departure JFK summoned Edward McDermott to order a disaster-area probe.
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Vermont
Addison County
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St. Michael’s High School
Hoff
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Washington
Texas
Edward McDermott
McDermott
Office of Emergency Planning
Lie Detectors Divide CIA Hiring Says Stanford Expert
Stanford scholar Dr. Stefan Possony argues CIA pre employment polygraph screening biases against virile active agents while potentially helping homosexuals and trained communists pass. He warns polygraph use may aid counterspies by exposing weaknesses in the system and calls for reevaluation of its effectiveness.
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Huarte Wins Heisman Trophy in Tight Vote
New York UPI reports Notre Dame quarterback John Huarte won the Heisman trophy in extremely close voting. Huarte edged Tulsa’s Jerry Rhome and Illinois center Dick Butkus as the nation’s top college football player for 1964, announced by the Downtown Athletic Club.
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University of Tulsa
Dick Butkus
Illinois
Explosion Dissects Apartment Building in Kansas City
An explosion in a three story apartment building near downtown Kansas City injures at least 15 and leaves three missing, including two children and an elderly man. Police say a gas leak likely ignited when a tenant lit a cigarette as the top floors collapsed into rubble.
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UPI
Protests Rise Over Fed Discount Rate Increase
Washington critics call the Fed move a day of infamy in American finance while Treasury Secretary Dillon defends it as preserving dollar strength and steady growth. The Federal Reserve raised the discount rate from 3.5 to 4 percent after the Bank of England lifted its rate to 7 percent, aiming to curb a possible capital flight to London.
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Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Bank of England
London
U.S
Carlson Killed as Congo Rebels Massacre Hostages
In Stanleyville Congo rebels massacre about 50 hostages as Belgian paratroops and U.S. planes mount a rescue. Dr. Paul Carlson an American missionary is killed among whites shot in Lumumba Square while hundreds are saved, with reports of rape and brutality by Rebel forces.
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The
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U.S
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Lumumba
Patrice Lumumba
Alfred Kinet
Kinet
Simba
Donald L. Parks
Vermont on threshold of large scale growth, says official
Elbert G. Moulton, Vermont Development Department commissioner, told 35 Bennington residents that the state faces a decade of new growth. He cited ski industry expansion, 22 percent rise in production workers, and 165 percent rise in per capita income over 10 years, urging local planning and investment in tourism, highways, and public services to realize the potential.
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Vermont
Eveeryone
New England
Moulton
Regional water issue prompts editorial on approach
An editorial discusses a regional strategy to water problems and critiques current methods. It emphasizes cooperation across communities and suggests practical steps for managing supply. The piece appears on page 4 with related notes from the paper’s editorial board.
Blazing fuel trail tied to TWA jet crash that killed 45
A 300 foot blaze traced from a Boeing 707 during takeoff crash at Des Moines caused the explosion that killed 45 of 73 aboard and injured many. Among the dead were Roman Catholic leaders Edward C Daly and Msgr Joseph Sonday. The plane struck a steamroller after engine trouble and fuel ignited, trapping passengers as evacuation devices deployed.
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RCME
UPI
Trans World Airlines
TWA
Des Moines
Iowa
Edward Celestine Daly
Joseph J. Sonday
Ecumenical Council
Lawmakers Talk Redistricting in Vermont 1965 Legislature
Small town representatives gather in Montpelier to discuss court ordered legislative reapportionment due by April 1. Mrs Kenalene Collins Republican from Readsboro chairs the session, urging timely talks to protect small town interests under any plan. House Speaker Franklin S Billings of Woodstock will share his views.
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UPI
Vermont
Kenalene Collins
Readsboro
Franklin S. Billings
Woodstock
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Simbas
Development Department
Elbert G. Moulton
Goldwater
Vermont Life Magazine
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SVL
MVL
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Red China
Chou En-lai
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Chou
Moscow
China Photo Service
UPI Telephoto
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