Gold Rush Swamps Markets As Dollar Comes Under Attack
The United States and allies poured gold into markets to meet record demand in a global rush. Paris and London reported massive turnover with prices kept near 35 dollars per ounce as the gold pool punctually supplied bullion. France faced accusations of undermining the dollar amid rising silver prices and widespread buying in Europe.
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France
Paris
Fort
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Washington
Cyprus Showdown Threatens Greek Turkish War
UPI reports a tense frontier between Greece and Turkey near Cyprus with troops, tanks, and missiles in motion. More than 500 American women and children are being evacuated from danger zones as Cyrus Vance escorts a peace plan in Athens. Vance and a U.N. envoy held talks with Turkish officials in Ankara while Greek leaders met him in the Greek capital.
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Greece
U.S
Cyrus Vance
Constantine
Athens
Constantine Kollias
Panayotis Pipinelis
Phillips Talbot
Vance
U.N
Ankara
Johnson
Thant
Nicosia
3Rd
Konya
2Nd Army Group
New Jersey
Massive Ambush Fails In Central Highlands Battle
Saigon reports a major clash as North Vietnamese forces ambushed 500 U.S. troops in the Central Highlands. American aircraft dropped napalm, and the fighting continued as pursuing units pressed the retreating enemy.
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Saigon
U.S
Central Highlands
UPI
Thomas Cheatham
Dak To
South Vietnam
Pleiku
Air Force al Skyraiders
Dak
Moulton Urges GOP Support For Rhiele Sign Control Bill
Moulton, Republican state chairman, urged GOP backing for Theodore Rhiele’s sign control bill to curb billboards in Vermont. He asked legislative leaders to add the measure to the Republican program as he outlined support from party ranks.
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Moulton
Theodore Rhiele
South
Burlington
Rhiele
Douglas Kitchel
Caledonia
Richard M. Mallary
Fairlee
Vermont
R Van Santvoord dies at 69 prominent Bennington figure
Richard Staats Van Santvoord 69 of Shadowbrook Road longtime Bennington official and former banker died this morning at Putnam Memorial Hospital after major surgery last year He served 14 years on the Board of Selectmen and was a World War I Balloon Corps member. He leaves a wife two brothers a sister a daughter-in-law and two grandsons. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm at Second Congregational Church. Burial in Park Lawn Cemetery. Calling hours Saturday at Mahar & Son Funeral Home.
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Shadowbrook Road
Board of Selectmen
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
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van Santvoord
Seymour
Caroline Hart Shields van Santvoord
Troy
N.Y
Miss Maud Carpenter
Main Street
Ruskin
Hotchkiss School
Lakeville
Conn
Yale University
Balloon Corps
France
Post 13
American Legion
Yale
Fifth Avenue Bank
New York City
Shadowbrook Farm
Bennington Town
George van Santvoord
Mary Ruby Shaw
New Haven
George
Alexander van Santvoord
Glen Cove
L.I
William
Agnes) T. Rice
Pittsfield
Mass
Second Congregational Church
Thomas D. Steffen
Park Lawn Cemetery
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Rockefeller Plans To Buy Woodstock Inn
Laurance S. Rockefeller plans to acquire the Woodstock Inn from Woodstock Hotel Co. stockholders. The 75-year-old inn will be demolished in spring for a 100‑room hotel to be completed in 1969, with management staying on this winter.
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Woodstock
Laurance S. Rockefeller
Woodstock Inn
Woodstock Hotel Co
David Beach
Rockefeller
Capt
Israel Richardson
Egypt Threatens To Renew War After UN Envoy Appointed
Swedish diplomat Gunnar Jarring accepted appointment as UN peace envoy to the Middle East as the United Arab Republic warned of a renewed war with Israel. The move comes amid escalating tensions and regional threats.
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Gunnar Jarring
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Middle East
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National Assembly
Cairo
Nasser
London
Yitzhak Rabin
Britain
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Thant
Jarring
Soviet Union
Security Council
Moscow
New York
Mideast
Jerusalem Post
Levi Eshkol
Syria
Jordan
New Traffic Rules Set To Go Into Effect In Vermont
Vermont moves to align with national interstate rules as 14 new regulations take effect with signs being installed. Drivers must signal before lane changes and may not impede traffic or park on interstates except in designated areas. Enforcement may start after two weeks with penalties up to 100 dollars or 30 days in jail.
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Montpelier
UPI
Highway Department
Vermont
Malloy
Inside Look at Poverty Program Problems
Editorial by Sam Ogden argues Vermont wasted Expo 67 pavilion funds. Also notes Warren Wire union votes to extend contract talks.
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Sam Ogden
Vermont
Warren Wire Union
ABC Technicians Accept Contract Ends Two Month Strike
New York API ABC technicians vote 906 to 206 to accept a four year contract ending a strike. Top minimum pay rises to 275 dollars a week and the work week changes from 40 hours to 36 1/2 hours. Balloting covered members in New York Washington Hollywood Chicago and San Francisco.
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New York
API
American Broadcasting Company
National Association of Broadcast Employes and Technicians Knabet
Washington
Hollywood
Chicago
San Francisco
Hereford cow shot in Manchester amid drunken spree
In Manchester a 4 year old Hereford owned by Mr. and Mrs. Oscar V. Johnson Jr. was shot afternoon by three youths in a car near River Rd pasture. The cow collapsed and was destroyed. Linda Johnson, 13, witnessed the incident from a window. Authorities have a description of the vehicle and a reward may be offered.
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Manchester
Oscar V. Johnson Jr
River Rd
Johnson
Linda
Lawrence Grant
East Manchester
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