Valachi Hearings Spark TV Sensation In Washington
AP analysis notes the Valachi hearings draw big TV audience and public interest while lawmakers debate whether new crime laws and wiretap authorities are needed. Senators McClellan and Kennedy tout potential benefits though critics call it a media spectacle.
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Washington
Senate
Joseph Valachi
Congressional
Congress
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
McClellan
Atty
Valachi
Justice Department
la Cosa Nostra
New York City
St Lawrence Strike Threatens Wheat Pact and Shipments
Longshoremen in Montreal Quebec City and Trois Rivieres walked out for higher wages delaying millions of dollars worth of wheat and flour sold to the Soviet Union. Ottawa reacted as Prime Minister Pearson’s government sought a federal mediator to resolve the dispute amid stalled Great Lakes talks.
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Montreal
St. Lawrence River
Soviet Union
Quebec City
Trois- Rivieres
Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Great Lakes
Canada
President's Viet Nam report seen full of imponderables
In Saigon and Washington officials argue over how soon U S involvement in South Vietnam can end. The Kennedy administration cites reducing insurgency to Vietnamese army capability as victory while Gen Tran Van Don warns of a possibly longer fight.
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Viet Nam
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Kennedy
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ngo Dinh Diem
Tran van Don
Berbers Reject Peace in Algeria Amid Rising Unrest
President Ahmed Ben Bella appoints a peace mission as Berber dissidents reject talks. Antigovernment guerrilla activity grows near Algiers with 2,000 fighters near Teniet-el-Haad and road checks around Cherchell. bank actions target French settlers after nationalization.
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Algiers
Ahmed Ben Bella
Morocco
Front of Socialist Forces
Ben Bella
Algeria
Cherchell
Medea
Teniet-el-Haad
Orleansville
Kabylie
Mystery RB57F loiterer spotted at Edwards Air Force Base
A high altitude test aircraft resembling a U2 was seen at Edwards Air Force Base. Officials identified it as an RB57F modified from Britain's Canberra, with two long wings and four engines, spotted near the X15 flight line before the event was postponed.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Britain
Air Force
Associated Press
U S Suspends Diplomatic Ties With Honduras
Bradford Mill on East Main Street leased to form a U S fashion fabric operation. Tzains Luksus, formerly of Philadelphia and now in Old Bennington, owns the venture. Lease starts Nov 15 with production possible late next winter. Initial staffing will focus on technically skilled male workers for mill setup.
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H. E. Bradford Mill
East Main Street
Tzains Luksus
Philadelphia
Old Bennington
Luksus
Compacts Duel in Manchester Roadway Collision
A 1960 Falcon sedan severely damaged after a high speed exchange with a Corvair on Route 30 near the Winhall Manchester line. The Falcon skidded onto the left shoulder struck a culvert then a Steware sign and rolled, wheel to wheel, before continuing. Driver Wil ford P. Fowler 27 Schenectady and Raymond W. Crouch 39 Chester Vt were involved. Fowler injured. State Police Cpl Gordon Mooney and Manchester Officer Lloyd Casey investigated.
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Manchester
Winhall-Manchester
Falcon
Steware
General Mutual Insurance Co
Albany
Wilford P. Fowler
Schenectady
Corvair
Raymond W. Crouch
Chester
Gordon Mooney
State Police
Lloyd Casey
Inside Cancer editor hit over ad curtailment by tobacco firms
The article reports a college editor attacked in a dispute tied to tobacco industry advertising cuts, highlighting conflict over sponsorships and editorial independence. Photographs depict Vermont autumn scenes later in the issue, with a feature on fall events in Bennington including a festival and local sports activities.
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Cancer
Pocketbook
Flora Pounds Haiti Cuba Then Aims Florida Nassau
Hurricane Flora battered Haiti and eastern Cuba and moved toward Nassau and the Bahamas. Forecasters warned residents of Andros Nassau and Eleuthera to complete precautions as winds rise and seas grow rough. The center could reach the south Florida coast if it shifts north, but Florida east coast interests were urged to stay in touch.
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Miami
Fla
Flora
Haiti
Cuba
Nassau
Bahamas
Andros
Eleuthera
Great Exuma
Florida
Gordon Dunn
Rockefeller to reveal plans in November in NH visit
Concord New Hampshire AP Gov Nelson Rockefeller unlikely to announce in New Hampshire this month his candidacy for the GOP presidential nomination. Hugh Gregg said Rockefeller will disclose plans in November to allow time for New Hampshire and California primaries. Gregg told over 100 Rockefeller boosters at a private Concord pep meeting.
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Concord
N.H
Nelson Rockefeller
New Hampshire
Hugh Gregg
Rockefeller
New York
California
Gregg
Donkey on U S 7 Ignores GOP Chauffeur Rescue Spree
Vermont politics pageant turns comic as a Wallingford roadside donkey halts a GOP convoy. Dr Clifford Harwood stops to rouse nearby farmers, but the long-eared animal remains unclaimed. A lighthearted note contrasts with the upcoming Johnson visit in Burlington.
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GOP
Bennington County
Clifford B. Harwood
U.S. 7
Wallingford
Bennington
Four-Lane Highway System Seen Possible For Vermont
Vermont Highway Commissioner Russell A Holden urged a four lane interstate for the state. He cited Canada’s program to build four lane routes by 1967 and argued congressional support to lift 1972 completion limits. He warned of higher costs later and urged action to protect lives time and money.
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Russell A. Holden
Vermont
Congress
Holden
Washington
Bombing Wounds Nine GIs in Delta Bar Attack
In Vinh Long, Viet Nam, a terrorist blast at Bar Mexico wounded nine U.S. Army servicemen Friday night, with six flown to Can Tho for care. Three waitresses were injured as the bar was demolished. a Vietnamese man carrying vegetables was seen entering earlier.
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Vinh Long
South Viet Nam
U.S. Army
Mekong Delta
Can Tho
Bar Mexico
U.S
Aid is Cut in Honduras After Military Coup
The State Department suspended diplomatic relations and U S aid to Honduras after Col Osvaldo Lopez Arellano led a military seizure that toppled President Ramon Villeda Morales. An army communique reported 21 killed, 50 wounded, and 6 soldiers plus 15 civilians dead, as Tegucigalpa faced clashes and stores reopened under guard. Villeda Morales and Mrs Villeda Morales prepared for exile in Costa Rica as elections were due October 13.
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Washington
State Department
Honduras
U.S
Ramon Villeda Morales
Osvaldo Lopez Arellano
United States
Caribbean
Alliance For Progress
Robert McCloskey
Lopez Arellano
McCloskey
Kennedy
Col
Villeda Morales
Tegucigalpa
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