Fire Prevention Week Yields Few Upgrades for Bennington Fire Units
Progress toward consolidating Bennington three fire districts and adopting the New England Fire Insurance Rating Association’s 104 recommendations remains limited. Officials cite slow-merger prospects, ongoing equipment updates, and plans to review improvements and next steps in a committee meeting.
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Bennington
New England Fire Insurance Rating Association
David A. Carver
Bennington Village
Carver
Insurance Rating Association
North Bennington
Rating Association
American Explorers Back Safely in Mexico After Harsh Journey
A ten man and two woman American expeditionary group, missing for over a week, arrived in Chihuahua Mexico after a rugged Rio Unique float. James D. Dean of Salt Lake City and Larry Davis of Price Utah led rescue efforts reaching Creel. Dean was hospitalized with exhaustion dehydration and injuries after the trek.
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Mexico
Creel
Pacific Coast
Las Mochis
James D. Dean
Salt Lake City
Utah
Dean
Rio Unique
Barranca de Cobre
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Larry Davis
Price
Latin American Unrest Surges Across Four Nations
President Betancourt accuses Fidel Castro of fueling anti government violence in Venezuela as 20 people die this week. The regime moves troops into Caracas while talks of Dec 1 elections continue. Across Honduras, the Dominican Republic, and Brazil, coups, sieges, and deadly clashes signal regional instability.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Fidel Castro
Betancourt
Bentancourt
Latin America
Honduras
Tegucigalpa
Oswaldo Lopez Arrelano
Inside Page Four on Latin America and Related Notes
Editorial on Latin American events appears on page four. It comments on regional politics and U.S. interests with concise analysis.
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Latin America
Officials Review Aid Program to Viet Nam
U S aid programs for South Vietnam are under close review to ensure funds aid the anti Communist war and not Diem government efforts against critics. None of the programs over 400 million a year has been canceled, though some licenses and approvals are delayed amid the review. Senator Church and 32 colleagues press that all aid be cut off until Diem ends Buddhist oppression and wins public support.
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Washington
U.S
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Gress
Robert S. McNamara
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Ngo Dih Diem
Sinatra quits Nevada gaming ties to focus on entertainment
Las Vegas AP reports singer Frank Sinatra agrees not to fight a Nevada Gaming Commission move to revoke his license. He plans to withdraw from the gaming industry after years of ties to Cal-Neva Lodge and the Sands hotel. His stake in Cal-Neva was about 3 million and Sands holdings around 380 thousand.
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Willie J. Johnson
Merritt Island
Fla
Johnson
Las Vegas
Nev
Frank Sinatra
Nevada
Sinatra
Nevada Gaming Commission
Sam Giancana
Lake Tahoe
Harry Claiborne
The
Gaming Commission
Singer
Gaming Control Board
State Gaming Commission
Cal-Neva
Hurricane Flora Lashes Cuba Fifth Straight Day
Tropical storm Flora continued pounding southeast Cuba for a fifth day with heavy rains and strong winds. The Weather Bureau noted record duration, while Cuba's regime faced severe economic strain. Casualties were reported in Cuba and Jamaica. Americans at Guantanamo drowned, and Tobago also reported deaths.
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Fla
Flora
Cuba
Island
Haiti
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Jamaica
Tobago
Valachi Testimony Open Amid Bomb Threats and Guarded Hearings
Joseph Valachi resumes testimony as U S marshals tighten protection after anonymous tips warned of a bomb in the Senate hearing room and shooters among spectators. Authorities say a bomb was not found and Valachi faces the fourth day of testimony about murders and racketeering in the Mafia.
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Joseph Valachi
U.S
James McShanes
FBI
New York
Valachi
McShane
Senate
Underworld
Subcommittee
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Investigations
Jerome S. Adlerman
New York Area
la Cosa Nostra
Adlerman
Our
Mafia
High School Assistant Principal, Student Admit Museum Thefts
Paul R. Lussier the Palmer high school assistant principal and Robert W. Cook admitted a four month theft spree stealing from Jamestown Virginia to Sturbridge Massachusetts and Shelburne Vermont and a King James I seal was recovered at Lussier home. The pair faced larceny charges and bail procedures while authorities traced items from Old Sturbridge Village and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
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Paul R. Lussier
Palmer, Mass
Robert W. Cook
Leominster
Winchendon
Lussier
Cook
Burlington
Massachusetts
Old Sturbridge
Sturbridge
Montreal
Gregorian University
Rome
Cushing Academy
Ashburnham
Mass
University of Mexico
Jamestown, Va
Virginia
James I
Museum of Fine Arts
Boston
Colonial Village
Williamsburg
Norshaft Democratic Club Disbands Over Low Attendance
The Norshaft Democratic Club in North Bennington disbands by mutual consent of its executive board and members after months of dwindling meeting attendance. President Earl Harris cited waning interest in politics, noting the group had helped raise political awareness, supported Democratic candidates, and pushed for a separate town polling place.
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North Bennington
Norshaft Democratic Club
Earl Harris
Harris
Norshaft Club
Stephen Vince
Panos
Main Street
Rutland Railroad
Bennington Armory
Fire House
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
Pigeon Poisoner May Be At Work
Evidence of poisoner activity appears in Bennington after two pigeons died on Main Street. Birds were sent to state authorities for chemical analysis. Miss Jean Henry of the Bennington County Humane Society noted a preliminary poison diagnosis confirmed by a veterinarian. Vermont law imposes fines from ten to fifty dollars and liable for loss of any domestic animal or pet.
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Bennington
Main Street
Jean Henry
The
Bennington County Humane Society
Henry
Vermont
Fairbanks Union Talks Suspended in Vermont Standstill
Union stewards halt contract negotiations with Fairbanks Morse Co for two weeks as Albert Cree prepares a management proposal to keep the Vermont plant open. The 550 employees face possible plant shutdown. current contract expires November 4 with no extension to 1964.
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ST. Johnsbury
Fairbanks Morse Co
John Johnston
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Albert Cree
Gov. Hoff
Vermont
Johnston
Truman predicts Yankees World Series win
Former President Harry S. Truman told reporters in New York that he believed the New York Yankees would win the World Series but added that he had been wrong before and might be again.
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NEW York (Ap
Harry S. Truman
New York Yankees
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