Tropical storm Gilda haunts Cuba and heads toward Florida
Tropical storm Gilda moved across central Cuba with torrential rains and forced mass evacuations in Oriente Camaguey and Las Villas totaling about 39,100 people. It then curved toward the Bahamas and northward toward South Florida with winds near 65 mph though officials predicted only brief rain and winds up to 50 mph in squalls. No deaths or serious injuries were reported as Florida authorities alert military and civil defense units.
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Miami
UPI
Gilda
Cuba
Bahamas
South Florida
Robert Simpson
National Hurricane Center
Florida
Great Bahama Banks
Havana
Oriente
Camaguey
Las Villas
Priest of sex cult teen gets life in prison
In Deland Florida 17 year old David O Hester the self described high priest of a sex and satan cult was sentenced to life in prison for the torture slaying of Ross Michael Cochran a 17 year old from Fresno California Cochran a park worker was found dead April 29 in a wooded area near Daytona Beach Psychologist testified Hester is not legally insane but antisocial and schizoid He is one of six youths charged with murder with others turning state's evidence Deb Shook testified she was priestess of the cult and described a satanic ceremony and marriage to Nicholas Frazzee
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Deland
Fla
UPI
South Carolina
David O. Hester
Greenville
S.C
Uriel Blount
Ross Michael Cochran
Fresno
Calif
Cochran
Daytona Beach
Ann McMillan
Hester
Deborah Ann Shook
Washington, N.J
Nicholas Frazzee
Maus band to perform at Mt Anthony Veterans Day parade
Despite rumors Bennington reports circulated that the Mt Anthony Union High School band would not play. Principal Clarence Pelkie said some musicians already planned to be away while others in town will participate after learning of the parade from The Banner.
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Mt. Anthony Union
Pelkie
Tax candy debate shapes Vermont tax plans
The dental lobby links candy to tooth decay and urges incentives against sugar. The governor opposes broad-based tax hikes but signals openness to sin, corporate, or candy taxes. House Speaker Kennedy seeks a cut in the 3 percent sales tax, eyeing a possible gubernatorial bid amid fiscal concerns and past tax battles with Salmon.
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Dental
Walter Kennedy
Chelsea
Salmon
Dean's guilty plea delays key conspiracy trial
Federal prosecutors asked for an adjournment until January 7 of the conspiracy trial of former cabinet members John N. Mitchell and Maurice H. Stans. The case, set to start next Tuesday, was paused as Judge Lee Gagliardi reserved ruling pending the defense reply.
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New York
UPI
John N. Mitchell
Maurice H. Stans
Lee Gagliardi
Nixon vows to end Watergate tape dispute to unite nation
Nixon says he will not seek Supreme Court review, urges unity at home and focus on national security. He regrets Cox rejected his offer but believes avoiding a constitutional confrontation is in the overriding national interest. He directs White House counsel to refrain from pursuing higher court action to end the issue.
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Nixon
Supreme Court
Cox
White House
Court of Appeals
Funeral Notices for Mrs Inez Turner and Mrs Margret LeBlanc
The funeral for Mrs. Inez Turner widow of Alfred F Turner was held Friday afternoon at Mahar and Son Funeral Home with Rev Angus J MacDonald officiating. Burial followed in Park Lawn Cemetery. Mrs Turner died in St Cloud Florida. The funeral for Mrs Margret LeBlanc widow of Alfred J LeBlanc will be Monday at 9:30 am from Mahar and Son Funeral Home with 10 am Liturgy at St Francis de Sales Church. Burial in Park Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday at the funeral home.
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Inez Turner
Alfred F. Turner
Mahar and Son Funeral Home
Angus J. MacDonald
Shaftsbury
Margret LeBlanc
Eastwood Pines
Gardner
Mass
Mahar and Son Funeral
St. Francis de Sales Church
Park Lawn
Talk on Indians Sunday morning with Dean witness delay
Asst. U.S. Attorney John R. Wing asked for a delay in the trial citing the doubtful status of John W. Dean III as a witness against Mitchell and Stans. Dean pleaded guilty to conspiracy in the Watergate case and described a long timeline of unlawful actions. The defense seeks a White House tape to discredit him, while White House officials discuss its existence and production.
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U.S
John R. Wing
White House
John W. Dean III
Mitchell
Stans
Washington
Dean
John J. Sirica
U.S. District Court
Wing
Gagliardi
J. Fred Buzhardt
Nixon
Buzhardt
U.S. Attorney’s Office
New York
Mitchell-Stans
Bennington Briefs Include Moves and Meetings
The Dental Clinic new headquarters move to St Francis de Sales Parish House on North Street is announced. Veterans Day closures affect McCullough Library and the Food Stamp office. Gold Star Mothers meet Monday for the Veterans Parade. Mallary to speak Sunday at Second Congregational Church. Halloween mask workshop at Bennington Free Library. Rutland Restaurant Association meeting canceled. Napolitano’s original pizza ad promotes oven hot subs at 165 Ben Mont. 442 3949.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times News Service
Christian Science Monitor
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
Vermont
U.S
Bennington Opportunity Council
Second Congregational Church
Hillside Street
St. Francis de Sales
North Street
Brookside School
Ben
South America
Kenneth Kensinger
Bennington College
McCullough
North Bennington
Bennington Club Hosts Las Vegas Night Benefit
The Bennington Club hosts Las Vegas Night to aid the Bennington Rescue Squad with an open house and snacks. Admission is 3 dollars per person and includes entry into two auctions at 10:30 and 12:30 led by auctioneer Ron Seifert. Cy Bluto and Kevin Hogan co chair the event, with donations from local merchants noted.
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Bennington Rescue Squad
Las Vegas
Bennington Club
Ron Seifert
Cy Bluto
Kevin Hogan
Truck wedged under Harwood Hill underpass incident
Bennington Police report a southbound tractor trailer driven by George Atkins 32 of Palestine Texas became wedged beneath the low railroad bridge at Harwood Hill Friday afternoon at 3. Major damage to the trailer with no injuries. Atkins claimed a prior northbound pass with a $4000 load. truck was empty on return.
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Harwood Hill
Bennington
George Atkins
Palestine
Texas
Atkins
Inflation slows as food prices show big decline
UPI reports the inflation rate slowed in December with grocery prices down 1.4 percent the first drop in 16 months and the largest fall since 1956. Food declines offset other price gains while overall CPI rose 0.3 percent. The administration cautions that higher living costs may return.
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Washington
UPI
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Herbert Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
Plumber chief Krogh says belief of foreign pressure on Ellsberg
Egil Bud Krogh, head of the White House plumbers, says his unit believed a foreign power pressured Daniel Ellsberg to leak the Pentagon papers. He described this as a working hypothesis during the 1971 break in of Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office and discusses his plea on related charges. Ellsberg has admitted sharing the secret study with newspapers.
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Washington
UPI
Egil
Bud
Krogh
White House
Daniel Ellsberg
Pentagon
E. Howard Hunt
G. Gordon Liddy
Ellsberg
Democratic National
Los Angeles
Defense Department
Rand Corporation
Indochina
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Wolfeboro
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Bennington Briefs
Gold Star
Richard W. Mallary
League of Women Voters
Food
Bennington Free Library
Rutland Restaurant Association
Heritage House
Shea
Southern Vermont
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Cairo
Sinai
Great Bitter Lake
Egypt
Bureaus
First Vermont Bank and Trust Company
First National Bank of Boston
Boston
Massachusetts
C. V. Rossi
Berkshire Plaza
North Adams, Mass
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Super Duper
Atkins and Gould
Main Street
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