25 Oct 1965
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1965
Page
1
House investigators continued hearings on the Ku Klux Klan with officials facing jail terms if they refuse to produce documents on Klan activities.
A 20-year-old Bennington youth Theodore R. Brooks is listed in fair to good condition at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a Sunday hunting accident in Pows nal. Brooks and companion Thomas W. Frost were chasing a squirrel when Frost allegedly tripped causing Frost’s 116 gauge shotgun to discharge, wounding Brooks in the left arm.
CAPE KENNEDY UPS history's first attempt to dock two spacecraft failed after loss of Agena radio telemetry. Officials canceled the mission at 11:54 a.m. EDT, delaying the Gemini 6 rendezvous to 1966. Gemini 7 would replace it for a 14 day flight later this year.
Inter-American Peace Force troops moved into downtown Santo Domingo at 4:30 a.m. at the request of Provisional President Hector Garcia Godoy. Tanks and checkpoints spread through the city amid light resistance with one sniper shot reported. five killed in the prior week in rebel zones. The force said the move aimed to address a critical situation.
Singapore based UPI report says Indonesian Defense Minister Abdul Haris Nasution urged President Sukarno to purge political groups backing the abortive October coup. Nasution pressed for purging military and civilian agencies of subversives and a total intelligence overhaul.
Vermont Governor Philip Hoff on a goodwill tour in Japan visited Yamagata City with nine other governors. He toured an apple orchard and Shinto shrine, praised Yamagata apples, and endorsed exploring a sister state relationship, noting similarities to Vermont.
Columnist Alan Sophrin discusses how community action grows from the war on poverty. A feature on John Hamlin’s Hellica Farm highlights champion Morgan horses and the breeding program.
President Johnson, convalescing at the LBJ Ranch, plans to press a new Great Society package in January and demand action on 23 stalled bills. He remains active, praising foreign affairs gains from the 89th Congress and resuming campaigning while recovering.
Washington ( UPD) Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey head of the Selective Service System says an attempted draft evasion movement among young Americans has been a complete flop. He warns local boards may cancel student deferments, but notes only a tiny fraction of two million college students with deferments have protested.
The Nobel Committee awarded UNICEF the 1965 Peace Prize, marking the second UN group honored after UNHCR in 1954. The prize amount is $54,500. UNICEF operates in over 100 countries aiding destitute populations amid the world body’s 20th anniversary.
In Syracuse New York burglars used a 20 mm anti tank gun to blast through concrete and steel walls of the Brink's Armored Car Service vault. They escaped with about 100000 in cash and 300000 in checks. Acetylene torches gas masks and shells were left at the scene.
A Sunday Route 103 head on collision killed three people and wounded seven. Victims were William Richmond 32 of Keene N H Theodore David Barnier 52 and Jennie Badger 78 both of Burlington. Richmond was a passenger in Alice Rose Richmonds car. The Barnier and Badger deaths followed in hospital.
The Greater Bennington Association warned residents and businesses to beware of people soliciting funds for the Veterans of Foreign Wars and other veterans groups without authorization. Donald Hicks, executive secretary, said authorities were alerted to aid in apprehending suspects.
Saigon dispatch reports that forces attacking the Plei Me camp are seasoned regular North Vietnamese troops, signaling Hanoi may have deployed another division into South Vietnam. The central highlands siege enters its sixth day as U S and allied Ranger units endure sniper fire and periodic bombardments. A crippled RB66 reconnaissance aircraft is missing with no survivors, and Viet Cong activity near Phu Yen yields moderate casualties among government forces, including advisers. Strategic bombers from Guam strike Viet Cong targets near Saigon for the 54th time this war, as U S areas describe operations around the Iron Triangle with 73rd Airborne involvement.
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