Speck declared mentally competent to stand trial
A panel of six psychiatrists ruled Richard Speck mentally competent to assist his lawyer and stand trial for eight murders. The panel also unanimously found he was sane at the time of the July slayings. Judge Paschen and the public defender were notified as a formal report was delayed to November 4. Speck, captured three days after the July 14 killings, is charged in the South Chicago Hospital nurses dorm murders.
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Chicago
UPI
Richard Speck
Edward J. Kelleher
Speck
Keller
Criminal Court
Herbert C. Paschen
Cook County
Gerald W. Getty
Paschen
State
Getty
South Side
South Chicago Hospital
Inside Hushed Review of Bennington Hospitality
On the Inside a columnist notes Bennington hospitality with a sharp editorial tone. Carlo Walter reflects on the season’s first snow, raising local mood and logistical quirks on page four. Arlington school bond vote is scheduled for next month per the page six brief.
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Carlo Walter
Arlington
Housewives Plan Bennington Food Price Boycott Meet
Mrs. Mary Brillon of Harmon Road calls The Banner to organize a protest meeting for Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in Bradford Hook and Ladder rooms. She aims to picket Five area stores including First National Grand Union and A and P as prices rise.
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Bennington
Mary Brillon
Harmon Road
Banner
Bradford Hook and Ladder
Safford
Gage Streets
Jacksonville
Fla
William H. Shaw
Bennington Attorney F Ray Paddock Dies
Bennington lawyer F Ray Paddock 66 former village attorney and vice president of the Bennington County Bar Association died early Monday at Putnam Memorial Hospital after collapsing at his Putnam Square office. A Bennington native and Fillmore descendant, he studied at Norwich University and Stetson University and was admitted to the Vermont bar in 1934. He practiced law over 30 years, taught school briefly, served in the Vermont National Guard, and was active in local politics and the American Legion.
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Fillmore
Ray Paddock
Bennington
Bennington County Bar Association
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Vermont National Bank
Putnam Square
Paddock
Millard Fillmore
Fillmore M
Emma
Briggs) Paddock
Bennington High School
Norwich University
Norwich
Stetson University
Orlando
Fla
Jacksonville
YMCA
Cobra Q. Graves
Vermont Star
Paddock & Levin
Savings Bank
Edna Maxwell
Woodford
Elm St
Manila Peace Plan Sets Six Month Viet Nam Pullout
President Johnson and six Pacific allies proposed a South Viet Nam peace plan with a six month withdrawal timetable after North Viet Nam ends infiltration and reduces violence. The Manila communique outlines six points including cessation of aggression and international guarantees to ensure any deal. Hanoi denounced the summit while Ky said US troop withdrawals posed no problem. The plan ties allied withdrawals to North Viet Nam actions and the pace of violence reduction.
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Manila
UPI
Johnson
Seven Nations
North Viet Nam
Asia
South Viet Nam
Philippines
Thailand
South Korea
Australia
New Zealand
Viet Nam
Red China
Hanoi
United States
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S
Republic of
Westmoreland Sees War Not Over Amid Manila Talks
Washington reports Gen William Westmoreland told a seven nation Manila conference the war in Viet Nam remains far from over. He warned the Communists may try a major offensive despite recent setbacks and echoed calls for more allied troops while noting signs of possible Hanoi policy changes that could lead to settlement.
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Washington
UPI
Philippines
Defense Department
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Viet Nam
Manila
United Nations
Hanoi
Westmoreland
Subandrio Guilty Of Aiding Indonesian Rebels
Jakarta reports that Dr. Subandrio, former Indonesian foreign minister and trusted ally of Sukarno, was found guilty by a nine man military tribunal of aiding an armed Communist rebellion. The trial addressed his role in the Oct 1 1965 coup attempt and misuses of office and funds. He faced a firing squad as the verdict was announced.
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Jakarta
API
Dr. Subandrio
Subandrio
China
Indonesia
Sukarno
Indonesian Communist Party
PKI
Crocodile Hole
Bung Karno
East Indies
Netherlands
Air Marshall
Soviet Paper Accuses Red China Of Planning War Against Russia
Moscow reports a leading Russian daily accuses China of planning a Sino Soviet clash. The 2000 word piece, by Komsomolskaya Pravda and Tass, cites Oct 1 rally rhetoric and Chinese officials including Lin Pao. It condemns China’s cultural revolution and its claims of Soviet aid to North Vietnam.
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Red China
Russia
Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
China
Peking
Komsomolskaya Pravda
Tass
Lin
Pao
Mao Tse-Tung
Communist Party
Mao
United States
New China News Agency
United
North
Viet Nam
Big Offensive Opens in Mekong Delta Campaign
Saigon reports government troops launch their largest Mekong Delta campaign of the war as Viet Cong forces conduct a merciless response. The operation signals a major escalation with heavy fighting anticipated across regional fronts.
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Mekong Delta
Saigon
UPS
Viet Cong
Long Phu
Rice Bowl
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Viet Nam
Delta
U.S. Navy
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Bank Promotes Dickey Wickenden at First National Bank
The Board of Directors of the First National Bank of North Bennington elected S. Whitney Dickey as bank president replacing Hall Park McCullough who died last summer. Arthur E. Wickenden was named vice president. Merritt Hewitt and Joseph E. Joseph joined the seven member board. Dickey, a Yale graduate and former Dodge Fibers Co. sales manager, has been with the bank since 1961 and served as VP since 1962. He and his wife have six children and he served as a WWII fighter pilot.
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First National Bank of
North Bennington
S. Whitney Dickey
Elm Street
Bennington
Dickey
Hall Park McCullough
Arthur E. Wickenden
Wickenden
Merritt Hewitt
Joseph E. Joseph
Philadelphia
Dodge Fibers Co
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
American Brake Shoe Co
Yale
Closey
Rotary Club
Green Mountain
Five Children Die In Albany Fire Tragedy
Five children, ages seven to one, perished in a first floor apartment fire in Albany as their mother Bernice Nunn, 25, was away. The blaze started in the front room of a two story brick building, with a delayed alarm drawing aid from neighbors and a nearby witness recalling a honking car horn. Three nearby families escaped unharmed.
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Albany, N.Y
UPI
Bernice Nunn
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Augustus Brothy
Sylvester R. Benson
John McGraw
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Old Bennington
Pine Cobble School
Williamstown
Mass
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Edu
Michael Johnson
Mark Nunn
Lonnie Nunn
Lisa Nunn
Frank Finley
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