Sights Set On 14 Day Orbit By Gemini 7 Mission
Cape Kennedy reports U S spacemen quickly shifting from the failed chase in space to a 14 day orbital voyage. Gemini 6 pilots Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford, grounded until early 1966 by a catastrophe, were headed home by auto. The program turns to Frank Borman and James Lovell aboard Gemini 7 for a two week flight, with defueling scheduled on the Gemini 6 craft.
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UPS
U.S
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Borman-Lovell
Space Agency
Borman
Lovell
Agena
South Atlantic
Schirra
Stafford
Space Program
Manned Spaceflight
George Mueller
Estate Fight Over Husband Shot Seeks Release Of Policy Cash
Rutland woman Charlotte Mahoney, imprisoned for manslaughter in her husband Howard Mahoney's death, contends the $3,800 remaining principal of his life insurance should be hers. Franklin County Probate Judge Mulvey awarded the sum to Howard and his wife’s parents, who claim her conviction forfeited the money. The May 6, 1961 death and March 17, 1962 verdict frame a legal battle over the estate amid a broader treacherous case.
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Rutland
UPD
St. Albans
Charlotte Mahoney
Howard
Mahoneys
Mahoney
Ecumenical Council Votes Changes In Religious Liberty Declaration
The Ecumenical Council approved a major change to its religious liberty declaration adding that all men must use liberty in conformity with objective laws and must profess the Catholic faith. The vote was 2031 to 193, with a later decision on reservations pending for a final vote next month.
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Ecumenical Council
Vatican City
UPI
Daily Trains Discontinued in Vermont by Board Decision
The Public Service Board allowed Central Vermont Railway to halt three of seven daily passenger trains between St. Albans and White River Junction. The move, prompted by canceled postal contracts and falling passenger receipts, ends part of the service.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Public Service Board
Central Vermont Railway
St. Albans
Canadian
White River Junction
Connecticut River
Flying Horsemen Reinforce Piei Me Camp Defense
UPI reports the Flying Horsemen of the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division reinforced Viet Namese troops inside the besieged Plei Me Special Forces camp in the Central Highlands. The outpost endured seven days of attacks by Communist North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces, including a human wave assault. American air and artillery strikes battered the attackers as cavalry units landed to bolster defenses. The siege continued as mortars and small arms fire broke out at 6:30.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
1St Cavalry Division
Piei Me
Central Highlands
1St Cavalry
North
Viet Nam
Plei Me
Navy
New Trial Ordered In Bigart Suit
In Montpelier a U.S. District Court judge granted Gareth A. Bigart a new trial against Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. after a juror allegedly spoke publicly about the verdict before all evidence was heard. The first trial, for 35000 dollars over a tire explosion on August 14, 1963, ended with a verdict for Goodyear. The date of the new trial has not been set.
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Bigart
Gibson
John B. Harte
Harte
Bennington
The
Banner
Wassick’s
Tire Service
Goodyear
Burlington Law Firm
Wick, Dinse and Allen
Two Day GE Strike Ends at Schenectady
About 700 General Electric workers planned to return to work after a two day strike over a penalty imposed on a long term employee. GE fired four workers and suspended ten others for an alleged illegal slowdown in another department, local union officials said negotiations would continue. The plant employs 9,000 production workers.
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Schenectady
N.Y
UPD
Generator
Motor Department
International
Union of Electrical Workers
AC Motor and
John Shambo
Kashmir at UN Becomes Cold War Clash
United Nations Security Council held an emergency session as Soviet envoy Nikolai Fedorenko accused NATO officers of staffing Kashmir observer posts and urged withdrawal within three months. Pakistan pressed for a UN fact finding mission while Secretary General Thant faced calls to tour the war zone.
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UPI
India-Pakistan
Kashmir
Soviet Union
Security Council
U.N
NATO
Nikolai Fedorenko
U.S
Arthur
J. Goldberg
Fedorenko
Thant
Pakistan
India
Germany
Zulfikar Bhutto
Editorial on area teachers salary schedules
An Inside editorial critiques uniform salary schedules for teachers across local school districts. The piece argues for standardized pay scales to ensure fairness and attract qualified educators within the region's district system.
Tax Payment Deadline Extended to Nov 1
Bennington property and poll taxpayers are reminded that the Oct 31 deadline for the payment of 1965 taxes is nearing and that delinquent taxpayers after that date are subject to an 8 percent penalty.
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Bennington
Michael J. Hogan
Hogan
Julia Nash
Sisters of Hogan
House Investigator Defends Conversation With Klansman
Washington reports the House Un American Activities Committee dismissed charges against chief investigator Donald Appell after chairman Edwin Willis said the committee had complete confidence in him. Appell had asked to testify under oath about a conversation with Ku Klux Klan leader Robert M. Shelton, who claimed Appell discussed alleged Klan fund misuse. Shelton disputed the account, calling it a frameup. The hearing included Shelton denying use of Klan funds for a diamond ring and alleging another unfounded accusation.
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UPI
House Committee On UN
United Klans of America
Appell
Willis
Shelton
Congressional
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Pete) Conrad
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