Women Center Fury On Trading Stamps
Thousands of housewives nationwide joined a campaign against high food prices with boycotts and pickets targeting trading stamps. WOW groups reported successes in Buffalo Winston Salem and Lexington while others claimed no impact. Officials urged broader action and cautioned against oversimplified protests as retailers sat down to discuss price concerns.
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WOW
Buffalo
N.Y
Winston Salem
Lexington
N.C
Colorado
New Mexico
West Texas
Texas Housewives Association
Houston
New
Greenwich
Conn
Johnson
National Association of Manufacturers
W. P. Gallander
Robert Larose
Associated Food Dealers of
Detroit
White House
Atlanta
Decatur
Ivan Tucker
Esther Peterson
New York
Orville L. Freeman
Denver
Apollo Launch Delayed to January 1967
NASA announced the first Apollo mission with Virgil Grissom Edward White and Roger Chaffee will now launch in early January 1967 after a delay caused by breathing and cooling system problems in the moonship prototype. Officials expect a 14 day Earth orbital shakedown to begin in the first half of January.
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Virgil I. Grissom
Roger B. Chaffee
Edward H. White
NASA
North American
Downey
Calif
Cape Kennedy
API
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Apollo
Virgil Grissom
Edward White
Roger Chaffee
America
James Lovell
Edwin Aldrin
Spaceport
Nurse Marries Millionaire In Country Kidnaping Case
A 59 year old nurse Pearl Choate Birch faces kidnapping and confinement charges after eloping with California philanthropist C Otis Birch in Altus Oklahoma The 95 year old victim has given tens of millions to Baptist colleges and institutions His serial court case involves relatives pressing to take Birch from the nurse who previously served time for murder The bride is free on five thousand dollars bond and authorities pursue details of the marriage while the duo links to California and Texas haunt the case
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Breckenridge, Tex
UPI
California
Pearl Choate Birch
C. Otis Birch
Birch
Altus
Okla
Texas
South Pasadena
Calif
Carmichael Given Second Pre-Induction Exam
New York UPI reports Stokely Carmichael, leader of black power, received a second pre-induction examination at St Albans Naval Hospital. He was released after tests. results will be sent to his draft board to decide fitness for service. Carmichael is classified 1-Y, deferment debated amid criticism of draft policies. Also noted is actor George Hamilton's upcoming physical for possible induction and special deferments under scrutiny.
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New York
UPI
Stokely Carmichael
Black Power
St. Albans Naval Hospital
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Selective Service Board
Carmichael
New York City
Director of Selective Service
George Hamilton
Hamilton
Johnson
Lynda
Air Force
Paul V. Akst
Selective Service
Alpert
Armed Services
Viet Nam
U.S
Africans Debate Apartheid and Southwest Africa in U N General Assembly
UPI reports at the United Nations the South African delegate accuses fellow Africans of emotionalism over apartheid while the Afro Asian bloc pushes to terminate South Africa’s mandate over Southwest Africa. The debate highlights practical hurdles, Western resistance, and funding issues amid broader anti apartheid sentiment. A Swansea Wales item notes a teacher who mistook rat poison for oatmeal, contaminating lunch for 16 pupils.
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United Nations
South African Republic
South Africa
Southwest Africa
United States
U.N. General Assembly
League of Nations
U.N
Rhodesia
Britain
Swansea
Wales
UPI
Second Class Postage Paid at Bennington
A short postal notice states that second class postage is paid at Bennington Vermont with the Bennington Vermont postmark 05201.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
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Women Center
Fury
United Press International
Phil Newsom
Nichals
Maryland
North Bennington Rd
Bennington, Vt
THE
Bennington Banner
Main St
Banner Publishing Corporation
Vermont
First National Stores
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
Richmond
Drysdale’s
Armory
Photo
Noveck - Shultz, Inc
Reclina
Rocker
Dunham Furniture Incorporated
Elm Street
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