Ninety Die As Britannia Plane Crashes In Yugoslavia
A Britannia Airways turbo-prop plane carrying 110 Britons on a charter to the Adriatic coast struck a tree while landing near Ljubljana airport and disintegrated in flames. Yugoslav authorities report 90 dead with 27 survivors, many injured, and the toll expected to rise. The wreck occurred shortly after midnight as the jet skimmed snow covered hills two miles from the airport.
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Ljubljana
Yugoslavia
UPI
Britannia Airways
Adriatic
Britannia
London
Austria
Trieste
E.D. Williams
England
Komend
Tanjug
Brnik
Britannia Airway
Lufton
Mouse Causes False Alarm At Rural Fire District
A pet mouse at Willow Road firehouse sparked a brief alarm when Brant Young chased it with a broom and kicked the alarm panel. Chief Norman Turgeon said the group shut off the siren after a half hour of circuit checks, and about a dozen firefighters still responded to a nonextant blaze.
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Norman Turgeon
Willow Road
Brant Young
North Bennington
Young
Turgeon
Red Guard Closes Shops In Anti West Campaign
TOKYO reports Red Guard militants in Peking closed a post office and a food store in the diplomatic quarter under new orders to curb force in a anti Western drive. In Hong Kong a 60 year old nun Sister Eamonn died after expulsion as a spy, amid reports of abuse by Red Guard mobs.
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Tokyo
API
China
Red Guard
Peking
Hong Kong
Radio Peking
Lin Piao
Eamonn
Mary O’sullivan
Cork
Ireland
St. Theresa Hospital
Sacred Heart Academy
Shanchum
U Thant Bows Out As Head of the U N
Secretary General Thant announced he will quit when his term ends November 3 and will not seek a second term. He cited frustration with the UN’s peacekeeping efficacy, especially in Vietnam, and urged the Security Council to choose a successor unfettered by his decision.
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United Nations
UPI
Thant
U.N
United Press International
World Organization
Viet Nam
Security Council
Johnson
Southeast Asia
De Gaulle Urges U S to Withdraw From Viet Nam
In Phnom Penh French President Charles de Gaulle told the United States to pull out of Viet Nam. He said war would continue until Washington complies and praised Cambodia for neutrality. He called for troop withdrawal with a reasonable delay, warning Asia will not accept foreign rule.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
United States
Viet Nam
Washington
Southeast Asia
de Gaulle
South Viet Nam
U.S
Norodom Sihan
Ouk
Sihanouk
France
Asia
Pacific
Indochina
Town Sisters Seek Added Extension in Grand List Filing
Hogan reports town listers sought a 30 day extension from the state Tax Commissioner for the 1966 Grand List but the extra time could not be granted due to statutory limits. The listers may reprocess the Grand List as the original deadline was not met. Hogan questions selectmen’s ability to oversee an impartial investigation into reappraisal issues.
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Bennington Listers
State
Ing
Francis J. Hogan
Listers
Hogan
Tax Department
Viet War U S Death Toll Near Five Thousand
In Viet Nam the U S war dead rose toward 5,000 as weekly casualty reports show 687 American losses, including 87 KIA. Last week 599 wounded and one missing. Air and naval airpower continued bombing and interdiction along the 17th parallel with limited ground action reported.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Viet Nam
Air Force
Navy
17Th Parallel
No Man’s Land
Morhouse Disbarred In Albany Court Ruling
L Judson Morhouse of Ticonderoga former Republican State Chairman barred from practicing law in New York by the Appellate Division. Decision cites a 25 000 bribe related to a Playboy Club liquor license and notes felony convictions. Morhouse free on appeal pending further action. Meanwhile U S forces report raids in Quang Ngai and Dong Hoi area with multiple incidents and Viet Cong casualties in ongoing operations John Paul Jones and Paul Revere I.
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Albany
N.Y
L. Judson Morhouse
Ticonderoga
Nelson Rockefeller
Morhouse
Playboy Club
County Clerk of
New York
State of New York
Judiciary
Queenly candidates line up for Hoosick town photo
On page six in Inside A Japanese house to grace the Manchester countryside, queenly candidates in the Town of Hoosick gather for a group photo as page eight covers guide service taking root in Southern Vermont.
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Manchester
Hoosick
Guide
Vermont
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