04 Sep 1965
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1965
Page
1
United Press International reports ongoing air and ground clashes over Kashmir for a third day as India and Pakistan trade blows with jets and artillery. Shastri warns of potential air raids and civil defense measures while Z A Bhutto says this is a day of reckoning.
Indian Ambassador B K Nehru met with Secretary of State Dean Rusk for 35 minutes to present claims that Pakistan has deployed U S supplied Patton tanks and F 86 aircraft in Kashmir. He cited Eisenhower’s 1954 assurances and provided a 1954 letter outlining conditions on aid though Washington said it would pursue the facts.
At Molly Stark School the Greater Bennington board faced angry parent complaints about the new bus timetable. They postponed bids for a new bus, approved two routing changes on Park Street Extension and Papermill Village, and ordered an experimental route on Austin Road while probing Chapel Road safety concerns.
Roy Marsden notes upcoming turkey shoots in the region with practical tips and local color. The column hints at schedules and locations while emphasizing community participation and sportsmanship.
Moscow reports five Sputniks launched by one rocket with Cosmos 80 to 84 carrying a power unit fueled by a radioactive isotope. The United States previously flew eight satellites from a single rocket and SNAP in orbit. Tass notes the five-in-one shot matches a two month old Soviet record set on July 16.
President Johnson announced a breakthrough settlement in the steel contract dispute, declaring essential agreement between steel management and labor. He spoke from the White House with chief negotiators present, saying the danger of a strike and its economic harm has been overcome pending ratification and final non economic issue resolution.
Flames engulfed the Farley residence on Southeast Corner Road near the Manchester Sunderland line, destroying an annex housing living quarters and a two car garage while the main house was saved. Fire crews from Manchester used multiple pumps and hoses, with Arlington aiding briefly before leaving. Neighbors reported seeing the blaze rise 200 feet into the air as firefighters worked to prevent spread and recover belongings. The Farleys, longtime residents, were at a hotel during the incident which occurred around 8 p.m. no loss estimate was immediately available.
SAIGON United States evidence shows B52 raids from Guam damaging Viet Cong near Saigon as U S troops near 100000 with 1400 Marines arriving at Chu Lai. Aerial strikes and carrier planes press Viet Cong targets while supplies and uniforms are captured and a helicopter is shot down.
Hector Garcia Godoy 44, a reformist figure, was installed provisional president of the Dominican Republic pledging an absolutely impartial government and elections within nine months. He vowed to withdraw foreign interventionists and avoided naming a cabinet, amid postchaos politics after Col. Francisco Caamaño’s resignation and a U.S. soldier death in a new phase of occupation.
Hurricane Betsy churned toward the southeastern United States with 125 mph winds. Forecasts said the storm would move northwest then turn north, staying offshore and sparing major landfall. Forecasters warned beachgoers to carry radios for advisories while cautioning small craft to avoid open ocean.
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