State's Only Labor Day Fatality in Bennington
Philip Brace, 20, of Bennington, died after a car crash on South Stream Road. The 1959 Ford skidded, flipped, and burned with Brace trapped in the back seat. Nelson Brownell and William Derosia Jr. helped pull him free and attempted to extinguish the flames before emergency crews arrived.
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Philip Brace
Bennington
Nelson Brownell
River St
William J. Derosia Jr
Depot St
Phil
South Stream Road
Derosia
Brace
Nelson
Bennington County
Philip R. Brace
Vermont
Hagerman
Valerie Tinney
Lake Paran
North Bennington
Labor Day
Tracy Turner
Dani Fager
Laura Turner
Shilton
Minh Chosen Chairman and Chief of State in Saigon Junta
In Saigon Viet Nam Maj. Gen. Duong Van Minh was elected chairman of the military triumvirate and will be elevated to chief of state, the government announced today.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
UPI
South Viet Nam
Duong van
Big) Minh
Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Khanh
Dora Makes B Line For Florida
Hurricane warnings were issued for 225 miles of Florida and Georgia coasts including Cape Kennedy as Dora, a 130 mph monster, threatens the region. Residents in flood-prone areas were urged to move to higher ground. Cape Kennedy crews prepared spaces center equipment. The storm prompts swift precautionary actions along Stuart to Myrtle Beach.
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Miami
UPS
Florida
Georgia
Nation
Missile Test Center
Cape Kennedy
Dora
The
Space Center
Cleo
Miami Weather Bureau
Stuart
Myrtle Beach
Town Planners Hold Up Work Until State Acts
The Bennington Regional Planning Commission asks for a halt to its comprehensive plan as it awaits state action on two important matters. A letter to consultant John Calbreath outlines the pause and reasons for delaying further development until guidance is received from state authorities.
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Bennington
Albany
N.Y
State Central Planning Office
Bennington Town
CPO
Regional Commission
Burdis
Bernard Johnson
Johnson
Commission
Buredis
Ceed
Central Planning Office
Teen Rioters Face Court After Hampton Beach Turmoil
About 200 teens arrested after a Labor Day beach riot at Hampton Beach N H. Police used tear gas fire hoses and guards to quell the disturbance. A 16 year old Everett Mass youth nearly lost an eye from riot gun pellets. several officers and bystanders were injured.
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Hampton’ Beach
N.H
UPI
Beach
Everett
Mass
National
Robert W. Rhodes
Quebec City
Gov. King
Holiday Deaths Near Record Toll Over Labor Day Weekend
Traffic deaths reached 535 with 75 drownings and 16 plane fatalities in the Labor Day period ending Monday at midnight. Nationwide total 682 across 6 p.m. Friday to Monday. California led with 45 traffic fatalities. Delaware, Montana and Hawaii reported no holiday traffic deaths.
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United Press International
National Safety Council
California
Texas
Illinois
New York State
Michigan
Ohio
Delaware
Montana
Hawaii
Hoosick Falls Sisters Model New St Marys Academy Uniforms
Editorial urges readers to uphold their part of government while noting three Hoosick Falls sisters modeling new uniforms for St Marys Academy. Fred Keppler resumes his bowling column as the season restarts, page references indicate multiple features.
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Hoosick Falls Sisters
St. Mary’s Academy
Fred Keppler
Race Barriers Fall In Prince Edward County Schools
Prince Edward County reopened public schools for the first time in five years as most white students boycotted the classes. Three white children enrolled in Moton High and an elementary school, while about 1,600 African American students resumed schooling under a Supreme Court order for desegregation. White faculty desegregation includes nine white teachers among a 70-member staff.
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Farmville
UPI
Prince Edward County
Prince Edward
Lic
Richmond
Tommy Lewis
Betty Jo
Moton High School
George Abernathy
Virginia
Primaries Light Vote Registered At Bennington Polls
Light voter turnout reported at Bennington polling sites with about 200 ballots as polls opened at 10 AM. Bennington County voters face varying closing times and North Bennington and Shaftsbury polling places noted. statewide contests centered on Governor Hoff's renomination and GOP races for governor lieutenant governor and U S Senate seats.
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Bennington
State Armory
Benenington
John G. McCulelough
North Bennington
Board of Civil Authority
Diamond Found In Hotel Drain
A Worthy Inn guest reported a lost nylon stocking but two plumbers uncovered a hidden diamond ring wedged in a clogged drain. The one carat ring previously owned by Mrs. Tillie Meyer of Hampton House New York City had been lodged for three years. Mrs Meyer was informed by phone of the find.
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Manchester
Worthy
Fred Colclough
Winslow Plumbing, Heating and Contracting Co
Leo Westcott
Wallingford
Ernest Reed
Manchester Depot
Westcott
Colclough
Vermont GOP primary aims to topple first Democratic governor in 109 years
Montpelier voters participate as Republicans nominate a gubernatorial candidate to challenge Vermont's Democratic governor. About 65,000 Republicans and 20,000 Democrats are expected at polls opening around 9 or 10 a.m. and closing by 6 or 7 p.m. The state counts roughly 140,000 Republicans and 70,000 Democrats.
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Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Hoff
Ralph A. Foote
Middlebury
Robert S. Babcock
South Burlington
Roger L. MacBride
Halifax
Foote
Winston L. Prouty
Robert T. Stafford
U. S. Senate
U.S. House
Senate
U.S
William Meyer
West Rupert
Congress
Frederick J. Fayette
Fayette
Meyer
Bernard O’shea
Enosburg
St. Albans
James Malloy
GOP
Richard A. Snelling
Shelburne
Graham Newell
St. Johnsbury
John Boylan
Island Pond
James Oakes
Brattleboro
John J. Daley
Rutland
Montpelier
UPI
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