Cuban Leader Tells Own Story
Rafael Rodriguez heads a band of 89 Cuban exiles who fled to Mexico and vow to return and organize more expeditions to overthrow Fidel Castro. He claims most refugees are not Communists and describes hunger, restricted contact with foreigners, and harsh treatment in Cuba. He says he was imprisoned for 40 days and cites daily death sentences.
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Rafael Rodriguez
Mexico
Oscar Kaufmann
Cozumel
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Escambray
Castro
Fortaleza de la Cabana
Nelson
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Northeast Airlines
New York City
How Migrant Workers Live at Orchard Raises Living Choice Debate
Erwin W. Meyer owner of Southern Vermont Orchards sparked a Friday night discussion on whether individual migrant workers should have the right to choose their residence. The debate centers on living arrangements for seasonal workers and the implications for farm operations and workers' rights.
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Orchard
Erwin W. Meyer
Southern Vermont Orchards
Meyer
Bennington-Pownal
Wesley Holmes
Banner Friday
Pownal
Roderick J. Humphreys
Humphreys
Holmes
Bennington arson arrest ties to house and car fires
Douglas H. Britch, 40, of 114 Rollin St., Bennington, is jailed on arson charges after investigations linked two fires to his home owned by his wife Joan. Police say gasoline started the house blaze while the car fire destroyed his vehicle in front of the residence.
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Douglas H. Britch
Rollin St
Bennington
Bennington County
Joan
Marshall Witten
Britch
Bennington Village
Rollin Street
Grimm
Viet Nam Net Widens Doctor Lawyers Jailed
Viet Nam broadens secret police action to professionals with a physician and three lawyers listed as arrested on suspicion of opposing President Ngo Dinh Diem. Doctors, Saigon university faculty, and Saigon Bar Association members named. The Interparliamentary Union meet in Belgrade discussed Buddhist persecution claims.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Dao Duc Hoanh
University of Saigon
Tran Dinh Thao
National Education
Justice
Hoang Quoy Tan
Saigon Bar Association
Viet Nam
Interparliamentary Union
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Maithripala Senanayeke
Ngo Dinh Nhu
South
Diem
New Warning In Birmingham on School Desegregation Protests
In Birmingham, protests over desegregation prompt a federal obstruction warning. White students boycott desegregated schools, while Huntsville and Mobile see peaceful class attendance. A U S grand jury probes attempts to obstruct desegregation.
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Birmingham
Ala
Tuskegee
Huntsville
Mobile
National States Rights Party
U.S
Grand Jury
Edward R. Fields
the Thunderbolt
Macon L. Weaver
Hoff backs Sunday beer sales in stores in Brattleboro
Brattleboro report: Gov. Hoff expressed support for selling beer in stores on Sundays during a Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting. The comment follows New Hampshire’s move allowing Sunday alcohol sales.
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Brattleboro
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
Chamber of Commerce
New Hampshire
Senator Clair Engle Improves After Brain Surgery
Washington reports Sen. Clair Engle is not in critical condition after brain surgery and shows daily improvement. It may take one to two months to judge work capacity while California stories claim an inoperable tumor has left him paralyzed and unable to talk, a claim his brother Fred refutes.
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Washington
Clair Engle
California
California Democrat
Engle
Fred
Bennington Region Planning Commission Q and A Note
Inside questions and answers discuss local planning topics with references to Jean Wassick at the racetrack, Sumner Kean on Pow nal water shortages, and The Banner’s weekly building and home improvement page. Churches resume Sunday school sessions across the area.
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Bennington Regional
the Banner
U S Plans Antarctic Base Inspections Under 1959 Treaty
The United States will inspect Antarctic bases from November to March under the 1959 treaty, including four Soviet stations. Officials say no treaty violations are assumed, though some objections were noted. 36 principal stations exist under treaty.
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Washington
United States
Antarctica
Soviet Union
State Department
U.S
Antarctic
Tax Cut Worth It Says GOP Opposes Plan
Nine of ten GOP members of the Ways and Means Committee oppose a proposed administration backed tax cut saying it would be cigarette money for the average earner and would yield a 4.4 billion windfall to big business over 10 years. One Republican did not sign the report. The bill advances to House debate on September 24 as part of a plan for deficits.
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Washington
House
GOP
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury Department
Howard H. Baker
Tennessee
Students Remain Defiant At Capitol Hill Hearing
Violent scenes marked the House Un American Activities Committee inquiry as about 300 spectators and journalists watched police haul away five youths who protested the Cuba trip. Thirteen demonstrators were carried from a caucus room after applauding a critic of the panel. Catherine Prensky, 20, City College of New York, urged socialism as a solution to racism.
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Capitol
House Un-American Activities Committee
Edwin Fttis
D-La
Cuba
Washington
Capitol Hill
House Committee On Un-American Activities
State Department
House
Independence Avenue
Catherine Prensky
City College of New York
Still Doubtful Sen Jackson Backs A Treaty
Sen Henry M Jackson, a leading military expert, announced he would vote for the limited nuclear test ban treaty. He said safeguards protect national security and the Senate may ratify. Sen John Stennis opposed, warning the pact could let the Soviet Union leap ahead in 1 to 3 years.
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Washington
Henry M. Jackson
Washington Democrat
Senate
Jackson
John Stennis
D-Miss
Soviet Union
Bennington Grand List Could Improve Tax Picture
Bennington officials say the Grand List is rising due to new commercial construction and home building. If large projects on the drawing board materialize, the village could see a higher Grand List and a lower tax rate in the near future.
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Bennington
Francis J. Hogan
Town Sisters
Hogan
Paradise Restaurant
Margolin
North Street
Harte
Main Street
Scottie’s Manor
Elm Street
Vermont National Bank
Putnam Square
Cooper Machine Shop
Bradford Mill
East Main Street
Nelson
North and
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U.N. General Assembly
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R.I
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Sumner Kean
Bray
Boston
Joseph P. Kennedy
New England Baptist Hospital
Hyannis Port
Great Britain
Ion
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Chile
France
Japan
New Zealand
Norway
South Africa
United Kingdom
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Pot
School
Gage Streets
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First Methodist Church
Harry Greenberg
Observatory Street
William Buckbee
Rutland
North Bennington
Ben-Mont Papers
Boston and Maine Railroad
Hagerman
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