Thieves Steal Guns From Ralph Bevis Gun Rack
Thieves loaded up at Ralph Bevis Gun Rack on Morgan Street in Bennington taking about 7000 dollars worth of rifles and shotguns. Bevis estimates roughly 125 guns were removed including .22 rifles high powered rifles and shotguns. FBI state and local police plus county sheriffs pursue the case amid a nearby break in at Wheelers Sport Shop but no guns were taken there. The entry was through a window and the exit was via the front door as investigators note the thieves likely fled in a hurry.
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Peter Barton
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Morgan St
Tpr
Harvey Jones
State Police
Sullivan
Bennington
Ralph Bevis
Bevis
FBI
William H. Fox
Village
Wheelers Sport Shop
East Main Street
Wheelers
Fox
Vermont
Shelburne
Sporting Goods
U.S. 7
Israel Charges Truce Broken By Egypt Along Suez Canal
Israeli army spokesman in Jerusalem said Egyptian troops opened machinegun fire on an Israeli patrol along the canal’s eastern bank. Israelis returned fire for several minutes with no casualties reported on the Israeli side. Casualties for Egypt were not known. The flare of cease-fire violations pressed the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly session in New York on September 18. General Odd Bull of Norway returned home for a month’s vacation, leaving Col. Floyd in charge.
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Suez Canal
Jerusalem
United National General Assembly
New York
Israel
Odd Bull
Norway
Floyd
Johnson
U.N
Mideast
Abba Eban
United Nations General Assembly
Eban
London
George Brown
Cairo
al Ahram Today
Middle East
al Ahram
Saudi Arabia
Faisal
U.N. General Assembly
Charles de Gaulle
U.S
Arab League
Rockefeller says no to 1968 Republican nominating bid
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller says he has reached a psychological turning point and is no longer pursuing the 1968 Republican presidential nomination. He cites fulfillment and says he has no ambition to run, while supporting George Romney for the nomination. The piece also notes international diplomacy moves ahead of the U N General Assembly and regional Middle East tensions. A separate crime report details a large gun theft from a Vermont store, with multiple rifles and ammunition taken.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Relman Morin
Associated Press
George Romney
Michigan
Inside the Republican caucus editorial page note
Catharine Foster questions defense spending in a front page editorial. Arlington school board advances building plans amid local budgeting and growth discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catharine Foster
Arlington School Board
$25 000 Sought To Fight Vernon Nuclear Power Plant
DUMMERSTON VPI A spokesman for the Connecticut River Valley Anti Pollution League says a meeting will raise up to $25 000 to finance a legal fight against Vermont Yankee in Vernon The group aims to obtain an injunction to block construction while officials say no action has yet been filed The league has spent about 3000 private donations fund raising efforts focus on radiological and thermal impacts seeking cooling towers to limit river effluent and protect the surrounding area
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Dummerston
VPI
Connecticut River Valley Anti-Pollution League
Vermont
Larry Bogart
Washington, D.C
League
Vermont Yankee
Vernon
Nathan S. Paven
Boston
Bogart
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Brattleboro
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut River
U S Battle Deaths Pass 15000 Mark in Vietnam
U S battle deaths in Vietnam rose past 13 000 as big American bombers struck North Vietnam and Marines fought Viet Cong along the South Vietnam frontier. Air Force B 52 raids, naval gunfire and ground fighting near the DMZ marked a major week of combat with 242 Americans killed in action last week and many more wounded or missing.
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Saigon
UPI
America
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Con Thien
Vietnam
Queson Valley
Manchester School buys former St. Pauls Church for arts center
Burr and Burton Seminary moves toward full state approval by purchasing the former St. Pauls Church property near the campus. The 13 room rectory will become faculty housing, and basement homemaking classes will be added while the church upstairs will host wood and metal work and mechanical drawing. A Sept 1968 completion is aimed for with new staff hires planned to support the expanded practical arts program.
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Manchester
Burr and Burton Seminary
St. Paul’s Church
Robert C. Brewster
Diocese of
Vermont
Seminary and
Franklin Avenues
Brewster
Burr
Burton
Ferris K. O’connell
Chester
O’connell
State Board of Education
Bonnet Street
Manchester Center
John Dwyer
Franklin Avenue
Moore Opposes Riehle Billboard Law Council Plan
In Montpelier UPI Joseph W. Moore director of outdoor advertising challenged Rep Theodore Riehle proposal to form a council to administer the Outdoor Advertising Law. Moore urged an elected official oversee the rules, arguing secretary of state control is cheaper and clearer and that Vermont has no billboard problem.
Day Care Licensing Crisis Faces Vermont Working Mothers
The final article in a three part series examines Vermont licensing rules for day care homes. With 75 000 plus working mothers in the state and 2300 in Bennington County, only one licensed home exists there. Social Welfare officials say fears of red tape distort the issue. licensing aims to improve care, not shutter businesses.
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Bennington
Vermont
Bennington County
Vermont Department of Social Welfare
Social Welfare Department
Cassandra Mundell
Governor’s Committee On Children and Youth
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Egypt
United Press International
Rocky
South Arabia
Dom
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
China
Hanoi
7Th Fleet
Dong Hoi
Manchester School Boys Church
Moore
Riehle
Mark Cardinal
Ben Mont Ave
St. Joseph College
Elizabeth Dwyer
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