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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1966

Page

3

New Revolt Brewing To Topple Powell

Washington reports a new effort to strip power from Rep. Adam Clayton Powell within the House Education and Labor Committee. Rep. Sam Gibbons leads the revolt, claiming the move would shift control to six senior Democrats, with potential Republican votes needed. Powell accuses Gibbons of racism, while Gibbons says Powell harmed race relations and Great Society programs. Powell warns of anti Negro termites arising at a closed meeting next Thursday.

Washington UPID Adam Clayton Powell Harlem Powell House Education and Labor Committee Sam Gibbons Florida Gibbons Congress Bimini Bahamas Bahamas While I Was Here Voting For the Civil Rights Bill.’’ Powell

Nixon calls cutting off aid to traders with North Viet Nam

Nixon urged cutting all foreign aid to any nation that trades with North Viet Nam at a Denver rally. He argued the Johnson administration fails to unite the country and warns the war in Viet Nam could be prolonged. He criticized domestic plans for universal health and guaranteed income.

Nixon North Viet Nam Denver UPI Richard Nixon United States Viet Nam Colorado Johnson North U.S Washington

U S Officials Assess Troop Commitments Rise in Viet Nam buildup

Washington officials say the Viet Nam buildup will continue rapidly with no reduction in American forces in Europe. The latest count places U S troops in Viet Nam at 308 000, with no set limit on buildup size and timing driven by Gen Westmoreland's requests.

Washington UPI U.S Europe Viet Nam Russia William C. Westmoreland Richard M. Nixon Nixon

CIA Fires Agent Again in Spotlight

Washington reports the CIA dismissed Hans V. Tofte 55 a Danish born veteran with 23 years in intelligence for alleged security rule violations involving home classified documents. Tofte denies wrongdoing calling the action arbitrary and notes a raid on his Georgetown home tied to missing jewelry while CIA acknowledges an agent visited his wife as a prospective buyer.

Capitol Hill J. William Fulbright D-Ark Helms Fulbright Hans V. Tofte Tofte CIA Georgetown Washington

Rail Merger Push by Lehigh Valley President

Lehigh Valley Railroad president John F. Nash urged rapid eastern railroad mergers at a New England Shippers Advisory Board meeting. He said small lines can be integrated into competitive networks once pending consolidations are finished following his own road’s takeover by the Pennsylvania Railroad four years ago.

Bretton Woods N.H UPI Lehigh Valley Railroad John F. Nash Pennsylvania Railroad New England Shippers Advisory Board

Lawmakers Press DOJ on Wiretapping Prosecutions

Sen. Edward V. Long cited DOJ failures to prosecute wiretap cases amid subcommittee hearings on service observing by telephone companies. He urged an anti-snooping bill next year as George H. Gage of GTE testified that FBI reports often produced no prosecutions. The article also notes nominations approved for three ambassadors and a Senate bill authorizing 53 million for overseas posts.

Washington UPI Edward V. Long D-Mo Justice Department Long Judiciary George H. Gage General Telephone and Electronics Corp Gage FBI Senate Foreign Relations Committee Reynold E. Carlson Colombia Glenn W. Ferguson Kenya Robinson McIilvaine Guinea State Department Saigon

Three Germans Guilty of Auschwitz Death Camp Crimes

FRANKFURT Germany UP I Joseph Erber a former hatchet man at Adolf Hitler s Auschwitz death camp in Poland was sentenced to life imprisonment for helping murder thousands of Jewish prisoners The other two defendants Wilhelm Burder and Gerhard Newberg were given eight years and three years six months respectively The nine month old little Auschwitz trial ended with testimonies from camp inmates Erber Burder and Newberg faced charges of aiding Auschwitz administration and execution of prisoners during the Holocaust.

Frankfurt Germany UPI Joseph Erber Adolf Hitler Auschwitz Poland Erber Wilhelm Burder Gerhard Newberg Hitler Gestapo Birkenau Burger

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