Valachi’s Life in Cosa Nostra Revealed to Senators
Joseph Valachi testified before the Senate Investigations subcommittee describing a mob network with power over life and death even within prisons. He recounted killing for the syndicate, his marked status as an informer, prison threats, and beating a man to death before detailing his long criminal career from 1918 onward.
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Senate Investigations Subcommittee
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Prison Yard
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Agueci
Stinson
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Continental Bank
Agenda for Mt Anthony Union School Board Meeting
The Mt Anthony Union District and six member boards set a joint meeting for Monday night to discuss a union high school for the Bennington area. Directors will report on committee activity and enrollment data while members describe district needs and coordinate liaison efforts. The meeting starts at 8 p.m. at Molly Stark School and is open to the public.
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Mt. Anthony
Bennington
Molly Stark
U S Moves to Return Troops From Europe
The Defense Department announced a plan to pull about 5,400 support troops from Europe over time to cut overseas costs. The communications zone in France backs U S forces in Germany and France, with crews and depots trimmed while preserving wartime supply capability. U S Army strength in Europe is about 250 000.
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Europe
United States
Pentagon
France
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Germany
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U.S. Army
Gold Decline Linked to Soviet Wheat Imports
London report attributes Friday gold price drop on the British bullion market to heavy European selling by the Soviet Union to finance large Western wheat imports.
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London
Europe
Soviet Union
Kennedy Greets Redding Crowd Amid Heat Wave
President Kennedy drew a 2,500 strong crowd at Redding California amid 110 degree heat. Secret Service kept a barrier as he mingled with locals before flying to Lassen Park for the night. He urged stronger conservation while also announcing Tonque Point Oregon facilities to save money despite local protests.
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California
Secret Service
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Tacoma
Wash
West
Sylvester Questions Optimistic Viet Nam Reports
U S Asst Secretary of Defense Arthur Sylvester acknowledged he may have overestimated the war in Vietnam in public briefings. He said McNamara’s visits to rural areas guide Kennedy’s view and that early optimism conflicts with reports of ruined hamlets handed to the Vietnamese army. He called the press briefings probably a bad idea.
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New York Herald Tribune
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Herald Tribune
Manchester Zoning Plan Enters Third Round With Public Hearing Set
Manchester officials push a proposed zoning ordinance after two defeats. The 12 member Zoning Commission plans hearings on Oct 10 and 24 to win support and address concerns. Major issues include protecting town charm, fears of free- dom loss, and skepticism about administration. Residents like Harry Porch see session as clarifying points while others oppose zoning. Remaining questions focus on outreach and potential misunderstandings before a public hearing in late November.
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Orrin Beattie
Leon Wiley
Wiley
Harry Porch
Manchester Depot
Christopher Swezey
Board of Selectmen
Beattie
Ferdinand Bongartz
Oakley K. Porter
Carl Winslow
James B. Campbell
Stanley Hinkley
Louis Weissman
Joseph Markey
Clyde H. Bryant Sr
Walter S. Clemons
Bradford West
Navy Secretary Cleared In TFX Contract Case
Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth was cleared by the Justice Department of any conflict of interest in the TFX warplane contract award to General Dynamics Corp. Rep. Bill Stinson criticized the ruling and called for a thorough, independent inquiry. The case touches on Korth's Fort Worth bank ties and the Boeing loss in Seattle.
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Fred Korth
Justice Department
Korth
General Dynamics Corp
Continental Bank of
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Stinson
Seattle
Boeing Co
Misdated Eisenhower Marker Prompted City Apology
Newport officials criticized a misdated inscription on a park marker unveiled by Dwight Eisenhower. The stone misstated election years instead of inauguration years, and will be corrected to read 1953-61. Elizabeth Taylor accompanied Richard Burton in Mexico City for Night of the Iguana filming scenes.
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R.I
Dwight Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
Mexico City
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Miss Taylor
Burton
Mexico
Inside problems of the cut and sew business editorial
An editorial on the cut and sew industry discusses internal problems. A picture story on the same page outlines the broader issue. Vermont Episcopal women plan statewide sessions and a Springfield sports writer praises Bennington Catholic High School football team.
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Vermont Episcopal Women
Springfield
Bennington Catholic High
Western ministers see observers exchange as best next step
United States Britain and West Germany conclude after a 14 hour session that an exchange of military observers offers the best chance for a follow up to the limited nuclear test ban treaty. They see poor prospects for a quick nonaggression pact and stress Berlin guarantees and German reunification remain key issues. The plan envisions each side stationing observers at ports rails roads airfields to spot large movements.
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N.Y
U.S
Atlantic
Warsaw
Dean Rusk
West Germany
Gerhard Schroeder
Britain
Lord Home
Rusk
Home
Andrei A. Gromyko
Moscow
Gromyko
Schroeder
Berlin
Hershey links guts to U S leadership at Norwich
Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, national Selective Service director, told Norwich University alumni and students that the guts to risk being wrong shapes governance. He warned leadership grows harder with specialists and urged daring judgment for America’s survival.
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Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
United States
Norwich University
America
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