29 Sep 1966
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1966
Page
1
Bennington voters will gather October 6 at the Elementary School for a special meeting to decide three articles. The meeting addresses the Grand List 1966 errors and tax bill timing, authorizing the treasurer to mail bills when ready, and adjusting the payment deadline within legal limits.
ATLANTA UPI Lester Maddox a former fried chicken restaurant operator who opposed integration won the Democratic runoff to become the party’s nominee for Georgia governor. Maddox defeated former Gov Ellis Arnall by a large margin and will face Republican Bo Callaway in November. Also in Georgia politics Speaker George T. Smith unseated Lt. Gov. Peter Zack Geer. The story notes Maddox’s backers cite a civil rights backlash, while Maddox lauds a program of liberty and progress.
National Guardsmen and police patrolled two tense San Francisco neighborhoods in a show of force after two nights of rioting sparked by the police killing of a suspected car thief. Gov. Edmund G. Brown vowed to protect life and property as more than 80 people, mostly African Americans, were injured and treated in emergency hospitals.
Governor Hoff asks the University of Vermont for a full breakdown of salaries research time and teaching hours plus operating costs and building maintenance data. The Budget and Management Division seeks receipts sources and intended use before the next appropriation. The inquiry follows Dr Shannon McCune's resignation and signals heightened public scrutiny.
A New York man Fred Gales, 42, faces murder and other charges after the shooting death of Ernest Kall, 23, in Vermont. Gales was arraigned in New York and ordered held without bail with a hearing set for October 19.
Armed police struggled to calm St Louis as crowds of up to 100 Negroes roved downtown, smashing windows and menacing bystanders after a Congress of Racial Equality rally protesting the slaying of Russell Hayes. A coroner's jury deemed the homicide justifiable amid ongoing clashes near City Hall and the near west end.
Union leaders representing 120000 General Electric workers polled over 140 locals nationwide, confident the rank and file would reject GE’s latest offer. A large-scale strike loomed for Monday as AFL CIO president Meany urged change in corporate stance amid denouncements by union leaders.
Hurricanes Inez devastates Barahona Peninsula in the Dominican Republic and Haïti valley regions. At least 235 killed and 10,000 homeless in Guadeloupe reports. Santo Domingo braces as eight million residents face winds and floods. Fidel Castro declares hurricane alert in Cuba as storm paths threaten more Caribbean areas.
Hazel Wills revisits the old trolley route in Bennington and its faded impact on local transit, reflecting on past routes and community memory. The piece contrasts then and now, with a concise window into local urban change.
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