Eisenhower Rites Held in Abilene
Dwight D. Eisenhower’s body arrived in his boyhood town of Abilene to a slow funeral procession that drew about 100000 mourners. President Nixon and former President Johnson attended as Mamie Eisenhower and son John stood by. The cortege moved to the burial site at the Eisenhower Center with the Marine band playing as bells tolled.
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Eisenhower
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Chisholm
U.S. Marine
Old Plaza Theater
The
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Eisenhower Library
Ske
Mulberry Street
Marine Band
Stars and Stripes Forever
West Point
Johnson
Salina
Pat
Tricia
Julie
David Eisenhower
Eisenhower Center
lawmakers back higher take as Vermont tracks face Sunday racing vote
Vermont House backed a higher state share on betting to extend Sunday racing for Green Mountain Park. Two freshmen Rep. Witten and Rep. Carter led battles over a 6 percent levy and a local referendum for Pownal to decide Sunday racing, risking revenue and asserting town rights. Carter’s amendment won 103 to 35 despite committee opposition, prompting debate on state control versus local choice.
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Bennington
Harvey Carter
Pownal
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Montpelier
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Ways and Means Committee
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Middlebury
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UPI
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Ways and Means
New Hampshire
Leon E. Wagner
Joseph Caracciola
Caracciola
Melvin Mandigo
House
Peter Guillani
Guiliani
Helen Franco
Barre Town
Royal Cutts
R-72
Townshend
Cutts
T. Garry Buckley
Bennington County
Green Mountain Park
Buckley
Trustees Act on Junk And Garbage Complaints
In their first meeting after village elections Bennington trustees held hearings on violations of the clean-up and garbage ordinance, road maintenance issues, and Greenview Drive approval. Landlady Mrs. Winifred LaFlamme pressed for action over junk cars on Carrigan Lane, arguing owners must enforce rules. trustees advised fines and possible court action, but she favored relocating tenants or evicting them.
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Greenview Drive
Jefferson Heights
Hilda Hurley
Henry H. Mallory
Winifred LaFlamme
Carrigan Lane
Mallory
Mrs. LaFlamme
Charles Bodine
Milt
Milton Pinsker
Village Corporation
Pinsker
Guma Village
Joseph Pello
Ormal Pierce
Harness Meet Would End It
Pownal Green Mountain Park announced it will close the harness meet on April 26 after its executive committee voted to recommend shutting the track for the season. Vincent J. Bartimo cited a state pari mutuel split increase and projected losses, noting a six-year profit gap and potential stockholder lawsuits. The board will act next week.
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Green Mountain Park
Vermont House
Vincent J. Bartimo
Vermont
R. Marshall Witten
Bennington
Bartimo
Racing Commission
Nevada Test Tremors Quelled by Commission Briefing
Nevada experienced about 10 000 local earth shocks after the December one megaton test, yet Atomic Energy Commission scientists say tremors were small and Nevada geology lessens big earthquake risk. Alaska site poses greater quake possibility as public safety officials from eight Western states attend a three day briefing.
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Arizona
California
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Utah
Oregon
Colorado
Benham
Pahute Mesa
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United States Geological Survey
Penn Central Promises Better Passenger Service
ALBANY N Y Penn Central Railroad faced PSC scrutiny over poor passenger service and promised reform in a letter read at a hearing. Alfred E Perlman Penn Central president pledged to provide service responsive to New York State users while E L Claypole and R G Flannery outlined a new Empire Service Organization and steps to boost on time performance including faster locomotive overhauls.
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E. L. Claypole
Empire Service
R. G. Flannery
Penn Central
Northern District
Flannery
Empire State Service
Claypole
PSC
Editorial backs secret primaries for Vermont voters
Inside the paper an editorial urges a secret ballot in Vermont primaries. James Reston's column argues that the faithful legacy of the fathers remains alive today. The Eagle Bridge Post Office questions why a Grandma Moses stamp lacks a first day cover from her home.
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Vermont
James Reston
Eagle Bridge
Grandma Moses
Bradley to face Yorty in Los Angeles mayor runoff
Los Angeles city politics shift as Negro councilman Thomas Bradley leads mayoral race with 41.79 percent, while incumbent Sam Yorty trails at 26.08 percent. Runoff set for May 27 after none of 12 candidates won a majority. Goldwater Jr. and Van De Kamp to contest a separate congressional runoff April 29. Bradley rejects race as a campaign factor. Yorty accuses Bradley of racist appeals to Black voters.
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UPI
Thomas Bradley
Sam Yorty
Bradley
Yorty
Barry Goldwater Jr
Arizona
GOP
John van de Kamp
Goldwater
van de Camp
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