Williams College standoff as 40 students seize Hopkins Hall
At Williams College 40 Afro-American students occupy Hopkins Hall and press 15 demands on Afro-American studies. About 700 students hold campus discussions, with meetings led by two faculty members and a student leader. Classes halted, but film showings and informal instruction offered. President Sawyer calls the action deeply regrettable while maintaining dialogue, amid campus rallies and ongoing negotiations.
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Williamstown
Mass
Hopkins Hall
Williams College
Bronfman Auditorium
Preston Washington
Afro-American Society
Williams
John E. Sawyer
Sawyer
Washington
Martin Luther King
Willams College
Spring Street
Pownal racing issue draws wary lawmakers and locals
In Pownal, Rep. Harvey D. Carter and Rep. R. Marshall Witten faced over 100 businessmen and citizens at a firehouse hearing on the Pownal track. Backers urged keeping the track open amid threats of closure and a 6 percent state share on racing, while critics pressed for fiscal restraint and local tax implications. Other legislators and officials attended as tensions rose and questions about tax loss and economic impact were raised.
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Pownal
Bennington County
Montpelier
Harvey D. Carter
R. Marshall Witten
Bennington
Henry Bassen
Ladd Brook Motel
Bassen
Carter
House
Leon Wagner
Kelton B. Miller
Shaftsbury
Ruth Cole
Sunderland
Joseph J. Caracciola
Madeline Harwood
Manchester
Savage
State Racing Commission
Commission
Randolph Bennington County
Marshall Witten
Harvey Carter
Plan of Reconciliation Meets Viet Cong Rebuff
Saigon proposed a national reconciliation plan offering amnesty and a ballot place for Viet Cong if they quit fighting and rename. The Viet Cong dismissed it as US dictated and demanded to settle South Vietnam’s affairs under their National Front program. Observers note the offer echoes U S positions and hope for talks amid Vietnam disengagement rumors.
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Paris
UPID
Saigon
Viet Cong
Nguyen van Thieu
Pham Dang Lam
Thieu
United States
South Vietnam
National Front For the Liberation of
Nguyen Cao Ky
Vietnam
U.S
Senate Poised to Pass 4 Percent Sales Tax in Vermont
Senators favor a 4% general sales tax package with a lower income tax surcharge while House Republicans oppose major changes, including a revised rebate system for low income families. The Senate also weighs the $96.6 million omnibus bill and Green Mountain Park betting profits amid racing debates and education aid formula tweaks.
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Montpelier
UPI
Senate
House
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
Senate Finance Committee
Richard W. Mallary
Orange County
Mallary
Finance Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Edward Janeway
Windham County
Deane C. Davis
Brandon
Davis
Vermont
Allen Foley
Norwich
Judiciary Committee
Foley
Thomas Salmon
Rockingham
World Law Fund aims for global order reform
Stanford report quotes Princeton professor Richard Falk warning world order needs drastic change in coming decades amid mass destruction threats. He cites four linked issues overpopulation pollution resource depletion and sovereign limits, urging a central framework to define community interests and enforce them globally.
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Stanford
Calif
Richard A. Falk
Princeton University
Falk
Milbank
Latin America
Western Europe
India
Japan
Soviet Union
Africa
Prof
Keynes
Inside column warns on defense budget pressure from military industrial coalition
James Reston writes that even a Vietnam exit may not relieve strain on the defense budget from the military industrial coalition. An editorial argues that in a race between integrity and mammon, mammon usually wins. Fire mutual aid holds a wet exercise.
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James Reston
Vietnam
Integrity
Mammon
Fire Mutual Aid
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Vermont Milk Case
The Supreme Court will decide if the agriculture secretary may pay location based milk differentials. Vermont farmers challenge a Massachusetts Rhode Island order that pays two nearby areas, while 168 farmers receive no such premium. The appeals court in Washington, D.C., ruled differences invalid. prices must be uniform.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Secretary of Agriculture
Vermont
U.S. Court of Appeals
Washington, D.C
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New York Times News Service
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