Vermont House Impressed by New Hampshire Sweepstakes Study
Vermont House Ways and Means Committee viewed a day long sweepstakes study in New Hampshire with 22 lawmakers and tax officials. Officials stressed no encouragement to Vermont to adopt the program as it faces complex legal and practical issues. The group visited Rockingham Park and returned to Burlington after seeing the New Hampshire sweepstakes operation.
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Howard Shepard
John W. King
Hebard defies Hoff veto on reapportionment plan
Emory Hebard, chair of the House Re apportionment Committee, rejects Gov Philip Hoff’s veto threat and says plans for a 210 member Vermont House will proceed despite Hoff urging a 150 member size. Hebard notes the governor has vetoed before without action and claims the vote to shelve 150 members was a mandate toward a 210 member chamber. Rep W Clark Hutchinson cheers a veto as delaying reapportionment.
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Linda Darnell Burned in Suburban House Fire
Actress Linda Darnell, 40, was critically burned in a blaze at a Glenview home she was visiting. She suffered third degree burns on much of her body including her face and was rushed to a hospital in critical condition. Patricia Curtis, 16, and David Mundheank, 22, also burned but in good condition. Mrs. Richard Curtis slightly hurt.
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House Panel Approves Broad Voting Rights Bill
The House judiciary subcommittee backed a widened Johnson voting rights bill by 10 to 1 with three of four Republicans in support. It would strike down literacy tests in six target states and appoint federal examiners to register Black voters blocked from voting. The measure adds provisions to apply federal inspectors in other discrimination pockets and would require court action for broader powers while Senate leaders push a faster automatic trigger plan.
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School Bill Gets Boost In Senate
In Washington the Senate approved President Johnson's $1.3 billion school aid bill by 53 to 32, defeating an amendment requiring court review of the bill's constitutionality. The vote moves the measure closer to final passage and a White House submission by nightfall.
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Wilson Raynolds Propose Racing Unit Changes
Two freshman Democrats Harold Raynolds and Robert Wilson draft a bill to enlarge the Vermont Racing Commission from three to five members with six year terms. The measure adds gubernatorial appointment every two years and requires an annual independent audit paid by the track to ensure financial transparency amid pari mutuel disputes at Green Mountain Park in Pownal.
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Massive air raid near Vietnam and China border
U S and Red Jets fought near the Gulf of Tonkin as 220 Navy and Air Force planes carried out a large raid against Communist North Vietnam. Mig contact occurred with no American losses, while a Navy bomber was shot down elsewhere and rescued. Marines and Marine jets were ordered toward South Vietnam as China rejected peace talks. A Saigon military court then sentenced Nguyen Van Hai to death for bombing the U S Embassy.
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Vermont House Rejects DES Bill
The Vermont House killed a bill to bring small employers under unemployment compensation laws with a 156 to 48 roll call. Proponents argued it would boost workers purchasing power and the state economy. opponents warned of burdens on small businesses. The Senate passed a vehicle registration renewal date change and considered bonds for Windsor prison, plus a House plan to raise municipal judge salaries and a measure to fund care for certain insane patients.
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Inside features and school stories across pages
Highlights include Sam Ogden heading to Puerto Rico on Page 4 and a 34 day space station test for a Son of White Creek on Page 5. Dorset students visit the legislature on Page 6 while Manchester PTA panel wraps on Page 9. Excellence in education means different things to different people.
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Stafford Backs Hoff on Poll Taxes
In Montpelier Rep. Robert T. Stafford endorses Gov. Philip Hoff in efforts to abolish the Vermont poll tax. Hoff is pushing to include in voting rights legislation a clause ending poll tax payment for local elections. Vermont has retained the tax since joining the Union. House Judiciary Chair Emanuel Celler has signaled possible anti poll tax language.
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Medicare Landmark Welfare Legislation
A $6 billion welfare bill approved by the House would expand Social Security to include compulsory hospital insurance for those 65 and over starting July 1, 1966. The plan raises payroll taxes, offers an optional plan to cover doctor bills with a $3 monthly participant share, and increases cash benefits retroactively from 1965. It broadens medical benefits to include other needy groups and phases in gradual tax hikes through 1987, with larger benefits for widows and survivors.
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