Sino American air clash near Hainan reported by Peking
Saigon reported Red China claimed its fighters and U S Navy jets clashed over Hainan and Tonkin Gulf on Friday in what was described as the first Sino American air battle since Korea. U S officials said four Phantom jets tangled with MIGs with one enemy aircraft thought down in the broader North Viet Nam raid.
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API
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Peking
N H Eyes Sweeps Bill as Vermont Looks On
New Hampshire officials monitor Vermont legislature over a sweepstakes bill. A 22 member Montpelier delegation visited to study New Hampshire operations. Powers says no encouragement to adopt sweepstakes, but Vermonters are impressed. The article also notes mortar fire near Qui Nhon with civilian refugees.
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Concord
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UPID
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Vermont
Montpelier
Granite State
Edward Powers
New England
Bennington Officials Review Wells Contamination Plans
Selectmen met with Town Health Officer William H. Fox Town Counsel Norton Barber and engineer Edson F White to review sources of private well contamination in the Bennington Flats area and to outline further steps. The discussion included potential litigation costs and the need to test all area tanks while confirming seven wells along North Bennington Road remain contaminated.
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Bennington Flats
William H. Fox
Norton Barber
Edson F. White
Reading
Mass
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The
Banner
White
Bennington Road
Cardinal Meyer Of Chicago Dies in Vatican Council Tribute
Cardinal Cushing of Boston eulogized Albert Cardinal Meyer of Chicago as a great churchman who performed outstanding service at the Vatican Council sessions. Meyer, head of the nation’s largest Roman Catholic archdiocese, died of a brain tumor at 62. Cushing returned home 40 days after surgery for intestinal growths.
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UPI
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Albert Cardinal Meyer
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Senate OKs Education Bill in Historic Vote
The Senate approved a $1.3 billion school aid bill by a 73 to 18 vote, sending it to the White House for Johnson's signature. The measure, designed to aid elementary and secondary schools, includes a $1.06 billion poverty-focused program, a $100 million library and book program, and a $100 million center grants program, with provisions for religious schools and potential judicial review.
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Robert A. Taft
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House
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Ervin
Ho Rejects LBJ's Idea For Talks
Ho Chi Minh on Friday rejected President Johnson's proposal for talks unless U S withdrawal from South Vietnam and an end to American attacks on the North were agreed. The Hanoi regime did not formally reject the plan but cited conditions through VNA and Akahata quotes. China and Peking Radio criticized Johnson's speech as deceitful while stressing Saigon's fate to be decided by Vietnamese people.
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United States
New England States Share In Johnson School Aid Bill
Six New England states would receive 45 064 516 dollars each under Johnsons 1 3 billion school aid bill Massachusetts totals lead with 19 669 155 Connecticut second at 10 303 546 Maine 5 274 877 New Hampshire 2 588 922 Rhode Island 4 932 260 Vermont 2 285 756 An amendment by Senator Winston L Prouty Vermont failed 63 27 to alter the funding formula Funds are allocated by four categories including education for low income children library resources and strengthening state education departments The state breakdowns list specific allocations by category for Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island and Vermont
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Vermont House Advances General Billboard Law
Vermont lawmakers moved a general revision of billboard rules aiming to protect scenic beauty while allowing advertising for hotels restaurants and businesses. The measure limits signs to 300 square feet with grandfathered bigger boards, permits unlimited signs on contiguous business property and enforces one sign per mile plus election ad removal within ten days after polls close. Rep. Arthur Gibb called it the finest outdoor advertising law in the nation and said it has broad support from conservationists and advertisers.
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Burning ban ordered for Vermont woodlands
Governor Philip Hoff ordered a one month statewide ban on brush burning due to tinder dry conditions. Burning permits will only be issued when rain falls between April 12 and May 12 following a recommendation from Perry Merrill director of forests and parks who said Vermont woodlands are extremely dry.
Rural Schools Delay Decision on a Merger
At the Greater Bennington School District meeting, directors postponed a final verdict on merging area elementary schools with the Bennington Graded School District. They plan to meet next week to resolve remaining questions before the joint merger committee meeting on April 19. The village board also delayed its decision amid one member’s position uncertainty. The rural district approved the 1965 1966 calendar with classes slated to begin in September and end in June, and listed holiday dates including Oct 14 15 for the Vermont Education Association convention and Thanksgiving break dates.
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Bennington
Vermont Education Association
Inside Montpelier Crane Watch and Editorial Notes
Inside pages survey crane watchers and humor on April Fools Day in Montpelier. Ron Cohen mocks timing while columnist notes late jokes. Editorial critiques teen job programs and maple syrup season report by County Agent John C. Page. Captain Francis Jones awarded Purple Heart for Viet Nam action. A UVM psychiatrist links compulsive gambling to alcoholism.
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Ron Cohen
John C. Page
Francis Jones
Viet Nam
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