Johnson Praises Alliance for Progress in Uruguay Visit
President Johnson arrived at Punta Del Este for a three day Americas summit and urged faster hemisphere development. He cited the Alliance for Progress born at Punta Del Este and spoke of free peoples advancing through democratic institutions. Security was tight as Air Force One landed and local aircraft were monitored. Johnson noted Montevideo welcomes and honored Jose Artigas while marking his first South American trip.
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Punta del Este
Uruguay
UPI
Johnson
Atlantic Beach
Montevideo
Beaulieu
South America
Oscar D. Gestido
Jose Artigas
Artigas
Alliance For Progress
Muchas Gracias
Washington
Air Force One
Dulles International Airport
Chantilly
Dean Rusk
Carrasco
Bennington Schools Face Deep Crisis Over BCHS Closure
Bennington Catholic High School faces closure next year prompting joint scrutiny by Bennington parochial and Mt. Anthony Union High School directors. They consider space sharing as BCHS plans to close, with Mt. Anthony to host about 350 students and parochial cooperation to keep BCHS facilities usable for Catholic community needs.
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Bennington Catholic
Mt. Anthony Union High Schools
BCHS
Bennington
Union School Board
Bennington Catholic High School
Mt. Anthony
Union Board
Diocese
Burlington
Francis B. Flanagan
St. Francis de Sales
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Mary Elizabeth
Marian Taylor
MAUHS
Howard Kelley
Marian Cummings
Charles Keir
Vermont Trucking Firms Halt Operations at 21 Terminals
Vermont five major trucking firms closed to teamsters and halted operations at 21 terminals at 12 midnight. About 500-600 Vermont teamsters may strike after voting 244-10 to authorize a walkout. Firms cite economic reasons and lack of freight movement. nationwide impact and possible Taft-Hartley intervention discussed.
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Vermont
Dykeman
Max Godes
St. Johnsbury
Compromise Sought On Spending Measure
House Speaker Richard W. Mallary has named three of his top players to a six member Committee of Conference to thrash out differences between the House and Senate omnibus general appropriations bill. The move signals a bid to reach a compromise and avert a stalled spending package.
Burdis Payments Held Up Amid Consulting Contract Review
Central Planning Director Rich ard Rubino said his department is examining five Vermont contracts linked to planning consultant John Burdis to see if he can complete the work. Burdis, named director of Nassau County New York Planning, has projects in Montpelier South Burlington Vermont and Bennington. the Bennington project nears completion. If Burdis cannot fulfill duties, actions may include withholding fees and hiring other consultants. Burdis has been unavailable to the state for weeks pending a meeting.
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Montpelier
South Burlington
State of Vermont
Bennington
Burdis
Nassau County
N.Y
Rubino
Powell Seen Favored in Harlem Special Election
In New York the 18th District polls opened with Powell expected to win re election after being excluded from Congress six weeks earlier for alleged misuse of funds. With low turnout two challengers Lucille Pickett Williams and Ervin Yearling split opposition while Powell campaigns remotely from Bimini awaiting court decisions. Powell could regain his seat only if the House agrees to seat him after a court battle and he faces potential arrest on criminal contempt if he returns to New York.
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New York
UPI
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
Powell
18Th Congressional
Harlem
U.S. Court of Appeals
Washington
House
Caribbean
Bill Increases Compensation Payments in Senate action
The Senate approved legislation to raise workmen's compensation payments for Vermont employees injured on the job, boosting weekly benefits from 41 to 52 on July 1 and to 54 in 1968, with open ended medical benefits and extended widow’s death benefits. The measure also shifts widow benefit rates by child count and approves related measures on school district formation, engineer licensing, and local zoning ordinances.
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House
Senate
Union High School
Westminster
Rockingham
Grafton
Vermont
15 Day Strike Ends Against Networks
New York networks resume regular programming as AFTRA ends its 13 day walkout against ABC CBS and NBC after reaching a three year contract. Newsmen salaries expected to rise about $100 weekly, with ratification by 18 000 members likely within two weeks.
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New York
UPI
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
ABC
CBS
NBC
AFTRA
Donald F. Conaway
Twister damages homes and power lines in Falls Area
A brief twister of strong winds and rain struck Falls Area Monday before noon causing a large limb to fall on a car at Hathaway's Shopping Center in North Hoosick and knocking down power lines. Malcolm Telford Jr. was in the vehicle and unharmed as debris and roof sections were scattered including a porch, chimney, tin roof, and garage door.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hathaway’s
North Hoosick
Malcolm Telford Jr
White Creek
Eagle Bridge
George Ogden
George Kyer
Charles Witbeck
Joseph Farrara
Inside column and local council notes from Searsburg pages
On the Inside columnist Carlo Walter reports spring has come to Searsburg. Extension Service elects six new county board members. Mud weary Cobble Hill folks march on Town Board of Hoosick. Page references indicate local updates and civic actions.
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Carlo Walter
Searsburg
Extension Service
Town Board of
Hoosick
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Boston
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John J. Linnehan
Federal Cochairman
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New England
John H. Chafee
Rhode Island
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Connecticut
John W. King
New Hampshire
Kenneth M. Curtis
Maine
John A. Volpe
Massachusetts
Philip H. Hoff
John P. Hamilton
Trucking Employers Inc
Teamsters Union
TEI
TBI
Father Flanagan
Luther Hackett
Robert Graf
Rupert
Sanborn Partridge
Proctor
House Appropriations Committee
John J. Daley
Vermont Planning Council
Vermont Industrial Building Authority
Lucille Pickett Williams
Ervin F. Yearling
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