Record Peacetime Defense Bill Advances in House
The House Appropriations Committee backed a record peacetime defense bill totaling 47.8 billion dollars for the next fiscal year. The package funds more bombers, submarines, fighters, ships, and supports 2.68 million active personnel with 1.0 million reservists. It includes faster airlift, enhanced reconnaissance, and a chemical biological program, with possible additional steel cost adjustments and broader defense procurement reforms.
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Washington
Defense Department
House Appropriations Committee
Kennedy
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Mahon
Unhindered Access to Berlin Talks Began in Washington
The United States and Soviet representatives open a new round of talks in Washington focusing on guaranteed Western access between West Germany and Berlin. Secretary of State leads the session with the aim of reaching an early Berlin settlement.
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Berlin
Reds
West Germany
U.S
Soviet Union
West Berlin
United States
Rusk
Vermonters Eligible for New Medicare Aid Program
Vermont officials estimate about 10,000 residents will qualify for the new Medicare program set to begin July 1 providing hospital and physician services with state funds matching federal aid. An additional 5,500 current Old Age Assistance recipients will not qualify under the plan.
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Montpelier
John Wackerman
Breakup of U S Steel Sought by Justice Dept Moves
Federal grand jury probes price increases in steel and could bring criminal penalties for price fixing. A move to dismember U S Steel Corp may follow if courts find it dominates the industry and controls prices. Roger Blough defended the rise in a New York press conference.
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U.S. Steel Corp
Justice Dept
U.S. Steel
Roger M. Blough
New York
Kennedy
Blough
Bethlehem, Jones & Laughlin
Armco Steel
U.S
New York City
Leslie B. Worthington
Kennedy Reviews Atlantic Fleet In Exercises
President Kennedy observes the Atlantic Fleet in combat exercises from sea and shore then flies to Norfolk for a secret briefing on attack and defense capabilities. He tours ships, submarines, and aircraft, with Johnson and officials joining him for a full tour of fleet operations.
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Kennedy
Washington
Navy
Marine Corps
Norfolk
40 000 Feet Up Command Post to Direct Defense
A new airborne command post near Washington provides a refuge for President Kennedy and top defense leaders in case of a nuclear attack. Three planes stand by at high altitude with airborne communications to contact forces worldwide, staying aloft for days with refueling and supplies. Converted KC135 tankers form part of a secure, uninterrupted command system alongside an underground Maryland sanctuary and the Northampton in the Atlantic.
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White House
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Kennedy
Maryland
Navy
Northampton
Atlantic
U.S
Thin Wet Snow Delays Spring Day in Vermont Region
A spring snowstorm disrupted travel with one inch at Harwood Hill and six inches on Woodford Mountain. Two trucks jackknifed near the Vermont 9 connection to the old road, one leaving a ditch after a skid. No injuries were reported.
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Woodford Mountain
Vermont 9
Ivor S. Pelsue
District 1
Harwood Hill
Searsburg-Woodford
Pelsue
Paul Bohne
U. S
Bennington
Vermont
Albany N.Y
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Minnesota
Minnesota Twins
Reuben Levin
Levin
New England
U. S. Weather Bureau
Boston
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Maine
New York Truce Boosts Teacher Pay and Finances
A 3 percent bargaining session between Governor Rockefeller and Mayor Wagner yielded a formula adding 13 million dollars to New York City schools and easing a teachers strike ended by a court order. The plan allows borrowing 48.6 million for current operations, with 13.4 million in future relief after repayment and continued annual borrowing.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
Rockefeller
Board of Education
UFT
Rockefeller and
Two Area Resorts Open This Weekend
Eight inches of fresh snow boosts Mount Snow in West Dover with good to excellent mid winter skiing and a 36 inch base. Snow Valley in Manchester also opens this weekend with good spring skiing.
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West Dover
Mount Snow
Vermont
Snow Valley
Manchester
No Progress Report in Ben-Mont Strike Talks
Federal Mediator John J. O'Reilly met with Ben-Mont management and Local 534 representatives amid ongoing strike actions. O'Reilly will hold separate talks with the union and company and plans further meetings in Bennington next week. Union president Lloyd Fleming and international rep Peter Tufo voiced no new proposals, with Tufo noting production shifts to Polygraphic Company of America and wage disparities between Ben-Mont and nearby workers.
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John J. O’reilly
Concord
N.H
Ben-Mont Management
Printing Specialties and Paper Products Union
O’reilly
Bennington
Union
Frank A. Howlett Jr
Ben-Mont
Howlett
Dow Chemical Co
Ben Mont
Dobeckman
O'Reilly
H. J. Wallace
Wallace
Lloyd Fleming
Peter Tufo
Northport
N.Y
Fleming
Tufo
Polygraphic Company of America, Inc
North Bennington
100 Per Cent Vaccination Program Moves Forward
The Prudential Committee of the Greater Bennington Schools Inc. reports a 100 percent smallpox vaccination program. At Beech Street school clinic 53 inoculations, 44 diphtheria boosters, and 14 second diphtheria shots were given. Further inoculations are planned at Molly Stark School.
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Prudential Committee
Greater Bennington
Molly Stark
D. Dexter Davis
Old Bennington
Beech Street
Irwin Mattison
Putnam Memorial Hospital
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