Senate Probe Finds Cad Survival Course Abused by Few Instructors
Vermont official Ed Romney testified before a Judiciary Committee that the Civil Defense survival training course was abused by a few instructors. He cited eight complaints, four legitimate and four malicious, and described ongoing investigations, counseling, and suspensions amid broader calls to delete ideological material from the program.
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Montpelier
Edward H. Romney
Civil Defense
Senate
Romney
Judiciary Committee
A. John Holden
Education Department
Holden
Harold C. Raynolds
Pomfret
Goldwater Urges Republicans to Shun Race Appeals
Sen. Barry Goldwater advised Republicans to avoid appeals based on race or creed in next year's campaign. He warned against emotional gimmicks and promises and criticized Democrats. Gov. Rockefeller and Sen. Javits were set to headline a Young Republican rally in New York City. Goldwater declined to speak.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
GOP
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Jacob K. Javits
R-N
Inside Three Defendants Convicted In Boston Garage Trial
Page 2 report details three defendants found guilty in a Boston garage trial. Page 4 features a Congressional observer arguing for a pay increase for lawmakers as a partial remedy for a faltering national legislature.
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Boston
Congressional
Vermont House Approves Firecrackers and Trading Stamp Bills
The Vermont House approved a bill to legalize Fourth of July firecrackers for a two year trial, reject a watered down trading stamp bill, and send the firecracker measure to the Senate. Also passed were a voluntary adult ID card program for buying alcohol and a pigeon poisoning bill as a nuisance-control measure.
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House
Paul B. Whitaker
R-Chester
Senate
Vermont
Thayer Comings
Richford
Appropriations Committee
State Liquor Control Board
Village Zoning Ordinance Approved by Commission
The Bennington Village Zoning Commission approved its zoning ordinance after two map changes and will send it to the Village Trustees for final form. The key change rezones a Grant Street parcel from R-3 multi dwelling to commercial, to allow potential future use.
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Bennington Village
County Court House
Stephen H. Gilman
Commission
Gilman
Grant Street
Leon R. Eldred
Bennington
Eldred
Elm St
Elm Street
Washington Avenue
Hawks
Rights Body Urges Kennedy Crack Down on Mississippi
The Civil Rights Commission urged President Kennedy to cut federal funds to Mississippi and step up federal action to protect Negro rights after open constitutional violations and rising violence. It cited complaints of voting suppression, assaults, and bombings, and urged review of funding under federal law to compel compliance with the Constitution.
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Rights Body
Kennedy
Mississippi
Washington
Civil Rights Commission
United States
Edly
Berlii, Bernhard
Jackson
Miss
State Advisory Committee
UVM President Hopes No Tuition Increase Next Years
President Dr. John T. Fey says Governor Hoff and the Vermont legislature may not find it necessary to ask the University of Vermont to raise tuition for Vermonters next year or the year after.
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Burlington
John T. Fey
University of Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
Truce Breaks as Communist Forces Surpass Laos Neutrals
In Laos outrun neutralist troops retreat from jungle posts and are boxed in by Pathet Lao near Xieng Khouang. Dong Danh and Ban Kosi outposts on the road to Plaine des Jarres were stormed, leaving only the Plaine des Jarres and one other garrison under threat.
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Vientiane
Laos
Plaine Des Jarres
Pathet Lao
Dong Danh
Ban Kosi
Xieng Khouang
Kong le
Plaine
Phon Savan
Souvanna Phouma
Radio Peiping
United States
Moscow
Soviet Russia
Congo
Austria arrests former Eichmann aide Rajakovic
Austrian justice authorities held Erich Rajakovic, alleged Eichmann collaborator, after questioning by Investigating Magistrate Kurt Forstner. Officials seek to determine if he aided in the murder of Dutch and Austrian Jews. no charges yet. Rajakovic, an Austrian citizen long based in Milan, reappeared in Vienna after a Swiss expulsion and Munich disappearance.
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Vienna
Erich Rajakovic
Adolf Eichmann
Kurt Forstner
Rajakovic
Jakovic
Marster
Navy court cites Skylark skipper for delay in Thresher report
A Navy court of inquiry cited Lt. Cmdr. Stanley W. Hecker, skipper of the submarine escort vessel Skylark, for delaying reporting Thresher last messages. The five member panel noted his conduct “appears to be subject to inquiry” but said he is not blamed for the loss. The Thresher sank in 8,400 feet off Cape Cod with 129 aboard during a deep sea test dive last Wednesday.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Navy
Stanley W. Hecker
Skylark
Thresher
Hecker
Brooklyn
N.Y
Adm
Lawson P. Ramage
Atlantic Fleet Submarine Force
J.g
James C. Watson
Bernard L. Austin
Watson
USN
Naval Board of Inquiry
Admiral Austin
Cmdr
Stanley Hecker
Arab nations pledge new United Arab Republic plan
Egypt Syria and Iraq announce a federation to be formed within two years on Arab socialism and Western parliamentary lines. A plebiscite by Sept 17 will ratify a yet unwritten constitution and elect a president, likely Nasser, with a 20 month transition and a two house legislature. Women vote. parties merge into a single front.
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Cairo
Egypt
Syria
Iraq
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Eight Firms Raise Steel Prices Across Industry Wave
Eight major steel producers including U S Steel Jones and Laughlin Armco Inland and Wheeling raised prices, signaling a sustained move after a year of stalled boosts. Bethlehem Steel awaited word as Kennedy watched. honors cited rising labor costs and weaker profits as motivation for the increases.
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New York
U.S. Steel Corp
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Armco Steel Corp
Inland Steel Corp
Inland
Wheeling Steel Corp
Lukens Steel Co
Republic Steel Corp
Pittsburgh Steel Co
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Kennedy
Wheeling
Steelworkers Union
U.S. Steel
Leslie B. Worthington
Worthington
Hoff Urges Reapportioning Vermont Legislature
Gov Philip Hoff told 53 Vermont high school students at a University of Vermont Citizenship Education Conference that reapportionment is needed and students should engage in politics. He criticized equal town representation as unfair and urged awareness of inter dependences among towns. In the morning session Gordon Mills and Roger Griffith discussed newspaper responsibility for public action.
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Burlington
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
University of Vermont
Hoff
Gordon T. Mills
Burlington Free Press
Roger Griffith
Times
Barre - Montpelier
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Lee
Raja
Switzerland
Munich
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Wilhelm Harster
Harster
Anderson
Atome Energy Commission
John S. McCain
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
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Manchester
Daniel Feeney
Portland
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