Union School Bonds Bid Receives Good Interest Offer
Mt. Anthony Union School Board opened 10 bids at the First National Bank in Boston for the $1,940,000 new high school bonds. A four-firm joint bid from Goldman Sachs & Co., R.W. Pressprich Co., B.J. Van Ingen & Co., and Lamb & Co. offered 3.20 percent interest with a $1,007.79 premium per $1,000 par, yielding $15,112.60 available for retirement of the bonds. The bids ranged from 3.20 to 3.25 percent. most favored bid was considered favorable but subject to formal board action.
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Mt. Anthony Union School
First National Bank
Boston
Goldman Sachs & Co
R.W. Pressprich Co
B.J. van Ingen & Co
Lamb & Co
Union Board
Barton L. Jenks
Jenks
New York City
Minneapolis
Minn
Goldman, Sachs
Readsboro Votes Merger with Town
Readsboro villagers approve a merger with Readsboro Town by a 74 to 20 ballot vote at the annual meeting. A transfer of the village Fire District to town administration and a rename to Town is also approved. The move requires state legislature ratification. Twenty people attended. Several officers were reelected aside from one new auditor.
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Readsboro
Readsboro Fire District
Carmen Landy
Margie Cristofolini
Arethur Passardi
John Maroni
Arthur Cassatti
Frank S. Ross
Edward P. Le»tourneau
Eliza Sucharzewski
Myrtle Phelps
Rizieri Comai
John Birch Jr
Clifford Oakes Jr
Viola Caruso
Opening Day Sparks at New York World's Fair 1965
New York opens the World Fair with a ribbon cut by James J. O'Brien as 500 balloons rise and Miss Swiss Watch Movement Christena Schupbach sends a balloon signal from Neuchatel. A 60 degree day, a grand parade led by Robert Moses, fireworks, and a CORE protest threat fade as about 2,000 spectators mark the start of six months of festivities.
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New York
UPD
James J. O’brien
New York City
Knickerbocker
Christena Schupbach
Zurich
Neuchatel Observatory
Switzerland
Robert Moses
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Threat of steel strike grows as wage talks stall
Pittsburgh UPI report says May 1 steel strike threat rises from a 1.2 percent wage gap. USW Wage Policy Committee to meet Thursday to decide on authorizing a strike. Union pushes 17.9 cents per hour rise in a one year contract matching 3.2 percent guidance, while big steel firms push a 2 percent cap. Industry and union negotiators showed little movement as talk stalls. USW President David J. McDonald and Secretary‑Treasurer I W Abel led separate sessions with no comments from either.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United Steelworkers Union
USW
R. Conrad Cooper
David J. McDonald
I. W. Abel
Abel Elected President of Metals Union, Protests Cleared
New York based American Metal Market reports Abel has been elected president of the union. Protests from USW elections have been cleared. Abel will take office on June 1, widening his lead to about 7,900 votes over incumbent David J. McDonald. Election held February 9 with results in doubt until now.
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New York
UPI
Abel
United Steelworkers Union
American Metal Market
USW
David J. McDonald
AMM
Billings Urges Quick Remap Plan For Vermont House
In Montpelier House Speaker Franklin S. Billings of Woodstock orders the Reapportionment Committee to produce a bill within three weeks. He cites urgency with only 10 weeks left before a July 1 federal court deadline and seeks a 150 member plan plus an alternate, while the committee signals a 210 member option based on legal voters. Governor Hoff presses for debate by May 1.
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House
Vermont House Refuses Action on Fall Elections Bill
Vermont House declines to act on a bill creating a fall special realignment election. The measure is sent to the State and Court Expenses Committee, with Rep. Emory Hebard noting the need to iron out provisions. The bill sets primary Oct 19 and general Nov 23 for a realigned legislature meeting Jan 5.
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House
Fall
Inside Gilman plant to stay in Vermont during strike
An editorial notes the plant will remain in Vermont despite a lengthy strike and analyzes the potential impact on the region. It discusses economic consequences, community response, and the broader implications for local industry and employment.
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Gilman Plant
Vermont
McNamara Says Red Infiltration Rises in Viet Nam
Defense Secretary McNamara reported that Communist infiltration into South Vietnam had risen sharply in recent months and vowed to step up the war effort. He spoke at Andrews Air Force Base after a Honolulu conference of U.S. officials and military leaders and planned to brief President Johnson. He noted South Vietnamese forces are outnumbered by guerrillas and outlined increased logistics, training, and advisory support.
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UPI
Viet Nam
Earle Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Robert McNamara
Defense
Maxwell Taylor
U.S
South Viet Nam
Honolulu
William P. Bundy
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Andrews Air Force Base
Johnson
White House
Dean Rusk
McGeorge Bundy
North Viet Nam
South
Saigon
Defense Secretary
Pacific
Earle G. Wheeler
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
Red China
South Vietnamese
Hoff Admits Knotty Prison Problems Amid Drug Charges
Gov. Hoff says Windsor State Prison has issues but finds no evidence of widespread homosexuality or drug use to control inmates. A secret 1963 report, released after Grady’s charges, notes limited homosexuality, no drug exchanges, and no inmate cruelty, and recommends building a medium security facility to replace Windsor. The public hearing on a $1.25 million prison bill is set for Thursday at 2 p.m. in the House, with state prison reform aligned to Page 10 Col 3.
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Senate
Department of Public Safety
Motor Vehicles Department
Wesley Grady
Underhill
Grady
Hoff
Vermont State
Windsor
Beer Sales Now Legal On Sundays in Vermont
Governor Hoff signed a law allowing grocers with second class licenses to sell beer and wine on Sundays from noon to 9 pm and permitting cocktails in restaurants with full meals during the same hours. The change, aimed at stopping cross-border losses to New Hampshire and nearby Quebec, marks a historic Sunday sale expansion.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
New Hampshire
New York
Province of Quebec
Governor Russell to leave seat. McNair to become governor
South Carolina Governor Donald Russell resigned to accept a U.S. Senate appointment after the death of Senator Olin D. Johnston from pneumonia. Lt. Gov. Robert E. McNair will be sworn in as governor and then appoint Russell to the Senate, with Johnston’s death leaving the seat vacant.
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S.C
UPD
Donald Russell
U.S. Senate
Olin D. Johnston
Robert E. McNair
Russell
McNair
Senate
Johnston
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