Divoll resigns as chief judge of Vermont district court
Nat Divoll, 52, chief superior judge in Rockingham, says he will resign effective May 1 after submitting the notice to Gov. Philip Hoff. Hoff contemplates successor selection with top candidates Robert Larrow and Franklin Billings. Larrow favored. Bil lings another closely watched option amid a reported dilemma.
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Robert Larrow
Franklin S. Billings
Woodstock
Larrow
Hoff
Divoll
Vermont Supreme Court
F. Ray Keyser
Bellows Falls High School
Middlebury College
St. Lawrence University Law School
State Senate
Bellows Falls
Billings
Cattle Stampede At Hialeah Trashes Streets
Nearly 200 cattle escaped a slaughterhouse corral in Hialeah and panicked through city streets. Cattle charged cars and people, causing a major traffic jam. about a dozen animals were shot by police after rampaging through the area. The humane society joined with tranquilizers while police used patrols, helicopters, motorcycles, and wreckers to subdue the herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hialeah
Fila
UPI
Humane Society
Marines and Planes Smash Crack Communist Force
Marines aided by heavy air and artillery bombardment trapped and crushed a crack Communist force near Quang Ngai City, counting 322 enemy corpses with about 200 more killed. Helicopters ferried Marines to seal escape routes as 4 400 shells and 100 tons of bombs pummeled the ring.
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Saigon
Quang Ngai City
Lewis J. Fields
Salisbury
Vermont troopers told how to greet flying saucers
A Vermont Public Safety memorandum to state police outlines steps to handle an unidentified flying object landing on a trooper's cruiser. It directs notifying the lieutenant, dispatcher, governor, Development Department and Civil Defense, securing the area, and keeping media away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Department of Public Safety
R,c. Curtis
Curtis
Development Department
Civil Defense
Banner Cited In Ayer Contest
The Bennington Banner earns third straight Ayer Award recognition for printing and typography in the annual N W Ayer contest. The Washington Post wins the Ayer Cup, while The Banner places first honorable mention among papers under 10 000 in circulation. Judges included Kenneth Stuart George D Culler and Freeman Crow.
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Banner
Washington Post
Wall Street Journal
Haverhill (Mass
Philadelphia
Bennington Banner
N,w, Ayer and Son, Inc
Kenneth Stuart
Reader’s Digest
George D. Culler
Philadelphia College of Art
Freeman Crow
Tri-Arts Press
New York City
Johnson Blocks Airline Strike to Keep Five Airlines Flying
President Johnson blocked a threatened mechanics strike that would shut five major airlines. He created an emergency board to investigate the dispute between airlines and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. The board, chaired by Senator Wayne Morse with mediators Richard Neustadt and David Ginsburg, will arbitrate under federal law for 60 days.
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Washington
UPS
Johnson
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Afl-Cio
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
United Air Lines
National Mediation Board
Food Scarcity Warned As Farm Program Cuts Rejected
The House Appropriations Committee warned that reversing Johnson administration cuts to farm programs could lead to food shortages. It approved a $6.9 billion bill to fund farm price supports and related programs for the year starting July 1, arguing policies paying farmers to retire land are unsound and hurt inventories. The panel said global hunger and rising malnutrition require avoiding cuts to research, soil conservation, rural electrification, and school meals, while noting possible offsets in the bill.
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Washington
UPI
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson
United States
House
Jamie L. Whitten
D-Miss
U.S
Women Organize For War on Blight In Pownal
Vermont women form a garden club to lead a war on blight after photos of Pownal’s gateway prompted action. Henry Hart, a Williamstown contractor tied to a junky look from an unfinished 16 unit motel, will meet officials and Rep. Kenalene Collins to discuss cleanup. Hart says he will start cleaning up next week with cash, and local support grows. The 10 am Saturday meeting at Mrs. Byron Barber’s home at Barber's Pond will coordinate the effort.
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Pownal
Vermont
Henry Hart
Williamstown
Board of Selectmen
Kenalene Collins
Hart
Collins
Byron Barber
The
Inside Columnist Recounts Human Nature and Safety
Sam Ogden reflects on human nature and highway safety in an Inside column on page 4. A photographs feature and story explore a Job Corps camp in Ripton on page 4.
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Sam Ogden
Job Corps
Ripton
Ford Reiterates Viet War Mismanagement Charge
House Republican Leader Gerald Ford asserts reports show shocking mismanagement of the Viet Nam war. He cites a Pentagon plan to buy back 30,000 500 pound bombs from Allies for B52 raids, which Pentagon officials deny. A March 31 McNaughton letter referenced surplus items West Germany listed, but Sylvester says the Pentagon later chose not to reacquire them. Ford spoke at a news conference with Everett Dirksen.
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Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
House
Gerald R. Ford
Washington
UPI
Ford
Pentagon
Viet Nam
Defense
Arthur Sylvester
Durward G. Hall
Rmo
United States
West Germany
Sylvester
John T. McNaughton
International Security Affairs
U.S
Everett M
Dirksen
Ill
Vermonters Held In Elmira N Y After Gun Arrest
Two Vermont teens and a 21 year old from New Hampshire were jailed in Chemung County after state police stopped them on Route 17 at Horseheads for illegal possession of several firearms. A stash of old coins was found. Suspects include Donald Rogers 21 Claremon t NH Douglas Salis 18 Randolph VT and Gary Morse 17 Randolph VT. A gun dealer notified authorities after the trio tried to sell him a firearm.
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Elmira
N.Y
UPD
Vermont
New Hampshire
Chemung County
Horseheads
Donald Rogers
Claremont
N.H
Douglas Salis
Gary Morse
Randolph
Artificial heart implanted in 65-year-old Illinois miner
In Houston, Dr. Michael DeBakey and a skilled team implanted a left ventricular bypass artificial heart in Marcel L. de Rudder, a Westville resident and coal miner. The patient remained unconscious after a five hour operation and faced possible brain injury. the device was reported to be functioning and taking over most of the heart’s workload as doctors monitor his post operative course.
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Houston
UPI
Illinois
Marcel L. de Rudder
Michael DeBarkey
de Rudder
DeBakey
Westville
Ill
America
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Louis Calabro
McCullough Library
North Bennington
Peter
Fred Welling
Rutland Railroad
Otis
Phu Bai
Little Green
Montpelier
Green
LBJ
Michigan
Elmira, N.Y
Michael Debakey
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