Union Officials Move To Stop Threatened Wildcat AR Strikes
Union officials moved to deter a wildcat rail strike by pledging discipline for any official who withdraws labor over the deal. President Johnson announced the agreement as just and fair ending the 15 day truce and easing fears of a nationwide transport tie up.
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Washington
UPS
Johnson
Charles Luna
Syracuse
N.Y
New York State
Joseph K. Kenefick
New York Central
Michael W. Herr
On the Central
Luna
Kenefick
Illinois Central Railroad
Rights Debate Centers On Jury Trial Clause
Senate considering whether to amend the civil rights bill to guarantee a jury trial for those charged under its provisions. Democrats and liberal Republicans push to drop jury trial proposals to move to fair employment amendments from Everett Dirksen. Southern senators push for trial by jury in criminal contempt cases and apply the proviso from the 1957 voting rights law to the measure.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
Dirksen
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard B. Russell
Tanganyika and Zanzibar Plan Unity Amid Hushed Talks
President Julius Nyerere announced Tanganyika and Zanzibar would unite into a single sovereign state after a sudden two hour visit to Zanzibar President Abeid Karume. Parliament ratification is pending and emergency sessions were called in Tanganyika.
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Dar ES Salaam
Tangan
Yika
UPD
Julius Nyerere
Tanganyika
Zanzibar
Fone
Nyerere
Abeid Karume
Inside Vermont on billboard rules cited
An editorial contrasts Vermont and New York reactions to billboard violations. The piece notes Vermont’s milder response amid ongoing enforcement questions and public opinion on curbside ads.
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Vermont
New York
UVM President Resigns to Lead Wyoming University
University of Vermont President John T. Fey resigns to become president of the University of Wyoming effective August 1. Fey, 44, led UVM since 1958 overseeing a major expansion including an $8.7 million new medical facility and stronger state university ties. Governor Hoff calls the move a real loss for Vermont.
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Fey
University
UVM
School of Medicine
Washington and Lee
Maryland University School of Law
Harvard
Yale
Alma
Middlebury College
Wyoming
G.D. Humphrey
University of Vermont Board of Trustees
Johnson condemns fanfare disruption while pledging civil rights progress
President Johnson expressed pity for racial demonstrators who disrupted his World’s Fair speech but said the civil rights cause would not be harmed by fanatical or rude actions. He criticized stall-ins as disrupting the cause and stated that such tactics serve no good purpose. He spoke at a Rose Garden news conference after which he announced plans to visit Appalachia and discussed defense budget cuts, access to foreign policy data for major candidates, and Laos political developments.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Stallin
New York Fair
Rose Garden
Appalachia
South Bend
Ind
Paintsville
Inez
Pittsburgh
Huntington
W. Va
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
Barry Goldwater
Nelson Rockefeller
Margaret Chase Smith
Harold E. Stassen
Richard M. Nixon
William Scranton
George Wallace
Alabama
Henry Cabot Lodge
Viet Nam
Senate
Laos
U.S
Congress debates school prayer and God label anger
The House Judiciary Committee opened hearings on 147 proposed constitutional amendments to overturn Supreme Court rulings banning prayer and Bible reading in public schools. Members voiced concern over accusations that supporters are anti God or anti morality, urging witnesses to avoid factional rhetoric.
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Washington
UPC
House Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
House
John V. Lindsay
R-N. Y
Jacob H. Gilbert
Dn.y
Lindsay
William T. Cahill
R-N.j
Frank J. Becker
R-N.y
Charlotte T. Reid
R-Ill
Louis C. Wyman
R-N.h
Congress
Union School Would Add 64¢ To Bennington Village Tax Rate
Residents in the Bennington Graded School District learned at a public information meeting that the Mt. Anthony Union High School proposal would raise the village tax rate by 64 cents to 8.04 in 1966 67, with further total rate impacts explained for poll and property taxpayers. The figures, prepared by the union and graded boards, show a tax shift tied to the new district and bond plan, though officials could not fully explain the calculation on site.
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Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Union School Board
Graded School Board
Richard Sleeman
Union
Sleeman
John H . Williams II
Village Schools Face Double Sessions or Tuition Limits
Bennington Graded School District may implement double sessions at the current junior-senior high school or reject tuition students unless new secondary facilities are built. Superintendent Allan J Heath warned residents at a public meeting that district enrollment has surged from 467 in 1958-59 to 639 now, with continued growth projected into 1968-69. He noted the high school operates beyond its rated capacity with 40 to 50 seniors released daily for fifth period and cramped spaces affecting class schedules.
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Bennington
Allan J. Heath
Heath
Bendi
Benhi
Greater Bennington
Pownal
Woodford
Shaftsbury
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Jacob K. Javits
Kenneth B. Keating
Commerce
Luther B. Hodges
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Robert Wagner
Carl T. Rowan
U.S. Information Agency
White House
Harry S. Truman
Burr & Burton Senior
Manchester
Dorset
Chester
Pennsylvania
Union School
Bennington Village
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