Schism Over Civil Rights Widening Among Young GOP
Vermont Young Republican Club plans petition drives to oppose federal Civil Rights legislation. Bennington County director Tom Cook Jr states he will return any petitions and may seek to amend Vermont state law instead. The statewide effort targets 1 000 signatures by May 15 to urge Senators Aiken and Prouty to vote against the bill or seek amendments.
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Vermont Young Republican Club
VVRC
Montpelier
Vermont
George D. Aiken
Winston L. Prouty
Donald G. Milne
Barre
WYRC
Cook
Derick V. Webb
Shelburne
Young Gop
Webb
Terry Allen
Rutland County
Young Republicans
Miller
Senate
Aiken and Prouty
Allen
Laos Coup Leaders Restore Souvanna Power Retain Cabinet Control
Neutralist Premier Souvanna Phouma returns to office after a largely symbolic deal that preserves many powers with the right wing generals who ousted him. Kouprasith Abhay signals cooperation with the Pathet Lao though their exact role remains uncertain.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
Kouprasith Abhay
Pathet Lao
Kouprasith
Siho Lamphouthakoul
Soviet Union
School Would Add 98e¢ To Rural District Tax
A public meeting at Molly Stark School outlined a plan for a union high school if approved May 5. The measure would cost Greater Bennington taxpayers little more than current payments in 1966 1967, opening the new school that year to relieve overcrowding at Molly Stark and Beech Street and expand educational opportunities as Bennington High School space grows tight.
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Bennington
Prudential Committee
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Molly Stark
Union Says Bank to Shea Co Charges and Supports Walkout
UFWA international representative Antonio G. Marino said Shea Inc charges of unfair labor practices are hokum and will not derail the UFWA bid for a union vote at North Bennington's factory. He accused Shea of stalling to weaken strikers while awaiting an NLRB election. The company alleges intimidation and coercion by union supporters. the NLRB will investigate and a hearing will follow if merit is found.
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Shea Co
United Furniture Workers of America
UFWA
Shea Inc
Hokum
North Bennington
Antonio G. Marino
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Boston
The
Banner
Takes
Marino
John Delaney
Rutland Offers Auditorium in Tax Deal Proposal
Rutland officials hear an offer from Rutland Railway Corp president William Ginsburg to build a municipal auditorium over a downtown shopping center if the city forgoes taxes on the center. The plan would lease the building at the tax equivalent, with the auditorium seating 1000 to 1500 and the railway holding a half interest in the shopping complex.
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Rutland
API
Rutland Railway Corporation
William Ginsburg
The
Rutland Railway
Johnson tours poverty areas amid crowd crush in Pittsburgh stop
President Johnson arrived in Pittsburgh for a four state poverty tour after visiting South Bend where protests broke security lines. He spoke of launching a war on poverty in Pennsylvania and noted plans to push federal action to aid jobless workers including Studebaker shutdowns.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Johnson
Pennsylvania
South Bend
Ind
Bunker Hill Air Force Base
Indiana
Studebaker
Greater
Johnsons
Chicago
United States
Lady Bird
Studebaker Co
U.S
Kline School
Secret Service
Mrs. Johnson
Fey to Name UVM Successor List Upon Resignation
University of Vermont President John T. Fey announced his Aug 1 resignation to become University of Wyoming president. Fey, 44, has led UVM since 1958 and will propose several successor candidates to the board, which has begun a presidential search led by Trustee Robert M. Tracy of Barre.
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Board of Trustees
Robert M. Tracy
Barre
McNamara Announces 22 Base Shutdowns and Savings
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara disclosed 22 base closures or reductions with 10 056 jobs cut and 68 million dollars in annual savings over 30 years. Major cuts include Watertown Arsenal with 1 849 jobs lost by 1967 and sales of most facilities.
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Washington
UPI
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
U.S
United States
Europe
Western Hemisphere
NATO
Army
Watertown
Mass
Materials Research Agency
Inside Cardinal Cushing’s Birch Society doubt
In a page 2 focus, Cardinal Cushing’s stance toward the Birch Society is questioned raising questions about his position and influence within Catholic circles. The report highlights tensions and the potential shift in alignment amid broader Cold War era debates.
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Cardinal Cushing
Birch Society
Mediator To Enter Eagle Square Dispute
A federal mediator will join stalemated talks at Eagle Square Mfg Co as Local 645 Upholsterers Union votes to strike if no deal by May 4. The two year pact expires May 1, with union seeking 4 percent wage rise plus a union shop and holiday pay. company offers 2 percent. Commissioner John J. O'Reilly leads the mediation in Concord, New Hampshire.
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Shaftsbury
Eagle Square Mfg. Co
Upholsterers International Union
Chester Montgomery
Montgomery
John Clawson
John J. O’reilly
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Concord
N,h
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John Miller
Junta
Rutland Board of Aldermen
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Mrs. Rockefeller
New York
Roy E. Davidson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
J.E. Wolfe
National Railway
White House
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
Hugh Scott
Joseph S. Clark
William W. Scranton
Appalachia
Scranton
Congress
America
Eral
Fey
Air Force
Bradley
Walter Lippmann
Robert Kennedy
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