Vermont eyes Rutland track revival after New York bill
Vermont officials review New York law that could let Ogdensburg Authority take over 92 miles of Rutland track from Norwood to the border and enable leasing of 37 miles from Albany to Burlington. Vermont plans to buy and lease segments to restore service on about 220 miles abandoned since 1961.
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Montpelier
APS
Vermont
New York State
Rutland Railway
Green Mountain
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ogdensburg, N.Y
New Vermont Railway Corporation
Rutland
Bury
Burlington
Wulfson
Bennington
Green Mountain Railway Corporation
Bellows Falls
Ludlow
Meeting Set To Untangle Rulings on N H Sweeps
Washington reports New Hampshire lawmakers will meet with FCC Chairman Henry and Postmaster General Gronouski to settle federal rulings on the state sweepstakes. Atty Gen William Maynard plans to attend as lawmakers seek a clear regulatory guide for broadcasters and newspapers amid gray areas in the law.
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Washington
UPI
New Hampshire
Louis C. Wyman
E. William Henry
Federal Communications Commission
John Gronouski
William Mayrard
Wyman
Inside Notes Praise Flan ders Link to McCarthy
On the Inside former Sen Ralph Flan ders is scored by the John Birch Society in an article praising the late Sen McCarthy. Page 3 reports this political framing with positions echoing anti communism era rhetoric.
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Ralph Flanders
John Birch Society
Sen. McCarthy
Catholic Schools in Alabama to Desegregate Next September
Archbishop Toolen announced a pastoral plan desegregating all Catholic schools in Alabama and eleven north Florida counties affecting about 25 000 students. The move comes as Alabama has only a few Negro students in integrated classes and was read to congregations Sunday.
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Alabama
Thomas J. Toolen
Florida
Presbyterians May Elect Southern Group Bills at Assembly
The Presbyterian General Assembly in Montreat North Carolina considers proposals to merge Negro presbyteries with white bodies across several states and to withdraw from the National Council of Churches. Delegates from 16 states attend a six day session with 453 commissioners.
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Montreat
N.C
UPI
Presbyterian General Assembly
National Council of Churches
South Carolina
Mississippi
Alaama
Louisiana
Georgia
New York City
General Motors
Detroit
Chester
Gow
William W. Scranton
Philadelphia
Flying Saucer Reported Seen By Socorro Policeman
Socorro New Mexico police officer Lonnie Zamora reported spotting an egg shaped object on the desert near Socorro on Friday The object stood about car height and rose slowly before fading from view Investigating officers from Kirtland Air Force Base checked the scene with a Geiger counter finding a burned bush and four ground depressions The incident drew comments from Army Capt Richard Holder and Deputy Sheriff James Luckie with both bases denying any similar current object and government agencies continuing the probe
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Socorro
N.M
UPD
White Sands Missile Range
New Mexico Desert
Lonnie Zamora
Zamora
Army
Richard T. Holder
White Sands’ Stallion Range
Holder
New Mexico
James Luckie
Kirtland Air Force Base
Albuquerque
William Connor
David Moody
White Sands
Holloman Air Force Base
Unemployment Reserve in Vermont Drops to 1943 Low
In Vermont the unemployment reserve fund of the Department of Employment Security falls to a low not seen since 1943. First quarter 1964 withdrawals cut the fund by 2 million to 6 million dollars while 2.6 million was paid to unemployed residents through March. Officials cite winter unemployment as the main drain on the reserve.
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Montpelier
UPI
State Department of Employment Security
DES
Department
Loyalty Day Parade Draws North Shire in 14th Annual Event
Manchester witnesses a packed Loyalty Day parade led by Gov. Philip H. Hoff with VFW and state officials in attendance. Floats included Uncle Sam by George Connors, and prizes awarded to Manchester Lions Club, Mt Equinox Grange, and Burr and Burton Seminary. Parade theme honored American heritage.
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Manchester
VFW
Ralph A. Foote
Reid Lefevre
George J. Heaslip
Allan B. Angney
Arlington
William T. Burns
Dorset
James L. Oakes
Wind
Colburn House
John Balch
George Connors
Uncle Sam
Foote
Carol Bresko
Jamie Stacy
Sandra Hill
Burr and
Burton Seminary
Sunderland
Harned-Fowler Post No
Gov
Hoff
Carole Fair
Bondville
Dorothy Campbell
Otis
Johnson urges business restraint to aid national economy
President Johnson told the U S Chamber of Commerce that business leaders should exercise restraint in decisions affecting general economic welfare and that the government would respond with restraint and responsibility. He urged support for higher federal pay and noted growing corporate profits alongside stable price expectations.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Son
America
Dean Rusk
U.S
AFL - Cio
George Meany
William E. Limpekin
Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Serice
Loss of Rail Jobs Seen in Court Ruling
The U S Supreme Court refused to hear challenges to a railroad arbitration board ruling that could cut about 30 000 firemen jobs and cast doubt on 19 000 other crew positions. The decision upholds a 1964 appeals court ruling and follows a February 1964 panel judgment.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Railroad Arbitration Board
U.S. Court of Appeals
Federal District Court
Congress
Greeks Expand Offensive in Cyprus Battleground Areas
Greek Cypriot reinforcements poured into the Kyrenia Mountains and Ayios Theodoros as Turkish Cypriots accuse UN troops of doing too little. UN Commander Lt. Gen. Prem Singh Gyani faced jeers and threats from Turkish Cypriots amid fears of a wider clash and possible Turkish army moves to aid besieged positions. The Turkish government warned Makarios against attacking Turkish troops stationed in Cyprus under the 1960 treaty.
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Cyprus
UPI
Prem Singh Gyani
India
United Nations Peace Force
U.N
Kyrenia
Ayios Theodoros
Nicosia-Kyrenia
Kyrenia Pass
Turkey
Makarios
Pownal Track Names Dimke As Controller
A Bermington man named controller of Green Mountain Park race track. Robert J. Dimke, 30, was named by track general manager Vincent J. Bartimo and is a former general accounting manager at Ben Mont in Bennington, a Dow Chemical subsidiary.
Airman's letters forewarn of losing war in Vietnam
UPI reports published letters from Capt. Edwin G. Shank Jr. to his family in 1963 64 in which he warned the United States was fighting a big mean war and said we are getting beat He urged full American involvement and better aircraft saying without it victory was unlikely He described Vietnamese people as friendly and hardworking and criticized U S policy for not backing the effort later noting morale among combat crews was low The second item notes 1963 US diets shifted toward more meat poultry and vegetables and less fruit fish and eggs per the Agricultural Information Department
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Air Force
Viet Nam
U.S. News and World Report Today
Edwin Gerald
Jerry) Shank Jr
Indiana
U.S
America
Fargo, N. D
Agricultural Information Department
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Stratford
Conn
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American Shakespeare Theatre
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Lynne Preston
Mark Donavan
Robert Benedict
Patricia Peardon
Eupha Bonham
United Press International
Adjutants General Association
New Orleans
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Presbyterians
North Shire
Col. Fairfax Ayeres
Shaftsbury
Edgar W. Johnson
Harned-Fowler Post
Clarence Wyman
Albert Kent
Norman Roberts
LBJ
White House
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Arthur J. Goldberg
Secretary of
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Dimke
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