Highway Plans Protested At Stormy Road Hearing
About 500 residents packed the State Armory for a three hour hearing on the proposed four lane relocation of U.S. 7 from Pownal Center to Arlington. Officials faced heavy objections while highway planners maintained the corridor route shown on maps.
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State Armory
Russell A. Holden
Stearns Jenkins
Gen. Burgoyne
Pownal Center
Arlington
Armory
Highway Department
Department
U.S. 7
Bennington County
North Bennington
Joseph E. Joseph
Bennington
Hagerman
No Sanctuary Policy Reaffirmed In Vietnam War
Washington reports there is no sanctuary for enemy aircraft in the Vietnam conflict. State Department says hot pursuit of Red Chinese planes should not be discussed publicly and that MIG 21 jets did not come from Chinese bases. The piece notes field surveys and possible corridor shifts and mentions an Arlington architect’s proposed Linde line with a second hearing planned.
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Washington
UPI
United States
China
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
McCloskey
Linde
East Road
Arlington
Philip Linde
Field
Merger of Penn Central Approved by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved the merger of Pennsylvania and New York Central Railroads forming Penn Central, with conditions to retain passenger and commuter service and protect railroad employees. The Commission rejected a Western three-line merger, upheld 26 other mergers, and addressed bias claims against its examiner. The Penn Central line will span Montreal to St Louis with about 20 000 miles of track, effective in 35 days.
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Washington
UPI
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Penn Central
New York, New Haven and Hartford
New Haven
Pennsylvania New York Central Railroad
Western
Great Northern Railway
Northern Pacific Railway
Chicago Burlington and Quincy
Commission
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Penn
Unification Plan Rejected In Bennington Vote Margin
Bennington voters rejected a proposed town charter by 938 to 935, defeating a plan to unify the town's three villages Old Bennington North Bennington and the Bennington Rural Fire District into a single municipality. The narrow margin reflected deep local division over consolidation.
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Bennington
Old Bennington
North Bennington
U S Jets Bomb North Viet Nam and Intercept MIGs
U S bomber strikes on a key supply route in North Vietnam as MIGs challenge American jets near Hanoi. F105s and Phantoms engage near the Bac Giang bridge. no damage reported. B52s bomb Mu Gia Pass, main Ho Chi Minh trail corridor, amid ongoing air operations.
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Saigon
UPS
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Bac Giang
U.S
UPI
Mu Gia
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South
Pope Paul and Gromyko Meet for World Peace Effort
Pope Paul VI and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko held a 45 minute Vatican meeting the first of its kind between a Roman Catholic pontiff and a high ranking Communist official. They urged unity to work for peace across ideologies and discussed Viet Nam. Gromyko called for a European summit to ease tensions, possibly excluding the United States.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Andrei A. Gromyko
Viet Nam
Gromyko
Vatican
Europe
United States
Newsmen
Sudbury College Denied Degree Privileges in Vermont
MONTPELIER UPI The state Board of Education denied Sudbury College in Brandon the right to grant degrees. On Commissioner Richard Gibboney's recommendation the board urged closure by June 15. The two-year private college enrolls 60 out-of-state students.
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Gibboney
Sudbury College
U.S. Office of Education
Vermont
Inside St. Mary's Academy honors students in Hoosick Falls
Page 3 report highlights names of honored students at Inside St. Mary's Academy in Hoosick Falls. Page 4 column by Elizabeth Dwyer discusses Vermont scenery and classification.
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St. Mary’s Academy
Hoosick Falls
Elizabeth Dwyer
Vermont
Shared Time Plan Delayed to 1967 68
In a joint session Bennington Catholic High and Mt Anthony Union High reaffirmed the shared time agreement in principle but postponed full implementation to the 1967 1968 school year due to construction delays and late opening of the union school. Existing Bennington Catholic High shared time with Bennington High will continue next year. Rev Thaddeus Swertz BCHS principal and Supt Howard Kelley spoke.
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Bennington Catholic High School
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Union School
Bennington Catholic
Union
Bennington Catholic High
Bennington High
Thaddeus Swertz
C.S.C
BCHS
Howard F. Kelley
Charles W. Keir
Mt. Anthony Union
Union High Schools
Keir
Mr. Anthony
Marian Taylor
Hamilton
New York Passes Car Inspection and Braking Safety Law
Governor Rockefeller signed laws requiring inspection of all new motor vehicles sold in New York and mandating dual or fail safe braking systems on 1968 and later models. The inspection takes effect after Oct 1 with annual checks at $2 in New York City and $1.50 elsewhere. uninspected cars cannot be re-registered.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson Rockefeller
New York State
New York City
Department of Motor Vehicles
State Police
State Traffic Safety Council
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Holden
Robert Condon
Joseph Joseph
Fred Wohnus
By Bob Hagerman
North Viet
Vinh
Pope Paul
Sudbury
Andrew McAllister
Maar
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