Manchester Road Hearing Unveils Two New Plans
An audience of 550 attended a public hearing at the elementary school in Manchester to hear the highway department explain a four lane alternate to U S 7 dubbed the paper line. Residents showed irritation yet remained uncertain about the future of their homes as the plans were presented.
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Manchester
U.S. 7
Highway Department
Stearns Jenkins
Ivor (Tink) Pelsue
Arlington
Jenkins
Richard C. Bartholomae
East Arlington
Highland Avenue
Barnumville
Ice Pond Farm
Chiselville Bridge
Mine Agreement Reached Between UMW and Operators
The United Mine Workers and soft coal operators reached a new contract for about 60,000 miners. A $1 daily wage increase retroactive to April 1 plus vacation pay, eight holidays, and shift pay improvements are included. Top underground classifications gain $1.32 daily. bituminous wages rise to $27.25 daily, with top tier at $30. The agreement mirrors a separate deal with Peabody, Ayshire, and Southwest Illinois Coal Corp, differing on immediate wage boosts and the helper clause.
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Washington
UPI
United Mine Workers
U MW
UMW
Southern Coal Producers Association
Peabody Coal Co
Ayshire Collieries
Southwest
Illinois Coal Corp
Penn Central Merger Seen Strengthening Troubled Industry
Washington reports the ICC approved the Penn-Central merger uniting the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads, creating a 19,631 mile system across 14 states plus DC and Canada. The decision includes conditions to protect New Haven employees and preserve passenger services, with exemptions for rival lines and constraints on crews.
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John Bush
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern Railroads
ICC
Pennsylvania
New York Central
UPI
Penn-Central Rail
Washington
Penn-Central
U.S
Western
Big
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Penn Central
District of Columbia
Canada
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New York
Connecticut
New York City
PennCentral
New Haven
New England
Economy Plea Vetoed By House Committee
The House Appropriations Committee vetoed more than 312 million dollars in proposed savings, ignoring presidential economy pleas. The move signals party priority battles over fiscal policy and spending restraint this session.
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House
Washington
UPI
House Appropriations Committee
Faubus Declines to Seek Arkansas Governorship
Gov. Orval Faubus officializes his decision to quit after 12 years by not filing for the July 26 Democratic primary. The action ends his long tenure, leaving Republican Winthrop Rockefeller to contest the governorship as he had in 1964. Faubus cited regret but suggested a possible return in years ahead.
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Little Rock
Ark
UPI
Orvald
Faubus
Central High School
Arkansas Gazette
Ozark Mountain
Communist China Seen Ready To Test Another Nuclear Device
UPI reports U S officials expect Communist China to explode a third nuclear device within weeks, in under 18 months. The United States is informing allies in Asia and Europe to blunt propaganda impact from Peking's anticipated blast.
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China
Washington
UPI
U.S
America
Peking
Hoosick Woman Dies In Crash
Mrs. Helen May Goss 49 of North Hoosick died when her car went out of control on the Taconic Parkway in Claverack. Her husband Frederick J. Goss 57 was hospitalized with multiple injuries. The sedan overturned three times and rested on its roof. the body was taken to Trav ers Funeral Home Philmont. The couple own Delaney's Hotel in North Hoosick.
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Claverack
N.Y
Helen May Goss
North Hoosick
Taconic Parkway
Frederick J. Goss
Columbia Memorial Hospital
Hudson
Claverack Station
Travers Funeral Home
Philmont
Gosses
Delaney’s
Britain Eyes Secret Talks With Rhodesia Crisis
Prime Minister Harold Wilson told the House of Commons that Britain and Rhodesia will soon begin informal talks to see if a basis for negotiations exists. He stressed these talks will not restore constitutional rule nor commit either side, but explore possible future formal negotiations.
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London
UPS
Great Britain
Rhodesia
Harold Wilson
House of Commons
Wilson
Britain
Hoff Urges Redefinition of Federal State Powers
Vermont Governor Philip Hoff told TMBA luncheon in San Antonio that states risk becoming historical footnotes unless federal and state roles are redefined. He warned the state position has weakened amid federal-state partnerships and urged states to address problems in natural resources and education to prompt federal action. Hoff noted his efforts in Vermont include education, natural resources preservation, and regional planning, while several hundred lenders attended the day-long TMBA convention at Granada Hotel.
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San Antonio
Tex
UPI
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
Texas Mortgage Bankers Association
TMBA
Hoff
Granada Hotel
National Life Insurance Co
Montpelier
Town Fathers Stand Firm On Junkyard License Decision
Bennington selectmen declined to reconsider their April 5 decision denying Lloyd Bevins a junkyard license for the Ore Bed Road site. A 107-name petition urged review, but the three-member board held their stance, noting signers mostly lived far from the Ore Bed area and ordering Bevins to remove cars from the Branch Street site.
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Bennington Selectmen
Lloyd Bevins
Bevins
Ore Bed Road
Branch Street
Joseph Higgins
Richard van Santvoord
Louis F. Lausville
Higgins
Inside Another Court of Honor for Shaftsbury Scouts
An editorial notes a court of honor for Shaftsbury scouts highlighting their achievements and community service in a concise feature. The piece adds context on youth leadership and civic involvement in the town.
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Shaftsbury
McNamara Seeks Nuclear Sharing in NATO Talks
London reports U.S. Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara held two days of confidential talks with NATO defense ministers and seven allied officials from Britain West Germany Italy Turkey. The group will report to an Allied committee in Paris and to the NATO ministerial council in Brussels on June 6. The aim is to expand Allied participation in nuclear planning without expanding access to nuclear weapons.
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London
UPI
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
NATO
McNamara
Britain
West Germany
Italy
Turkey
Five Nation
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
Alliance
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Saigon
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