Bennington Officials Weigh Leash Law At Plenary Session
Bennington town and village officials held a second amiable Grand Plenary Session to discuss dog control and insurance benefits for town and village workers. The group debated enforcement challenges, licensing gaps, and the need for a possible leash law with distinctions for rural versus congested areas, amid plans for cooperation and shared resources.
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Bennington
Campbell
Old Bennington
Edward H.cumpston Jr
Danforth Geer
James Toolan
Scribner
Joseph Carroll
Hilda Hurley
Henry Mallory
J. Duncan Campbell
Joseph Pello
Leo T. Nash
Peter R. Donavan
Norman Miller
John Lyons
Bennington County
Viet Cong Open to Talks on Vietnam Peace
The Viet Cong announced readiness for discussions with other parties to move peace talks forward. The NLf’s Tan Buu Kiem said the Liberation Front is prepared to enter talks, signaling a policy shift after prior refusals to join side discussions with Saigon. The exchange follows late offers by South Vietnam’s Nguyen Van Thieu and ambivalent U.S. negotiation stance.
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UPID
Viet Cong
Vietnam
South Vietnam National Front For Liberation
NLF
Tan Buu Kiem
Liberation Front
United States
Hanoi
U.S
Nixon
Hotel Majestic
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Lodge
Pham Dang Lam
Laos
Barry Goldwater Jr Wins House Seat in California
Barry Goldwater Jr won a California 27th District special election over Democrat John Van de Kamp with 64,675 votes to 48,933. The 30 year old defeated a former U S Justice Department official and celebrated with his father and family as the GOP pick claimed victory shortly after 11 p.m. PDT. The result leaves the partisan balance in Congress unchanged.
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California
John van de Kamp
U.S. Justice Department
Goldwater
van de Kamp
PDT
Congress
Investigation Urged Of Germ Warfare
Senator McCarthy urged a Senate Foreign Relations Committee probe into chemi cal and biological warfare in U.S. laboratories amid claims of stockpiling and Soviet advances. Harvard biologist Matthew Meselson testified as prize recipient. Senator Nelson pressed a ban on further development of biological agents as defensive work, arguing offensive delivery systems remain a risk. Nixon was asked to resubmit the 1925 Geneva Protocol for ratification to reaffirm banning gas and bacteriological warfare.
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Matthew Meselson
Harvard University
National Academy of Science
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wise
United States
Nelson
Senate
McCarthy
Nixon
Panel Urged To Study Utility Plant Sites
R Frank Gregg head of the New England River Basins Commission urged creation of a Power Plant Siting Committee to work with utilities in early planning. The panel would assess environmental issues, conduct on site checks, file reports, and testify for proposed facilities before licensing authorities. He urged interim evaluative steps pending streamlined state procedures.
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Amherst
Mass
UPS
New England River Basins Commission
League of Women Voters
Gregg
General Licensing Authority
New England
Prospect School to hike tuition. Title III grant renewal eyed
The Prospect School in North Bennington will continue operation next year with higher tuition. The Prospect Board of Trustees announced to the Parent-Teacher group that a renewal of its Title III grant under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is expected. The original grant was about $55,000 and a three year period ends this year.
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Prospect School
North Bennington
Prospect Board of Trustees
Prospect
Educational Professions Development Act
Rush Welter
Marian Taylor
Bennington
Taylor
State Board of Education
Stratton Adopts Zoning Plan Amid Ski Growth
Stratton, Vermont, the state’s smallest town by population, approved a zoning ordinance with 24 votes to 16 from 40 of 49 voters. The plan divides the town into three zones with minimum lot sizes of one acre, 60,000 square feet, and two acres respectively, reflecting ongoing ski development.
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Stratton
Vermont
New York State Police Seize 10000 Pornographic Items
LOUDONVILLE N Y The state police and BCI seized more than 10000 pornographic items in raids on 25 establishments across five counties Albany Fulton Montgomery Rensselaer and Schenectady after a two month undercover probe No arrests were made yet due to constitutional rights rules. Justice John T Casey will review the seized material before any actions.
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Loudonville
N.Y
BCI
A.L. Bardossi
U.S. Supreme Court
Albany
Fulton
Montgomery
Rensselaer
Schenectady
Supreme Court
John T. Casey
Troop G
Casey
Inside Bennington LWV study framing Electoral College
Editorial notes warn sales tax collectors approach in a Paul Revere style reminder. Reston weighs Charles de Gaulle's historical role. A Manchester resident, a World War II fighter pilot, builds his own airplane at home.
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Paul Revere
Manchester
Davis Indecisive On Victory Bog Policy
Gov. Deane C. Davis softened his stance on a proposed dry dam at Victory bog while stressing ecological balance should not be disturbed. He will hear ecologists and expect to decide before summer, after originally leaning toward the Water Resources Board plan. He ordered agencies to seek Interagency approval before land purchases, amid prior missteps on the 4200 acre Victory Bog option.
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Davis
Frederick Mold
Fairbanks Morse Museum of Natural History
St. Johnsbury
Water Resources Board
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Victory Bog
New England Power Co
David
Interagency Committee On Natural Resources
Fish and Game
Edward Kehoe
Victory Bag
Fish and Game Department
Kehoe
Davis Lee
Kennedy Sells His Bank Stock
Treasury Secretary David M. Kennedy sold 30,855 shares worth 1.2 million dollars in the Continental Illinois Bank and Trust Co. He faced congressional criticism over potential conflicts of interest and missed capital gains tax benefits due to the timing of the sale.
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UPI
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Chicago
Nixon
Kennedy
Continental Illinois Bank and Trust Co
Paul W. Eggers
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