Taxpayers Association Formed In Bennington Mass Meeting
A Bennington taxpayers association formed after two years of tax and spending discontent. Raymond C. Murray was named chairman and president with Virginia Perrotta as vice president, Marion Vince as secretary, and Byron Harrington as treasurer. The 200 member group elected a 13 member board and adopted a nonpartisan constitution aiming for fair tax treatment and prudent public spending. Members discussed publishing a 1958 tax list, plans to run local candidates, and inviting other groups to join.
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North Adams
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Fighting Spreads Across Communist China in unrest
Heavy fighting described as near civil war expands from Manchuria to Chungking and Wuhans region with hospitals full of wounded. Rebels attack Maoist bases in Kweichow and Anking while Red Guards visit the injured in Wuhan. Reports claim up to 20,000 involved amid power struggle between Mao and Peng.
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Yangtze
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Communist China Today
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Liu Shao-chi ‘Thas
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New York City Named Dirtiest U S Air by Officials
New York City was ranked the dirtiest among 65 major manufacturing centers for air quality in a government report. Chicago followed closely in second place with Philadelphia third. Los Angeles ranked fourth, and all cities were deemed to have pollution health risks.
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Detroit
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Wichita
NAACP Rebukes Rep Stafford Over Rat Control Vote
Burlington NAACP condemns Vermont Rep Robert Stafford for voting against a federal rat control bill. In a letter to Stafford and two state senators the civil rights group urged backing of a broader legislative package and a “freedom budget” with larger appropriations.
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Pentagon Indicates Bigger Draft Calls
Washington briefing cites likely sharp rise in October draft quota to offset Vietnam buildup. Officials note total strength under review and future calls hinge on replacements for two years of increased inductions plus National Guard recalls. Pentagon yet undecided on standby force rebuild amid 45,000-man increase.
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Proposed Tax Increase Faces Doubtful Future in Congress
President Johnson’s proposal for a 10 percent surcharge to fund Great Society programs and Vietnam faces a skeptical Congress. House Ways and Means Committee members question its fate as hearings open August 14 with Rep. Wilbur Mills weighing Treasury and Budget officials.
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Second Vote Scheduled On Elementary School
By a unanimous vote the Bennington School District board decided this week to ask voters for a second time on September 26 to approve a bond issue for a new elementary school. Last February, 1,379 ballots to 550 supported the proposal.
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Baptist Church
Howard F. Kelley
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Puffer proposes state public works department plan
A Montpelier subcommittee reviews Rep. Erma Puffer s plan to consolidate highways aeronautics and buildings into a single state public works department with divisions for administrative services design construction and operation and maintenance. The proposal mirrors earlier consolidations leaving outdoor advertising undecided.
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Inside Columnist Sam Ogden on race riots guilt
On the Inside columnist Sam Ogden argues that not all are guilty for race riots. The page notes review selections for Dorset and Weston on page six and reports Hoosick Falls men on Forrestal listed as safe on page six.
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