Residents Protest New Nursing Home in Southshire
About a dozen residents from Bennington Village’s Southshire section urged village trustees to block a proposed 120 bed nursing home by Mr and Mrs Frank L Hoffman of Albany New York. They argued it would lower property values due to heavy traffic noise and access concerns and cited deed restrictions against such structures.
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Southshire
Bennington Village
Frank L. Hoffman
Albany
N.Y
Har
Ry Eddington
Jefferson Heights
Crescent Manor
Crescent Boulevard
Henry Mallory
Ike and Mike Corp
Charles Fienberg
Francis E. Morrissey
T. Garry Buckley
Hoffmans
Milton Pinsker
Pinsker
Joseph Pello
Pello
Hoff Takes Dim View of HHH's Candidacy
Vermont governor Philip Hoff signals wavering support for Hubert Humphrey, urging him to resign to craft his own image while criticizing Johnson era policies and Vietnam decisions. Hoff admits he lacks a Vermont political base for a national bid and leans toward McCarthy as the race evolves.
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Hoff
HHH
Kenneth M. Curtis
Maine
Humphrey
Johnson
Curtis
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
McCarthy
North Vietnam
United States
U.S
Vermont
Acting Governor Urged To Name N Y Senator
Albany political brief reports that a caller urged Acting Governor Moses M Weinstein to name the New York senator to fill the late Robert F Kennedy seat. Weinstein, Assembly Speaker, noted Rockefeller’s election by the people and suggested it would be improper to appoint while he nominally serves. The acting governor is in temporary office during the Republican convention trip.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Robert F. Kennedy
Moses M. Weinstein
Weinstein
Ed Margolius
Rockefell
Assembly
Gov. Rockefeller
Malcolm Wilson
Senate
Earl W. Brydges
Miami Beach
Repub
Hour to decide GOP nominating ballot in Miami Beach
Rockefeller battles Nixon for first ballot victory as Reagan camps delegates across multiple states. Nixon strategizes with aides at Hilton Plaza Hotel while Rockefeller accuses Nixon of kowtowing to Southern delegates. Hickel predicts Alaska votes early. convention opens at 5 PM EDT with speeches to follow.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Hilton Plaza
Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
California
Ohio
New Jersey
Reagan
Illinois
Oklahoma
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Washington
Oregon
Walter J. Hickel
Alaska
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Raymond P. Shafer
Pennsylvania
Ivy Baker Priest
United States
Robert Stassen
Harold G. Stassen
Harriman Offers Hanoi a Gesture of Goodwill
At the 16th Vietnam talks session in Paris, U S envoy Harriman announced the release of 14 North Vietnamese war prisoners as a goodwill gesture aimed at reviving stalled talks. He urged Hanoi to free more American captives, noting 14 of 19 seamen held since 1966 have now been released.
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Paris
UPID
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
U.S. Navy
Gulf of Tonkin
W. Averell Harriman
Col
Ha van Lau
Harriman
Lau
Xuan Thuy
Johnson
Bennington selectmen press state on river pollution and road safety
Bennington selectmen demand action from the Vermont Water Resources Board over river pollution from a local paper mill and press for an immediate meeting with the Vermont Highway Board to address hazardous traffic on state routes north of Bennington. They also mandate rapid repairs on Whipstock Road and urge faster pay talks and health insurance scrutiny for town workers.
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Selectmen
Southshire
Jerry Butler
Bennington
State Board
Selectman
Joseph Higgins
Vermont Water Resources Board
Water Resources Board
Higgins
J. Duncan Campbell
Bennington Village
U.S.7
Green Acres Flats
North Bennington
Vermont Highway Board
Hoff
John Daley
Deane C. Davis
James L. Oakes
Vermont
Campbell
Highway Department
Cornell
James Farmer
Cross
Larsen to resign as Vermont Highway Commissioner
In Montpelier Gov Hoff announced Lauritz Larsen will resign between Sept 15 and Oct 1. John Gray, Budget and Management Director, is eyed to succeed Larsen, who cited a dislike for state government work. Gray has warned about highway duties due to heart issues and Hoff noted fiscal 1967 showed a $1.5 million deficit with broader tax declines and a looming fiscal 1969 path.
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Hoff
Highway Board
John Gray
Larsen
U.S. Air Force
Gray
Russell Holden
Liser
Norway
Air Force
Air Force Aeropropulsion Laboratory
Wright-Patterson Afb
Ohio
Vermont
William Kearns
Kearns
Green Mountain Park
Inside Manchester school directors cut MES addition costs
On the Inside Manchester, school board directors vote to trim the MES expansion costs and move forward with a leaner plan. William Gilbert reviews Galileo at Williamstown Racetrack. Listing upheld by Pownal BCA.
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Manchester
William Gilbert
Galileo
Williamstown
Pownal
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Saigon
Herbert G. Klein
Richard Nixon
New York
Louis Lefkowitz
Elizabeth Dwyer
Montpelier
Whipstock Road
Airport
James Cross
New England Telephone Co
South Vietnam
Barry M. Goldwater
GOP
Florida
Clifford Case
A Rockefeller
Highway Post
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