Shaftsbury Backs Route A Plan Despite Frost Property Controversy
Shaftsbury selectmen and planning commission reaffirmed support for Route A relocating U S 7, noting the Frost property dispute has not altered their stance. They cited town interests and an interchange near Overlea Road as best for Shaftsbury, despite the Robert Frost site now owned by artist Kenneth Noland and questions about a national shrine.
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Shaftsbury
Selectmen and Planning Commission
Highway Department
Robert Frost
Department
U.S. 7
Commission
Kenneth Noland
Ezekiel Cross Jr
Ceiling Zero Weather In Airlines Negotiations
Washington reports a 33day airline strike stalls with talks labeled ceiling zero by Labor Secretary Wirtz. IAM and five carriers including Trans World National United Eastern Northwest renew negotiations as Congress weighs a backtowork bill for up to 180 days to end the walkout.
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Roy
Siemiller
Washington
House Commerce Committee
Harley O. Staggers
Senate
William J. Curtin
UPI
Capitol Hill
International Association of Machinists
QAM
Johnson
W. Willard Wirtz
IAM
Wirtz
Congress
P. L. (Roy) Siemiller
Trans World
National
United
Eastern
Northwest
Defense Dept Sets Policy On Viet Nam Family Service
The Defense Department announced a new policy that limits Viet Nam service so only one member of a family serves at a time. If one family member is already there, a second can be deferred on request. If two are serving, the one with longer service is eligible for reassignment on request.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Grand Jury Called To Hear Lane Evidence
A Grand Jury convenes in Bennington on August 18 to hear evidence against Ronald Francis Lane 25 accused killer of Mrs Rose Thibodeau. Lane has pled not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity to first degree murder. jury will decide indictment if evidence warrants trial.
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Bennington
Ronald Francis Lane
Rose Thibodeau
Lane
Bennington County Court
George Plumb
Grand Jury
Windsor Prison
Waterbury State Mental Hospital
Soldiers
Deer Park
Fire District To Reconsider Tax Rate
Bennington Rural Fire District Prudential Committee calls a special meeting for August 30 to reconsider the 40 cent tax rate set at January’s annual meeting. The rate, tied to the 1965 Grand List, may fall up to 10 cents to reflect 1966 Grand List increases from town reappraisals. Hurley notes a potential 25 percent rate cut equal to the 1966 Grand List rise. Meeting at Willow Road Fire House at 8 p.m. will warn qualified voters to attend.
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Prudential Committee
Bennington
Frederick Hurley
Hurley
Willow Road
Bennington Fire District No. 1
Johnson administration reviews wage price guidelines
President Johnson moves to reexamine the wage price guidelines to add flexibility by tying increases to productivity gains. Commerce Secretary Connor and Treasury Secretary Fowler briefed reporters after White House talks, stressing that reforms aim to reflect rising productivity while keeping inflation in check.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson Administration
Commerce
John T. Connor
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Moyers
Connor
Fowler
Demonstrators Pelt Mississippi Police Over Voter Rights
Hundreds of civil rights demonstrators clashed with police in Grenada Mississippi as tear gas filled the street after Negroes were turned away from a voter registrar’s office. Police reported cars hit with bricks and bottles. no arrests.
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Grenada
Miss
UPI
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Jo Freeman
Atlanta
Miss Freeman
Hosea Williams
Martin Luther
Record 139 U.S. Missions As Planes Downed In Viet Nam
American pilots flew a record 139 missions Monday against North Viet Nam targeting military sites depots and communications. Three planes were shot down with one pilot rescued. In the south two Army helicopters crashed killing seven Americans. seven Marines were wounded as ground fire hit choppers. Air, Navy, and Marine planes hit 153 targets north of the border.
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Saigon
Aps
North
Viet Nam
U.S
Pleiku
South Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Marine
Air Force
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Inside Carlo Walter recounts fire lookout visit
A feature on Carlo Walter describing a visit by a local fire lookout, highlighting community service and historical notes, with a focus on local color and supporting details from the page four item.
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Carlo Walter
Kennedy urges massive program to upgrade Negro life
Sen Edward Kennedy addressing 900 delegates at the SCLC convention warned a racial schism could emerge without a large national spending program to upgrade Negro life in America. He urged a broad push including pools parks and city job programs, noting US spending on Vietnam while urging parity here. Dr Martin Luther King Jr introduced him and spoke as housing debates continued, with King criticizing the bill’s housing provisions amid nonviolence discussions led by Fauntroy and Austin.
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Massachusetts
Kennedy
America
SCLC
South
Viet Nam
Cicero Becomes New Target For Chicago Marchers
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr open housing drive leaders plan to march into Cicero an all white suburb with a history of riots. Rev James Bevel and Rev Jesse Jackson led church crowds vowing to push into Cicero this week with timing to be set. Some say the protest could shift to Bogan or central Chicago while police protection would be reduced. A Chicago delegation urged Mayor Daley to root out Communist influence in the movement and King organization.
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Chicago
UPI
Martin Luther King
Cicero
James Bevel
King
Jesse Jackson
Bogan
Movement
City
Gage Park
Richard J. Daley
David J. Sheehan
Chicago Lawn Civic Association
Daley
U.S
Sheehan
Pressmen Shown Meeting of Paper Unions
New York representatives of the pressmen, the last union holdout to the World Journal Tribune merger, failed to attend a meeting of union leaders held to get a first hand account of the pressmen problems and what holds up a settlement. Other union officials said the pressmen would be invited to another session today.
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New York
World Journal Tribune, Inc
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