Hoff Urges Modernization of State and Local Governments
Gov. Philip H. Hoff urged modernization and reorganization of state and local government at a Bennington Rotary Club luncheon. He warned that without reform state government risks becoming a vestige of the past and called for clearer federal, state, and local roles and less red tape to meet growing challenges. Hoff cited centralization in Washington, lagging state action, and erosion of local responsibility as warning signs and urged action at the next legislative session to avert further decline.
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Philip H. Hoff
Bennington Rotary Club
Nors
Minneapolis
Hoff
United States
Times
Washington
Rotary
Scranton Warns Radical Fringe Has No Home in GOP
Washington reports Gov. William Scranton bluntly warned the Republican Party must not harbor the radical fringe, saying those extremists will drift away rather than be purged. Senate GOP leader Dirksen and liberal Republicans offered varied reactions, with Morton endorsing the fringe’s likely departure.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
William W. Scranton
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Barry M. Goldwater
Scranton
American Bar Association
Miami
America
Republican Party
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Rky
GOP
National Party
Vapor Scare Evacuates Titan Site After Tragedy
SEARCY Ark VPS unidentified vapor scare at the Titan II missile site that killed 53 men Monday slowed the investigation. Portable detectors showed vapors in the launch control center and evacuees wore protective gear while investigators checked for leaks. An Air Force team seeks the blast cause that killed the workers.
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Searcy
Ark
VPS
Douglas E. Wood
Little Rock Air Force Base
Air Force
Guard Sent To Quell Worsening L.A. Riots
Acting Gov Glenn M Anderson ordered 1000 National Guard troops into service to quell daylight violence and looting in Southeast Los Angeles as two major fires erupted in the riot area. Police Chief William H Parker appealed for help amid threats on his life during the third day of what was described as the worst Los Angeles riot in history.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Glenn M. Anderson
California National Guard
Hiot Tomn
South
Anderson
National Guard
William H. Parker
John Kinsling
103Rd Street
Compton
103Rd
Dick Gregory
Watts
Wilmington
Edmund G. Brown
Greece
Old Bennington Seeks Advice In Zoning Dispute
Old Bennington voters authorized up to 1500 dollars for legal services limited to reviewing and amending the village zoning ordinance. The move aimed to deter a court appeal against the Board of Adjustment on St Joseph College's dormitory use, with warnings of new college housing and advisory votes on variances.
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Old Bennington
Village Zoning Board of Adjustment
St. Joseph College
Hamilton L. Shields
Atty
John Rocray
Brattleboro
Board of Adjustment
Rocray
Hall W. Cusheman
Danforth Geer
College
Waldo C. Holden
Caroline Darlington
Zoning Board
Shields
Johnson pledges humanitarian principles in Vietnam conflict
President Johnson told the International Red Cross the United States will abide by humanitarian principles in the treatment of war prisoners civilians and hospitals in South Vietnam. Secretary of State Rusk informed the ICRC in Geneva at Johnson's direction and similar guarantees were issued by South Vietnam. Moyers noted no such assurances came from the Communists and stressed adherence to the 1949 Geneva conventions.
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Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Johnson
International Red Cross
United States
South Viet Nam
Texas White House
Dean Rusk
International Committee of the Red Cross
ICRC
Geneva
Bill D
Moyers
Rusk
Samuel Conard
Inside pages cover fishing on Lake Sunapee and local profiles
Roy Marsden reports fishing on Lake Sunapee in a feature on page four while a photo profile highlights Bennington’s new village blacksmith on page five. A Vermont real estate roundup appears on page six and a North Benningtonian shares a side job that aids his children’s college fund on page seven.
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Roy Marsden
Lake Sunapee
Bennington
New Village
New Magazine
Vermont
North Benningtonian
Children’s College
Berlin Braces for Action On Wall's 4th Anniversary
East and West Berlin police prepared for potential trouble as the wall marked its fourth anniversary. Authorities reinforced border posts, deployed armored patrols, and closed nearby cafes to deter attacks while recalling that since 1961 about 23,000 refugees fled, including 1,650 border guards and soldiers.
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Berlin
UPI
East
West Berlin
Berline Hamburg
Friedrich Strasse
West Germany
Arrests After Bay State Civil Rights Demonstration
In Springfield 23 civil rights demonstrators, mostly Black, were arrested on City Hall steps as white spectators cheered. Police Chief Lyons ordered arrests after the group refused to halt a 24 hour camp out, with six men and six women dragged to paddy wagons for singing We Shall Overcome. Police stood riot officers on duty to deter further picketing as arraignments were planned for Saturday. The group included seven women and residents from at least four states.
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Springfield
Mass
UPI
City Hall
John F. Lyons
Bennington Battle Day Observance Questions and Closings
A state holiday on August 16 marks the 188th anniversary of the Battle of Bennington. Banks and some town offices close, federal offices stay open, and the Bennington Post Office maintains deliveries as debates over modest local celebrations continue. The battle, fought in 1777 near Walloomsac New York, is viewed as a revolution turning point with Burgoyne’s surrender at Saratoga two months later. Green Mountain Boys and leaders Stark Breymann Baum feature in the vivid historic narrative.
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Bennington
Greater
Departments of Social Welfare and Employment Security
John Stark
John Burgoyne
Walloomsac
N.Y
Burgoyne
Saratoga
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