17 Aug 1967
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1967
Page
1
Globe Union workers and U A W Local 1371 bargained a four week strike at the battery plant. Officials expect employees to accept a new contract tonight ending the impasse reached in midweek negotiations.
Detroit news reports a white patrolman ordered to stand trial for murder in the shotgun slaying of a Negro teenager during the riot. A second white officer was freed for lack of evidence. Judge De Mascio led the proceeding as a crowd watched in tense calm.
Gov. Philip H. Hoff will testify before a blue ribbon committee on merging the University of Vermont and Vermont State Colleges boards only after the consolidation proposal is developed. Hoff had been asked to appear as hearings opened, but he said his position is clear and testimony should wait. UVM President Lyman Rowell favors the merger, while State Colleges Provost Dr. Robert Babcock warns it could swallow the colleges.
Senator Abraham Ribicoff charged President Johnson with dragging his feet on urban crisis solutions amid ghetto conditions and riots. He urged Johnson to present a concrete city program and press Congress to stay in session to pass urgent urban aid measures addressing jobs housing and law enforcement.
A Bennington citizens committee backed delaying the 976000 bond for a new Stark Street elementary school to Oct 26. The delay hinges on whether the former Bennington Catholic High School is for sale, with diocese decisions and an upcoming site tour planned to assess suitability and costs.
U S Marines stormed and seized a Communist fortress hill near Highway 1, killing at least 67 guerrillas as they disrupted a supply route. The Leathernecks reported five dead and 23 wounded in battles around the 1,700-foot hill, with the fight not yet over.
In Syracuse New York a riot erupted as about 300 black youths smashed windows looted stores and set fires across several blocks. The disorder lasted until dawn with six injured and 28 arrested for unlawful assembly and disorderly conduct. An antipoverty worker was among the arrested.
The House prepared to approve a sweeping Social Security bill increasing benefits for 23 million retirees by 12.5 percent and imposing strict welfare controls. The measure would raise minimums, adjust maximums, and fund a new $1.5 billion child health program while delaying enactment until after President Johnson signs it.
A brief note on the anniversary of a historic battle, marking 190 years since the clash and reflecting ceremonial recollections. It references page 6 coverage with a nod to commemorative rituals and local reactions.
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