18 Aug 1967
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1967
Page
1
The 25 day strike at Globe Union ends as United Auto Workers Local 1371 accepts a two year contract. Workers will return to their jobs Monday morning with terms disclosed in separate labor and management announcements.
Upstate New York faced continued racial violence with tear gas, looting, and arrests. Police used force to restore order as fires erupted and a curfew limited gatherings. Six fires reported, 34 arrests, and 16 violations of the curfew, with string of weapon and drunkenness charges.
President Johnson vows to continue the battle as Senate cuts reduce the foreign aid bill to 2.6 billion from the proposed 3.4 billion. He pledges to press the House, which will review a 3.2 billion version next week, to restore aid. The president spoke at a Latin American Alliance for Progress anniversary event.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee members voiced anger at the Johnson administration over its handling of Congress on Vietnam. They criticized Nicholas Katzenbach's remark that war declarations are outmoded and urged more congressional input before actions. Fulbright pressed Katzenbach on the Gulf of Tonkin resolution and the role of declaring war.
Pope Paul VI announced sweeping reforms of the Roman Curia creating a Papal Secretary with broader powers and a new Prefecture of Economic Affairs. The plan streamlines church administration over 1,600 years and gives the secretary of state cabinet style authority.
Reports from Hong Kong describe Red Guards rioting in many Chinese cities on the first anniversary of their debut. Witnesses recount bodies hanging from lampposts. In Vatican reforms, Pope changes language use and seniority rules, shifting power to a modern administration.
Washington reports the Johnson Administration pushes to weaken or drop new welfare limits on unwed mothers within a sweeping Social Security bill. The measure aims for across the board benefit hikes to 23 million recipients, with funding rising via payroll tax increases. Rep Mills declares a tough, but humane stance while urging cuts in ADC welfare to curb illegitimacy and move away from handouts.
At a Wilmington hearing residents from Bennington Readsboro Wilmington and Dover backed H 132 the Scenic Corridors bill. The plan would set corridors up to 1500 feet wide along ten routes, limit rural strip development, require minimum lot sizes, and permit essential motorist services near interchanges while expanding signage controls and local zoning oversight. The discussion included Dover signage rules and statewide sign control efforts with towns adopting zoning measures soon.
Moscow accused more than 100 Red Guards of storming the Soviet Embassy and consulate in Peking on Thursday. Tass said they smashed windows and burned documents in a pogrom like attack and warned they would return Friday.
Editorial comment on the Globe Union strike settlement and a delay in voting for a new elementary school appears on Page 4. Columnist Sam Ogden critiques delusions about the Negro riots on Page 4. A feature titled A bluebird for the bluebird lady appears on Page 6.
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