Village and Rural Boards Move Toward Merger Plan
Bennington Graded and Greater Bennington boards agreed at a joint session to hire Attorney Eugene V. Clark as counsel to draft enabling legislation for a single district. They tasks include paging space needs, enrollments, and programs, with Allen and Kelly chosen as leaders, aiming for a swift but careful merger.
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Bennington
Greater Bennington
Atty
Eugene V. Clark
Stewart E. Allen
Prudential Committee
Greater
James F. Kelly
Clark
Union School
Allan J. Heath
MacBride Reveals Names of Red Ribbon Committee
Vermont politics move forward as Rep. Roger MacBride forms a 24 member panel to oppose reapportionment. The list includes 22 Republicans and 2 Democrats with town reps, a state senator, and private citizens named. A public hearing is planned in August in the Senate chamber.
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MacBride
Red Ribbon
Vermont
Roger MacBride
Halifax
Noel Viens
D-Grand Isle
Merrill Perley
Enosburg Falls
Sam Ogden
Landgrove
Senate
Legislative
Turkey Reinstates Air Force Units in NATO Command
A UPI report from Paris says Turkey has returned withdrawn air force units to Allied command, rejoining NATO. The move follows a Cyprus crisis and coincides with Greece considering similar steps and an urgent appeal from Gen. Lemnitzer to Athens.
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Paris
UPI
Turkey
Cyprus
Allied Command
Allied
U. S
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Greece
Lemnitzer
Athens
NATO Permanent Council
Inside pages tease polls and birthdays headline week
On the Inside Elizabeth Dwyer conducts an unscientific poll on bill boards and candidates. Ward Lyons celebrates his 91st birthday. Wilmington to dedicate a new health center. Display team takes Little League championship.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Ward Lyons
Wilmington
Syncom Satellite Sends First U.S. Olympic Broadcast Test
CAPE KENNEDY UP I reports the Syncom satellite mission aims to televise October's Olympics from Japan via a Pacific orbital relay. The Delta rocket delivered the satellite into a preliminary yo yo orbit from 700 to 22 900 miles above earth. Launch director Robert H Gray praised the flight though readings remained under review.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
America
Syncom
Japan
Pacific
United States
Delta
Earth
Atlantic
Supt Vail Resigns From Manchester District
Robert B. Vail resigns as superintendent of the Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union School District effective October 1 196? due to health reasons. He cites pressures and plans to ensure a smooth school opening while noting improvements in district education and announces interviewer plans for new candidates next month.
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Manchester
Robert B. Vail
Bennington-Rutland
Albert R. Lawrence
Sunderland
Vail
Arza Dean
Citizens Education Council
Hoff
State Board of Education
Danby
Doreset
Mt. Tabor
Rupert
Pawlet
Sandgate
Social Security Increase Sought by Sen Prouty
Sen Winston L Prouty proposed an amendment to the Social Security Bill to raise benefits at all levels arguing the elderly face poverty while Congress funds moon missions. He cited Canada’s $75 old age pension for over 70s and said no tax rate change would be required.
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Washington
Winston L. Prouty
Vermont
Congress
America
Prouty
Civil rights clash shapes Democratic platform talks
At Washington hearings on the Democratic platform civil rights drew top attention as Roy Wilkins urged vigorous enforcement of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. He denounced Goldwater as squeamish and warned rioting harms gains for Negroes. The panel prepared to move to Atlantic City for two more days of sessions before the convention.
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Washington
UPI
Republican
NAACP
Roy Wilkins
Platform Committee
Atlantic City
Robert F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King
James Farmer
Wilkins
Barry M. Goldwater
Congress
Goldwater
Harlem
Johnson
Kennedy
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
Treasury
C. Douglas Dillon
Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Johnson Administration
Dillon
Johnson Releases Public Family Finances Figures
President Johnson disclosed his family net worth at 3.484 million dollars based on an audit by Haskins & Sells. The report covers assets including Texas Broadcasting Corp. stock and ranch real estate, with values as of 1954 and 1964 and notes market values may differ.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Haskins & Sells
Texas Broadcasting Corp
Senate
The
Broadcasting Corporation
White House
Auditors
George E. Reedy
Life
Johnsons
Reedy
Governor Hoff to Visit White House for Policy Session
Vermont Governor Philip H. Hoff joins 33 other chief executives invited by President Johnson for a working session at the White House on Saturday. Hoff will fly from Burlington, attend a luncheon with Commerce Secretary Hodges, then depart Sunday for Atlantic City to lead Vermont’s delegation to the Democratic National Convention.
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Hoff
Nation
Atlantic City
N.J
Vermont
England man keeps 40 old hearses for touring cars
Howard Murray in AGHULL England owns 40 hearses built from 1922 to 1930. He bought them to convert into touring cars but has few buyers and seeks a way to dispose of the surplus.
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Aghull
England
UPD
Howard Murray
Murray
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Leicester
Royal Cutts
Townshend
Arthur Bissell
Winhall
William Herrick
Clarendon
Robert Ordway
Strafford
Marion Weed
Sutton
Reginald Page
Holland
Dudley Leavitt
Pomfret
Robert Thompson
Starksboro
Fred Westphal
Elmore
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Milton
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