Johnson urged to veto new federal highway bill
Bennington Banner notes several reasons to oppose the measure including weak highway beautification rules and billboard controls plus a DC road provision and 1500 added miles without funding. Senator Cooper calls it anticonservationist while Udall backs a veto and DOJ may cite overreach without hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Congress
District of Columbia
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Secretary of the Interior
Udall
Department of Justice
Crossroads Veto Question Looms Over Johnson Highway Bill
The piece argues President Johnson should veto a costly highway bill seen as a betrayal of Mrs. Johnsons beautification goals. It notes historic reluctance to veto major highway legislation, the broad state allocations, and Johnsons weak leverage amid Senate battles over Fortas and a lame duck presidency.
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Johnson
Senate
Supreme Court
Fortas
Bennington Firemen Host Second Battle Day Celebration
The Bennington Fire Department again sponsors Battle Day festivities honoring Gen. John Stark. The weekend parade featured bands, floats, fire trucks from three states, fife and drum corps, and colonial costumes plus fireworks and youth contests. Community groups supported the event as plans begin for 1969 and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
New England
Walloomsac
John Stark
John P. Proud
Main Street
Masons
Brigade of
Hanoi and Paris Weigh U.S. Election Shifts on Peace Talks
In Boston reporting on Hanoi and Viet Cong observers, the piece notes leaders abroad watch the U.S. presidential race for signals on war conduct and peace talks. Diplomats in Paris and Hanoi reassess positions after the Republican and Democratic conventions, with lingering theories about bombing suspensions and Chicago.
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United States
Hanoi
Paris
Averell Harriman
America
Chicago
Europe
Johnson
LBJ
Nixon
Soviet Union
Humphrey
Sen
George McGovern
McCarthy
New York Review of Books
Hans Morgenthau
Saigon
Deep South language study and its social reach
The column links Hanoi Nixon views to US politics and notes how Deep South speech affects education and race. It cites a Washington study showing bilingual challenges for Black students in standard English tests, and explains slang origins from Southern musicians, plus staff insights on language transfer in integrated areas.
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South
Washington, D.C
Deep South
Letters to the Editor Warn of Vermont Political Apathy
A letter writer from Shaftsbury urges youth involvement in Vermont politics and supports James L. Oakes for governor, arguing change is needed for youth opportunities and state progress. A second correspondent, from South Dorset, critiques Oakes’ Vietnam stance and warns against electing leaders with defeatist views, citing Eisenhower commentary.
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Vermont
James Oakes
Atty
Gen. Oakes
Jim Oakes
James L. Oakes
Vermont Press Bureau
U.S
Vietnam
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Reader
South Vietnam
Seeks Pownal Ancestors Browns from early 1800s sought
Genealogist traces Browns in and around Pownal Massachusetts in the early 1800s seeks any family lore or records. Calls for descendants or researchers with knowledge of local households and lineage to contact.
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Pownal
NRA gun bill debate sparks press only briefing
The National Rifle Association called a news conference with admittance limited to reporters with press credentials. The fragment mentions Boston Globe columnist James Doyle and Houston address D A Marsh and notes no statute of limitations on a German debt to the Jews tied to West Berlin mayor Klaus Schutz and the Warsaw ghetto uprising anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Rifle Association
West Berlin
Klaus Schutz
Village Fire Alarm Prank Ruffles Battle Day Plans
Editor laments a 3 am false fire alarm that woke firefighters before the Battle Day parade. The piece condemns the prankster and notes the toll on sleep and traffic. It also objects to the school name placement on the building and suggests moving it to the west auditorium wall.
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Union School Board
Nixon Faces Push to Win Black Support with Community Plans
Nixon seeks African American backing this autumn with an urban affairs program and a “little common market” for black businesses led by Dr. Thomas Matthew. He has courted CORE’s Roy Innis and relies on community participation to rehabilitate Miami’s ghetto areas, amid riots and white backlash.
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Richard Nixon
Jackie Robinson
Dick Nixon
Gulf
America
Martin Anderson
Richard Whalen
Alan
Dr. Matthew
Matthew
Tom Ryan
San Diego
Nixon
Ryan
New York
Los Angeles
Roy Innis
CORE
House of Representatives
John McClaughry
Charles Percy
Miami
Metropolitan
Dade County
Is Candeub
Newark
Harlem
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Boston
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Eugene McCarthy
Hubert Humphrey
Sunderland
England
Oakes
John E. Burgess
Shaftsbury
the Banner
Eisenhower
U.S. Senate
South Dorset
James Doyle
Boston Globe
Washington
D. A. Marsh
Loper St
Houston
Texas
Bennington Village
Fischetti
John Chamberlain
Miami Beach
Democratic Society
Biscayne Bay
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